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Kingston, Jamaica (2001 – present)

Tammar Anika Chin (born June 14, 1983), popularly known as Tami Chynn, is a , and from Kingston, Jamaica. Her parents, Richard and Christine Chin, were in a band called The Carnations. Her mother is of half Jamaican and half-British ancestry while her father is of Chinese descent and Cherokee ancestry. This unique mixture of Black, Chinese, White, and African-American-Indian has resulted in a cultured young woman, acutely aware of music’s universal power. Tami is also the older sister of artist Tessanne Chin.

Tami Chynn grew up in the parish of St. Andrew where she attended St. Peter and Paul Prep school and later Campion College. In 1998, at age 14, she moved to London, England where she spent three years studying the performing arts and in 2001, at age 17, moved back to Jamaica where she worked on her music career and recorded her first single “Rock U” for which she made her first music video. Along Tami Chynn’s career climb, she has appeared on recordings with International Reggae stars Sean Paul, Beenie Man, Elan and Lady Saw. In addition, she has collaborated with Assassin and appeared in music videos with Wayne Marshall. Prior to pursuing singing professionally, she toured with Shaggy as a backup dancer.

In early 2005, Tami travelled to Los Angeles, USA to perform for Universal Mowtown Records and in May she was signed to the label. In 2006, Tami released her first US single PlayHyperventilating, which became a hit on the Internet that summer but wasn’t a mainstream success. During that summer her first album, Out of Many.
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