Tara Lyn Hart
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Tara Lyn Hart, born April 11, 1978 in Roblin, Manitoba
, Canada
, is a Canadian
country music
singer/songwriter.
's manager at the time. Schur passed her recordings to Sony Music Canada
's Mike Roth, which led to a recording contract with Epic Records
on the eve of her 18th birthday and two weeks before her wedding. In 1998, Hart was named Billboard magazine
s Most Likely to Succeed.
Hart's self-titled debut album
was released on October 5, 1999. The lead single, "Stuff That Matters," soared up the Canadian country singles chart, eventually peaking at an impressive #6. At the 2000 Juno Award
s, Hart was nominated for Best Country Female Artist, and the all-genre Best New Solo Artist. In April 2000, she was invited to perform on the Grand Ole Opry
. Hart won three awards at the 2000 Manitoba Association of Country Arts Awards - Female Vocalist, and both Song of the Year and Video of the Year for "Stuff That Matters." On June 9, 2000, Hart won two awards at RPM
's Big Country Awards - Outstanding New Female Artist and Canadian Country Video of the Year for "Stuff That Matters." When the nominations were announced for the 2000 Canadian Country Music Association
(CCMA) Awards, Hart had six nominations, the most for any artist. She won the FACTOR
Rising Star Award at the September 11, 2000 ceremony. She picked up two more nominations at the 2000 Prairie Music Awards - Outstanding Country Recording and Outstanding Album by a Major Label. At the 2001 Juno Awards, Hart was again nominated for Best Country Female Artist. She also picked up a nomination for Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2001 CCMA Awards, competing against Lisa Brokop
, Terri Clark
, Carolyn Dawn Johnson
and Michelle Wright
. Meanwhile, her album continued to spawn successful singles such as "Save Me," "I Will Be Loving You" and "What He Used To Do." Hart capped off 2001 with a SOCAN award for "Save Me," a song she co-wrote with Hal Draper and David Quilico.
Hart began work on her second album in June 2003. The first single, "Happiness," was released in September. Before the album was complete, Hart decided to walk away from the project to spend more time with her husband and their three children. She began work on a musical comedy, "Miss Kitty's Holiday Extravaganza," which ran from October to December 2004. In 2010, Hart is releasing a six song Christmas EP, Perfect Holiday, on November 30, 2010.
Roblin, Manitoba
Roblin is a town in Manitoba, Canada. It is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Shell River.Including the surrounding areas of Shell River, Hillsburg, Park North, Shellmouth, and Boulton, the population is 2,636...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer/songwriter.
Biography
Tara Lyn Hart has been singing since she was 5 years old. By the time she started junior high school, she was playing 80 dates a year, performing anywhere she could. When she turned 17, Hart entered and won a contest through which she was able to record two demos to be distributed to Canadian country radio. Hart worked with Danny Schur, who was Chantal KreviazukChantal Kreviazuk
Chantal Jennifer Kreviazuk is a Canadian singer-songwriter of the adult contemporary music genre. She is also a classically trained pianist, and can play the guitar.-Albums:...
's manager at the time. Schur passed her recordings to Sony Music Canada
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
's Mike Roth, which led to a recording contract with Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
on the eve of her 18th birthday and two weeks before her wedding. In 1998, Hart was named Billboard magazine
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s Most Likely to Succeed.
Hart's self-titled debut album
Tara Lyn Hart (album)
Tara Lyn Hart is the debut album by Canadian country music artist Tara Lyn Hart. It was released by Epic Records on October 5, 1999. The album peaked at number 30 on the RPM Country Albums chart.-Track listing:#"Stuff That Matters" – 3:28...
was released on October 5, 1999. The lead single, "Stuff That Matters," soared up the Canadian country singles chart, eventually peaking at an impressive #6. At the 2000 Juno Award
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
s, Hart was nominated for Best Country Female Artist, and the all-genre Best New Solo Artist. In April 2000, she was invited to perform on the Grand Ole Opry
Grand Ole Opry
The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, that has presented the biggest stars of that genre since 1925. It is also among the longest-running broadcasts in history since its beginnings as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM-AM...
