Tata Young

Temperature Rising Live In Bangkok Dec15'06



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Tata Young as Thailands very own pop sensation, Tatas debut English album with Columbia Records I Believe hit 9x platinum in her home country; achieved the amazing feat of selling over 300,000 units in Japan as a new artist; and struck Gold in many Asian countries. I Believe went on to sell nearly 1 million units across the Asian region. During the same year, Tata also sang the theme song to the Bollywood blockbuster film, Dhoom, whose OST album sold over 800,000 units in India, a phenomenal success for a soundtrack. At 25, this 10-year music veteran has already sold more than 12 million albums and continues to be a symbol of energy and change for the Asian music industry.



Now comes Temperature Rising, Tatas 2nd full length English album and the one to help her spread her talent to the world. The album features scorching 1st single El Nin-YO! which hit 1 in all major charts in Thailand upon release. Just back from a hugely successful launch in Japan, Temperature Rising has already shipped 50,000 units and is well on the road to another success in the worlds 2 music market. Listen to the album and Tatas sincerity and belief in her music shines through brightly. Produced by the likes of Alex G, who has worked with NSYNC, Britney Spears, Pink, Duran Duran, Ricky Martin, Lindsay Lohan, Christina Aguilera and SA TrackWorks (Stacie Orrico), the red hot Temperature Rising features songs from esteemed writers Diane Warren, Paul McCartney, Natasha Bedingfield, Adam Anders & Nikki Hassman (Jesse McCartney, Sheryl Crow) and Sandeep Chowta (various blockbuster Bollywood movie soundtracks, Asha Bhosle, Alisha Chinai, Sowmya Raoh, Sonu Kakkar). The ultra sexy video for El Nin-YO! is directed by Tom Waller, who made his debut directing Hallmark movie Monk Dawson and has worked on the production of Oliver Stones Alexander.



Tata Amita Marie Young was born in Thailand on December 14, 1980, the only daughter of an American father and a Thai mother. In a childhood filled with singing and dancing, Tata beat 5,300 other children to be crowned winner of the International Division of the nationwide Thailand Junior Singing Contest at the tender age of 11. The victory brought her an entertainers contract with Yamaha Music and subsequently a recording contract with Grammy Entertainment, Thailands largest entertainment conglomerate when she was 14. Within a year, Tata recorded and released her debut Thai album Amita Tata Young which sold more than 1 million units in 5 months. At only 15, Tata became Thailands biggest pop sensation, a reputation which was cemented when sales of her follow up album Tata 1,000,000 Copies Celebration also hit the million-unit mark!!



Tatas popularity grew further when she was chosen to represent Thailand on the Australian Television program World Telly Broadcast featuring Youth talents in Asia. In April 1996, Tata held her Tata Live in Hollywood Concert at the renowned Hollywood Palladium, a rare event for an Asian artist, and one which received rave reviews. Tata was selected by the Chinese government to represent Thailand at the Handover Concert for the Hong Kong Handover Ceremony held on July 5, 1997 along with such international acts as Lisa Stansfield and Wet Wet Wet. That same year,



Tata became the first entertainer in 14 years to receive the coveted Golden Pikkanes God Award presented by the Musical Artist Association of Thailand under the patronage of His Majesty the King of Thailand. Trendy, beautiful and vivacious, Tata has also developed a highly successful modeling and acting career. Making her stunning film debut in 1997 in the youth drama The Red Bike Story, Tata not only won the Best Female Actress Award (Thailand) at the 4th Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards but also helped the movie break all time attendance records in the film history of Thailand. Tata followed up the huge success with two other celluloid hits O-Negative and Plai Tien. Tata has modeled and endorsed top-notch brands such as Fuji Film and Yamaha motorcycles, Colgate and Pepsi and has been the cover girl many times over on many international media and magazines around the region. In 1997, Elle Magazine named her one of Thailands 10 Most Influential People and Asiaweek selected Tata as one of 25 most influential trendsetters in Asia in 1998. In 2001, Tata was featured on the cover of Time Magazine in their study of successful Eurasians in Asia.



Discography



1995 : Amita Tata Young 1995 : Tata 1,000,000 Copies Celebration



1996 : 6-2-12



1997 : Mos & Tata, co-recorded soundtrack for The Red Bike Story



1997 : Amazing Tata



1998 : Tata Remix



1998 : O-Negative Soundtrack 1998 : High Light "Reach For The Star" (13th Asian Games)



2000 : The Very Best of Tata



2001 : Tata Young



2002 : FIFA World Cup Official Album



2003 : Real TT



2004 : Real Love



2004 : I Believe (1st English debut album)



2004 : Dhoom Dhoom(OST)



2005 : Dangerous Tata



2006 : Best Of Tata Young



2006 : Temperature Rising Achievements/Awards 1992 : Nissan Music Award Best Singer 1995 : Vote Award Favorite Singer Best Album Best Music Video 1996 : Preaw MagazineBest Female 1997 : Elle Magazine "One of Thailand's 10 Most Influential People" 1998 : Thailand Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favourite Actress for the movie Red Bike Story 1998 :Thai Film Critic Association Award for Best Female Actress for the movie O-Negative 1998 : Best Actress Thailand from Thai Film Association Awarded for the movie O-Negative 1999 : Thai Music Organization Favorite Singer 2000 : Cosmopolitan Magazine Award for Fun, Fearless, Female Award 2000 2004 : 95.5 Virgin Hitz Award Album of the Year "I Believe" Favorite Artist Of The Year 2004 : MTV Immies: Indian Music Excellence Best International Female Pop Act 2004 : Sony Music BEC TERO for Platinum Sales I Believe Album by Tata Young 2005 : Channel [V] Music Award (Thai) Most Popular International Female Artist of the Year Most Popular Music of the Year 2005: Gold Album I Believe Tata young of Platia Entertainment Inc. 2005 : Platinum Album I Believe Tata young of Platia Entertainment Inc. 2005 : Japan Golden Disc Award New Artist of the Year 2005 : FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the world 2005(Thai Edition) FHM Thai Edition Sexiest Singer in Thailand 2006 : MTV Asia Awards Favourite Artist Thailand 2006 : FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the world 2006(Thai Edition) FHM Thai Edition Sexiest Singer in Thailand



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