Tania Foster is an

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singer-songwriter. Foster has achieved one number one single, in the UK, after featuring on

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's single "

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". Tania is currently working with hit writer and producer

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's third album, '' Third Strike''. She has also worked with

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Early life and personal life

Foster grew up with a family of singers and musicians, her father was in a fairly well known 1980s funk band who often rehearsed at home, she regularly fell asleep to the sound of live trumpets and saxophones practising away in the next room, that is when she decided to focus on her own music career. She is good friends with fellow

featuring artist, Jodie Connor, who gained Roll Deep their first number 1 single. She studied at the

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Career

2009–present: ''Shining Star'' and breakthrough

Tania Foster started her big time career after featuring on

's fourth single, "Green Light", which entered the UK singles charts at number 1, becoming Foster's first number 1 single and first ever single to chart. It also became Roll Deep's second number one single. The track debuted at number 18 on the

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. The single was released on 15 August 2010, battling

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and

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". "Green Light" got mainly good reception after

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said the song had a definition of a guilty pleasure, and later giving the song three out of five stars. Foster has also featured on

's third album, '' Third Strike''. She sang guest vocals on a number of songs within the album. She is also working with hit writer and producer

on her studio album. She confirmed that her first studio album, due to be released in late 2010, would in fact be titled ''Shining Star''. Foster released her first solo single in late 2010, titled " SupaWoman" the track features an unknown rapper. Foster featured on a single with

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, "Nightshift" in 2022. In 2023 Foster has also featured on a single with Antonio Kolic & NuKey titled "Wanna Go Back", released on House Essential Records.

Discography

Singles

References

External links

Tania Foster on MySpace
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