"TARA RENEE" SINGER/SONGWRITER/RECORDING ARTIST

Tara Renee was born and raised in West Virginia but resides in Michigan. Tara sings from the heart and her passion is performing and writing music. Tara is known for her Powerful Diverse Vocals and is inspired by many styles of music. She is mostly known for belting out Popular Music that many artists wouldnt even try! Tara started singing at the age of 5 where she sang in church and school choirs. Her talent was first recognized when she was singing in her room at age 13 and was mistaken for the radio! She continued to pursue her passion and graduated high school with a music/singing scholarship to Glenville State College in West Virgina. Tara started competing in singing contests in her early 20's and quickly became one of the most awarded singers in the region! Some of her awards include.......

2008 Best Female Vocalist for FOE 1907State Competition

2008 2nd Place Female Vocalist of the National FOE Convention in Reno Nevada

2010 Karaoke USA Winner 

2011 Thunder Country Idol

2011 Williams County Idol  

just to name a few........

In 2011 Tara competed against singers from Ohio, Michigan and Indiana and won the Grand Prize including a Cash Prize and opened for Country Super Star Trace Adkins, she performed in front of a crowd of over 30,000 people in Fort Loramie Ohio at the Country Concert (a Country Festival that has been around since the 80's! 

After her amazing experience she became well known in the tristate area and it inspired her to start her own band. Tara had other dreams and goals to complete first. Tara had always dreamed about writing her own music and also always wanted to be a mom! Tara had the opportunity to move to Nashville Tennessee but decided to start a family. She gave birth to a beauitiful baby boy that she named Tracen, which was inspired by (Trace Adkins). It tooks some time to get the hang of being a new Mama but it made the passion for music stronger so Tara started her own band in 2014. Tara had to juggle being a new mom, a full time job and starting a band but that didnt stop her from following her dreams! In 2016 Tara gave birth to a beautiful baby girl that she named Teslynn to go along with her brother to keep the T name tradition. Tara still managed to blaze a trail across the mid-west treating fans to her incredible vocals! Tara says having children changed her and helped her become the songwriter and performer she is today! In 2018 the band decided to take a different direction and changed the band name to Tara Renee to set the focus towards her unique songwriting and drive for music! Tara released her first Original Single titled "Country Rock" in 2019 and her second single December 2020 titled "Being A Mom"  Tara has other music available on most streaming platforms including a collaboration with "Joe Shultz"titled "I Love You" released July 2021 along with her Newest Original released September 2021 titled "I Never Knew"  Tara's most recent single titled "It's My Turn" written by  "Joe Shultz" was released Febuary 2022 and is also available on most streaming platforms! Tara and her band Won Battle of The Bands Blissfield Raisin River Festival in 2021! The band has also opened up for some National Talent including, "Janet Gardner (Lead Vocalist from the 80's female band "Vixen" In October 2021 The band also opened up for"The Band Rehab" known for their smash hit (Bartender Song) "Sittin At The Bar"  Recently Tara and her band opened up for and shared the stage with rising Country Star "Chase Matthew" in January 2022!  

Lastly Tara and her band have been picked to perform for 7 days at Cedar Point this summer August 8th through the 14th!! This is exciting news and they are grateful to be apart of this wonderful opportunity!   Tara and her band along with her Acoustic Duo will be playing all around the Tri State Area and look forward to meeting everyone in 2022!