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Tanita Tikaram

British singer-songwriter
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Summary

Tanita Tikaram was born on August 12, 1969[1], in Münster[2]. She has worked as a singer[3], composer[4], singer-songwriter[5], and musician[6]. She ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,015 views/month, #6,677 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[8], Malaysia[9]
  • Educated at: Queen Mary's College[10], Cranbourne[11]
  • Sex or gender: female[12]
  • Sexual orientation: non-heterosexuality[13]
  • Genre: pop music[14], folk-pop[15], folk music[16], indie folk[17]
  • Record label: Reprise Records[18], East West Records[19], Naïve Records[20]
  • Discography: Tanita Tikaram discography[21]
  • Commons category: Tanita Tikaram[22]
  • Voice type: contralto[23]
  • Family name: Tikaram[24]
  • Official website: http://www.tanita-tikaram.com/[25]
  • Instrument: guitar[26], voice[27]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[28], German[29]
  • Name in native language: Tanita Tikaram[30]
  • Start of work period: 1988[31]
  • Sibling: Ramon Tikaram[32]
  • Number of viewers/listeners: 16,325,960[33]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[34]

  • Country: GB[35]

  • Began / founded: 1969-08-12[36]

  • Genre(s): folk pop, pop, sophisti-pop[37]

  • Community tags: folk pop, pop, singer/songwriter, sophisti-pop[38]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 43554fe6-840b-4f61-b54b-8168398cb1e7[39]

Why It Matters

Tanita Tikaram has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] She is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was Tanita Tikaram born?

Tanita Tikaram was born in Münster[2].

What did Tanita Tikaram do for work?

Tanita Tikaram worked as a singer[3], composer[4], singer-songwriter[5], and musician[6].

Where did Tanita Tikaram go to school?

Tanita Tikaram was educated at Queen Mary's College[10] and Cranbourne[11].

Related Entities

Malaysia Reprise Records United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [34] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [37] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [38] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Tikaram
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