Tamia Hill (born Tamia Marylin Washington May 9, 1975), professionally known as Tamia, is a Canadian-American Grammy nominated R&B singer. Biography Early years Tamia was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Despite having a start in the traditional gospel choir, she first only aspired to be a vocal coach, but during a trip to Los Angeles, her voice caught the attention of producer Quincy Jones at a 1994 awards show after party. In 1994, at the age of nineteen, Tamia recorded vocals for a Quincy Jones' song "You Put a Move on My Heart" from his Q's Jook Joint album. Jones released the song as a single in 1995, and it was nominated for a Grammy Award. Later that year, Tamia participated in another collaboration, "Missing You", a single from the Set It Off soundtrack that also featured singers Brandy, Chaka Khan, and Gladys Knight. The song was also nominated fo

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