Born to two loving parents as their last child a baby girl Tashina Mckenzie on the 23rd day of September. "At the early age of 7mts I started walking, talking and singing songs that i would recognize on the radio whenever they came on."Thereafter, She attended the Drews Avenue Primary School where music became even more apart of her life as she was called upon to do several performances ;for concerts, plays and devotions. This trend followed her all the way through high school at Wolmers and STATHS where she would do the same things including singing for a group of girls at lunchtime and just before devotions.Tashina, whose favourite singers include Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Queen Ifrika, Diana King, Lady Saw, Tessanne Chynn and Etana is a graduate of St. Andrew Technical High School and also you might say of the Digicel Rising Stars competition. In 2007 she made it into the list of top 10 finalists in this popular entertainment show, no mean feat in this country of singing superstars and wannabees. Tashina’s long-held fantasy of becoming a singing star nearly came crashing down with her bruised ego after being eliminated from the top 10 of the Rising Stars contest but she held on till the bitter end putting on a winning performance at the final concert that attracted the attention of some of the most respected music producers of the business, Mikey Bennett, Dean Frazer, Patrick Roberts and several others.It has been a long and rocky journey for this young girl from the inner city who loved singing so much that she just sang when she was tired, sang when she was happy, and sang when she was sad. Today, Tashina has written and sung several songs that are getting airplay. She is now taking voice lessons and learning to play the piano which she loves. The Libra, petite 19-year old singing beauty likes to take our Reggae music and mix it up with a little sing-jay, a little dj and a little hip hop flavour to come up with something really good, a new flavour that shows how diverse our music can be.â€My musical style is like a mixture of the many sides of me. it reflects my age, my likes, dislikes, my concerns on a whole and my experiences so far".With her mindset and determination it won’t be long before she conquers the world with her flavor. " I want to play my part in getting and maintaining our music straight at the top. I know I can do it. I know that with my unique sound and my passion for music, I can do it. I have to, it’s not a choice. This is one of the main things iv'e been living for; besides, I have a social and moral responsibility to be an example the younger generation. Especially those growing up in inner-city communities. I want to inspire people through music just as I was inspired by others.
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