Titiyo (born Titiyo Yambalu Felicia Jah, 23 July 1967), is a pop singer-son… Read Full Bio ↴Titiyo (born Titiyo Yambalu Felicia Jah, 23 July 1967), is a pop singer-songwriter, from Solna, Sweden. She is stepsister to Eagle-Eye Cherry, half-sister of Neneh Cherry, daughter of Amahdu Jah (her Sierra Leone-born percussionist father, aka Ahmadu Jarr, of The Highlife Orchestra) & Maylen Bergström (her mother). She has won four Swedish Grammys.
It was Neneh Cherry who first pointed Titiyo in the direction of performing, encouraging her to sing and prompting her, too, to seek out musical directions that Swedish pop had rarely visited in the past. By 1987, Titiyo was fronting her own band, performing rare groove covers on the Stockholm circuit before signing to the local Telegram label in 1989. She also sang background vocals for a range of Swedish artists, including Army of Lovers and Jakob Hellman.
The title of Sweden's Queen of Soul might not seem one of modern music's most coveted crowns but, in Sweden itself, there is little doubt that Titiyo not only merits all the acclaim lavished by her homeland, but that international acclaim has already demolished borders across much of Europe too.
Titiyo scored her first hit that June, when Talking to the Man in the Moon climbed to number six on the Swedish chart. After the Rain reached number 13 in November and the following summer brought Titiyo's self-titled debut album. It reached number three and also brought her to the attention of American audiences, via a well-received Arista release. An imminent breakthrough, however, was placed on hold when Titiyo withdrew for two years to raise her newborn first child; it was September 1993 before she resurfaced, with a cover of Aretha Franklin's Never Let Me Go a number 25 Swedish hit.
This Is Titiyo, her second album, followed in 1993. Featuring guest appearances from both of her parents (Titiyo's mother is an accomplished pianist), the album spun off further hits Back and Forth and Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming and, even before Titiyo made her London début at the Astoria in February 1994, garage remixes of several tracks were established club favourites.
Over the next two years, Titiyo's activities were largely confined to guest work. She appeared with the Blacknuss All Stars (It Should Have Been You) and Stakka Bo & the Flesh Quartet ("We Vie"), and duetted with sibling Eagle-Eye Cherry on a track from the Best Laid Plans movie soundtrack, "Worried Eyes." Her own next album, Extended, finally arrived in late 1997, a self-produced/composed epic highlighted by the hit single Josefin Dean.
As usual, another lengthy silence followed the album's release, a four-year gap that was finally broken in 2001 by Come Along. Recorded with the songwriting team of Peter Svensson (the Cardigans) and Jocke Berg (Kent), and produced by Tore Johansson, Come Along received a U.S. release (through Lava) in August 2002.
After a lengthy hiatus, Warner Music released a greatest hits album named Best of Titiyo in 2004, which included a few new songs. One of these songs, Loving Out of Nothing , charted within the top-20 in Sweden in early 2005.
In spring 2008, Titiyo was asked to contribute vocals to Kleerup's single Longing for Lullabies (Feat. Titiyo). Released in April 2008 in Scandinavia, the single has since reached the top 20 in Denmark and top 10 in Sweden.
Titiyo released her fifth album, Hidden, on the Swedish independent label Sheriff late 2008. The album mainly feature self-penned material but also results of collaborations with the likes of Kleerup, Moto Boy, and Goran Kajfes of Oddjob. So far videos for Stumble to Fall and Awakening have been released.
It was Neneh Cherry who first pointed Titiyo in the direction of performing, encouraging her to sing and prompting her, too, to seek out musical directions that Swedish pop had rarely visited in the past. By 1987, Titiyo was fronting her own band, performing rare groove covers on the Stockholm circuit before signing to the local Telegram label in 1989. She also sang background vocals for a range of Swedish artists, including Army of Lovers and Jakob Hellman.
The title of Sweden's Queen of Soul might not seem one of modern music's most coveted crowns but, in Sweden itself, there is little doubt that Titiyo not only merits all the acclaim lavished by her homeland, but that international acclaim has already demolished borders across much of Europe too.
Titiyo scored her first hit that June, when Talking to the Man in the Moon climbed to number six on the Swedish chart. After the Rain reached number 13 in November and the following summer brought Titiyo's self-titled debut album. It reached number three and also brought her to the attention of American audiences, via a well-received Arista release. An imminent breakthrough, however, was placed on hold when Titiyo withdrew for two years to raise her newborn first child; it was September 1993 before she resurfaced, with a cover of Aretha Franklin's Never Let Me Go a number 25 Swedish hit.
