Two years later and newly signed to Elektra, Tamia released her sophomore effort A Nu Day, featuring production collaborations from Missy Elliott, Dallas Austin, and Shep Crawford. The album boasted an impressive list of collaborators and producers, including Jermaine Dupri, Keith Crouch, Tim Kelly & Bob Robinson, Stevie J., Mario Wynans, and Quincy Jones. Tamia finally released her debut album, Tamia, in April 1998. She carefully crafted her debut album over the course of 19, taking time out to play a small role in Speed II: Cruise Control in 1997 she also sang 'Make Tonight Beautiful' for the soundtrack. Such exposure, plus nominations from the NAACP Image Awards and the Soul Train Music Awards, made Tamia a hot commodity in the music industry. 'Missing You' was also nominated for a Grammy, making for a total of three nominations for Tamia before she had even released an album. She also sang 'Missing You' with Brandy, Gladys Knight, and Chaka Khan on the soundtrack for the 1995 film Set It Off. The song became a Top Ten R&B hit and earned her a Grammy nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance another song on the album, a duet with Babyface entitled 'Slow Jams,' was nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group.

By the end of the year, she had sung 'You Put a Move on My Heart' for Jones' new album, Q's Jook Joint.

At that party, she met Quincy Jones, who became taken with Tamia's talent. That same year, she attended a party her manager Brenda Richie held for Luther Vandross. The following year, she won the Steve Ross Music Scholarship at the American Academy of Achievement's Annual Salute to Excellence in 1994. She soon earned a reputation and several awards, including the YTV Vocal Achievement Award in 1993. As a child, she took acting and singing lessons, eventually performing in a number of local choirs and theatrical presentations.

Tamia was born and raised in Windsor, Ontario. That paved the way for the release of her debut album in 1998. A native of Canada, Tamia got an early start in the music industry, singing on 'You Put a Move on My Heart,' the first single from Quincy Jones' 1994 hit album Q's Jook Joint, when she was only a teenager. Tamia is an urban R&B singer/songwriter who released her self-titled debut album in the spring of 1998.

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