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Tan's Music Touches The Elders As Well As The Youth

Born in Enid, Oklahoma, Tanyé Prince began singing at the early age of 3. These days Tanyé goes by Tan, a nickname her late Grandmother used to lovingly called her. She was asked to sing a solo Jesus Loves Me in front of the church. Tan went on to sing with First Missionary Baptist Church under the direction of Stephanie Porter. Because of her love for music, Tan sang with church choirs, school concert choir, show choir, and jazz choir. Tan Prince’s mother got introduced her to her first show choir Electric Youth at 5 years old. Tan’s mom also got her into piano and singing lessons. She studied with Stephanie Sochek. Tanyé’s mom also bought Tan her first instrument, a clarinet. Tan began creative writing at age 12, and wrote her first song at age 14. Inspired by her younger brother Darris, and cousin Athine, Tanyé began recording at age 16 being featured on some of their songs. Tan received accolades by being invited to All-City choir while living in Enid, OK. After moving to Oklahoma City at age 12, Tan studied music and acting while attending Midwest City High School, landing a role as Ado Annie in the stage play Oklahoma directed by Kristy Reese. She also took AP classes, including AP music with Deborah McComb. Because of the direction of Mrs. McComb, Tanyé was encouraged to audition for All-State Choir. Tan was one of 3 students that year who earned a letter jacket for musical performance. Mrs. McComb also suggested she audition for scholarships to college. Rose State College, and The University of Central Oklahoma awarded Tan with scholarships for music. Because Tan became a mother her final year of high school, she took advantage of the scholarship to Rose State College, which was near her home in Midwest City. Tan is inspired by countless and priceless artists like Fantasia, Beyoncé, Lauryn Hill, and Prince. After traveling to Memphis, TN, she failed to make the cut for American Idol, and decided to begin working on her own music. Tan received her broadcasting license, and learned to engineer her first song Hush Hush, and posted it to Myspace. She was discovered by James A. Tillotson with BBG Records. Tanyé also studied at Full Sail University, and began making beats. Tillotson taught Tan many years on production, and the two teamed up on Tan’s first album Shockwave under her former stage name Tanyé SøL. Tanyé created two mixtapes, Respect The Legacy, and IAM TAN PRINCE. The two have teamed up again on Prince’s newest album The Debut *2. The lead single Stuck On Myself is releasing on tanprince.com on July 4th for free downloads as a symbol of Independence. Stuck On Myself will be available for purchase digitally on July 23, 2023. There’s a lot more to the story of Tan Prince, and the story will unfold as we continue forward.