Tessanne Chin

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Tessanne Chin (born September 20, 1985) is a singer-songwriter from Kingston, Jamaica. She is the fresh soulful voice of a new generation of Jamaican musical talent. Her sultry fusion of rock, reggae and soul, mixed with the heartfelt and conscious lyrics she pens herself, create a musical style that is uniquely her own. Her exceptional vocal talent and her exotic looks - a mix of Chinese, White, Cherokee Indian, and African heritage - give her an unmistakable stage appeal. She is the younger sister of recording artist Tami Chynn.

Tessanne was introduced to music at a very early age by her parents. Her mother was the trumpeter/singer in a band called The Carnations and her father was the drummer. Tessanne started her stage career when she was six years old with Cathy Levy’s “Little People and Teen Players Club”, one of Jamaica’s top performing arts schools. Most of her vocal coaching came from her mother, and also from noted vocal coach, Lecie Wright.

Tessanne learned firsthand about cultural diversity when she moved to England at age 12. She devoted a lot of her time to songwriting to express her feelings about her new life, in what was to her, a completely different world. Upon her return to Jamaica, Tessanne joined the Jamaican Rock Band, Mile High and performed for crowds at numerous local venues, including Jazz Fest, Rock Fest, and RETV Unplugged.

Tessanne left Mile High to pursue a solo career. She recorded tracks with producers Rudy Valentino and Paul Kastick. Creatively, she draws on the strengths of a diverse group of musicians, including Celine Dion, Pat Benatar, Diana King, Papa Roach, Bob Marleyand many more.

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1	Hide Away full track	14
2	Broken Melody	6
2	Free	6
4	Black Books	2
4	Guilty By Design	2
4	Secret Hideaway	2
4	Until You Get Here	2
4	Messenger	2
9	Control (Are You Gonna)	1
9	Unpredictable	1
9	Could You Be Loved	1
9	Free of You	1
9	Johnny Was (with Mile High)	1
9	Control	1

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DLoCo1 wrote:
August 2009

<3

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KMTema24 wrote:
April 2009

Love "Hide Away"......

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Orange_Boy_1989 wrote:
January 2009

can anyone send me her songs, i really like hideaway and would like to hear the rest.

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cayden1784 wrote:
August 2008

love it!!

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besto76 wrote:
August 2008

Turkish reggae muzic wonderful http://www.metacafe.com/watch/368528/turkish_reggae_and_bellydance/

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geminidragon wrote:
June 2008

As promised, heres the new video!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-TmS8uPQVc

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geminidragon wrote:
May 2008

Messenger is the new single! Video coming soon!

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anonnamiss wrote:
March 2008

A bit rock-ish for me (hideaway's dope though)..Still great to hear such an amazing female voice in reggae!

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JNez wrote:
December 2007

Wow being introduced to her music was the best Xmas gift I could get!

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Astroturbo wrote:
December 2007

Probably the best reggae song i've heard in quite some time! Great melody and groove - and what a voice!

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geminidragon wrote:
July 2007

vote for the new pics

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Paradoxxjm wrote:
May 2007

kudos to Tessane for her music...She needs to hurry and release that album so I can cop that! Best of luck to you dear!

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