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Tata Young
อมิตา มารี "ทาทา" ยัง
Tata Young อมิตา มารี "ทาทา" ยัง
	Tata Young in 2009
Background information
Born	Amita Marie Young; 14 December 1980 (age 45); Bangkok, Thailand
Genres	Dance-pop; electropop;
Occupations	Singer; actress; model; entrepreneur;
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1991–present
Labels	GMM Grammy (1995–2000); Sony BEC-TERO (2001–2003); Sony Music (2004–present);

Amita Marie "Tata" Young (Thai: อมิตา มารี "ทาทา" ยัง; born 14 December 1980) is a Thai singer, actress and model who gained prominence in Thailand when she placed first in a national singing contest at age 11,^[1] subsequently signing a record deal and releasing her first album Amita Tata Young in 1995.^[1] Young has released eight studio albums, three in English and five in Thai.^{[citation needed]} Her most recent album is Ready for Love, released in 2009.

She has acted in three films, The Red Bike Story (Jakkayan See Daeng), O-Negative and Plai Tien a TV drama Wick of the Candle. Young performed "Reach for the Stars" at the Opening Ceremony of the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok.^[1]

Throughout the 2000s, Young enjoyed widespread mainstream popularity across Southeast Asia, East Asia and South Asia winning multiple national^{[citation needed]} and international awards^{[citation needed]} and was often lauded as "Asia's Queen of Pop" and the "Britney Spears of Asia".^[2]^[3]

Life and career

Tata was born Amita Marie Germania Young in Bangkok to a Thai mother and an American father, Tim Young from Zanesville, Ohio. She went to Bangkok Patana School. At the age of 11, she won her first national talent contest, the Nissan Awards Thailand Junior Singing Contest.^[1]

She made her film debut in 1997 in the youth drama 'The Red Bike Story'.^[1]

Tata has lent her voice to humanitarian causes, including the AIDS program of Father Joe Maier's Human Development Foundation and MTV's Exit campaign to end human trafficking.^[4]^[5]

In September 2011, Tata premiered "Let's Play", believed to be her upcoming single, which was written and produced by Jeliah, and co-written by singer-songwriter VASSY and Young herself, it was performed live at the True Academy Fantasia Season 8's Grand Finale Concert as her comeback.^[6]

Discography

Amita Tata Young (1995)
Amazing TATA (1997)
Tata Young (2001)
Real TT (2003)
I Believe (2004)
Dangerous TATA (2005)
Temperature Rising (2006)
One Love (2008)
Ready for Love (2009)

Filmography

The Red Bike Story (1997)
O-Negative (1998)
Dhoom (2004)
Bitter/Sweet (2009)

Accolades

Years	Awards
1992	Nissan Award Best Singer
1995	Vote Award Favorite Singer Best Album Best Music Video
1997	1997: ELLE magazine One of Thailand's 10 Most Influential People
1998	1998: Suphannahong National Film Awards Best Actress
1999	Thai Music Organization Favorite Singer
2000	Cosmopolitan Magazine Award For Fun, Fearless, Female Award 2000
2004	95.5 Virgin Hitz Awards Album of the Year I Believe Favorite Artist of the Year MTV Immies: Indian Music Excellence Best International Female Pop Act
2005	Japan Golden Disc Award New Artist of the Year FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005 (Thai Edition) Sexiest Singer in Thailand Channel [V] Thailand Music Awards Most Popular International Female Artist of the Year Most Popular Music of the Year
2006	MTV Asia Awards Favourite Artist Thailand FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006 (Thai Edition) Sexiest Singer in Thailand 95.5 Virgin Hitz Awards Fastest Chart Climber 2006 (El Nin-Yo!) Popular Vote International Artist 2006
2007	FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2007 (Thai Edition) Sexiest Singer in Thailand
2009	The Hot Awards 2009 Queen of Hot 2009
2010	Mademan.com Best Thai Female Singer^[7]
2010	U.S. EPA Montreal Protocol Award for Tata Young Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Tata Young : Are You Ready?". nationmultimedia.com. 2 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016.
^ "Get ready for the Thai pop invasion". The Manila Times. 6 October 2009. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2023 – via PressReader.
^ "Tata Young: Asia's Britney Spears". Sioux City Journal. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
^ Tata Young talks about MTVs EXIT campaign Archived 2007-09-17 at the Wayback Machine, The Nation, 27 August 2007, retrieved 2007-09-18.
^ MTV Turns Spotlight on Human Trafficking Archived 2007-09-11 at the Wayback Machine, Inter Press Service, 5 September 2007, retrieved 2007-09-18.
^ "YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
^ "10 Best Thai Female Singers | Made Manual". Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
^ OzonAction Programme for the United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

