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'''Tara Priya''' (born Tara Priya Chandra, December 3, 1989) is an [[United States|American]] [[singer-songwriter]] and vocalist from [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. Priya’s music reflects a wide variety of influences, primarily [[Soul music|soul]], [[Pop music|pop]] and [[jazz]]. |
'''Tara Priya''' (born Tara Priya Chandra, December 3, 1989) is an [[United States|American]] [[singer-songwriter]] and vocalist from [[San Francisco]], [[California]]. Priya’s music reflects a wide variety of influences, primarily [[Soul music|soul]], [[Pop music|pop]] and [[jazz]]. |
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==Biography== |
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Tara Priya was born Tara Priya Chandra in [[San Francisco]] to a Persian mother, the niece of poet [[Sohrab Sepehri]], and an Indian father. She attended The [[Harker School]] in San Jose prior to [[Columbia University]] in [[New York City]]. Priya majored in [[economics]] while studying [[jazz]] and classical voice. After graduating from Columbia almost two years early, Priya briefly worked in finance before focusing on her career as a singer-songwriter. Priya moved to [[Los Angeles]] in late 2010 to further this goal, where she has written and recorded two albums, ''Tara Priya - EP'' (2011) and ''Goodbye, Romeo'' (2012). |
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==Career== |
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Revision as of 06:06, 5 April 2013
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tara Priya Chandra |
| Also known as | Tara Priya |
| Born | 3 December 1989 San Francisco Bay Area, California |
| Genres | Pop, blue-eyed soul, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2011-present |
| Labels | P-Vine Records (Japan), Rockhit Records (Germany) |
| Website | http://www.tarapriya.com |
Tara Priya (born Tara Priya Chandra, December 3, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter and vocalist from San Francisco, California. Priya’s music reflects a wide variety of influences, primarily soul, pop and jazz.
Career
While writing and recording her two EPs, Tara Priya: The EP (2011) and Goodbye, Romeo (2012), Priya has toured the world to perform, most notably as a guest performer on BBC London 94.9 in December 2011.[1] She also performed at the MidPoint Music Festival in Cincinnati,[2] Indie Week Canada in Toronto, The NAMM Show in 2011[3] and at Bacardi NH7 Weekender in India[4] that same year. In January 2012, Priya released her first radio single in Japan, where it peaked at number 25[5] on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, and number six[6] on the Billboard Japan Digital and Airplay chart.
In 2011, Priya also won the Eighteenth Annual Billboard Song Contest,[7] the Great American Song Contest,[8] the Dallas Songwriters Contest,[9] and was nominated as one of the Best Emerging Artists by The Deli Magazine.[10] Priya was also selected as one of three pop genre finalists of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest.[11]
In September 2012, Priya announced via Twitter that she was recording in London with producer Steve Booker.[12] Soon afterward, Clear Entertainment, artist management division of David Letterman's Worldwide Pants, Inc., signed her to their artist roster.[13] The following March, Priya showcased at [[South by Southwest|SXSW] 2013 in Austin, TX.[14]
Discography
- Tara Priya: The EP (2011)
- Goodbye, Romeo (2012)
- Tara Priya (2012)
References
- ^ "London 94.9 Programmes - Sunny and Shay, Anna Smith, Hardeep Singh Kohli and Raghav and Tara Priya". BBC. 2011-12-03. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
- ^ "Tara Priya". MPMF. 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
- ^ http://www.namm.org/node/7292
- ^ "Pretty in Pink". Indian Express. 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
- ^ "Japan Hot 100". Billboard.com. 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ "Billboard JAPAN Digital and Airplay Overseas". Billboard-Japan.com. 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ "Main". Billboardsongcontest.com. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
- ^ "Winners - Great American Song Contest". Greatamericansong.com. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
- ^ "Dallas Songwriters Song Contest: Winners of the 2011 Dallas Songwriters Song Contest". Dsasongcontest.blogspot.com. 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
- ^ "Best of LA #42: Tara Priya". La.thedelimagazine.com. 2011-02-14. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
- ^ "John Lennon Songwriting Contest". Jlsc.com. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
- ^ "Twitter / Tara Priya 13 Sept 12". https://twitter.com/. Retrieved 2013-03-18.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "Clear Entertainment Music Artists". http://clearentertainmentmusic.com/. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ "Tara Priya Schedule sxsw". http://schedule.sxsw.com/. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
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