Tata Young
Amita Marie "Tata" Young (born 14 December 1980) is a Thai singer, actress and model who gained prominence in Thailand when she placed first in a national singing contest at age 11, subsequently signing a record deal and releasing her first album Amita Tata Young in 1995. Young has released nine studio albums, three in English and six in Thai. Her most recent album is Ready for Love, released in 2009.
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Tata Young
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- Name
- Tata Young
- Birth Name
- Amita Marie Young
- Born
- 14 December 1980
- Birthplace
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Occupation
- * Singer
- Nationality
- Thailand
- Fields
- pop
- Education
- Bangkok Patana School
- Languages
- English · Thai
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Amita Marie "Tata" Young (born 14 December 1980) is a Thai singer, actress and model who gained prominence in Thailand when she placed first in a national singing contest at age 11, subsequently signing a record deal and releasing her first album Amita Tata Young in 1995. Young has released nine studio albums, three in English and six in Thai. Her most recent album is Ready for Love, released in 2009.
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Biography
Biography
She has acted in three films, The Red Bike Story (Jakkayan See Daeng), O-Negative and Plai Tien (Wick of the Candle), a TV drama. Young performed "Reach for the Stars" at the Opening Ceremony of the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok. Throughout the 2000s, Young enjoyed widespread mainstream popularity across Southeast Asia, East Asia and South Asia winning multiple national and international awards and was often lauded as "Asia's Queen of Pop" and the "Britney Spears of Asia".

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Key facts
• Name — Tata Young • Native Name — อมิตา มารี "ทาทา" ยัง • Birth Name — Amita Marie Young • Born — 14 December 1980 • Birthplace — Bangkok, Thailand • Instrument — Vocals • Genre — * Dance-pop • electropop • Occupation — * Singer • actress • model • entrepreneur • Years Active — 1991–present • Label — * GMM Grammy (1995–2000) • Sony BEC-TERO (2001–2003) • Sony Music (2004–present)
Life and career
Life and career
Tata was born Amita Marie Germania Young in Bangkok to a Thai mother and an American father, Tim Young from Zanesville, Ohio. She went to Bangkok Patana School. At the age of 11, she won her first national talent contest, the Nissan Awards Thailand Junior Singing Contest. She made her film debut in 1997 in the youth drama The Red Bike Story. Tata has lent her voice to humanitarian causes, including the AIDS program of Father Joe Maier's Human Development Foundation and MTV's Exit campaign to end human trafficking. In September 2011, Tata premiered "Let's Play", believed to be her upcoming single, which was written and produced by Jeliah, and co-written by singer-songwriter VASSY and Young herself, it was performed live at the True Academy Fantasia Season 8's Grand Finale Concert as her comeback.
Filmography
Filmography
• The Red Bike Story (1997) • O-Negative (1998) • Dhoom (2004) • Bitter/Sweet (2009)
Accolades
Accolades
• Years — Awards • 1992 — *Nissan Award Best Singer • 1995 — *Vote Award Favorite Singer Best Album Best Music Video • 1997 — *1997: ELLE magazine One of Thailand's 10 Most Influential People • 1998 — *1998: Suphannahong National Film Awards Best Actress • 1999 — *Thai Music Organization Favorite Singer • 2000 — *Cosmopolitan Magazine Award For Fun, Fearless, Female Award 2000 • 2004 — *95.5 Virgin Hitz Awards Album of the Year I Believe Favorite Artist of the Year *MTV Immies: Indian Music Excellence Best International Female Pop Act • 2005 — *Japan Golden Disc Award New Artist of the Year *FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005 (Thai Edition) Sexiest Singer in Thailand *[[Channel V Thailand|Channel [V] Thailand]] Music Awards Most Popular International Female Artist of the Year Most Popular Music of the Year • 2006 — * MTV Asia Awards Favourite Artist Thailand *FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006 (Thai Edition) Sexiest Singer in Thailand * 95.5 Virgin Hitz Awards Fastest Chart Climber 2006 (El Nin-Yo!) Popular Vote International Artist 2006 • 2007 — *FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2007 (Thai Edition) Sexiest Singer in Thailand • 2009 — *The Hot Awards 2009 Queen of Hot 2009 • 2010 — *Mademan.com Best Thai Female Singer • 2010 — *U.S. EPA Montreal Protocol Award for Tata Young Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme
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Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the heading Amita Marie Young. Her recorded languages were English and Thai.
Identity
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Tata Young is recorded as singer, model and actress.
Discography
• Amita Tata Young (1995) • Amazing TATA (1997) • Tata Young (2001) • Real TT (2003) • I Believe (2004) • Dangerous TATA (2005) • Temperature Rising (2006) • One Love (2008) • Ready for Love (2009)
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Tata Young studied at Bangkok Patana School. Her recorded influences include Ruslana Lyzhychko and Sarit Hadad.
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