Tania Foster

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Tania Foster
Birth nameTania Foster
Genres R&B, hip hop
Occupation(s)Singer, musician
Years active2009–present
Labels Virgin Records
Website TaniaFoster.com

Tania Foster is an English singer-songwriter. Foster has achieved one number one single, in the UK, after featuring on Roll Deep's single "Green Light". Tania is currently working with hit writer and producer Fraser T Smith, and also features on a number of songs on Tinchy Stryder's third album, Third Strike . [1] She has also worked with Roll Deep on their fifth album Winner Stays On .

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Early life and personal life

Foster grew up with a family of singers and musicians, her father was in a fairly well known 1980s funk band[ which? ] who often rehearsed at home, she regularly fell asleep to the sound of live trumpets and saxophones practising away in the next room, that is when she decided to focus on her own music career. [1]

She is good friends with fellow Roll Deep featuring artist, Jodie Connor, [2] who gained Roll Deep their first number 1 single.

She studied at the BRIT School.

Career

2009–present: Shining Star and breakthrough

Tania Foster started her big time career after featuring on Roll Deep's fourth single, "Green Light", which entered the UK singles charts at number 1, becoming Foster's first number 1 single and first ever single to chart. It also became Roll Deep's second number one single. The track debuted at number 18 on the Irish Singles Chart. The single was released on 15 August 2010, battling Flo Rida and David Guetta's "Club Can't Handle Me" and Eminem and Rihanna's "Love the Way You Lie". "Green Light" got mainly good reception after Digital Spy said the song had a definition of a guilty pleasure, and later giving the song three out of five stars. [3]

Foster has also featured on Tinchy Stryder's third album, Third Strike . She sang guest vocals on a number of songs within the album. She is also working with hit writer and producer Fraser T Smith on her studio album. She confirmed that her first studio album, due to be released in late 2010, would in fact be titled Shining Star. [1]

Foster released her first solo single in late 2010, titled "SupaWoman" the track features an unknown rapper. [4]

Foster featured on a single with Bingo Players, "Nightshift" in 2022. [5]

In 2023 Foster has also featured on a single with Antonio Kolic & NuKey titled "Wanna Go Back", released on House Essential Records. [6]

Discography

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions		Album
UK
[7] 		UK
R&B
[8] 		IRE
[9]
2010"SupaWoman" [10] ———Shining Star
As featured artist
2010"Green Light" (Roll Deep featuring Tania Foster)1118 Winner Stays On

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tania Foster | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace.com.
  2. ↑ [ dead link ]
  3. ↑ Robert Copsey. "Roll Deep: 'Good Times'". Digital Spy . Digitalspy.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "First single SupaWoman". YouTube.[ dead YouTube link ]
  5. ↑ https://www.beatport.com/release/nightshift-feat-tania-foster/3628704 [ bare URL ]
  6. ↑ https://www.beatport.com/release/wanna-go-back/4021826 [ bare URL ]
  7. ↑ "Tania Foster". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  8. ↑ "Radio 1 - Chart Show - RnB Singles". BBC. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  9. ↑ ">> IRMA << Irish Charts - Singles, Albums & Compilations >>". Irma.ie. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  10. ↑ [ dead link ]
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