Tata was born Amita Marie Young in Thailand on December 14th, 1980. She is the only daughter of an American father and a Thai mother. At the age of 11, Tata beat over 5000 other young children to be crowned winner of the International Division of the nationwide Thailand Junior Singing Contest by belting her rendition of "One Night Only".

The victory earned her an entertainer's contract with Yamaha in preparation for her impending debut in show business. Within a short year, Tata had recorded and released her debut Thai-language album "Amita Tata Young" which shot to the top of the charts and sold more than a million copies. Almost overnight – and at the tender age of 15 - Tata became the biggest pop sensation in Thailand .

1995 saw the teen star collect a string of top awards and accolades, included being named Entertainer of the Year by the Bangkok Press, as well as Best Recording Artist for 1995, an award for Music Video of the Year, awards for Number One and Two Singles of the Year, and Album of the Year for "Amita Tata Young", at the Radio Vote Awards in Thailand.

She was chosen to represent Thailand for the Australian Television program "World Telly Broadcast", which also featured Youth in Asia and was broadcast in 1996. The program was seen by audiences in Australia and throughout Southeast Asia.

Tata was selected by the Chinese Government to represent Thailand at the Hand-over Concert for the Hong Kong Hand-over Ceremonies held on July 5th, 1997 alongside international acts such as Wet Wet Wet, Michael Learns to Rock, Lisa Stansfield and All 4 One.

That same year, Tata became the first entertainer in 14 years to receive the coveted Golden Pikkanes God Award presented by the Musical Artist Association of Thailand under the patronage of His Majesty the King of Thailand .

Tata made her film debut in 1997 in the drama "The Red Bike Story" which broke the all-time attendance record upon its release for any movie in the history of Thailand. Her stunning debut earned her the Best Female Actress Award (Thailand) presented at the 4th Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 1997. She followed that up with two other celluloid hits, "O-Negative" and "Plai Tie".

Tata was also chosen to sing "Reach for the Stars" in the opening ceremony for the 13th Asian Games in Bangkok in 1998.

In 2001, she launched a self-titled album under her new record company Tero Records. The album was an instant hit. Almost all of the album's songs, including Shot, A-bo-da-be, Tua Saeb, Wan Jai, Keb Chan Wai Yuen Khang Thoe Tham Mai climbed to the top of the music charts.

In the same year, Tata featured on the cover of Time Magazine in their study of successful Eurasians in Asia.

2002 saw Tata release her second album with Tero Records called "Real TT". The star co-produced the album, co-wrote the songs and laid out the concepts. Hits from this album include Super Fan and Yak Keb Thoe Wai Thang Song Khon.

2004 is considered one of the most important years for Tata Young as she released her English-language debut album "I Believe". The album was officially launched on February 14 th in Singapore. Over 100 reporters from around the world attended her press conference.

In Singapore, she performed and was chosen to join the judging panel at the Miss Singapore 2004 pageant. A well-known sitcom there released a special episode featuring Tata as a special guest.

In India, Tata Young became the first female artist to appear on the front page of 2 newspapers simultaneously. She was also invited to sing the soundtrack for the movie "Dhoom".

In the Philippines and Indonesia, over 20,000 fans queued to see her performance. Tata was also the host of the MTV Music Video Awards in the Philippines.

In Taiwan, Tata became the first Thai artist to be invited to perform at the Golden Melody Awards, or Taiwan 's equivalent of the Grammy Awards. Tata has also worked with F4, Jay Chou, Wang Lee Hom, Jolin Tsai and many other artists.

In Hong Kong and China, "Sexy, Naughty, Bitchy" and "I Believe" climbed to the top of the charts.

Following her rapid successes in Southeast Asia, Tata Young turned her attention to Japan, a nation with a difficult music industry to crack. Tata's hit single "Sexy, Naughty, Bitchy", however, was played on every radio station and climbed to the top of the Zip FM charts and made it to the top ten of the Oregon Charts, one of the most highly-regarded music charts in Japan. Her music video was played every ten minutes on the big screens in Shibuya, a popular teenage hang-out in Japan. Her album sold 300,000 copies in Japan (an astonishing record for an international album) and nearly 1 million units across the Asian region.

During the same year, Tata also sang the theme song to the Bollywood blockbuster film, Dhoom, whose OST album sold over 800,000 units in India, a phenomenal success for a soundtrack.

Her second English-language album, Temperature Rising was released on August 24, 2006. The album features scorching 1st single "El Nin-YO!" which hit #1 in all major charts in Thailand upon release. Just back from a hugely successful launch in Japan, "Temperature Rising" has already shipped 50,000 units and is well on the road to another success in the world's #2 music market.

Source: www.tatayoung.com