Tanis (musician)

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Tanis Chalopin
Tanis in Recording Stuido.jpg
Tanis in 2016
Born (1993-11-10) 10 November 1993 (age 31)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Citizenship France, Bahamas
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, composer, and musician
Father Jean Chalopin

Tanis Chalopin (born 10 November 1993) is a French-Singaporean and Bahamian singer, songwriter, composer, and musician.

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Early life

Tanis was born on 10 November 1993, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, to French producer and writer Jean Chalopin and Singaporean former model Ethel Fong. She has one brother, Janvier.

Tanis grew up between France and the Caribbean [1] and spent part of her childhood in the Chateau de Farcheville. [2] She began to learn the piano at the age of five and now plays four instruments: piano, cello, guitar and drums. She first gained recognition when, at the age of 14, she wrote the theme to the Disney Asia movie Trail of the Panda (2009). [3] Tanis went on to study at the New York University Steinhardt School Department of Music and Performing Arts. [4]

In September 2016 Tanis gave a TED talk on visualizing music for TEDxBeaconStreet. [4] [5]

Career

Tanis launched her career as a singer songwriter in 2015 with the single "Ce n'est pas moi": the song features on the soundtrack of the 2017 film Thoroughbreds [6] [7] This was followed in 2016 with her second single "Losing my mind".

The 2016 single "Blackout", from the EP of the same name, saw three separate versions (English, French and remix) each achieve over half a million views within the first month of release. The single was remixed by French DJ and musician The Toxic Avenger. [4]

In 2017, Tanis composed and produced the music for the C4 production short film Killing Hope. [8] In 2023, Tanis composed an original soundtrack for the new Inspector Gadget video game, "Inspector Gadget:MAD Time Party". [9] In 2024, Tanis composed the music for a viral short film shot entirely underwater called "The Deepest Dance", directed by André Musgrove and featuring dancer Ariadna Hafez. [10] [11]

Tanis composed the piece "Twin Flame" as a commission requested by Princess Eugenie to gift to her husband Jack Brooksbank. It was performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at their wedding in 2018.[ citation needed ]

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "Tanis Returns with new single Kid" . Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Good Girl" (PDF). Elle Magazine Singapore. April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Not Following in Mum's Footsteps". The Straits Times. 2016-09-15.
  4. 1 2 3 "Alumna Tanis Chalopin". Steinhardt School. Archived from the original on 2019-08-15.
  5. ↑ TEDx Talks (2017-01-25), Visualizing Music | Tanis Chalopin | TEDxBeaconStreet , retrieved 2018-05-17
  6. ↑ Music, Back Lot. ""Thoroughbreds" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack To Be Released On Back Lot Music". www.prnewswire.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  7. ↑ "'Thoroughbreds' Soundtrack Details | Film Music Reporter". filmmusicreporter.com. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  8. ↑ "Killing Hope (2017)". en.unifrance.org. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
  9. ↑ https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/news/screen-scoring-alum-tanis-chalopin-scores-new-inspector-gadget-game
  10. ↑ https://www.artribune.com/arti-performative/teatro-danza/2024/07/the-deepest-dance/
  11. ↑ https://ournews.bs/short-film-goes-viral-this-is-what-we-can-do-with-no-creative-boundaries/
  12. ↑ "Singer/Composer Tanis" . Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "A Year to "Grow"". 7 January 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "Tanis Releases Emotionally Charged New Single "Priority"".
  15. ↑ "Record of the Day". 25 July 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.


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