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Tanya Tiet

As a vocalist and a live performer, Tanya Tiet (pronounced: tee-yay) has honed a style all her own as she impulsively swoops from soothing tones that caress emotions to fire-laced bellows that inspire celebration through movement. Tiet keeps us guessing and for that reason alone, we keep watching.

Tanya Tiet has distinguished herself by completing multiple tours overseas and singing with prominent international artists such as the legendary group Sister Sledge (Including a European tour that also showcased industry icons, Chic featuring Nile Rodgers, Kool & the Gang and the Earth, Wind & Fire Experience featuring Al McKay). In 2012, she sang behind R&B and big screen superstar Jamie Foxx at the Arizona Jazz Festival. Success is no recent occurrence for Ms. Tiet as she has also played her share of major venues all across the United States over the years, including: House of Blues in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Boston and BB King’s and S.O.B.’s in New York City and many others, opening for various headliners.

Whether on stage singing with another artist or performing as a solo act, Tanya Tiet is known for always bringing a charismatic stage show and adding a unique feel, while maintaining the authenticity of every song. Though she is partial to Soul music, her experience gives her a wide range of styles allowing her to sing almost anything. Her long lists of musical influences are vastly different from one another but those very differences contribute to Ms. Tiet’s ability to convey so many points of view through her melodies and performance.

Still celebrating the debut release of her self-titled project, Tanya Tiet continues to show off her skills in the studio and venues all over the country and abroad while steadily revealing brand new creations that just can’t be ignored. On the independent scene, her performances and behind the scenes collaborations with producer and songwriter, Paris Toon and his Soul-Jazz collective, known as Mother’s Favorite Child, have earned her much recognition along her musical journey and have lifted her into a spotlight of her own. The world will soon experience Tanya’s writing and vocal talents at their finest on Paris Toon’s Fat Bottom Lip project which showcases her collaborative efforts with Paris Toon and is expected to elevate the genre of Soul music to a new state of being. She can also be found on a recent release entitled “Sick”, performed by world-renowned artist Cece Peniston and on background vocals of “You”, a release by the increasingly popular indie artist, Nik West.

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