Tamia is a Canadian R&B singer with a five-octave vocal range. Her style is characterized by soulful melismas and strong, emotive delivery. Tamia’s songs require a great degree of vocal control, power, riffs, and runs. Her technique favors long, sustained belts and vibrato. She also uses subtle glottal attacks and vocal chorusing.

If you want to learn how to sing like Tamia, it's important to start by understanding and mastering the basics of singing technique. A few of Singing Carrots' articles that will be especially helpful for beginners are Vocal range usually, Breath support, and Articulation.

After learning the basic techniques, focus on the following key aspects of Tamia's singing style:

• Range: One of Tamia's most impressive qualities is her huge vocal range. Take our Vocal range test to find out your own range and then start practicing to expand your vocal capabilities.
• Powerful belts: Tamia's singing style makes extensive use of power belts. Focus on developing your breath support and warm-up routines to improve your ability to belt with power and control.
• Vibrato: Tamia uses vibrato to great effect to add emotion and texture to her singing. Learn more about vibrato in our article Singing with Vibrato and try to incorporate it into your own singing practice frequently.
• Riffs and runs: Tamia's songs often include complex riffs and runs. Practice is key when it comes to mastering these. Begin with simple, slow exercises and work up to faster, more complex patterns. Singing Carrots offers multiple options for practice, including our Pitch Training - Educational Singing Game and singing exercises on YouTube.
• Emoting: Tamia's vocals are known for being emotive and expressive. For beginners, learn how to emote by analyzing the lyrics of a song and focusing on the emotional message conveyed. Something that will boost your confidence to achieve this is to follow a course like Singing Carrots' Educational singing course in which you will learn all the required skills from the beginning.
• Song choices: Choose a song from Tamia's catalog that showcases her unique vocal style. Some good options include "You Put a Move on My Heart," "Stranger in My House," or "Officially Missing You." Use our Search songs by vocal range tool to identify versions of these songs that match your own vocal range.

To sum up, to learn to sing like Tamia you need to have a solid grasp of the basics of singing technique and then focus on developing your range, power, vibrato, riffs, and runs. Don't forget the importance of emoting to convey a song's message unambiguously. Be patient, work hard, and apply all the resources available at Singing Carrots like our free Pitch Training - Educational Singing Game. Before long, you'll be belting out soaring, soulful melodies like Tamia herself.