Tata Young (born Amita Marie Young December 14, 1980 in Thailand) is a Thai-American pop and dance music singer, model and actress. A Thai superstar at age 15, she has gone on to international success with the release of her first English-language album I Believe in 2004. She remains an extremely popular performer in Thailand, receiving numerous honors and is a perennial “favorite” pick by magazines and music-video channels.
Tata Young is the only daughter of American father Tim Young and a Thai mother. She started singing and dancing at an early age. At age 11, Tata beat 5,300 other children to be crowned winner of the international division of the nationwide Thailand Junior Singing Contest with her performance of One Night Only. Among the prizes she won was a keyboard, which was presented to her school, the Bangkok Patana School.