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2001:

Nominated for 1 Juno Award (March 4, 2001):
Best R&B/Soul Recording: A Nu Day - Tamia

February 2000:

Nominated for 1 Grammy Award:
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal: Spend My Life With You - Eric Benet feat. Tamia

January 2000:

Spend My Life With You single certified Gold (500,000 copies sold)

1999:

Tamia nominated for 1 Bam Magazine's California Music Awards:
Outstanding R&B Album: "Tamia" - Tamia

Tamia nominated for 3 Detroit Music Awards:
Outstanding National Single: So Into You - Tamia
Outstanding Local R&B Artist/Group: Tamia
Outstanding R&B/Urban/Funk Vocalist: Tamia

2 of Tamia's music videos nominated for MVPA Awards (Music Video Production Association)
(nominations go to the director of the video)
Directorial Debut of the Year: So Into You (dir: Harvey White) 
Urban/R&B Video of the Year: Imagination (dir: Paul Hunter)

Tamia nominated for 2 Juno Awards (music awards in Canada):
Best New Solo Artist: Tamia
Best R&B/Soul Recording: "Tamia" - Tamia

1998:

Tamia's self-titled debut album reaches Gold status in Japan (according to the Qwest Website)

1997:

Nominated for 3 Grammy Awards:
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: You Put A Move On My Heart - Tamia
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal: Slow Jams - Babyface & Tamia With Portrait, Barry White & SWV
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals: Missing You - Brandy, Tamia, Gladys Knight & Chaka Khan

1996:

Named by Newsweek magazine (January 15, 1996) as one of 10 up and coming stars to watch out for in 1996.

July 1996:

Invited to perform You Put A Move On My Heart at a performance for Queen Elizabeth II of England and President Nelson Mandela of South Africa, celebrating the first State visit by a South African president to England. It took place at the historic Royal Albert Hall in London, and featured other performers such as Phil Collins, Hugh Masakela, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and other South African groups.

1994:

Awarded the Steve Ross Music Scholarship as an Honor Youth Delegate at the American Academy of Achievement's thirty-third Annual Salute to Excellence.

1993:

Won the Canadian YTV Achievement Award in the Vocal category.


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