Name 윤미래 (Yoon Mirae) / Natasha Shanta Reid
Birthday May 31, 1981
Height 162cm
Blood type AB
Company Feel Ghood Music
Family Tiger JK (from Drunken Tiger), son Jordan
Debut 1997 Uptown's 1st album "Represent"
Former groups Uptown, Tashannie
Nickname Tasha
Find her discography here.
Awards
2016 Seoul Music Awards Bonsang
2016 Melon Music Awards Best OST - "Always"
2013 Mnet Asian Music Award Best OST - "Touch Love"
2016 Melon Music Awards Best OST - "Always"
2013 Mnet Asian Music Award Best OST - "Touch Love"
2013 Melon Music Awards Best OST - "Touch Love"
2012 Style Icon Awards SK II People's Choice Award
2010 Mnet 20's Choice Awards 20's Most Influential Stars
2010 Style Icon Awards Sky Beautiful Sharing Award (with Tiger JK)
2010 Style Icon Awards Sky Beautiful Sharing Award (with Tiger JK)
2008 Korean Music Awards Best R&B & Soul Album - "Yoonmirae"
2008 Korean Music Awards Best R&B & Soul Song - "What's Up! Mr. Good Stuff"
2003 SBS Gayo Daejeon Best R&B Artist
2002 SBS Gayo Daejeon Best R&B Artist
TV Music Shows
2002.01.06 SBS Inkigayo #1 - "As Time Goes By"
Biography
"T," born Yoon Mi-rae, is a female hip-hop artist who made her debut as a member of Uptown. Yoon came into the spotlight as a female singer with a distinctive vocal talent. Yoon is also a great rapper. Leaving Uptown, she briefly performed as a member of the female duo Tashannie. In 2001, T debuted as a solo singer in order to show her full talent to music lovers. Yoon was born in 1981 in the US. Her father is an African-American US military officer who was stationed in Korea and her mother is Korean. Yoon’s American name is Natasha and her nickname growing up was "Baby T," which was later changed to "T" in her professional career.
Yoon showed special talent in soul vocals and rap. She is still considered to be one of the best female rappers in Korea. In 1997, at the age of 16, Yoon debuted in the K-pop world as a member of Uptown. She was the lead vocal and the mascot of the band. However, the band had to break up due to alleged drug use by some of its members. In 2000, Yoon restarted her singing career as a member of a female duo Tashannie. However, in August 2000, she was questioned under the suspicion of illegal drug use. The allegations against her were lifted but she could no longer perform as a member of Tashannie. In 2001, she took on another challenge by changing her name to "T" and making her debut as a solo singer. The song "Time Goes By" was released and T’s solo debut was a success. After releasing her 3rd solo album, T had to go on hiatus due to some problems with her management agency. She has now settled those problems and is preparing to release a new album.
Yoon showed special talent in soul vocals and rap. She is still considered to be one of the best female rappers in Korea. In 1997, at the age of 16, Yoon debuted in the K-pop world as a member of Uptown. She was the lead vocal and the mascot of the band. However, the band had to break up due to alleged drug use by some of its members. In 2000, Yoon restarted her singing career as a member of a female duo Tashannie. However, in August 2000, she was questioned under the suspicion of illegal drug use. The allegations against her were lifted but she could no longer perform as a member of Tashannie. In 2001, she took on another challenge by changing her name to "T" and making her debut as a solo singer. The song "Time Goes By" was released and T’s solo debut was a success. After releasing her 3rd solo album, T had to go on hiatus due to some problems with her management agency. She has now settled those problems and is preparing to release a new album.
Source: Naver, KBS World
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