Shy'm

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Shy'm
Shy'm in the music video Femme de couleur
Shy'm in the music video Femme de couleur
Background information
Birth name Tamara Marthe
Born November 28, 1985 (1985-11-28) (age 22)
Origin Flag of France Trappes, France
Genre(s) R&B, soul, hip hop, pop, hip hop soul, dance-pop, funk, slow jam
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2006-present

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. "Femme de Couleur" is a mix of pop, soul, R&B and dance-pop, "Victoire" is a mix of R&B, hip hop and dance-pop, "T'es Parti" is a mix of slow jam (R&B ballad) and pop and "Oublie Moi" is a mix of R&B and soul.

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[edit] Biography

Tamara Marthe was born in Trappes, France to a Martinique father and French mother in a family oriented to music and creative arts[citation needed]. 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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] 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".[1]

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.

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

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[edit] Albums

Year Cover Language Title Chart position
European Hot 100 Singles
France
2006 French Mes Fantaisies
6

[edit] Singles

Year Album Cover Title
2Chart
Notes
France
European Hot 100 Singles
2006 Million Dollar Boy[2] Histoire de Luv
6
Duet with rapper K'Maro from his album.
2006 Mes Fantaises Femme de couleur
5
2007 Victoire
4
2007 T'es Parti
3
2007 Oublie Moi
14

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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