Tara Dettman is a Canadian Christian music

Christian music

Christian music is music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and faith. Common themes of Christian music include praise, worship, penitence, and lament, and its forms vary widely across the world....

 artist and songwriter

Songwriter

A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

 from Clifford, Ontario

Clifford, Ontario

Clifford is a community in the Town of Minto in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.The village of Clifford was founded around 1855 as Minto Village. After the opening of the post office in 1856, the settlement was renamed Clifford by the first postmaster Francis Brown after Clifford in West...

, currently residing in South Africa. Her debut album, Overtaken was released in 2004.

She spent three years doing an internship program at Hillsong, Australia, where she released her album, as well as concentrated on furthering her relationship with Jesus Christ. Her songs have been featured on several compilations.

Overtaken was recorded in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 and the song "King Of My Heart" was nominated in 2006 for a GMA Canada Covenant Award

Covenant Awards

The Covenant Awards are handed out annually by GMA Canada, the Gospel Music Association of Canada . Created in 1974, the association is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the growth and ministry of Christian music arts in Canada...

http://www.gmacanada.ca for Song of the Year and Recorded Song Of The Year. She was also nominated for a GMA Canada

GMA Canada

GMA Canada is the Gospel Music Association of Canada . Created in 1974, the organization is a not for profit association whose mission is to promote the growth and ministry of Christian music arts in Canada...

 Covenant Award in 2007 for Instrumental Song of the Year, for a rendition of "King of My Heart" performed by Glen Teeple and Jeff Teed. She was nominated in 2008 for Recorded Song Of The Year and Seasonal Song Of The Year at the 30th Annual GMA Canada Covenant Awards for the song "She Lay Down (Her Only Child)" co-written by Glen Teeple, Martin Smith and Jeff Teed.

Songs on compilations

• Sea to Sea: I See The Cross
  Sea to Sea: I See The Cross
  Sea to Sea: I See The Cross is the second album in the annual Sea to Sea praise and worship music series. The album includes thirty songs performed by Canadian Christian artists on two CDs...
  
  , "King Of My Heart" (CMC, 2005)
• Maximum Worship - Canada's Top 25 Worship Songs, "King Of My Heart" (Hosanna, 2006)
• Merge (Blue), "Overtaken" (Lakeside, 2006)
• Sea to Sea: For Endless Days
  Sea to Sea: For Endless Days
  Sea to Sea: For Endless Days is the third album in the Sea to Sea Christian praise and worship music series. The album has thirty songs and two bonus tracks performed by various Canadian artists on two CDs. It won a Gospel Music Association Canada Covenant Award in 2007 for Special...
  
  , "Glimpse Of You" (CMC, 2006)
• Girls Night Out Worship, "You Shine" (World Vision, 2007)
• 28th Annual Covenant Hits
  28th Annual Covenant Hits
  28th Annual Covenant Hits is a collection of songs performed by the 2006 nominees and winners from the 28th Annual Covenant Awards. The Covenant Awards are presented annually by the Canadian Gospel Music Association.- Track listing :...
  
  , "King Of My Heart" (CMC, 2007)
• GMA Canada presents 30th Anniversary Collection
  GMA Canada presents 30th Anniversary Collection
  GMA Canada presents 30th Anniversary Collection is a three-CD collection commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Gospel Music Association of Canada. It showcases the history of Christian music in Canada...
  
  , "The Voice Of Creation" (CMC, 2008) (with Deanna Chapman and Monica Joy)
• Maximum Worship Christmas, "She Lay Down (Her Only Child)" (Hosanna, 2008) (with Brett Fliesser)
• Sea to Sea: Christmas, "She Lay Down (Her Only Child)" (Lakeside, 2009)

Awards

GMA Canada

GMA Canada

GMA Canada is the Gospel Music Association of Canada . Created in 1974, the organization is a not for profit association whose mission is to promote the growth and ministry of Christian music arts in Canada...

 Covenant Awards

Covenant Awards

The Covenant Awards are handed out annually by GMA Canada, the Gospel Music Association of Canada . Created in 1974, the association is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the growth and ministry of Christian music arts in Canada...

• 2006 nominee, Song Of The Year: "King Of My Heart"
• 2006 nominee, Recorded Song Of The Year: "King Of My Heart"
• 2007 nominee, Instrumental Song Of The Year: "King Of My Heart" (performed by Glen Teeple and Jeff Teed)
• 2008 nominee, Recorded Song Of The Year: "She Lay Down (Her Only Child)" (with Brett Fliesser)
• 2008 nominee, Seasonal Song Of The Year: "She Lay Down (Her Only Child)" (with Brett Fliesser)