Tara Oram (born April 28, 1984) is a Canadian country music recording artist and TV personality. She was a top six finalist on the fifth season of Canadian Idol in 2007. In 2009, Oram received the "Rising Star" Canadian Country Music Award and was nominated for a Juno Award, for Country Album of the Year, for her debut album Chasing the Sun.
At age 16 Oram was signed to indie label Wellcraft Music Group and released her first country music single called, "More Than I Dreamed" which was her first top 50 hit. She later toured with a local agency called Performerz, which allowed her to sing in theatres, malls and festivals throughout Ontario. When 19 Oram joined her first real band, Big Catch. The band played the bar/club circuit and corporate events around Ontario for the better part of four years, performing a mix of country, top 40, rock, R'n B and retro. In 2007, Oram auditioned for the hit show Canadian Idol, earning a 6th-place finish on the hit reality show.[1] The next year, Oram signed her first major record deal with Open Road/Universal Music Canada and also appeared on reality TV series called, "The Tara Diaries" on CMT.[2] CMT filmed a Christmas special she hosted, "The Night Before Christmas".[3] In October 2008, Oram's first show as a signed artist was opening for her Idol, Marty Stuart in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
In 2009, CMT and YTV Oram appeared a celebrity judge on the TV series, "Karaoke Star Junior".[4]
Oram became a judge on YTV's Canadian reality TV show, The Next Star since Season 5, which premiered July 18, 2012.
Awards and nominationsedit
Oram received nominations for the 2009 East Coast Music Awards in the categories Female Solo Recording of the Year and Video of the Year, and won in the Country Recording of the Year award.[6] She also received a CRMA (Canadian Radio Music Award) nomination as Best New Group/Solo Artist. On February 2, 2009 Oram was nominated for a Juno Award in the Country Recording of the Year category. Oram won the 2009 CCMA Rising Star award. She was also nominated for Rising Star, Female Artist of the Year and Video of the Year.[7]
In 2015, Tara Oram received a Star on Brampton's Walk of Fame.[citation needed]
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^"Newfoundland Native Tara Oram Holds Benefit For Communities Affected by Hurricane Igor". Open Road Recordings. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
^"Tara Oram Loves Canada's Karaoke Kids". cmt.ca. January 31, 2009. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification The reason given is No sourcing for much of personal life info Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Tara Oram news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2018 Learn how and when to remove this message Tara Oram born April 28 1984 is a Canadian country music recording artist and TV personality She was a top six finalist on the fifth season of Canadian Idol in 2007 In 2009 Oram received the Rising Star Canadian Country Music Award and was nominated for a Juno Award for Country Album of the Year for her debut album Chasing the Sun Tara OramPerforming at the 2010 Cavendish Beach Music Festival in Prince Edward Island Canada Background informationBirth nameTara OramBorn 1984 04 28 April 28 1984 age 40 OriginHare Bay NewfoundlandGenresCountryOccupation s Singertelevision personalityInstrument s Vocals guitarYears active2003 presentLabelsOpen Road Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Awards and nominations 3 Discography 3 1 Albums 3 2 Singles 3 3 Music videos 4 Awards and nominations 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editOram was born in Hare Bay Newfoundland but moved frequently during her early years Oram first moved to the Malton area of Mississauga Ontario when she was 10 years old and later to Brampton where she attended Bramalea Secondary School Career editAt age 16 Oram was signed to indie label Wellcraft Music Group and released her first country music single called More Than I Dreamed which was her first top 50 hit She later toured with a local agency called Performerz which allowed her to sing in theatres malls and festivals throughout Ontario When 19 Oram joined her first real band Big Catch The band played the bar club circuit and corporate events around Ontario for the better part of four years performing a mix of country top 40 rock R n B and retro In 2007 Oram auditioned for the hit show Canadian Idol earning a 6th place finish on the hit reality show 1 The next year Oram signed her first major record deal with Open Road Universal Music Canada and also appeared on reality TV series called The Tara Diaries on CMT 2 CMT filmed a Christmas special she hosted The Night Before Christmas 3 In October 2008 Oram s first show as a signed artist was opening for her Idol Marty Stuart in Halifax Nova Scotia In 2009 CMT and YTV Oram appeared a celebrity judge on the TV series Karaoke Star Junior 4 On July 10 2010 Oram was the opening act for Taylor Swift and performed at the second annual Cavendish Beach Music Festival in Cavendish Prince Edward Island singing to a crowd of more than 35 000 people 5 Oram became a judge on YTV s Canadian reality TV show The Next Star since Season 5 which premiered July 18 2012 Awards and nominations edit Oram received nominations for the 2009 East Coast Music Awards in the categories Female Solo Recording of the Year and Video of the Year and won in the Country Recording of the Year award 6 She also received a CRMA Canadian Radio Music Award nomination as Best New Group Solo Artist On February 2 2009 Oram was nominated for a Juno Award in the Country Recording of the Year category Oram won the 2009 CCMA Rising Star award She was also nominated for Rising Star Female Artist of the Year and Video of the Year 7 In 2015 Tara Oram received a Star on Brampton s Walk of Fame citation needed Discography editAlbums edit Title Details Chasing the Sun Release date October 7 2008 Label Open Road Recordings Revival Release date July 19 2011 Label Open Road Recordings Singles edit Year Single Peak positions Album CAN 2008 Fly Girl 1 Chasing the Sun 538 Stars 5 2009 Go to Bed Angry 16 Living the Dream 50 2011 1929 Revival Kiss Me When I Fall Music videos edit Year Video Director 2008 Fly Girl Stephen Scott 538 Stars 2009 Go to Bed Angry Warren P Sonoda 2011 1929 Margaret MalandruccoloAwards and nominations editYear Association Category Result 2009 Juno Awards of 2009 Country Recording of the Year Chasing the Sun Nominated Canadian Country Music Association Female Artist of the Year Nominated Rising Star Won CMT Video of the Year Go to Bed Angry Nominated 2011 Female Artist of the Year Nominated 2012 Female Artist of the Year NominatedSee also editCanadian Idol Season 5 Recap of Canadian IdolReferences edit Lindsey Ward August 14 2007 Oram booted from Canadian Idol Canoe Archived from the original on July 10 2012 Retrieved May 23 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Shows The Tara Diaries CMT 2011 Retrieved May 23 2011 Newfoundland Native Tara Oram Holds Benefit For Communities Affected by Hurricane Igor Open Road Recordings Retrieved May 23 2011 Tara Oram Loves Canada s Karaoke Kids cmt ca January 31 2009 Retrieved May 23 2011 Fans line up for world class talent in Cavendish Commuting the Guardian Archived from the original on March 7 2012 Retrieved August 1 2010 Hey Rosetta triumphant at East Coast Music Awards CBC March 1 2009 Retrieved May 23 2011 CMT Congratulates The 2009 Canadian Country Music Awards Nomenees channelcanada com July 29 2009 Archived from the original on January 4 2010 Retrieved May 23 2011 External links editTara Oram s channel on YouTube Tara Oram s Management Company Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tara Oram amp oldid 1219942029, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
