Tinashe

Tinashé Jørgensen Kachingwe born February 7, 1993 is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, actress and former model. Her name means "God Is with Us" in her father's native language, Shona. Raised in Los Angeles, California, she began her entertainment career at the age of 3 when she began modeling and acting.

In 2012 Tinashe released two critically acclaimed mixtapes In Case We Die and Reverie which she created in her home studio. After the release of the mixtapes, Tinashe signed with RCA Records. She released her third mixtape Black Water and released her debut solo album Aquarius, on October 7, 2014. Tinashé released her debut single "2 On", in January 2014. The song stayed at #1 on the rhythm radio charts for over 4 consecutive weeks and has peaked at number 24 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming her first Top 40 hit single.

 Apart from music, Tinashe is known for her acting. Tinashe made her acting debut in the television film Cora Unashamed Tinashe has also appeared for the film The Polar Express alongside actor Tom Hanks, and from 2008 to 2009 Tinashé had a recurring role in American sitcom Two and a Half Men as Celeste's girlfriend.

Early life

Tinashe was born in Lexington, Kentucky but only lived there for a few months. Her father Michael is from Zimbabwe and her mother Aimie is of Danish, Norwegian and Irish ancestry. When Tinashe was a young child, her parents and her two younger brothers, Thulani and Kudzai moved to Los Angeles, California where she later attended Crescendo Valley High School for a year before finishing early in order pursuing her music dreams full-time. She began studying ballet, tap, and jazz dancing at the age of 4, and continued to compete in various styles as a part of a dance company until she was 18.

Musical career

Tinashe spent four years from age 14-18 as a member of the girl group The Stunners, founded by Vitamin C. Six months later, the group signed with Columbia Records and released a single titled "Bubblegum" to iTunes along with the official video. The single and video were later removed from iTunes. In 2009, the group left Columbia Records and signed a production deal with Lions gate Entertainment, who also produced a scripted television show pilot based on the group, which was ordered by MTV. In October of that year, the girls released a 5-song EP influenced by Madonna, Gwen Stefani and Rihanna and shot a music video for their promo single "We Got It" which was released on February 22, 2010.

The group performed the song on The Today Show as well as The Wendy Williams Show. After meeting with various labels interested in the group, they signed to Universal Republic Records in 2010 and released their first single "Dancin' around the Truth" which featured the New Boys to iTunes as well as Top 40 radio stations. The music video premiered June 2, just before the group was announced as an opening act on Justin Bieber's My World Tour. They finished their run after twenty dates on the tour and returned to LA to record new songs with producers and writers such as Toby Gad, The Cataracts’, Dave Broome, Livvi Franc Sheppard Soloman, Jimmy Harry and Tony Kanal of No Doubt fame. They shot a fourth music video in the desert of California in November for their new song "Spin The Bottle" which premiered on December 31, 2010. A full album along with an official second single titled "Heart Stops Beating", written by Tinashe and Allie and produced by Orange Factory Music was planned, but cancelled when the group split in 2011.

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