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Tiara Thomas
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| Birth name | Tiara Nicole Thomas |
| Born | September 12, 1989 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Ball State University (BS) |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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Tiara Nicole Thomas (born September 12, 1989) is an American R&B singer and songwriter. In 2013, she was featured on the song "Bad" by the rapper Wale. This song became very popular, selling millions of copies.
That same year, Tiara signed a record deal with Interscope Records. In 2021, she won a Grammy Award for Song of the Year for helping to write the song "I Can't Breathe". Also in 2021, she received a Golden Globe nomination and won an Academy Award (also known as an Oscar) for Best Original Song. She won this award for co-writing "Fight for You" from the movie Judas and the Black Messiah.
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Early Life and Music
Tiara Thomas was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. Her parents always encouraged her to follow her dreams in music. She loved performing in school plays and at church. Tiara went to Lawrence North High School.
She was a big fan of hip hop and pop music. Tiara developed her own unique sound by mixing her love for pop, alternative music, ballads, and rap with different instruments. In June 2012, she graduated from Ball State University.
Tiara's Music Career
Starting Out (2009–2012)
Tiara met Wale and Le'Greg O. Harrison, who started The Board Administration, at a concert in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2009. She sent them her music and got positive feedback after three months. Soon after, she went to New York City. There, she opened for Wale and shared the stage with other famous artists like J. Cole and Fabolous. Tiara officially signed with The Board Administration in 2011.
She became well-known through online promotions on Twitter and YouTube. People loved her new music, live performances, and cover songs of popular tunes. On August 3, 2010, the world first heard Tiara on Wale's mixtape More About Nothing with a song called "The Cloud." Her name became a worldwide trend on Twitter on May 30, 2011, the day the music video for "The Cloud" was released.
Tiara was chosen as a spokesperson for the American Eagle Outfitters "We The People" campaign for back-to-school in 2011–2012. Her picture was displayed in New York City's Times Square and in over 900 American Eagle Outfitters stores around the world. Her original songs for the campaign, "Denim" and "Wassup," were featured on the company's website and shared widely on social media.
Big Hits and New Labels (2013–Present)
Tiara worked on her first full album, which was planned to be called Sallie Mae. Around this time, she was featured on Wale's hit song "Bad." This song reached number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. This was her first song to enter the Hot 100 and reach the top 40.
In June 2013, it was announced that Tiara had left Wale's record label. She then signed a new deal with Rico Love's Division 1 record label, which also worked with Interscope Geffen A&M.
Tiara released a five-song collection called an EP titled Dear Sallie Mae on October 8, 2013.
Tiara's Music Releases
Here are some of the music collections Tiara Thomas has released:
- Dear Sallie Mae (EP) (2013)
- The Bad Influence (2014)
- Up in Smoke (EP) (2015)
- Don't Mention My Name (EP) (2017)
- FWMM (EP) (2018)
