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Tarralyn LaJuan Ramsey (born July 8, 1979) is an American gospel musician, songwriter and artist. She began her music career in 2000, with the release of the religious Tarralyn Ramsey album on Verity Records. This would be her Billboard magazine breakthrough release on the Gospel Albums chart. Following her win on the VH1 reality series Born to Diva in 2003, she signed with Casablanca Records and released her second album, Tarralyn which featured the Pop hit "Up Against All Odds".

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Tarralyn Ramsey
Birth name	Tarralyn LaJuan Ramsey
Born	(1979-07-08) July 8, 1979 (age 43) Melbourne, Florida
Origin	Jacksonville, Florida
Genres	CCM, Christian R&B, gospel, urban contemporary gospel, contemporary R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	vocals, singer-songwriter
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Verity, Casablanca, Taraprincel
Website	tarralynramsey.com

Early life

Ramsey was born on July 8, 1979,[1] as Tarralyn LaJuan Ramsey,[1][2] in Melbourne, Florida,[3][1] and was reared in the church by her parents, a bishop and a school teacher. She has a younger sister.[4]

Music career

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Early Gospel Beginnings

Her music career started in 2000, with the release of Tarralyn Ramsey by Verity Records on June 20, 2000.[5] This album would be her breakthrough release on the Billboard magazine chart, which it placed at #12 on the Gospel Albums chart.[6] The album would feature the Gospel hits "Tell It" and "Unconditional Love" and earn Ramsey a Stellar Award nomination for Best New Artist.[7]

Born to Diva and Casablanca Records

After being with Verity for several years, Ramsey moved on in her career and in 2003 entered the VH1 Born to Diva competition reality show. She was announced the winner of the competition by Sharon Osbourne live onstage and on television at VH1 Divas Duets, and performed at the concert alongside headliners that included Whitney Houston, Beyoncé and Chaka Khan.[8] Following the win, she signed with Casablanca/Universal Records under former Sony Music executive Tommy Mottola. Her sophomore album Tarralyn was released on June 8, 2004 and peaked at #59 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart. It was led by the single "Up Against All Odds" and her second single, "Baby U Know" featuring rapper Murphy Lee.

The success of the win, led her to be featured on Entertainment Tonight as well as magazines such as Vibe, Ebony, Jet, People, Seventeen and others. She promoted the album by opening for Mary J. Blige on her No More Drama Tour and as well as joining the Seventeen Magazine/Pantene's "Total You" Tour, "The BET College Tour" and others. Additionally, she has performed at such iconic venues such as Carnegie Hall and Rocket Nation.

The Voice, X-Factor and Going Independent

In 2009, by invitation, Ramsey was the first contestant on the new show called "The Voice", and performed Faith Hill's "Breathe". She was chosen to be on Christina Aguilera's team. She made it to the Battle Rounds, performing "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" with Frenchie Davis. After her elimination from the competition, she later released her third studio album Beyond the Darkness, a gospel album on her own independent label Taraprincel Records in 2009. The album was reviewed by Cross Rhythms magazine, where it received a seven out of ten rating.[9]

In 2012, Ramsey auditioned for "The X Factor" and wowed judges Simon Cowell, L.A Reid, Britney Spears and Demi Lovato. She earned a "Yes" to move on in the competition. Simon said, "Where've you been hiding? That was incredible…. You have a sensational voice…. amazing", and Demi Lovato said, "You have one of the best voices I have heard in my entire life… I got chills on my arms and legs." Spears was moved to tears and L.A. Reid said that Tarralyn was "cut from the same cloth as Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston." Despite the acclaim and 4 "Yes" votes, she did not move on to the Bootcamp stage.

She later formed her own label, Nylarrat Ent. Group, and released a holiday EP titled 'Tis the Season for Miracles on December 10, 2014. Her new single "Love" was released that year as well. Another stand-alone single, "Hope" was released in 2016. Since then, she has followed up with two more studio albums, the holiday-themed releases O Holy Night (2017) and Winter Wonderland (2020).

Her latest single, "Jesus We Need You" premiered in April 2021.[10]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details
		US Gos	US R&B
Tarralyn Ramsey	Released: June 30, 2000 Label: Verity CD, digital download	12	–
Tarralyn	Released: June 8, 2004 Label: Casablanca CD, digital download	–	59
Beyond the Darkness	Released: September 1, 2009 Label: Taraprincel CD, digital download	–	–
'Tis the Season for Miracles - EP	Released: December 10, 2014 Label: Nylarrat/Heartstrings CD, digital download	–	–
O Holy Night	Released: December 17, 2017 Label: Nylarrat/Heartstrings CD, digital download	–	–
Winter Wonderland	Released: December 23, 2020 Label: Nylarrat Ent. Group digital download	–	–

Singles

• "Tell It" (2000)
• "Unconditional Love" (2000)
• "Up Against All Odds" (2003)
• "Baby U Know" (with Murphy Lee) (2014)
• "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (with Frenchie Davis) (2011)
• "Breathe" (2011)
• "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts)" (2013)
• "Love" (2014)
• "Hope" (2016)
• "Jesus We Need You" (2021)

References

External links

• Official website

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