International diva, Tamia set to shine at Sun Arena

Internationally acclaimed songstress, Tamia, needs little introduction to South Africa where she has a loyal following of fans. She has enjoyed a successful music career which got started in 1994 when she was asked by veteran producer Quincy Jones to appear on his album Q’s Jook Joint, earning her Grammy Award nominations for their collaboration on You Put a Move on My Heart and Slow Jams.

A NAACP Image Award recipient for her work with singer Eric Benét, Tamia is a six-time Grammy Award nominee and has been nominated for numerous other awards and accolades, including a Soul Train Music Award, a Source Award and four Juno Awards.

Her self-titled debut album was released in 1998 and was followed by a series of successful albums with Elektra Records. Several songs from these albums became hit singles on the pop and R&B record charts, including So into You, Stranger in my House and Imagination as well as her collaborations Into You, Missing You and Spend My Life with You.

For one night only at Time Square, Menlyn Maine, the songstress will grace the Sun Arena stage on 22 February before heading to Durban for a concert there. The Canadian-born songstress released a new album, Passion like Fire, in 2018 and fans can expect to hear songs from this album and some of her other timeless hits.

“We are delighted to present Tamia at Time Square. She is just one in a long list of international acts set to shine on our stage this year,” said Brett Hoppé, general manager at Time Square.

Since leaving Elektra records, she has released most of her projects independently on her own label Plus One Music Group, through ventures with Def Jam, eOne Music and others. In 2015, her sixth album, Love Life, debuted and peaked at number two on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, becoming her highest charting album on the chart.