This Is Titiyo, her second album, followed in 1993. Featuring guest appearances from both of her parents (Titiyo's mother is an accomplished pianist), the album spun off further hits Back and Forth and Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming and, even before Titiyo made her London début at the Astoria in February 1994, garage remixes of several tracks were established club favourites.
Over the next two years, Titiyo's activities were largely confined to guest work. She appeared with the Blacknuss All Stars (It Should Have Been You) and Stakka Bo & the Flesh Quartet ("We Vie"), and duetted with sibling Eagle-Eye Cherry on a track from the Best Laid Plans movie soundtrack, "Worried Eyes." Her own next album, Extended, finally arrived in late 1997, a self-produced/composed epic highlighted by the hit single Josefin Dean.
As usual, another lengthy silence followed the album's release, a four-year gap that was finally broken in 2001 by Come Along. Recorded with the songwriting team of Peter Svensson (the Cardigans) and Jocke Berg (Kent), and produced by Tore Johansson, Come Along received a U.S. release (through Lava) in August 2002.
After a lengthy hiatus, Warner Music released a greatest hits album named Best of Titiyo in 2004, which included a few new songs. One of these songs, Loving Out of Nothing , charted within the top-20 in Sweden in early 2005.
In spring 2008, Titiyo was asked to contribute vocals to Kleerup's single Longing for Lullabies (Feat. Titiyo). Released in April 2008 in Scandinavia, the single has since reached the top 20 in Denmark and top 10 in Sweden.
Titiyo released her fifth album, Hidden, on the Swedish independent label Sheriff late 2008. The album mainly feature self-penned material but also results of collaborations with the likes of Kleerup, Moto Boy, and Goran Kajfes of Oddjob. So far videos for Stumble to Fall and Awakening have been released.
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Titiyo Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Titiyo:
1989 Well, I'm afraid of that picture From 1989 Faded colors and …
After the Rain We all know that feeling when nothing is going your way,…
Awakening when our wishes become ashes and our dreams stay in our…
Before the Day Before the day is over I'll be gone And you'll have…
Break My Heart You were coming back straight, coming back straight From the…
Come Along Play with it while you have hands Dust settles, cities…
Come along (active dance remix (Oh, come along with me) Play with it while you have…
Det gåtfulla folket Barn är ett folk och de bor i ett främmande…
Drottningen är tillbaka Finns ingen stans att gå Den svarta himmelen blir blå yeah O…
Feels Like Heaven Heaven is closer now today, the sound is in my…
Första låten Snö och champagne Nu sjunker solen, nu sjunker solen I bubbe…
Fram till kanten Ingen som ringer, Ett skrynkligt NK kvitto Lever drömmen, Nå…
Given Thing Everything's a given thing We give in to everything Love is …
Hold Her Tight He feels emotions flow The sun is rising slow And makes her…
I Need You Now I'm fine don't believe it You know me enough to know…
I See Good in People I see good in people, I see good in people,…
Jag lovar Jag såg en film om Atlantis Såg oss sjunka i en…
Jammin' With the Man In the Moon Morning has arrived, open my eyes Watching the sun, painting…
Last Time So where do we go from here Now that we're lost? So…
Longing for Lullabies Someday, as I look at the sun I think of you And…
Love Has Left Your Eye I don't need an explanation I'll settle for just a sound I…
Lovin' Out of Nothing Uh huh Oh yeah, oh yeah Once out of love there's no…
Men bara om min älskade väntar Om idag inte var en ändlös landsväg Och inatt en vild…
My Heart Won You were coming back straight, coming back straight From the…
Right of wrong You're playing with fire I'm getting, oh, so tired You need …
See Good in People I see good in people, I see good in people,…
Show I live with the ghosts Upstairs on the fifth floor I give…
Sister Surround You're a rhyme without reason And you know it so well Who's…
Själen av en vän Du var hans vän å de var ett tag sen. Ni…
Självantänder En vanlig tisdag i november Vi tar ett ögonblick, i sänder D…
Solna Solna, kom igen, Du gav mig sommrar om igen och sen Solna Ja…
Soptippsvärld Vaknar upp 03 till något bitterljuvt Vaknar upp 03 i en…
Stumble to Fall Set out on a dangerous path Just like in a dream…
Talking to the Man in the Moon Morning has arrived, open my eyes Watching the sun, painting…
Taxi I baksätet igen På fyra hjul som rullar Regn och vasagatan h…
Time This world has no patience, time It's spinning while we're w…
Vi kommer aldrig att dö Skriv en bok som alla läser ge pengar till ett…
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