american singer-songwriter tanisha kelly sores had a difficult start in life she grew up in poverty
in new bedford massachusetts a city known for its high concentration of portuguese americans
her mother was forced to raise her and her brother alone
after her father was murdered when she was just nine months old to cope with the laws tanisha's
mother chose to self-medicate with substances while also being physically abusive naturally
the children which would eventually total to four were left to fend for themselves even as
a small child tanisha knew a better life awaited her in the future it just so happened that the
vehicle to take her there would be music in the midst of her mother's dysfunction she was still
able to introduce tanisha to artists she enjoyed such as luther vandross faith evans and boyz to
men my mom used to play a lot of sad r b songs and cry that's when i saw the emotion in music
i realized that i could apply that to my life and it would help me by the time she was 14 tanisha
would leave home and begin singing professionally after meeting scotty g former member of hip-hop
group marky mark and the funky bunch he agreed to assist her in her career and brought her out to
florida for approximately six months then it was time to head out to the place that everyone goes
to make their entertainment dreams come true los angeles there she would land a spot in a
pop girl group called girl society with three other members they only released one single
and then quickly disbanded after this experience tanisha knew being part of a group wasn't for her
and put all her energy into making it as a solo artist she recorded a few demos and shot them
around to various record labels before eventually signing with warner brothers records before she
was able to get things off the ground tanisha and her family would suffer a heartbreaking tragedy
in december 2007 her younger brother tasman was fatally shot he was 18 years old
her first single called i wish you loved me dropped in september 2007 through itunes it would
go on to debut on japan's hot 100 chart at number 25. her second single shattered released a few
months later would be her first top 10 song again in japan naturally with all the success she was
having in the country with her singles her debut album titled the chronicles of tk would ultimately
be released in japan in early 2009 and become a commercial success also around this time tanisha
decided to try her hand at acting and secured a small role in the 2009 american musical drama film
fame however by the end of the year tanisha would announce that she was leaving warner brothers
and she didn't give a reason warner japan however would still continue to distribute her work in
the country this major shift didn't slow tanisha down one bid by january the following year she had
another announcement work on her second album had begun the first single from the album called next
time was released in june 2010 in europe the album titled the fifth element followed two months later
however was less successful than her debut one of the singles from the album called love hurts would
give tanisha an amazing birthday gift the track featuring japanese rapper komachi would debut
at number one on her 25th birthday july 28 2010 and become her first number one single in japan
the song was born from her experience being in an abusive relationship the role she was on
would continue with her follow-up us single which would also go to number one called the right way
more behind the scenes changes would come shortly after tanisha would get dropped from warner japan
and also fire her long time manager it seemed that this was the perfect opportunity for her
to take a break from music for a while when 2013 rolled around tanisha decided
this was the time to finally speak her truth she revealed that her ex-manager tyrell bing
ceo of 872 entertainment allegedly controlled her entire career and she wasn't able to have a voice
he was the one who actually coerced her to leave warner and then unbeknownst to her sign a 360
deal with warner japan and his own company this turn of events caused tanisha to lose everything
even though she had fired him back in 2010 she was still under contract and would not be able to sign
another deal or release another album until she was released she even went on a lengthy twitter
tirade to express her frustration i'm self-made no label or manager taught me anything i know put you
and your lame ass team on the world map you got the nerve to claim you develop me
and we won't get into where my money went what's crazy is that i attained half a million
plays on my space with no one's help but i was developed laughing mad loud i have to hang this
up after two years of silence in 2015 she made her comeback by releasing a couple of songs on youtube
initially the tracks were to be included on an upcoming mixtape but those plans were scrapped in
favor of a full album within the next year tanisha would officially release a couple of singles
inhale exhale her first in five years and romeo and juliet in anticipation of her new album titled
the chronicles of tk part two a major business accomplishment happened for tanisha in 2017
she debuted her first project a new single called sleeping alone on her very own indie label sanai
records presently tanisha continues to record and perform her music while sprinkling the occasional
single out to the fans to test their reaction her latest work is a track called writings on the wall
released in 2020 she said however that she doesn't like throwing out single after single at all even
though that's the direction the music industry has gone i think i think right now the industry
is more singles so and that's problems yes we'll make the flip this is where we need this is why i
refuse i'm not i'm i'm not doing it my album is not dropping until it is a body of work
i don't care people can call me old fashioned oh she's going the whole
it's okay you can feel how you want to but history always repeats itself one way or the other so
i'm gonna do what i'm gonna do thanks for watching please like share and comment also don't forget to
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