TAMI is an American soul/pop/blues singer known for the international hit song " The Sugar Shack". On June 3, 2017 TAMI appeared in

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as the #1 Breakout Artist of the Week. She charted in the United States for 12 weeks on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart in 2017, peaking at number 11 In July. "The Sugar Shack" also peaked at number 8 in the UK's

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, on its Commercial Pop Club Chart, in September 2017. Tami has spent a large portion of her life in Thailand where the video for ''The Cure'' was filmed at

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, an hour and a half outside of Bangkok.

Biography

Recording Artist TAMI, Tami Lou Spruill, grew up in

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, United States. Tami moved to

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where she was a Sony Recording Artist. She also worked as a demo singer. While doing demos, she met country music songwriter-producer

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. Braddock went on to produce Tami's 2017 debut album "Velvet & Steel." The album included the singles "The Sugar Shack", and "The Cure", which was written by

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, who added background vocals.

Career

In 2011 TAMI headlined regularly at The Jazz Club in

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. In 2015 TAMI performed regularly in Thailand. In 2017 TAMI released the hit song ''The Sugar Shack''.

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used TAMI's song ''Maybe Someday'' in an article and video about the Trans community. In September 2017 Tami appeared on the U.S. TV show

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teasing the retro Disco song ''The Sugar Shack'' from her upcoming album ''Velvet and Steel.'' In September 2019, Tami made her NYC debut at the Bowery Electric.

Works

* "The Sugar Shack" was written by James House and

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and produced by

at Sony Tree Studios Nashville in May 2015. *"Velvet & Steel" album produced by

References

External links

* http://tamimusic.com/ {{Authority control Living people 21st-century American singers Year of birth missing (living people)