Shy'm

Shy'm

Infobox musical artist
Name = Shy'm


Img_capt = Shy'm in the music video "Femme de couleur"
Img_size =
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Tamara Marthe
Alias =
Born = birth date and age|year=1985|month=11|day=28
Died =
Origin = flagicon|France Trappes, France
Instrument =
Genre = R&B, pop, soul, dance-pop, hip hop
Occupation = Singer
Years_active = 2005-present
Label =
Associated_acts =
URL =

Shy'm, born Tamara Marthe on November 28 1985, is a French R&B singer. She released her debut album, "Mes Fantaisies", in 2006 which rose to #6 in the French chart. To date, four songs from the album have been released as singles, all of which charted in the top 10 in France. Her debut album is a mix of R&B, pop and soul songs.

Biography

Tamara Marthe was born in Trappes, France to a Martinique father and French mother in a family oriented to music and creative artsFact|date=April 2007. From an early age, she became interested in dancing and singing. She started taking lessons in dancing and she earned the nickname, "Spicy Tam" as a result of the effort she put in it. Fact|date=April 2007

In academics, she obtained her diploma at the age of seventeen. Along with her studies, she had been making demo recordings of herself while avoiding public scrutiny.Fact|date=April 2007 Later, she went to Paris, where she sent the recordings to record companies. It was at this time that rapper K'Maro discovered her. Tamara acquired the stage name Shy'm and began her journey to stardom. Regarding her pseudonym, it is a portmanteau, derived from "shy" and "Martinique".Fact|date=April 2007 She says she is shy, but much less so than before when the mere idea of being on stage paralysed her with fright. But her passion has allowed her to overcome her shyness and she now on takes "pleasure in putting herself in the crowd". [cite web| url = http://www.assemblee-martinique.com/joomla/newsflashes-225/shym__saya_et_miss_dominique_dans_la_partie.html |title = Les Fantaisies de Tamara | accessdate = 2007-04-28]

Rapper "K-Maro" agreed to feature her in the song "Histoire de Luv" from his album. The song was recorded in Montréal. After that, she brought out her own solo album, "Mes Fantaisies" (in English: "My Fantasies"), at the end of October, 2006. Shy'm explored various themes for the album, such as recurring love and intermarriage and its success. The first single, "Femme de couleur", peaked at #4 in the French singles chart.

Recently, Shy'm announced on her official website that she was in the process of recording her second album which will come out on September 19, 2008.

In 2007, she made a guest appearance on the popular French game show, "Fort Boyard".

Discography


= Albums [ [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=43677&cat=a lescharts.com] ] =


= Singles [ [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=244218&cat=s lescharts.com] ] =

References

External links

* [http://www.shymlesite.com/ Official site]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=103781707 Official MySpace]

Persondata
NAME=Shy'm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Tamara Marthe
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Singer
DATE OF BIRTH=November 28, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH=Trappes, France
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Shy'm — au concert pour l égalité de SOS Racisme, le 14 juillet 2011. Surnom Shy m Nom Tamara Marthe Naiss …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Shy — (sh[imac]), a. [Compar. {Shier} (sh[imac] [ e]r) or {Shyer}; superl. {Shiest} or {Shyest}.] [OE. schey, skey, sceouh, AS. sce[ o]h; akin to Dan. sky, Sw. skygg, D. schuw, MHG. schiech, G. scheu, OHG. sciuhen to be or make timid. Cf. {Eschew}.] 1 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shy'm — Shy’m (2008) Shy’m [ʃæm] (* 28. November 1985 in Paris als Tamara Marthe) ist eine bekannte französische Sängerin und in Frankreich bereits eine anerkannte Künstlerin. In Deutschland wird sie zurzeit wenig gefördert und nur von wenigen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Shy FX — is the pseudonym of Andre Williams, an English DJ and Producer from London. He specializes in Drum and Bass and Jungle music. Biography Shy FX s debut record was Jungle Love released in 1992. Soon after, he signed to Sound of Unground Records and …   Wikipedia

  • shy — adj Shy, bashful, diffident, modest, coy can mean showing disinclination to obtrude oneself in the presence or company of others. Shy implies a shrinking, sometimes constitutional, sometimes the result of inexperience, from familiarity or contact …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • shy — Ⅰ. shy [1] ► ADJECTIVE (shyer, shyest) 1) nervous or timid in the company of other people. 2) (shy of/about) slow or reluctant to do. 3) (in combination ) having a specified dislike or aversion: camera shy. 4) …   English terms dictionary

  • Shy’m — (2008) Shy’m [ʃaɪm] (* 28. November 1985 in Paris als Tamara Marthe) ist eine französische Sängerin. Inhaltsverzeichnis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Shy — est un groupe de heavy metal britannique, formé en 1980 sous le nom « Trojan » et issu de Birmingham. Sommaire 1 Discographie 2 Membres actuels 3 Anciens membres 4 Références …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Shy — Shy, v. t. To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper. T. Hughes. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shy — Основная информация …   Википедия

  • shy — ‘timid, reserved’ [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *skeukhwaz ‘afraid’ (source also of English eschew and skew). It is generally assumed that shy ‘throw’ [18] must have come from it, but the exact nature of the relationship between the… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”