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| Background information | |
| Born | August 12, 1969 |
| Origin | Münster, Germany |
| Genre(s) | Pop/folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, piano |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Label(s) | Reprise, Naïve |
| Website | Tanita-Tikaram.com |
Tanita Tikaram (born August 12, 1969) is an English pop/folk singer/songwriter best known for the enigmatic hits "Twist in My Sobriety" and "Good Tradition" from her 1988 debut album, Ancient Heart (see 1988 in music). Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Münster ( is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Reprise Records is an American Record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra, which is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics " Twist in My Sobriety " is a song written and recorded by Tanita Tikaram. " Good Tradition " is a song written and originally recorded by Tanita Tikaram and released as a single in 1988 from the album Ancient Heart Ancient Heart is a 1988 album by Tanita Tikaram. The album had huge success and was a hit globally launching Tanita's mainstream career This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 1988. Successive releases failed to meet with similar commercial success although she has continued to release recordings as recently as 2005. Her style is based on her husky voice, acoustic guitar and quirky, poetic lyrics. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles
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Career
Ancient Heart, released when she was just 19 years old, became an international hit and led to a world tour. "Twist in My Sobriety" was accompanied by an award-winning black and white video, set in a rural village in the Bolivian Altiplano, and directed by Gerard de Thame. " Twist in My Sobriety " is a song written and recorded by Tanita Tikaram. The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. The Altiplano ( Spanish for high plain) where the Andes are at their widest is the most extensive area of High plateau on earth outside Three follow-up albums received mixed reviews and declining sales. Her co-producers and collaborators during this period were Rod Argent and Peter Van Hooke. Rod Argent (born Rodney Terence Argent, 14 June 1945, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England) was a founding member of Peter "Pete" Van Hooke (born April 6 1950) is a drummer in the English band Mike and the Mechanics (from 1985 to 1995 and Jennifer Warnes provided vocals on two tracks of Everybody's Angel. Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3 1947 in Seattle, Washington) is an American singer and songwriter
In 1995, she released Lovers in the City, which she co-produced with Thomas Newman, and in 1998 collaborated with Marco Sabiu on the more pop music-oriented The Cappuccino Songs. Thomas Montgomery Newman (born October 20, 1955 Los Angeles California USA is an American 8 time Academy Award -nominated Film score
In 2005, Tikaram released her latest album, Sentimental. The album, which features two collaborations with Nick Lowe, was warmly received by critics and fans, but was released only on the French label Naïve Records. Nick Lowe (born Nicholas Drain Lowe, March 24 1949, Walton-on-Thames) is an English Singer-songwriter, Musician
Personal life
Tikaram was born in Münster, Germany, the daughter of a Malaysian mother and an Indo-Fijian British army officer, and grew up in Basingstoke, England. Münster ( is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Indo-Fijians are Fijians who trace their ancestry to India. They number 311591 (37 The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, England It lies across a Valley at the source of the River Loddon. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland She is the sister of actor Ramon Tikaram. Ramon Pramod Junior Tikaram (born May 16, 1967 in Singapore) is a British stage and screen actor of Indo-Fijian and Sarawakian
The lesbian nightclub Le Boobsbourg in Beaubourg, Paris credited Tikaram with coining its name, after mispronunciation of the district's name by American tourists. A lesbian is a Woman who is romantically or sexually attracted only to other women A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark Centre Georges Pompidou (constructed 1971–1977 and known as the Pompidou Centre in English) is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [1]
Discography
Albums
- Ancient Heart (1988) UK #3, U. Ancient Heart is a 1988 album by Tanita Tikaram. The album had huge success and was a hit globally launching Tanita's mainstream career S. #59
- The Sweet Keeper (1990) UK #3, U. The Sweet Keeper is a 1990 album by Tanita Tikaram. Like her debut album Ancient Heart, it was produced by Peter van Hooke and Rod Argent S. #124
- Everybody's Angel (1991) UK #19, U. Everybody's Angel is a 1991 album by Tanita Tikaram. Jennifer Warnes provided backing vocals on some tracks on the album S. #142
- Eleven Kinds of Loneliness (1992)
- Lovers In The City (1995) UK #75
- The Best Of (1996) - compilation
- The Cappuccino Songs (1998) UK #69
- Sentimental (2005)
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |
| U. Eleven Kinds Of Loneliness is a 1992 album by Tanita Tikaram. Lovers In The City is a 1995 album by Tanita Tikaram. Jennifer Warnes provided backing vocals on four tracks on the album The Best of Tanita Tikaram is the first compilation by pop singer Tanita Tikaram, released in 1996 by East West Records The Cappuccino Songs is a 1998 album by Tanita Tikaram. The Japanese version of the album contains two extra tracks "And I Think Of You - e penso a te" Sentimental is a 2005 album by Tanita Tikaram. The album was released only on the French label Naïve Records S. Modern Rock | UK Singles Chart | |||
| 1988 | "Good Tradition" | - | #10 | Ancient Heart |
| 1988 | "Twist in My Sobriety" | #25 | #22 | Ancient Heart |
| 1989 | "Cathedral Song" | - | #48 | Ancient Heart |
| 1989 | "World Outside Your Window" | - | #58 | Ancient Heart |
| 1990 | "We Almost Got It Together" | - | #52 | The Sweet Keeper |
| 1990 | "Little Sister Leaving Town" | - | #83 | The Sweet Keeper |
| 1990 | "Thursday's Child" | - | - | The Sweet Keeper |
| 1991 | "Only The Ones We Love" | - | #69 | Everybody's Angel |
