Tia Ray (born 12 December) is a Chinese singer-songwriter. Born in Huaihua, a small town in the province of Hunan, Tia moved to Beijing to study performing arts.Her music has been inspired by the likes of Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Stevie Wonder, India Arie and Ray Charles (hence her name Tia Ray).Her soulful redition of the classic Chinese favourite tune ”The Curvy Moon” on The Voice Of China brought public attention to this young talent with a big voice from a small town.She then released her debut album <T.I.A.> in November 2014.She represents a new generation of Chinese artist who can crossover from traditional to the contemporary, from Chinese pop to international fusion to soul.Her vocal touched the hearts of many, particularly “Love Apart”, (theme song for Chinese box office hit “The Ex-file:The Return Of The Exes”) which topped all charts and set a record of 1.8 billion clicks, making her a household name.She released her second album “TIARA” in April 2018 which re-defined next generation of C-pop and sealed her position as the leader of Soul-Pop in China.
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