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Tamia Marilyn Washington Hill (born Tamia Marylin Washington on May 9, 1975), professionally known as Tamia, is a Canada|Canadian-United States|American Grammy-nominated contemporary R&B|R&B singer. She first gained prominence at age 19 for contributing to "You Put a Move on My Heart," the first single from Quincy Jones' 1995 album ''Q's Jook Joint''.

She is best known for her 2000 hit "Stranger In My House" and Fabolous' 2003 song "Into You", sampling her 1998 song "So Into You (Tamia song)|So Into You", from her debut album.

Early life
Tamia was born to a teenage Black Canadians|African Canadian mother and a white people|Caucasian Canadian father who left the family when before Tamia was born. She grew up in Windsor, Ontario|Windsor, Ontario, Canada with her brothers Tiras, Tajhee and Trajan.
Although having a start in the traditional gospel music|gospel choir, she soon developed an interest in singing popular music as a solo artist. At first only aspiring to be a vocal coach, she began singing in Southern Ontario, performing "We're Gonna Make It" on the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children Telethon in 1993. She soon earned a reputation and several awards, including the YTV (TV channel)|YTV Vocal Achievement Award in 1993. The following year, she won the Steve Ross Music Scholarship at the American Academy of Achie... read all