Tata Young

Tata Young (2009)

Tata Young in the music video for Ready for Love

Tata Young ( Thai ทา ทา ยัง ; born December 14, 1980 in Bangkok ; actually Amita Marie Young ) is a Thai pop singer. She was born the daughter of an American and a Thai woman.

Career

At the age of eleven, Tata took part in the Thailand Junior Singing Contest and emerged as the winner from 5300 competitors. This success laid the foundation for her career. In 1994, at the age of 14, she signed a recording deal with GMM Grammy , the largest Thai record label . In 1995 her debut album Amita Tata Young was released in Thai. She made a name for herself early on beyond the national borders of Thailand. In 1997 she was selected by the Chinese government to perform at a concert on the occasion of the transfer of Hong Kong from Great Britain to China. She performed alongside artists such as Wet Wet Wet , Michael Learns to Rock , Lisa Stansfield , All-4-One and the Brand New Heavies .

In 2004, Tata switched from BEC TERO Records to Sony BMG BEC Tero , a joint label of BEC Tero and Sony BMG from 2001 to 2007, and recorded her first English-language album I Believe there, which then made her breakthrough across Asia. On August 24, 2006, after I Believe, their second English-language album Temperature Rising was released , which was also a huge success.

The last highlight of her career so far was her appearance at the opening ceremony for the 2007 Asian Football Cup , where she sang some of her greatest hits. The opening ceremony was broadcast live across Asia and other parts of the world. In March 2008, her album One Love was released , which she sang again in Thai.

Tata Young is probably the best-known Thai artist in Asia today. In Thailand itself, she is considered one of the most influential women. However, it probably has its biggest opponents in Thailand too. They accuse her of having a negative impact on Thai youth.

Publications

Tata Young (2007)

Publications in Thai language

Studio releases

• 1995: Amita Tata Young
• 1997: Amazing Tata
• 2001: Tata Young
• 2003: Real TT
• 2005: Dangerous Tata
• 2008: One Love

EP releases

• 1998: Tata Remix (remix album)
• 2000: Best Selected
• 2006: Best of Tata Young

Other publications

• 1995: Tata 1,000,000 Copies Celebration
• 1996: 6-2-12 (album together with five other well-known Thai artists)
• 1997: Mos & Tata (soundtrack for The Red Bike Story)
• 1998: O-Negative (Soundtrack Album)
• 1998: Reach for the Star (theme song of the 13th Asian Games )

Publications in English

Studio releases

• 2004: I Believe
• 2006: Temperature Rising
• 2006: Sexy, Naughty, Bitchy
• 2009: Ready For Love
• 2011: Let's Play
• 2012: Where Do We Go

Other publications

• 2004: Dhoom - Dhoom Dhoom (soundtrack to the film)

Tour publications

• 2005: Tata Young I Believe Japan Tour 2005
• 2005: Tata Young Dhoom Dhoom Tour Live in Bangkok
• 2006: Tata Young Temperature Rising Live in Bangkok

Awards

• 1992: Nissan Music Award "Best Singer"
• 1995: Vote Award "Most Popular Singer", "Best Album", "Best Music Video"
• 1997: Elle Magazine "One of the 10 Most Influential People in Thailand"
• 1998: Thai Film Critic Association Award for “Best Actress” for the film O-Negative
• 1998: "Best Actress of Thailand" Award from the Thai Film Association for the film O-Negative
• 1999: Thai Music Organization "Most Popular Singer"
• 2004: 95.5 Virgin Hitz Award Album of the Year I Believe , “Most Popular Artist” of the year
• 2004: MTV Immies: Indian Music Excellence "Best International Female Pop Artist"
• 2004: Sony Music BEC TERO for achieving platinum status for the album I Believe
• 2005: Channel [V] Music Award (Thai) "Most Popular International Female Artist of the Year", "Most Popular Music of the Year"
• 2005: Gold album I Believe Tata young by Platia Entertainment Inc.
• 2005: Platinum album I Believe Tata young by Platia Entertainment Inc.
• 2005: "Best International Artist of the Year" by the Recording Industry Association Japan (RIAJ)
• 2005: FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005 (Thai edition)
• 2006: MTV Asia Awards "Most Popular Artist in Thailand"
• 2006: FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006 (Thai edition)
• 2006: Teen Choice Awards
• 2006: Virgin Hitz Awards
• 2006: Sony BMG Music Indonesia: For achieving album status I Believe
• 2007: FHM 100 Sexiest Woman in the World 2007 (Thai edition)

Web links

• Official website ( Memento of September 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
• Tata Young FanClub Website (English)
• Portrait of Tata Young with pictures and videos ( Memento from March 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive )