Amita Marie "Tata" Young (; born 14 December 1980) is a Thai singer, actress and model who gained prominence in Thailand when she placed first in a national singing contest at age 11, subsequently signing a record deal and releasing her first album Amita Tata Young in 1995. Young has released nine studio albums, three in English and six in Thai. Her most recent album is Ready for Love, released in 2009.
She has acted in three films, The Red Bike Story (Jakkayan See Daeng), O-Negative and Plai Tien (Wick of the Candle), a TV drama. Young performed "Reach for the Stars" at the Opening Ceremony of the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok.
Throughout the 2000s, Young enjoyed widespread mainstream popularity across Southeast Asia, East Asia and South Asia winning multiple national and international awards and was often lauded as "Asia's Queen of Pop" and the "Britney Spears of Asia".
Life and career Tata was born Amita Marie Germania Young in Bangkok to a Thai mother and an American father, Tim Young from Zanesville, Ohio. She went to Bangkok Patana School. At the age of 11, she won her first national talent contest, the Nissan Awards Thailand Junior Singing Contest.
She made her film debut in 1997 in the youth drama The Red Bike Story.
Tata has lent her voice to humanitarian causes, including the AIDS program of Father Joe Maier's Human Development Foundation and MTV's Exit campaign to end human trafficking.Tata Young talks about MTVs EXIT campaign , The Nation, 27 August 2007, retrieved 2007-09-18.MTV Turns Spotlight on Human Trafficking , Inter Press Service, 5 September 2007, retrieved 2007-09-18.
In September 2011, Tata premiered "Let's Play", believed to be her upcoming single, which was written and produced by Jeliah, and co-written by singer-songwriter VASSY and Young herself, it was performed live at the True Academy Fantasia Season 8's Grand Finale Concert as her comeback.
Discography
Amita Tata Young (1995) Amazing TATA (1997) Tata Young (2001) Real TT (2003) I Believe (2004) Dangerous TATA (2005) Temperature Rising (2006) One Love (2008) Ready for Love (2009)
Filmography
The Red Bike Story (1997) O-Negative (1998) Dhoom (2004) Bitter/Sweet (2009)
Accolades YearsAwards1992Nissan AwardBest Singer1995Vote AwardFavorite SingerBest AlbumBest Music Video19971997: ELLE magazineOne of Thailand's 10 Most Influential People19981998: Suphannahong National Film Awards Best Actress1999Thai Music OrganizationFavorite Singer2000Cosmopolitan Magazine AwardFor Fun, Fearless, Female Award 2000200495.5 Virgin Hitz AwardsAlbum of the Year I BelieveFavorite Artist of the Year MTV Immies: Indian Music ExcellenceBest International Female Pop Act2005Japan Golden Disc AwardNew Artist of the Year FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005 (Thai Edition)Sexiest Singer in Thailand Channel [V] Thailand Music AwardsMost Popular International Female Artist of the YearMost Popular Music of the Year2006 MTV Asia AwardsFavourite Artist Thailand FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006 (Thai Edition)Sexiest Singer in Thailand 95.5 Virgin Hitz AwardsFastest Chart Climber 2006 (El Nin-Yo!)Popular Vote International Artist 20062007FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2007 (Thai Edition)Sexiest Singer in Thailand2009The Hot Awards 2009Queen of Hot 20092010Mademan.comBest Thai Female Singer2010U.S. EPA Montreal Protocol Award for Tata YoungAmbassador for the United Nations Environment ProgrammeOzonAction Programme for the United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
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