External links

Tata Young at IMDb
Tata Young Official Web Site
Tata Young Fan Club
Tata Young Fan Club Spanish
Tata Young songs lyrics

[:0-1] "Tata Young : Are You Ready?". nationmultimedia.com. 2 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016.

[2] "Get ready for the Thai pop invasion". The Manila Times. 6 October 2009. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2023 – via PressReader.

[3] "Tata Young: Asia's Britney Spears". Sioux City Journal. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2020.

[4] Tata Young talks about MTVs EXIT campaign Archived 2007-09-17 at the Wayback Machine, The Nation, 27 August 2007, retrieved 2007-09-18.

[5] MTV Turns Spotlight on Human Trafficking Archived 2007-09-11 at the Wayback Machine, Inter Press Service, 5 September 2007, retrieved 2007-09-18.

[6] "YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.

[7] "10 Best Thai Female Singers | Made Manual". Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2011.

[8] OzonAction Programme for the United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

v t e Tata Young
Discography
Studio albums	I Believe Dangerous TATA Temperature Rising One Love Ready for Love
EPs	"Dhoom Dhoom"
Compilations	"Best of Tata Young"
Songs	"Dhoom Dhoom"
Filmography	O-Negative (1998) Dhoom (2004)

v t e Bangkok Critics Assembly Award for Best Actress
1990s	Chintara Sukapatana (1990) Paweena Charivsakul (1991) Chintara Sukapatana (1992) Janjira Jujang (1993) Chintara Sukapatana (1994) Fay Atsawet (1997) Tata Young (1998) Lalita Panyopas (1999)
2000s	Chintara Sukapatana (2000) Siriyakorn Pukkavesh (2001) Arisara Wongchalee (2002) Sinitta Boonyasak (2003) Ann Thongprasom (2004) Woranuch Wongsawan (2005) Natthaweeranuch Thongmee (2006) Sinjai Plengpanich (2007) Anchalee Saisoontorn (2008) Cris Horwang (2009)
2010s	Chermarn Boonyasak/Nuengthida Sophon (2010) Piyathida Mittiraroch (2011) Penpak Sirikul (2012) Keerati Mahaplearkpong/Patcha Poonpiriya (2013) Sushar Manaying (2014) Davika Hoorne (2015) Davika Hoorne (2016) Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying (2017) Chayanit Chansangavej (2018) Jennis Oprasert (2019)
2020s	Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul (2020) Narilya Gulmongkolpech (2021) Khemanit Jamikorn (2022) Thitiya Jirapornsilp (2023)

v t e Suphannahong National Film Award for Best Actress
1990s	Paweena Charivsakul (1991) Phacharawan Phiphopworachai (1992) Busakorn Pornwanavej (1993) Jintara Sukapat (1994) Suttida Kasemsan Na Ayutthaya (1995) Thanya Sophon (1996) Fay Atsawet (1997) Tata Young (1998) Lalita Panyopas (1999)
2000s	N/A (2000) Siriyakorn Pukkavesh (2001) Arisara Wongchalee (2002) Pimpan Chalaikupp (2003) Ann Thongprasom (2004) Nawarat Taecharatansprasert (2005) Runglawan Thonahongsa (2006) Marsha Vadhanapanich (2007) Rachwin Wongviriya (2008) Cris Horwang (2009)
2010s	Nuengthida Sophon (2010) Piyathida Mittiraroch (2011) Apinya Sakuljaroensuk (2012) Patcha Poonpiriya (2013) Jarinporn Joonkiat (2014) Davika Hoorne (2015) Nittha Jirayungyurn (2016) Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying (2017) Urassaya Sperbund (2018)
2020s	Phantira Pipityakorn (2020) Narilya Gulmongkolpech (2021) Urassaya Sperbund (2022) Thitiya Jirapornsilp (2023) Usha Seamkhum (2024)

Authority control databases
International	VIAF WorldCat
National	United States
Artists	MusicBrainz