Tamia

Tamia Washington-Hill (born Tamia Reneé Washington on May 9, 1976 in Windsor, Ontario), known professionally as Tamia, is a Canadian R&B singer. She is married to NBA basketball player Grant Hill.

Tamia Washington-Hill (born Tamia Reneé Washington on May 9, 1976 in Windsor, Ontario), known professionally as Tamia, is a Canadian R&B singer. She is married to NBA basketball player Grant Hill.

Tamia started singing in church at the age of six. By the age of ten, she signed up for vocal lessons, then a young lyric soprano. She gained secular experience singing pop songs such as Whitney Houston's "You Give Good Love". Through puberty, her voice matured into a spinto mezzo-soprano, a rangy three octaves, capable of both dark contralto depths and angelic soprano highs. Tamia only aspired to be a vocal coach, when a chance trip brought her to Los Angeles where she caught the attention of Brenda Richie and Quincy Jones at a 1994 awards show.