英語名人堂：塔塔楊

塔塔楊，全名阿米塔·瑪利·楊，1980年12月14日生于泰國曼谷，‘塔塔’是名，‘楊’是美國英語姓氏)父親是美國人，母親是泰國人，自十五歲塔塔出現(xiàn)在樂壇上以來一直受泰國年輕一代的歡迎與追捧，現(xiàn)在是泰國藝能界超白金唱片出產(chǎn)最多的女藝人。

Tata Young was born as Amita Marie Young in Thailand in 1980. She is a Thai superstar and is popular all over Asia. She became an international success after she released her first English-language album, ‘I Believe’ in 2004. This followed four albums sung in her native Thai. She has won a string of awards and regularly tops the “best this”, “sexiest that” lists.

Tata has an American father and Thai mother. Success for her began at the age of 11, when she beat over 5,000 children in a Thai TV talent contest. She won a contract with Yamaha Music, which set about preparing her for stardom. In 1994, aged 14, she caught the eye of Thailand's biggest record label, which offered her a recording contract.

Tata’s debut album sold more than 1 million copies and she became Thailand’s biggest pop sensation. Still just 15, she won Thailand’s Entertainer of the Year award, as well as Best Recording Artist for 1995. A year later she gave a concert in Hollywood. She was signed by the music agency that also manages acts such as Bon Jovi.

Tata has also developed a modeling and acting career. Her 1997 acting debut helped the movie 'The Red Bike Story’ break all Thai box office records. She represented Thailand at the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997. Her single "Zoom" was used in the top-selling PC game The Sims 2. Tata released her second English album in 2008.