Tara McDonald voted the "Best Voice Of 2010" Dance Scene. Awarded by the magazine "OnlyForDj", Tara is one of the most successful vocalists in the world, with more than 253 performances around the world in a year.
The Queen of clubs !
As a child of 12, she performed in Holland on stage with film legend, Audrey Hepburn, after winning an international singing competition for England. Her parents were fearful of the huge pressure on a 12 year old, so put her career on hold. 'Tara McDonald was born to sing, her voice can cover a huge range of the music spectrum. She has appeared with many of the music giants of rock and pop (Bryan Ferry, Roger Walters ‘Pink Floyd’, Andy Taylor ‘Duran Duran’, Jocelyne Brown, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr…)
253 performances gigs in 2010 !
Tara is an amazingly talented vocalist and songwriter and demonstrates this through her collaborations of worldwide hits. The voice of 'My My My' (US dance music legend Armand Van Helden) yes, these are her vocals. This is one of the songwriters and vocalists most recognized and requested tracks by the electro-dance world. Tara is also the vocalist and co-writer of 'Feel the Vibe' (Swedish house ‘Mafia’ producer Axwell), Get Down' (Todd Terry) and 'Delirious' (David Guetta, the most bankable Dj in the world this year) and numerous other hits. She was also signed for 2 tracks on the album 'Pop Life'! David enthused ‘she can give real authenticity to house music '
The House Music Diva has hits that have flown into the top 10 in international charts and are still played on radio since ... 2008! Suddenly, everyone wants the voice! Tara''s collaborations can very quickly ignite careers: all the greatest DJ's are vying for her to sing and write with them as a guarantee of success
‘She can give real authenticity to house music ' (David Guetta)
She has also worked with Joey Negro, Nervo, Laidback Luke, Afrojack, Mowgli, TV Rock, Funkerman and signed with the Ministry Of Sound/Hed Kandi. Tara was resident singer for Hed Kandi in Ibiza 2009 and 2010, hang on, here! The success helping Tara, is being one of the most requested artistes on the international scene and on festivals linked with more than 253 shows in 2010! A record for a vocalist on the dance scene.
This Queen of clubs has been named in January 2011 'the best voice of the Year 2010' with 26.77% of the votes by 'onlyforDJ'S' magazine', the leading magazine on culture and club DJs. After organizing a huge vote to elect the best of the year from over a hundred different countries, people voted to elect the best of the best! Tara says,'this is the first time, besides the success over the past few years, that I have been rewarded for my work. It's a huge pleasure and privilege to be voted winner of this competition ahead of fellow nominees: Dragonette (Martin Solveig, 25.12%), Luciana (22.96%), Amanda Wilson (12.87%) and Shawnee Taylor (12.24%) ...' A well-deserved reward for one who has recently been dubbed by the magazine FHM ‘The white singer with the black voice’.