Tamara Jade
The Voice season 19 · Eliminated in the Semi-finals – Fan Week
Where are they now
Tamara Jade is a singer from Bowie, Maryland, and a 2012 Oberlin graduate. Werq, featuring KevOnStage, came out on July 25, 2025. By May 2023 she was a cast member of A Black Lady Sketch Show, and in 2024 she sang and danced on the European leg of Doja Cat's Scarlet Tour.
Career
- 2012
In 2012 she completed a double degree at Oberlin in sociology and vocal performance.
- 2016
She performed at the Apollo Theater from 2016 through 2020.
- 2019
In 2019 she was a backup singer and dancer for Lizzo, including the MTV Video Music Awards.
- 2020
The Voice, season 19
Eliminated in the Semi-finals – Fan Week
- 2020
Season 19 began with her four-chair turn.
- 2022
At the 64th Grammy Awards in 2022 she performed with John Legend.
- 2023
On April 24, 2023 the cast of A Black Lady Sketch Show released Girls Trippin', featuring Gabrielle Dennis, Robin Thede, Skye Townsend, DaMya Gurley, Tamara Jade, and Angel Laketa Moore.
- 2024
At the 66th Grammy Awards in 2024 she was a vocal arranger and vocalist alongside Jon Batiste.
- 2024
In 2024 she sang and danced on the European leg of Doja Cat's Scarlet Tour.
- 2024
Jxngle released Breathe, featuring Tamara Jade, on March 14, 2024.
- 2025
Lunar RAE released Later, featuring Tamara Jade, on January 29, 2025.
- 2026
James Harris released African Smile Remix Versions, featuring Tamara Jade, on January 6, 2026.
More milestones
- Date not documented
By May 24, 2023 she was a cast member of A Black Lady Sketch Show.
- Date not documented
She has worked with Doja Cat, Cory Henry and the Funk Apostles, Lizzo, Tituss Burgess, Ledisi, Jason Michael Webb, Victory Boyd, Madonna, Tori Kelly, PJ Morton, and Usher.
- Date not documented
She started an online business selling ginger juice.
- Date not documented
She was scheduled to tour in 2025 as featured vocalist and host on KevOnStage's Life from the Back Pew Comedy Tour.
- Date not documented
She was supposed to open for Lenny Kravitz on a tour in Europe, and that plan would have conflicted with The Voice audition.
Discography
| Title | Type | Year | Label | RIAA certification | U.S. sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prove Me Wrong (Unplugged) | Single | 2019 | Tamara Jade Music | Not documented | Not applicable |
| Self Aware | Album | 2019 | Tamara Jade Music | Not documented | Not documented |
| Better (feat. Aaron Marcellus, with Brandon Watts) | Single | 2020 | Tamara Jade Music | Not documented | Not applicable |
| Hair Down | Single | 2020 | Tamara Jade Music | Not documented | Not applicable |
| Girl Like Me | Single | 2022 | Baxter House Music | Not documented | Not applicable |
| Take My Crown | Single | 2023 | Baxter House Music | Not documented | Not applicable |
| Energy | Single | 2024 | Tamara Jade Music | Not documented | Not applicable |
| Werq (feat. KevOnStage) | Single | 2025 | Tamara Jade Music | Not documented | Not applicable |
Sources
- Bowie Singer Wows 'Voice' Teams, Music Legend — Patch, October 21, 2020.
- Tamara Jade grew up in Bowie. Now she's a rising star on NBC's The Voice — The Baltimore Sun, November 19, 2020.
- Get to Know Tamara Jade '12 — Oberlin College and Conservatory, November 9, 2020.
- iTunes Lookup API: Tamara Jade — Apple.
- Tamara Jade's fantastic journey into the entertainment industry — Our Weekly, May 24, 2023.
- Bio — Tamara Jade.
- The Voice (American TV series) season 19 — Wikipedia, May 12, 2026.
- Tamara Jade — Tamara Jade.
Other The Voice season 19 finalists
The Voice season 19: all finalists and their careers · Semifinalists