Tanita Tikaram was one of the quirkiest and unlikeliest of stars ever to hit the
charts when she first emerged as a shy, unassuming 18-year-old in 1988. The
daughter of a Fijian father and a Malaysian mother, she was born in Germany
(where her father served in the military) and came to England with her family
when she was 12, living in Basingstoke, Hampshire. She was still in her teens
when she started singing in night clubs and was spotted by a scout and signed to
WEA Records and her first album 'Ancient Heart' was produced by Rod Argent and
Peter Van Hooke.
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