Tanya Lacey
| Tanya Lacey | |
|---|---|
| Born |
2 March 1986[1][2] Bristol, England, UK |
| Genres | R&B, soul, grime, dancehall, reggae, hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, composer |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Sony Music Entertainment Laceywood Records |
| Website |
www |
Tanya Lacey (born 2 March 1986) is a British recording artist, songwriter and composer.[3] She signed to the record label Sony Music. She is best known for writing and featuring on Loick Essien's single "How We Roll" which peaked to number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. She also co-wrote Will.i.am's single "T.H.E (The Hardest Ever)" featuring Jennifer Lopez and Mick Jagger. She also supported Bruno Mars on his UK Arena Tour as his sole support.
Music career
2011–13: Head Chef
She began her musical career after featuring on rapper Tinchy Stryder's song "Spotlight" on his second album, Catch 22. She featured on, and wrote Loick Essien's single "How We Roll" which was released on 3 July 2011. It peaked at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart and number 49 on the Irish Singles Chart. On 2 December 2011, she released her debut single "Letter to My Ex / Born to Fly". She released her song "Greatness" on 22 July 2012 as the lead single from her EP Head Chef. On 7 October 2012 she released "Too Many Cooks" as the second single from her EP Head Chef. On 22 October 2012 she released her debut EP Head Chef. Lacey made three appearances on renowned drum and bass artist Danny Byrd's third studio album Golden Ticket: "Bad Monday", "Love You Like This" and "Golden Ticket". On 9 June 2013 she released the single "Now That You're Gone".
2014–present
Tanya featured on Matrix & Futurebound's single "Don't Look Back", which was released on 6 July 2014. The song became a Top 40 hit charting at #38.
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Album details |
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| Head Chef |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | "Letter to My Ex / Born to Fly" | — | Breakthrough | ||||||||||
| 2012 | "Greatness" (featuring Kano) |
— | Head Chef | ||||||||||
| "Too Many Cooks" | — | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | "Now That You're Gone" |
— | Non-album single | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
UK R&B [5] |
IRE [6] | |||||||||||
| 2011 | "How We Roll" (Loick Essien featuring Tanya Lacey) |
2 | 1 | 49 | Identity | ||||||||
| 2014 | "Don't Look Back" (Matrix & Futurebound featuring Tanya Lacey) |
38 | — | — | TBA | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ Introducing: Tanya Lacey Earmilk
- ↑ Twitter / TanyaLacey: Feeling very loved and blessed... Twitter
- ↑ "Tanya Lacey". Tanyalaceyofficial.com. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- ↑ Peak positions for the featured singles in the UK:
- For "How We Roll": "Chart Archive > July 16, 2011". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ Peak positions for R&B singles in the UK:
- For "How We Roll": "Chart Archive > July 16, 2011". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Tanya Lacey - Irish Charts". irish-charts.com/ Hung Medien.