Tasmin Archer is a British singer and songwriter born on August 3, 1963 in
Bradford, England. Of Jamaican origin, she grew up in Yorkshire and, after
secretarial studies, worked as a sewing machine operator, then as a clerk at
Leeds Crown Court. With a passion for music, she began singing backing vocals
for the band Dignity and performed with various local groups. She also
frequented Bradford's Flexible Response Studios, where she collaborated with
John Beck and John Hughes, forming the group The Archers. In 1990, she signed a
contract with EMI, and two years later released her f...