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the Dallas Songwriters Contest,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dsasongcontest.blogspot.com/2011/05/winners-of-2011-dallas-songwriters-song.html |title=Dallas Songwriters Song Contest: Winners of the 2011 Dallas Songwriters Song Contest |publisher=Dsasongcontest.blogspot.com |date=2011-05-19 |accessdate=2012-02-02}}</ref> and was nominated as one of the Best Emerging Artists by ''The Deli Magazine''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://la.thedelimagazine.com/4517/best-la-42-tara-priya |title=Best of LA #42: Tara Priya |publisher=La.thedelimagazine.com |date=2011-02-14 |accessdate=2012-02-02}}</ref> Priya was also selected as one of three pop genre finalists of the [[John Lennon]] Songwriting Contest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jlsc.com/winners/2010a/finalists.php |title=John Lennon Songwriting Contest |publisher=Jlsc.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-02}}</ref>
the Dallas Songwriters Contest,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dsasongcontest.blogspot.com/2011/05/winners-of-2011-dallas-songwriters-song.html |title=Dallas Songwriters Song Contest: Winners of the 2011 Dallas Songwriters Song Contest |publisher=Dsasongcontest.blogspot.com |date=2011-05-19 |accessdate=2012-02-02}}</ref> and was nominated as one of the Best Emerging Artists by ''The Deli Magazine''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://la.thedelimagazine.com/4517/best-la-42-tara-priya |title=Best of LA #42: Tara Priya |publisher=La.thedelimagazine.com |date=2011-02-14 |accessdate=2012-02-02}}</ref> Priya was also selected as one of three pop genre finalists of the [[John Lennon]] Songwriting Contest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jlsc.com/winners/2010a/finalists.php |title=John Lennon Songwriting Contest |publisher=Jlsc.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-02}}</ref>


[[Clear Entertainment]], artist management division of [[David Letterman]]'s [[Worldwide Pants Incorporated|Worldwide Pants, Inc.]], signed her to their artist roster.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clearentertainmentmusic.com/artists.html |title=Clear Entertainment Music Artists |publisher=http://clearentertainmentmusic.com/ |date= |accessdate=2013-04-04}}</ref> The following March, Priya showcased at [[South by Southwest|SXSW] 2013 in [[Austin, TX]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://schedule.sxsw.com/2013/events/event_MS20931 |title=Tara Priya Schedule sxsw |publisher=http://schedule.sxsw.com/ |date= |accessdate=2013-02-14}}</ref>
[[Clear Entertainment]] signed her to their artist roster.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clearentertainmentmusic.com/artists.html |title=Clear Entertainment Music Artists |publisher=http://clearentertainmentmusic.com/ |date= |accessdate=2013-04-04}}</ref> The following March, Priya showcased at [[South by Southwest|SXSW] 2013 in [[Austin, TX]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://schedule.sxsw.com/2013/events/event_MS20931 |title=Tara Priya Schedule sxsw |publisher=http://schedule.sxsw.com/ |date= |accessdate=2013-02-14}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==

Revision as of 06:08, 5 April 2013

Tara Priya
San Francisco musician Tara Priya performing in The Boom Boom Room at the Fillmore Jazz Festival in 2012.
Background information
Birth nameTara Priya Chandra
Also known asTara Priya
Born (1989-12-03) 3 December 1989 (age 34)
San Francisco Bay Area, California
GenresPop, blue-eyed soul, R&B
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years active2011-present
LabelsP-Vine Records (Japan), Rockhit Records (Germany)
Websitehttp://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]

Clear Entertainment signed her to their artist roster.[12] The following March, Priya showcased at [[South by Southwest|SXSW] 2013 in Austin, TX.[13]

Discography

For a more comprehensive list, see Tara Priya discography.

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Tara Priya". MPMF. 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  3. ^ http://www.namm.org/node/7292
  4. ^ "Pretty in Pink". Indian Express. 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  5. ^ "Japan Hot 100". Billboard.com. 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  6. ^ "Billboard JAPAN Digital and Airplay Overseas". Billboard-Japan.com. 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  7. ^ "Main". Billboardsongcontest.com. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  8. ^ "Winners - Great American Song Contest". Greatamericansong.com. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  9. ^ "Dallas Songwriters Song Contest: Winners of the 2011 Dallas Songwriters Song Contest". Dsasongcontest.blogspot.com. 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  10. ^ "Best of LA #42: Tara Priya". La.thedelimagazine.com. 2011-02-14. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  11. ^ "John Lennon Songwriting Contest". Jlsc.com. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  12. ^ "Clear Entertainment Music Artists". http://clearentertainmentmusic.com/. Retrieved 2013-04-04. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "Tara Priya Schedule sxsw". http://schedule.sxsw.com/. Retrieved 2013-02-14. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

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