Tami Chynn grew up in the parish of St. Andrew where she attended St. Peter and Paul Prep school and later Campion College. In 1998, at age 14, she moved to London, England where she spent three years studying the performing arts and in 2001, at age 17, moved back to Jamaica where she worked on her music career and recorded her first single “Rock U” for which she made her first music video. Along Tami Chynn’s career climb, she has appeared on recordings with International Reggae stars Sean Paul, Beenie Man, Elan and Lady Saw. In addition, she has collaborated with Assassin and appeared in music videos with Wayne Marshall. Prior to pursuing singing professionally, she toured with Shaggy as a backup dancer. In early 2005, Tami travelled to Los Angeles, USA to perform for Universal Mowtown Records and in May she was signed to the label. In 2006, Tami released her first US single Hyperventilating, which became a hit on the Internet that summer but wasn’t a mainstream success. During that summer her first album, Out of Many…One, was independently released in Japan where it managed to peak at #41 on the Japanese Oricon Charts. Tami continued recording songs, for the Jamaican dancehall and reggae scene, including Touch Me, 1,2,3,4, I’d Like To Know You, Looky Looky, Show Me Now, Over And Over Again, Sweet Love, and many more. In 2006, her song Looky Looky appeared on the soundtrack for the movie Take The Lead. In 2007, Over And Over Again appeared on numerous compilations and mixtapes including Biggest One Drop Anthems 2007 (released October 8, 2007 on the Greensleeves label) and Strictly The Best Vol. 38 (released November 20, 2007 through VP Records). Although knee deep in the dancehall and reggae scene, there is something different and distinct about Tami’s style of music. Her diverse influences have always given her a more worldly sound. Looking to artists such as Madonna, Gwen Stefani and Kylie Minogue, Tami Chynn has always understood the importance of being an artist who’s able to reinvent herself in new genres. Her other influences include Sade, Beres Hammond and The Beatles, In early 2007, Tami received notice by artist Akon. They were introduced by SRC label CEO, Steve Rifkind. In early 2008, Tami linked up with Akon and his producing partner RedOne and began the recording and production of her US major label debut album, Primadonna, on the SRC/Universal Records label. The lead single for the album, Frozen, also features Akon. In March 2008, she briefly toured the UK and made an appearance on the on bbc radio show 1xtra live, on March 22, 2008, where she performed Frozen with Akon for the first time. Tami is always back and forth in the studio recording for upcoming collaborations and other songs she releases exclusively for her fans at home in Jamaica. Her style is simply “eclectic dancehall,” as she calls it, which combines Pop, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Dancehall and Reggae. Further information on Tami Chynn can be found at her official websites www.tamichynn.com and www.myspace.com/tamichynn| |
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