| Tianda Flegel | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Tianda Flegel |
| Born | December 23, 1993 |
| Origin | Fraser Lake, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Pop, teen pop |
| Occupations | student, Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 2003-Present |
| Labels | Universal |
| Associated acts | YTV Next Star |
Tianda Flegel is a Canadian singer-songwriter and winner of The Next Star season 2.
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Tianda Flegel was born December 23, 1993 to parents Tracy and Darrell Flegel, in Medicine Hat, AB. Flegel grew up in Medicine Hat for 10 years, taking part in her elementary school choir. At age 10, Flegel moved with her family from Medicine Hat to the city of Spruce Grove, located just outside of Edmonton. After living there for two and a half years, Flegel then moved to Fraser Lake, British Columbia, Canada. Around her community she has participated in fundraisers and competitions. Flegel won a school Talent Show in 2009. Tianda Flegel currently resides in the village of Fraser Lake, British Columbia, with her mother, Tracy Flegel; father, Darrell Flegel; and brother, Lucas Flegel. Flegel grew up in a musical environment: her Dad playing acoustic and electric guitar, and drums, and her brother, also, playing guitar and drums. Tianda first started singing when she was around three years old, and began writing at the young age of seven. Flegel picked up the guitar when she was 12 years and is completely self taught. Tianda wrote her first song about her friends horse passing away, and since then has written over 350 songs. Tianda has developed an interest in music production and has begun producing her own music in a home studio set.
Tianda Flegel has released three singles, the first being Without You Here, which was the original single that she had written and sang at the finale of The Next Star. Liar Liar was released on iTunes on March 30, 2010. Along with the audio release of Liar Liar, a music video shot for the song was released on the following April 9, then continuing to air on YTV, CMT, and MuchMusic. Tianda continued her work with Universal Canada, and released a third single, Run For Cover, which debuted on iTunes July 13, 2010. Currently, Tianda has no plans to record an album., But her dream job is to be the owner of a big fast food resurant in kenya
Tianda auditioned for the show among thousands of other young hopefuls; she was soon selected to be part of a top 16 group of the best young singers in Canada. She then went on to become one of the top six finalists for the show's second season. On September 27, 2009 Tianda won the live televised singing competition. Each of the top six contestants recorded singles, all of which are available on iTunes, including Tianda's song Without You Here. The top six performed "I Gotta Feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas in the finale.
| Year | Single | Peak | Album | |||||
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| CAN 100 |
CAN Pop |
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| 2009 | "Without You Here" | — | — | The Next Star: Season 2 | ||||
| 2010 | "Liar Liar" | — | 71 | TBA | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||