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| image = ] Jazz Festival in 2012.]]
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| caption = London-based musician Tara Priya performing at the Sebright Arms in east London's ] neighbourhood.
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| image_size = | birth_name = Tara Priya Chandra
| background = non_performing_personnel | alias = Tara Priya
⚫ | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|12|03}}<br>], California
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⚫ | years_active = 2012–present
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| occupation = Singer-songwriter | label = ] (Japan), ]
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⚫ | years_active = 2011-present
⚫ | website = http://www.tarapriya.com
| label = ] (Japan), Rockhit Records (Germany)
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'''Tara Priya''' (born Tara Priya Chandra)<ref name=LFM>{{cite web|title=Tara Priya Biography|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Tara+Priya/+wiki|website=Last.fm|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=November 22, 2012}}</ref> is a London-based<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ministryofsound.com/magazine/2015/10/29/premiere-tara-priya-ronika-remix|title=Premiere Tara Priya Ronika Remix {{!}} Magazine|website=www.ministryofsound.com|access-date=November 9, 2016}}</ref> American singer-songwriter and vocalist. Tara Priya was born in San Francisco to a Persian mother, the niece of poet ], and an Indian father.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2013/06/12/nxne_concert_picks_for_wednesday_calexico_tara_priya_milk_music_rituals.html |title=NXNE Concert Picks |publisher=The Toronto Star |date=June 12, 2013 |access-date=June 12, 2013}}</ref>
'''Tara Priya''' (born Tara Priya Chandra, December 3, 1989) is an ] ] and vocalist from ], ]. Priya’s music reflects a wide variety of influences, primarily ], ] and ].


==Biography== == Early life ==
⚫ Tara Priya attended The ] in San Jose prior to ] in New York City.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Bukowski |first=Danielle |title=Interview, Tara Priya |journal=Side B Magazine |volume=04 |date=September 2011}}</ref> Priya majored in economics while studying ] and classical voice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2013/04/11/tara-priya-cc-09-makes-waves-retro-soul |title=Tara Priya, CC '09, makes waves with retro soul |publisher=Columbia Daily Spectator |date=April 11, 2013 |access-date=October 2, 2013}}</ref> After graduating from Columbia two years early, Priya moved to Los Angeles to focus on her career as a singer-songwriter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=19219 |title=Two Old Souls|publisher=Mountain View Voice |date=December 3, 2010 |access-date=February 2, 2012}}</ref> She started off by singing ] on rap demos in underground hip-hop studios in exchange for recording time for her own R&B/soul music.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://avexmusicpublishing.com/en/writers/tara-priya|title=Tara Priya|last=admin-amp|date=August 2, 2016|newspaper=avex music publishing inc.|language=en|access-date=November 8, 2016}}</ref>


⚫ == Career ==
⚫ Tara Priya was born Tara Priya Chandra in ] to a Persian mother, the niece of poet ], and an Indian father. She attended The ] in San Jose prior to ] in ].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Bukowski |first=Danielle |title=Interview, Tara Priya |journal=Side b Magazine |volume=04 |year=2011 |month=September}}</ref> Priya majored in ] while studying ] and classical voice. After graduating from Columbia two years early, Priya briefly worked in finance before focusing on her career as a singer-songwriter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/show_story.php?id=19219 |title=Two Old Souls|publisher=Mountain View Voice |date=2010-12-03 |accessdate=2012-02-02}}</ref> Priya moved to ] in late 2010 to further this goal, where she has written and recorded two ]s, ''Tara Priya'' (2011) and ''Goodbye, Romeo'' (2012).
Immediately after releasing a six-track ]-inspired EP,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.mixed-tape.com/san-franciso-retro-soul-queen-tara-priya-follows-in-the-footsteps-of-amy-winehouse-3620/ |title=San Francisco Retro Soul Queen Tara Priya Follows in the Footsteps of Amy Winehouse |publisher=mb! by ] |date=April 1, 2011 |access-date=October 15, 2013}}</ref> Priya was nominated as one of the Best Emerging Artists by '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://la.thedelimagazine.com/4517/best-la-42-tara-priya |title=Best of LA #42: Tara Priya |publisher=La.thedelimagazine.com |date=February 14, 2011 |access-date=February 2, 2012}}</ref> Shortly after, Priya was selected as one of three "Pop" genre finalists of the ] Songwriting Contest<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jlsc.com/winners/2010a/finalists.php |title=John Lennon Songwriting Contest |publisher=Jlsc.com |access-date=February 2, 2012}}</ref> and named a category winner in the ] Song Contest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://p-vine.jp/artists/tara-priya |title=Tara Priya |publisher=P-Vine.jp |date=January 7, 2012 |access-date=February 2, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/music-career/resource-guide/resource-10.aspx |title=Songwriting Competitions |publisher=ASCAP.com |date=March 15, 2011 |access-date=October 15, 2013}}</ref>


