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My Take
Tamia represents the kind of artist I gravitate toward: substance over spectacle. Raised in Windsor, Ontario, she paid her dues in singing and dancing competitions before her mid-90s Warner Bros. deal, and that grounding shows in her craft. She never chased the loudest spotlight; instead she built a reputation on warmth, control, and ballads that actually feel lived-in. In an industry that rewards noise, her quiet consistency is its own statement. I find her voice carries an intimacy that's hard to fake, the sort you want to hear alone, late at night. She's an artist's artist, and I respect that deeply.
Overview
Tamia Marilyn Washington Hill (born May 9, 1975) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Tamia performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. In 1994, after signing a development deal with Warner Bros.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tamia
- Name (Japanese)
- タミア
- Reading
- たみあ
- Born
- May 9, 1975 (age 51)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rabbit
- Origin
- Windsor, Ontario, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / musician / actor / model / songwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.tamiaworld.com
- Xhttps://x.com/realtamiaworld
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BF%E3%83%9F%E3%82%A2
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.