. Hart won three awards at the 2000 Manitoba Association of Country Arts Awards - Female Vocalist, and both Song of the Year and Video of the Year for "Stuff That Matters." On June 9, 2000, Hart won two awards at RPM
RPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
's Big Country Awards - Outstanding New Female Artist and Canadian Country Video of the Year for "Stuff That Matters." When the nominations were announced for the 2000 Canadian Country Music Association
Canadian Country Music Association
The Canadian Country Music Association was founded in 1976 as the Academy of Country Music Entertainment to organize, promote and develop a Canadian country music industry. The association changed its name to the Canadian Country Music Association in 1987.-Awards:The CCMA held the first Canadian...
(CCMA) Awards, Hart had six nominations, the most for any artist. She won the FACTOR
FACTOR
FACTOR is a "private non-profit organization, ... dedicated to providing assistance toward the growth and development of the Canadian independent recording industry" ....
Rising Star Award at the September 11, 2000 ceremony. She picked up two more nominations at the 2000 Prairie Music Awards - Outstanding Country Recording and Outstanding Album by a Major Label. At the 2001 Juno Awards, Hart was again nominated for Best Country Female Artist. She also picked up a nomination for Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2001 CCMA Awards, competing against Lisa Brokop
Lisa brokop
Lisa Brokop is a Canadian country music singer/songwriter and actress. Active since 1990 in the country music field, she has released a total of six studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the country music charts in her native Canada...
, Terri Clark
Terri Clark
Terri Lynn Sauson , known professionally as Terri Clark, is a Canadian country music artist who has had success in both Canada and the United States. Signed to Mercury Records in 1995, she released her self-titled debut that year...
, Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Carolyn Dawn Johnson
Carolyn Dawn Johnson is a Canadian Juno Award winning country music singer-songwriter. Johnson first rose to fame by co-writing Chely Wright's 1999 Number One single, "Single White Female," which reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in September 1999...
and Michelle Wright
Michelle Wright
Michelle Wright is a Canadian country music artist. She is one of the country's most widely recognized and awarded female country singers of the 1990s, winning the Canadian Country Music Association's Fans' Choice Award twice...
. Meanwhile, her album continued to spawn successful singles such as "Save Me," "I Will Be Loving You" and "What He Used To Do." Hart capped off 2001 with a SOCAN award for "Save Me," a song she co-wrote with Hal Draper and David Quilico.
Hart began work on her second album in June 2003. The first single, "Happiness," was released in September. Before the album was complete, Hart decided to walk away from the project to spend more time with her husband and their three children. She began work on a musical comedy, "Miss Kitty's Holiday Extravaganza," which ran from October to December 2004. In 2010, Hart is releasing a six song Christmas EP, Perfect Holiday, on November 30, 2010.
Albums
| Year | Album details | CAN Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Tara Lyn Hart Tara Lyn Hart (album) Tara Lyn Hart is the debut album by Canadian country music artist Tara Lyn Hart. It was released by Epic Records on October 5, 1999. The album peaked at number 30 on the RPM Country Albums chart.-Track listing:#"Stuff That Matters" – 3:28...
|
30 |
EPs
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Perfect Holiday
|
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | CAN AC | US Country | |||
| 1999 | "Stuff That Matters" | 6 | — | 67 | Tara Lyn Hart |
| 2000 | "Mine All Mine" | — | — | — | |
| "Save Me" | 6 | — | — | ||
| "Don't Ever Let Me Go" | — | — | 65 | single only | |
| "That's When You Came Along" | — | 35 | 68 | Tara Lyn Hart | |
| "I Will Be Loving You" | 14 | — | — | ||
| "What He Used to Do" | * | — | — | ||
| 2001 | "You Can Get There From Here" | * | — | — | |
| 2003 | "Happiness" | * | — | — | single only |
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart or not released * denotes unknown peak positions |
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