⚫ In January 2012, Priya signed to Japanese indie ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://p-vine.jp/artists/tara-priya |title=P-Vine Records Artist Roster |publisher=p-vine.jp |access-date=October 15, 2013}}</ref> after her EP was discovered in a record shop in ], Japan.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dessineeshop.com/shopdetail/024002000055/|title=Tara Priya – ST (2010) (New CD) – デシネ・ショップ・オンライン – dessinee shop online|website=dessineeshop.com|access-date=November 9, 2016}}</ref> There, her first radio single "Run Like Hell" peaked at number 25<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2012-02-25/japan-hot-100 |title=Japan Hot 100 |publisher=Billboard.com |date=February 18, 2012 |access-date=February 25, 2012}}</ref> on the '']'' ] and number six<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/d_and_a_overseas/page:2 |title=Billboard JAPAN Digital and Airplay Overseas |publisher=Billboard-Japan.com |date=February 20, 2012 |access-date=February 25, 2012}}</ref> on the ''Billboard'' Japan Digital and Airplay chart. This led to two subsequent tours of Japan, through ] and Billboard Live, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeout.jp/en/tokyo/event/4346/Tara-Priya |title=Tara Priya |publisher=Time Out Tokyo |date=March 24, 2012 |access-date=February 25, 2013}}</ref>
⚫ ==Career==


Clear Entertainment, a subsidiary of ]'s ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/04/28/david-letterman-runner-band/ |title=David Letterman Starts Record Label |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |date=April 28, 2010 |access-date=October 15, 2013}}</ref> signed Priya to their management roster.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clearentertainmentmusic.com/artists.html |title=Clear Entertainment Music Artists |website=clearentertainmentmusic.com/ |access-date=April 4, 2013}}</ref> The following March, Priya showcased at ] 2013 in ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://schedule.sxsw.com/2013/events/event_MS20931 |title=Tara Priya Schedule sxsw |website=schedule.sxsw.com/ |access-date=February 14, 2013}}</ref> after which she was named an "emerging icon" by '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/kat-jackman/emerging-icons_b_3228845.html |title=You Need To Hear This |work=The Huffington Post |date=May 7, 2013 |access-date=October 15, 2013}}</ref> She then moved to London to work with British music producer ] on her 2014 album, ''Shot in the Dark'', which was released in Asia by P-Vine Records and published by the ].<ref name=":0" />
Shortly after moving to Los Angeles and releasing her first EP, ''Tara Priya'' (2011), Priya won the Eighteenth Annual Billboard Song Contest,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://billboardsongcontest.com/contest/main.html |title=Main |publisher=Billboardsongcontest.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-02}}</ref> the Great American Song Contest,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatamericansong.com/winners.html |title=Winners - Great American Song Contest |publisher=Greatamericansong.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-02}}</ref>
the Dallas Songwriters Contest,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dsasongcontest.blogspot.com/2011/05/winners-of-2011-dallas-songwriters-song.html |title=Dallas Songwriters Song Contest: Winners of the 2011 Dallas Songwriters Song Contest |publisher=Dsasongcontest.blogspot.com |date=2011-05-19 |accessdate=2012-02-02}}</ref> and was nominated as one of the Best Emerging Artists by '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://la.thedelimagazine.com/4517/best-la-42-tara-priya |title=Best of LA #42: Tara Priya |publisher=La.thedelimagazine.com |date=2011-02-14 |accessdate=2012-02-02}}</ref> Priya was also selected as one of three "Pop" genre finalists of the ] Songwriting Contest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jlsc.com/winners/2010a/finalists.php |title=John Lennon Songwriting Contest |publisher=Jlsc.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-02}}</ref>


