Tash (born Sertac Nidai) is a British-

Turkish Cypriot Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( tr, Kıbrıs Türkleri or ''Kıbrıslı Türkler''; el, Τουρκοκύπριοι, Tourkokýprioi) are ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,00 ...

singer whose music is an "East-meets-West" fusion of R&B and

Middle Eastern The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (European ...

influences. He is the first artist signed to the Sony Music Middle East on a full record deal. Tash released his debut album, "''In The Deep''", in 2012 with his lead single "''Habibi Leh''"; the album heavily trades on Tash's Turkish Cypriot roots.

Biography

Tash was born Sertac Nidai ( tr, Sertaç Nidai) in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, the

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, to

parents. His parents introduced him to different kinds of music at a very young age when they would bring home CDs from their travels. One of his earliest memories, at age five, is around owning a mini snooker table where instead of playing, he would grab the sticks and make rhythmic beats on the cushions. Tash has described himself as "quite academic, I wouldn’t say I was that sporty though. I’d usually be in the music block, especially during subjects I didn’t like!". He began playing the

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

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, which is now one of his main instruments, as well as the

darbuka The goblet drum (also chalice drum, tarabuka, tarabaki, darbuka, darabuka, derbake, debuka, doumbek, dumbec, dumbeg, dumbelek, toumperleki, tumbak, or zerbaghali; arz, دربوكة / Romanized: ) is a single-head membranophone with a goblet- ...

. In 2011, during a London video shoot, Tash was introduced to a

Sony Music Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainment ...

official, he became the first artist signed to the Sony Music Middle East on a full record deal. His debut album, "''In The Deep''", was released on 12 February 2012.

Discography

Albums

* ''In The Deep'' (2012)

Singles

* ''Habibi Leh'' ft. D.A. (2012) * ''Habibi Leh'' (Losing My Head) ft. D.A. (2012)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tash Living people Turkish Cypriot musicians Singers from London British people of Turkish Cypriot descent Year of birth missing (living people)