| 1991 | "I Love The Heaven's Solo" | - | - | Everybody's Angel |
| 1992 | "You Make The Whole World Cry" | - | - | Eleven Kinds Of Loneliness |
| 1995 | "I Might Be Crying" | - | #64 | Lovers In The City |
| 1995 | "Wonderful Shadow" | - | #198 | Lovers In The City |
| 1995 | "Yodelling Song" | - | - | Lovers In The City |
| 1996 | "Twist In My Sobriety (remix)" | - | #82 | The Best Of Tanita Tikaram |
| 1996 | "And I Think Of You - E penso a te" | - | - | The Best Of Tanita Tikaram |
| 1998 | "Stop Listening" | - | #67 | The Cappucino Songs |
| 1998 | "I Don't Wanna Lose At Love" | - | #73 | The Cappucino Songs |
| 1998 | "If I Ever" | - | - | The Cappucino Songs |
Other works
Music
- Vocals for Bronte Brothers debut The Way Through The Woods. Hot Modern Rock Tracks (originally called Modern Rock Tracks) is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in ''Billboard'' magazine since September The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 1988. " Good Tradition " is a song written and originally recorded by Tanita Tikaram and released as a single in 1988 from the album Ancient Heart This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 1988. " Twist in My Sobriety " is a song written and recorded by Tanita Tikaram. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989 " Cathedral Song " is a song released as a single from the album Ancient Heart by Tanita Tikaram. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989 " World Outside Your Window " was the fourth and last single to be released from Ancient Heart, the highly successful debut album of Tanita Tikaram. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990 " We Almost Got It Together " was the first song to be released as a single from the album The Sweet Keeper by Tanita Tikaram. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990 " Little Sister Leaving Town " was the second track to be released as a single from the album The Sweet Keeper by Tanita Tikaram. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990 " Thursday's Child " was the third and last single taken from the album The Sweet Keeper by Tanita Tikaram. See also 1991 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels " Only The Ones We Love " was the first track to be released as a single from the album Everybody's Angel by Tanita Tikaram. See also 1991 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels " I Love The Heaven's Solo " was the second track to be released as a single from the album Everybody's Angel by Tanita Tikaram. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992 " You Make The Whole World Cry " was the only single to be released from the album Eleven Kinds Of Loneliness by Tanita Tikaram. See also 1995 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1995 Record " I Might Be Crying " was the first single to be released from Tanita Tikaram's fifth studio album Lovers In The City. See also 1995 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1995 Record See also 1995 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1995 Record " Yodelling Song " was the third and last single to be released from Tanita Tikaram's fifth studioalbum Lovers In The City. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996. " Twist in My Sobriety " is a song written and recorded by Tanita Tikaram. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996. " And I Think Of You (E penso a te " is a song recorded by Tanita Tikaram This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998 " Stop Listening " was the first single to be released from Tanita Tikaram's sixth studioalbum The Cappuccino Songs. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998 " I Don't Wanna Lose At Love " was the second single to be released from Tanita Tikaram's sixth studioalbum The Cappuccino Songs. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998 " If I Ever " was the third and last single to be released from Tanita Tikaram's sixth studioalbum The Cappuccino Songs.
- Vocals for Christie Hennessy Lord of Your Eyes. Christie Hennessy (born as Edward Christopher Ross) ( 19 November 1945 &ndash 11 December 2007) was an Irish
- Harmony vocals for the 1989 self-titled third album by Brendan Croker & the Five O'Clock Shadows. Brendan Croker (born Bradford[[August 15]] 1953) is a musician from Leeds who has recorded albums under his own name along with his sometime backing band
- Cover version of Elvis Presley's 1957 "Loving You", included in the 1990 tribute album "The Last Temptation of Elvis". Loving You is an American Motion picture directed by Hal Kanter, released by Paramount Pictures on July 9, 1957
- Vocals for the 1990 Mark Isham album Mark Isham; he covers her B-side "I Never Will Know". Mark Isham (b September 7, 1951 in New York City) is an American Trumpeter synthesist, and Academy Award-nominated film Composer A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s
- Vocals for the 1991 Nanci Griffith album Late Night Grande Hotel. Nanci Caroline Griffith, (born July 6, 1953 in Seguin Texas) is an American Singer, Guitarist and Songwriter
- Musician for the 1997 Moodswings. Moodswings is a musical duo Grant Showbiz and James FT Hood Grant Showbiz was a onetime roadie and guitar tech who later produced albums by The Smiths, collaboration Psychedelicatessen and also sang vocals on the song "Redemption Song (Oh Happy Day)".
Film
- Tikaram had a cameo in the 1994 film Erotique, in a segment directed by Monika Treut titled "Taboo Parlor". A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as Monika Treut (born 1954) is an openly Lesbian German filmmaker Tikaram played a woman who walks in on two women making love. The segment also featured songs by her. [2]
- Producer of the Jared Katsiane documentary drama Solace, also known as Everyday Is New (similar to a track on her album Sentimental), released 2005.
References
- ^ Time Out Paris Eating & Drinking, Rosa Jackson, 2005. Time Out is a Publishing company based in London, England. The company's best known product is the Time Out weekly listings Magazine
- ^ http://www.hyenafilms.com/erot_en.html Hyenafilms. com Retrieved on 04-25-07
External links
- Official website (English)
- Tanita Tikaram at MySpace
- Tanita Tikaram at the Internet Movie Database
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