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Artist
Tamar Davis
12+ albums
rnbamericanNeo-Soulprincecomeback kid on the voice
about
Támar Davis (b. Ashley Támar Davis in 1980) is an R&B singer who came to prominence through the artist, Prince. She sang the co-lead vocals on his Grammy-nominated song "Beautiful, Loved and Blessed" from his 2006 album, 3121 and on backup vocals throughout the album. Originally, Támar started off her musical career in Destiny's Child, when they were still named Girl's Tyme. In 1990, 30 girls including Keke Wyatt competed for a spot in Girl's Tyme. The selected members were singers Ashley Davis, Beyoncé Knowles, and Kelly Rowland (aged 12, 10 and 11), and dancers/rappers LaTavia Roberson, Nikki Taylor, and her sister Nina Taylor (aged 10, 13 and 11). In 1992, the group competed but lost on Star Search. Shortly after, Támar (Ashley Davis) left for a solo career and was replaced by childhood friend Letoya Luckett. Around 1994, Prince heard a demo by Támar and told her that one day when she was older, he wanted to hear her again. A few years later, Prince called her into his Paisley Park studio. Nothing transpired from that visit, nor did she get to meet with Prince, so Támar went about doing her own thing, graduating from Houston's High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, and then studying music business at the University of Southern California, all while focusing on her musical career. Támar who also speaks French, German and Swahili became part of an all-female jazz/funk band called Angaza (which means "to give light" in Swahili), who released an album called Light.
