It was not long before she was able to develop her skills in the Walkerville Centre for Creative Arts program for visual and performing arts students, introduced at Walkerville Collegiate Institute in Windsor. Tamia studied piano and voice with renowned Windsor musician, Eugene Davis, who was also instrumental in encouraging her to pursue her vocal talent. As early as age six, she was on stage singing at the local church, and by age 12, had already been involved in several musicals which helped hone her musical skills. Aside from the music she heard and sang at church, Tamia was exposed to diverse music from an early age by her mother. Peden gave birth to Tamia when she was 17 years old and raised her children as a single mom in the projects between Glengarry Avenue and McDougall Street in downtown Windsor. The only daughter of a white father and black mother, Barbara Washington-Peden, she has three younger brothers named Tiras, Tajhee, and Trajan.

2.4 2014–present: Love Life and Passion Like Fire.

2.3 2005–2013: Between Friends and Beautiful Surprise.

Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2003, Tamia is an advocate for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) on behalf of others affected by the disease. She has been married to former basketball player Grant Hill since 1999 they have two daughters. 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. 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. Since her departure from Elektra, Tamia has released most of her projects independently on her own label Plus One Music Group, through ventures with Def Jam, eOne Music and others. 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'. Records, she was asked by veteran producer Quincy Jones to appear on his album Q's Jook Joint (1995), earning her Grammy Award nominations for their collaboration on ' You Put a Move on My Heart' and ' Slow Jams.' Her self-titled debut album was released in 1998 and followed by a series of successful albums with Elektra Records, including A Nu Day (2000) and More (2004). In 1994, after signing a development deal with Warner Bros. Born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Tamia performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. Tamia Marilyn Washington Hill (born May 9, 1975) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, producer, and actress.

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