Tiffany Gouché (born September 20, 1988), also known as TGooch, is an American singer, songwriter, and producer from

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Early life

Tiffany Gouché was born on September 20, 1988 in

. Gouché comes from a family she has described as musical and Christian. She is the cousin of both Inglewood musicians

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's Rhythm + Flow inaugural winner D Smoke. Growing up, the family would often perform together singing

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. In 2007, Gouché with her cousins formed a music collective by the name of Woodworks.

Career

Gouché garnered attention with her 2015 EP ''Pillow Talk''. She has worked or shared the stage with Masego,

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, Anderson .Paak, Jill Scott,

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, Missy Elliot,

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, Usher, JMSN,

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. Gouché produced the entirety of

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's 2017 ''Honestly''. Gouché also collaborated with

on his Grammy-nominated ''Velvet Portraits''. She is featured on the

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tracks ''Closer'', ''Just a Dose'', and ''Heart Said''. While ''LionHeart'' featured songs sung from a heterosexual perspective (possibly because the mixtape was made up of polished demos of songs written for other artists), Gouché's later releases have fully embraced her lesbian identity.

Personal life

Gouché's mother passed away when she was 14 years old; Gouché is

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Discography

Studio albums

* ''LionHeart'' (2012) * ''Fantasy'' (2014) * ''Pillow Talk'' (2015) * ''The Found Album'' (2023)

Extended plays

* ''Dive/Down'' (2017)

As producer

* ''This Joy'' (Resistance Revival Chorus album) (2020) * ''Honestly'' (Lalah Hathaway album) (2017) * "The Lights" by

(2015) * "Heart Said" by

(2015) * ''Seven Sundays'' (

album) (2015) * "Closer" by

(2014)

As collaborator

* "Queen Tings" with Masego (2018) * "Love on Replay" with Kenyon Dixon (2022)

As featured artist

* "Oracle" by Issa Ali 9also featuring Jessica Care Moore) (2021) * "Shine" by

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(also featuring D Smoke) (2021) * "Love is You" by E R N E (2021) * "End Love" by Gabe Pigeé (2021) * "Ain't You" by D Smoke (2019) * "Pastor" by JAG (2019) * "Shit Covered in Gold" by Mac Ayres (2019) * "It's a Man's World" by

(also featuring Asiahn) (2019) * "Are You Listening" by

(2017) * "Never Enough" by

(2016) * "Heart Said" by

(2015) * "Just a Dose" by

(2014) * "Closer" by

(2014) * "Bring it Back" by

(2014) * "Gone" by

(2013) * "In the Sky" by

(also featuring Emon) (2011) * "Galaxy" by Ill Camille (2011)

As songwriter

* "Shine" by

(2021) * "You Ain't Ready" by

(2015) * "Jahraymecofasola" by Jill Scott (2015) * "Closer" by

(2014) * "In the Sky" by

(also featuring Emon) (2011) * "Takin' Over the World" by

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(2008) * "How We Do It (In the UK) Remix" by Lloyd (2008)

Vocal credits

* "Dat Feelin'" by Chris Dave and the Drumhedz (2018) * Honestly (Lalah Hathaway album) (2017) * "Set it Off" by

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(2015) * "Let Me" by Iman Omari (2014) * "Testify" by Iman Omari (2013) * ''The Way You See'' (Jackie Gouché album) (2008)

References

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