In autumn 2014, British popular music and fashion magazine and website ] premiered new music from Priya, noting that the track was "somewhere between classic soul, trip hop and the slumped productions of J Dilla".<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://clashmusic.com/news/premiere-tara-priya-one-foot-out|title=Premiere: Tara Priya – 'One Foot Out'|newspaper=Clash Magazine|access-date=November 8, 2016}}</ref> The track, titled "One Foot Out", was co-produced by Priya and represented a significant departure from her earlier music.<ref name=":1" /> Subsequent releases throughout 2015 gained her UK press and radio support, including by ],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.timeout.com/london/music/five-great-new-female-acts-from-london|title=Five great new female acts from London|newspaper=Time Out London|access-date=November 8, 2016}}</ref> ]'s ],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b064dt20|title=A-Z of Jazz – I, Jamie Cullum – BBC Radio 2|website=BBC|access-date=November 8, 2016}}</ref> ] of ],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02s3v7z|title=200415, Tom Robinson Introducing... – BBC Radio 6 Music|website=BBC|access-date=November 8, 2016}}</ref> and UK record label and club ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ministryofsound.com/magazine/2015/10/29/premiere-tara-priya-ronika-remix|title=Premiere Tara Priya Ronika Remix {{!}} Magazine|website=www.ministryofsound.com|access-date=November 8, 2016}}</ref>
⚫ While writing and recording her second EP, ''Goodbye, Romeo'' (2012), Priya toured the world to perform in festivals and for various media outlets, most notably as a guest performer on ] in November and December 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00ltp0b |title=London 94.9 Programmes - Sunny and Shay, Anna Smith, Hardeep Singh Kohli and Raghav and Tara Priya |publisher=BBC |date=2011-12-03 |accessdate=2012-02-02}}</ref> That year had also seen her perform at the ], the ] in ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mpmf.com/festival/bands/tara_priya |title=Tara Priya |publisher=MPMF |date=2011-09-27 |accessdate=2012-02-02}}</ref> Indie Week Canada in ], The ]<ref>http://www.namm.org/node/7292</ref>, and the Bacardi ] in ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pretty-in-pink/879003/0 |title=Pretty in Pink |publisher=Indian Express |date=2011-11-22 |accessdate=2012-02-02}}</ref>. In January 2012, Priya released her first radio single, "Run Like Hell", in ], where it peaked at number 25<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2012-02-25/japan-hot-100 |title=Japan Hot 100 |publisher=Billboard.com |date=2012-02-18 |accessdate=2012-02-25}}</ref> on the '']'' ], and number six<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/d_and_a_overseas/page:2 |title=Billboard JAPAN Digital and Airplay Overseas |publisher=Billboard-Japan.com |date=2012-02-20 |accessdate=2012-02-25}}</ref> on the ''Billboard'' Japan Digital and Airplay chart. This led to two subsequent tours of Japan, through ] and Billboard Live, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeout.jp/en/tokyo/event/4346/Tara-Priya |title=Tara Priya |publisher=Time Out Tokyo |date=2012-03-24 |accessdate=2013-02-25}}</ref>


In November 2016, ] premiered new music from Tara Priya, noting the singer "has been tipped for big things" and comparing her "sensual trip hop and soul" sound to fellow Londoner ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/tara-priya-releases-new-single-fascinate-ya-premiere-a7402326.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/tara-priya-releases-new-single-fascinate-ya-premiere-a7402326.html |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Tara Priya releases new single 'Fascinate Ya' – premiere|date=November 7, 2016|newspaper=The Independent|language=en-GB|access-date=November 9, 2016}}</ref>
Clear Entertainment signed Priya to their management roster.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clearentertainmentmusic.com/artists.html |title=Clear Entertainment Music Artists |publisher=http://clearentertainmentmusic.com/ |date= |accessdate=2013-04-04}}</ref> This was following Priya's announcement via ] that she was recording in ] with producer ]. The following March, Priya showcased at ] 2013 in ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://schedule.sxsw.com/2013/events/event_MS20931 |title=Tara Priya Schedule sxsw |publisher=http://schedule.sxsw.com/ |date= |accessdate=2013-02-14}}</ref>


==Discography== ==Discography==
* '']'' (2011)
* '']'' (2012)
* ''Tara Priya'' (2012) * ''Tara Priya'' (2012)
* ''Shot in the Dark'' (2014)
* ''Friends Like These (EP) (2015)''


== References == == References ==
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==External links== ==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.tarapriya.com}} *{{official website|http://www.tarapriya.com}}
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Tara Priya
London-based musician Tara Priya performing at the Sebright Arms in east London's Bethnal Green neighbourhood.
Background information
Birth nameTara Priya Chandra
Also known asTara Priya
Born (1989-12-03) December 3, 1989 (age 35)
San Francisco Bay Area, California
GenresSoul music, Pop, blue-eyed soul, R&B
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years active2012–present
LabelsP-Vine Records (Japan), Avex Group
Websitehttp://www.tarapriya.com
Musical artist

Tara Priya (born Tara Priya Chandra) is a London-based American singer-songwriter and vocalist. Tara Priya was born in San Francisco to a Persian mother, the niece of poet Sohrab Sepehri, and an Indian father.

