Tifa Biography

Jamaica’s upcoming dancehall and singing sensation, Tifa’s interest in music developed from a very young age, listening to musical legends such as Earth Wind and Fire, Patti Labelle and Aretha Franklin. Growing up with her stepfather, Sampalue, the reggae producer who assisted in the building of several music careers including Lady Saw, gave her a deep-rooted love for dancehall music.

While attending Wolmer’s Preparatory, Tifa was actively involved in the school choir, drama club and dance troupe. As recognition for her choreographing talents grew, so did her passion for singing and song-writing.

In early 2005, she decided to put her music first, recording on her stepfather’s record label Diamond Rush Records. She also collaborated with a number of his artists and sang backup for a short while. Teaming up with many of Jamaica’s prominent producers, Tifa positioned herself to become a hit-maker and succeeded with releases like: Kitty Police on the Show Off rhythm. Great success came later with releases like: Crawny Gal, the chart topping Bottom of the Barrel and the hard-hitting, Spell It Out that became a global street anthem.

A slew of other tracks have been released including Tick It Like a Clock on Stephen McGregor’s ‘Boasty’ rhythm, New Man on the ‘Mash Up’ rhythm, produced by Christopher Birch, Sick produced by Equiknoxx Music, Boasty Wid It on the ‘Style & Swagger’ rhythm produced by Ballaz Production and Why, produced by Don Corleone - which is a dancehall ballad revealing Tifa’s versatility not only as a DJ but also as a singer. She also released a cover of Junior Tucker’s If I Could Fly to rave reviews. Her Collaborations include being featured on Ludacris’ How Low remix which also features Ward 21 and rapper Teff.

Winner of five E.M.E. awards in 2009, including one for Most Improved Artist, Tifa has also been given nods by Stone Love Awards, Youth View Awards. She boasts having been the first female reggae/dancehall artist to perform in the Czech Republic.