Tanita Tikaram - Songs of Love and Sobriety

Tanita Tikaram is a British pop/folk singer-songwriter. She achieved chart success with the singles "Twist in My Sobriety" and "Good Tradition" from her 1988 debut album, Ancient Heart became top 10 hits around Europe and the album sold around 4 million copies worldwide. She was only 19 years old. Both the single Twist In My Sobriety and Tanita were nominated at the 1989 Brit Awards for Best British Single and Female Artist categories respectively. She is known for her powerful, husky voice, and poetic and somewhat obscure lyrics. Her follow-up albums did not achieve the same commercial success, but she has remained a powerful voice for her art and she has always been able to deliver some great songs throughout her career.