Early life

Tara Priya attended The Harker School in San Jose prior to Columbia University in New York City. Priya majored in economics while studying jazz and classical voice. After graduating from Columbia two years early, Priya moved to Los Angeles to focus on her career as a singer-songwriter. She started off by singing hooks on rap demos in underground hip-hop studios in exchange for recording time for her own R&B/soul music.

Career

Immediately after releasing a six-track Motown-inspired EP, Priya was nominated as one of the Best Emerging Artists by The Deli Magazine. Shortly after, Priya was selected as one of three "Pop" genre finalists of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest and named a category winner in the Billboard Song Contest.

In January 2012, Priya signed to Japanese indie P-Vine Records after her EP was discovered in a record shop in Kobe, Japan. There, her first radio single "Run Like Hell" peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 and number six on the Billboard Japan Digital and Airplay chart. This led to two subsequent tours of Japan, through Tower Records and Billboard Live, respectively.

Clear Entertainment, a subsidiary of David Letterman's Worldwide Pants Incorporated, signed Priya to their management roster. The following March, Priya showcased at SXSW 2013 in Austin, TX, after which she was named an "emerging icon" by The Huffington Post. She then moved to London to work with British music producer Steve Booker on her 2014 album, Shot in the Dark, which was released in Asia by P-Vine Records and published by the Avex Group.

In autumn 2014, British popular music and fashion magazine and website Clash premiered new music from Priya, noting that the track was "somewhere between classic soul, trip hop and the slumped productions of J Dilla". The track, titled "One Foot Out", was co-produced by Priya and represented a significant departure from her earlier music. Subsequent releases throughout 2015 gained her UK press and radio support, including by Time Out London, BBC Radio 2's Jamie Cullum, Tom Robinson of BBC Radio 6 Music, and UK record label and club Ministry of Sound.

In November 2016, The Independent premiered new music from Tara Priya, noting the singer "has been tipped for big things" and comparing her "sensual trip hop and soul" sound to fellow Londoner Sinéad Harnett.

Discography

  • Tara Priya (2012)
  • Shot in the Dark (2014)
  • Friends Like These (EP) (2015)

References

  1. "Tara Priya Biography". Last.fm. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
  2. "Premiere Tara Priya Ronika Remix | Magazine". www.ministryofsound.com. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  3. "NXNE Concert Picks". The Toronto Star. June 12, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  4. Bukowski, Danielle (September 2011). "Interview, Tara Priya". Side B Magazine. 04.
  5. "Tara Priya, CC '09, makes waves with retro soul". Columbia Daily Spectator. April 11, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  6. "Two Old Souls". Mountain View Voice. December 3, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  7. ^ admin-amp (August 2, 2016). "Tara Priya". avex music publishing inc. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  8. "San Francisco Retro Soul Queen Tara Priya Follows in the Footsteps of Amy Winehouse". mb! by Mercedes Benz. April 1, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  9. "Best of LA #42: Tara Priya". La.thedelimagazine.com. February 14, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  10. "John Lennon Songwriting Contest". Jlsc.com. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  11. "Tara Priya". P-Vine.jp. January 7, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  12. "Songwriting Competitions". ASCAP.com. March 15, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  13. "P-Vine Records Artist Roster". p-vine.jp. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  14. "Tara Priya – ST (2010) (New CD) – デシネ・ショップ・オンライン – dessinee shop online". dessineeshop.com. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  15. "Japan Hot 100". Billboard.com. February 18, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  16. "Billboard JAPAN Digital and Airplay Overseas". Billboard-Japan.com. February 20, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  17. "Tara Priya". Time Out Tokyo. March 24, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  18. "David Letterman Starts Record Label". Entertainment Weekly. April 28, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  19. "Clear Entertainment Music Artists". clearentertainmentmusic.com/. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  20. "Tara Priya Schedule sxsw". schedule.sxsw.com/. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  21. "You Need To Hear This". The Huffington Post. May 7, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  22. ^ "Premiere: Tara Priya – 'One Foot Out'". Clash Magazine. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  23. "Five great new female acts from London". Time Out London. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  24. "A-Z of Jazz – I, Jamie Cullum – BBC Radio 2". BBC. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  25. "200415, Tom Robinson Introducing... – BBC Radio 6 Music". BBC. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  26. "Premiere Tara Priya Ronika Remix | Magazine". www.ministryofsound.com. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  27. "Tara Priya releases new single 'Fascinate Ya' – premiere". The Independent. November 7, 2016. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2016.

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