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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]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Bukowski |first=Danielle |title=Interview, Tara Priya |journal=Side b Magazine |volume=04 |year=2011 |month=September}}</ref> Priya majored in [[economics]] while studying [[jazz]] and classical voice. After graduating from Columbia two years early, Priya briefly worked in finance before focusing on her career as a singer-songwriter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=19219 |title=Two Old Souls|publisher=Mountain View Voice |date=2010-12-03 |accessdate=2012-02-02}}</ref> |
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]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Bukowski |first=Danielle |title=Interview, Tara Priya |journal=Side b Magazine |volume=04 |year=2011 |month=September}}</ref> Priya majored in [[economics]] while studying [[jazz]] and classical voice. After graduating from Columbia two years early, Priya briefly worked in finance before focusing on her career as a singer-songwriter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=19219 |title=Two Old Souls|publisher=Mountain View Voice |date=2010-12-03 |accessdate=2012-02-02}}</ref> |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Tara Priya Chandra |
Also known as | Tara Priya |
Born | San Francisco Bay Area, California | 3 December 1989
Genres | Pop, blue-eyed soul, R&B |
Occupation | 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.
Biography
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.[1] Priya majored in economics while studying jazz and classical voice. After graduating from Columbia two years early, Priya briefly worked in finance before focusing on her career as a singer-songwriter.[2]
Career
Shortly after moving to Los Angeles and releasing her first EP, Tara Priya (2011), Priya won the Eighteenth Annual Billboard Song Contest,[3] the Great American Song Contest,[4] the Dallas Songwriters Contest,[5] and was nominated as one of the Best Emerging Artists by The Deli Magazine.[6] Priya was also selected as one of three "Pop" genre finalists of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest.[7]
While writing and recording her second EP, Goodbye, Romeo (2012), Priya toured the world to perform in festivals and for various media outlets, most notably as a guest performer on BBC London 94.9 in November and December 2011.[8] That year had also seen her perform at the San Diego County Fair, the MidPoint Music Festival in Cincinnati,[9] Indie Week Canada in Toronto, The NAMM Show[10], and the Bacardi NH7 Weekender in India[11]. In January 2012, Priya released her first radio single, "Run Like Hell", in Japan, where it peaked at number 25[12] on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, and number six[13] on the Billboard Japan Digital and Airplay chart. This led to two subsequent tours of Japan, through Tower Records and Billboard Live, respectively.[14]
Clear Entertainment signed Priya to their management roster.[15] This was following Priya's announcement via Twitter that she was recording in London with producer Steve Booker. The following March, Priya showcased at SXSW 2013 in Austin, TX.[16]
Discography
- Tara Priya (2011)
- Goodbye, Romeo (2012)
- Tara Priya (2012)
References
- ^ Bukowski, Danielle (2011). "Interview, Tara Priya". Side b Magazine. 04.
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tara Priya". Time Out Tokyo. 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- ^ "Clear Entertainment Music Artists". http://clearentertainmentmusic.com/. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
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- ^ "Tara Priya Schedule sxsw". http://schedule.sxsw.com/. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
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