Amita Marie "Tata" Young (; born 14 December 1980) is a Thai singer, actress and model who gained prominence in

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when she placed first in a national singing contest at age 11, subsequently signing a record deal and releasing her first album ''Amita Tata Young'' in 1995. Within five months, the album had sold over one million copies. Since then, Young has released eight studio albums, three in English and five in Thai. Her most recent album is '' Ready for Love'', released in 2009. She has acted in three films, ''The Red Bike Story'' (Jakkayan See Daeng), '' O-Negative'' and ''Plai Tien'' a TV drama ''Wick of the Candle''. Young performed "Reach for the Stars" at the Opening Ceremony of the

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in Bangkok. Her international debut single " Dhoom Dhoom", the English version of the title song for the 2004

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movie ''

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'', reached Number One on many Asian countries singles charts, including

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, Thailand,

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and

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. Throughout the 2000s, Young enjoyed widespread mainstream popularity across

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and

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winning multiple national and international awards and was often lauded as "Asia's Queen of Pop" and the "Britney Spears of Asia".

Life and career

Tata was born Amita Marie Germania Young in Bangkok to a Thai mother and an American father, Tim Young from

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. She went to

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. At the age of 11, she won her first national talent contest, the Nissan Awards Thailand Junior Singing Contest. She made her film debut in 1997 in the youth drama 'The Red Bike Story'. Tata has lent her voice to humanitarian causes, including the AIDS program of Father Joe Maier's Human Development Foundation and MTV's Exit campaign to end human trafficking. In September 2011, Tata premiered "Let's Play", believed to be her upcoming single, which was written and produced by Jeliah, and co-written by singer-songwriter VASSY and Young herself, it was performed live at the True Academy Fantasia Season 8's Grand Finale Concert as her comeback.

Discography

*''Amita Tata Young'' (1995) *''Amazing TATA'' (1997) *''Tata Young'' (2001) *''Real TT'' (2003) *'' I Believe'' (2004) *''

Dangerous TATA ''Dangerous Tata'' is a 2005 studio album by Tata Young. It marks a return to her performing Thai pop after her debut English-language album, '' I Believe'', in 2004. It also signaled a new direction for her, recording with the Thai rap music group ...

'' (2005) *'' Temperature Rising'' (2006) *'' One Love'' (2008) *'' Ready for Love'' (2009)

Filmography

* The Red Bike Story (1997) * O-Negative (1998) *Dhoom (2004) *''Bitter/Sweet'' (2009)

Accolades

References

External links

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Tata Young Official Web Site
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Tata Young Fan Club SpanishTata Young songs lyrics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Young, Tata 1980 births Living people

Tata Young Amita Marie "Tata" Young (; born 14 December 1980) is a Thai people, Thai singer, actress and model who gained prominence in Thailand when she placed first in a national singing contest at age 11, subsequently signing a record deal and releasing ...

Columbia Records artists

Bollywood playback singers