Tyka Evene Nelson (born May 18, 1960) is an American singer. She is the daughter of jazz musician

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(1916–2001) and jazz singer Mattie Della Shaw (1933–2002), and the sister of

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(1958–2016). In addition, she has seven half-siblings. She has released four albums, and reached No. 33 on the ''

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chart in July 1988 with "Marc Anthony's Tune", produced by

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. She wrote the song "Marc Anthony's Tune" because she had a crush on the

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. She accepted Prince's

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for Top Soundtrack following his death in 2016. Nelson is married to Maurice Phillips. She has 6 children.

Discography

* 1988: ''Royal Blue'' (Cooltempo) * 1992: ''Moon Yellow, Red Sky'' (CMC International Records) * 2008: ''A Brand New Me'' * 2011: ''Hustler'' * TBA: ''Enlightened'' (EP)

References

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