Amita Marie "Tata" Young ( th, อมิตา มารี "ทาทา" ยัง; born 14 December 1980) is a

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singer, actress and model who gained prominence in

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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. Within five months, the album had sold over one million copies. Since then, Young has released eight studio albums, three in English and five in

. Her most recent album is ''

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'', released in 2009. She has acted in three films, ''The Red Bike Story'' (Jakkayan See Daeng), ''O-Negative'' and ''Plai Tien'' a TV drama ''Wick of the Candle''. Young performed "Reach for the Stars" at the Opening Ceremony of the

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in Bangkok. Her international debut single "

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", the English version of the title song for the 2004

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movie ''

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'', reached Number One on many Asian countries singles charts, including

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, Thailand,

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and

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. Throughout the 2000s, Young enjoyed widespread mainstream popularity across

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winning multiple national and international awards and was often lauded as "Asia's Queen of Pop" and the "Britney Spears of Asia".

Life and career

Young was born Amita Marie Young in Bangkok to a Thai mother and an American father, Tim Young from

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. She went to

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. 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', which broke records for audience-attendance for the Thai film industry. Her debut earned her the "Best Actress Award (Thailand)" presented at the Fourth Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 1997. She followed that up with two other hit films, O-Negative and Plai Tien. 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, Young 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.

Discography

*''Amita Tata Young'' (1995) *''Amazing TATA'' (1997) *''Tata Young'' (2001) *''Real TT'' (2003) *'' I Believe'' (2004) *'' Dangerous TATA'' (2005) *'' Temperature Rising'' (2006) *''

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'' (2008) *''

'' (2009)

Filmography

*''The Red Bike Story'' (1997) *''O-Negative'' (1998) *''Bitter/Sweet'' (2009)

Accolades

References

External links

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Tata Young Official Web SiteTata Young Fan ClubTata Young Fan Club SpanishTata Young songs lyrics
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Tata Young Amita Marie "Tata" Young ( th, อมิตา มารี "ทาทา" ยัง; 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, sub ...

Columbia Records artists

Bollywood playback singers