Tanika Charles is a Canadian

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singer, who released her full-length debut album ''Soul Run'' in 2016. Formerly based in

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, Alberta,"Heart and soul; Musician Tanika Charles gets personal". ''

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'', May 12, 2016. Charles moved to

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, Ontario in the late 2000’s after an opportunity to sing backing vocals for Bedouin Soundclash was offered. Since then, Tanika has performed as a backing vocalist for Johnny Reid,

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, and many others. Tanika performed as a solo artist under the stage name Ms. Chawlz, before releasing her debut EP ''What! What? What!?'' in 2010. She released "Soul Run", the title track from her full-length album, as a preview single in fall 2015,Tanika Charles Gears Up for Her 'Soul Run,' Premieres "Two Steps"
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'', April 13, 2016. and followed up with "Two Steps" in April 2016. Both singles were playlisted on CBC Radio 2, and charted on the ''

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's '' Q''."Tanika Charles covers Prince and takes centre stage with 'Soul Run'"
'' Q'', April 22, 2016. In June, the album was named to the longlist for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize,"Polaris Music Prize unveils long list of albums in Whitehorse"
'' Edmonton Journal'', June 15, 2016. and in 2017 it was shortlisted for the

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at the

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. Charles has also appeared on television both as a reoccurring guest on

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, and as a lounge singer on the

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''. Her music has been featured on HBO Canada's ''

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'', Global's ''

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'', Citytv's ''

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'', and CTV's ''

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''. In 2019, Charles released her second album, ''The Gumption'', on Record Kicks.

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Music videos

Awards and nominations

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