Tanika Charles | |
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 Charles performing in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Soul, R&B |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Website | tanikacharles |
Tanika Charles is a Canadian soul and R&B singer, who released her full-length debut album Soul Run in 2016. [1]
Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Charles is a child of an African-Caribbean couple.
She moved to Toronto, Ontario in the late 2000s after an opportunity to sing backing vocals for Bedouin Soundclash was offered. [2] Since then, Tanika has performed as a backing vocalist for Johnny Reid, Serena Ryder, Emmanuel Jal, and many others. Tanika performed as a solo artist under the stage name Ms. Chawlz, before releasing her debut EP What! What? What!? in 2010. [3]
She released "Soul Run", the title track from her full-length album, as a preview single in Fall 2015, [4] and followed up with "Two Steps" in April 2016. [4] Both singles were playlisted on CBC Radio 2, and charted on the Radio 2 Top 20 . The full album was released on May 10, [4] and was supported by her first extensive toured concert [5] and an advance appearance on CBC Radio One's Q . [6] In June, the album was named to the longlist for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize, [7] and in 2017 it was shortlisted for the Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2017.
Charles has also appeared on television, both as a reoccurring guest on CBC Kids, and as a lounge singer on the Global drama series Bomb Girls . Her music has been featured on HBO Canada's Less Than Kind , CBC's Workin' Moms , Global's Rookie Blue , Citytv's Seed , and CTV's Saving Hope .
In 2019, Charles released her second album, The Gumption, on Record Kicks. [8]
| Title | Details |
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| Soul Run |
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| The Gumption |
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| Title | Details |
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| What?What!What?! |
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| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| “Silly Happy Wild” | 2010 | What?What!What?! |
| “I Am Your Woman” | 2012 | What?What!What?! |
| “Soul Run” | 2015 | Soul Run |
| “Two Steps” | 2016 | Soul Run |
| “Endless Chain” | 2017 | Soul Run |
| “Love Fool” | 2017 | Soul Run |
| “Love Overdue” | 2019 | The Gumption |
| “Tell Me Something” | 2019 | The Gumption |
| “Look At Us Now” | 2019 | The Gumption |
| Video | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| I Am Your Woman | 2012 | Mark Valino |
| Soul Run | 2017 | Taha Muharuma & Shanik Tanna |
| Endless Chain | 2017 | Taha Muharuma & Shanik Tanna |
| Two Steps | 2018 | Michael Warren |
| Cadillac Moon | 2019 | Aline Helmcke |
| Love Overdue | 2019 | V.T. Nayani |
| Tell Me Something | 2019 | V.T. Nayani |
| Look At Us Now | 2019 | V.T. Nayani |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee/Work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Polaris Music Prize | Soul Run | Longlist | [7] | |
| 2017 | Juno Awards of 2017 | R&B/Soul Recording of the Year | Soul Run | Nominated | [12] |
| 2019 | Polaris Music Prize | The Gumption | Longlist | [13] |
| Authority control databases: Artists |
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