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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Tajči
| name = Tajči
| image = Tajci christmas dvd.jpg
| image = Tajci christmas dvd.jpg
| alt = Tajči at St. Jerome's Church in Chicago, 2006
| alt = Tajči - Christmas Concert in Chicago, 2006
| caption = Tajči at St. Jerome's Church in Chicago, 2006
| caption = Tajči Christmas Concert in [[Chicago]], 2006
| image_size = 250
| image_size = 250
| background = solo_singer
| background = person
| birth_name = Tatjana Matejaš
| birth_name = Tatjana Matejaš
| alias = Tajči
| alias = Tajči, Tatiana Cameron
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|07|01}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|7|1}}
| birth_place = [[Zagreb]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]], today [[Croatia]] {{flagicon|CRO}}
| birth_place = [[Zagreb]], [[Socialist Republic of Croatia|SR Croatia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]] {{small|(now [[Croatia]])}}
| death_date =
| death_date = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}}
| death_place =
| death_place =
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[rock music|rock]]
| genre = {{flatlist|
*[[Pop music|Pop]]
*[[Rock music|rock]]
*[[Pop Jazz]]
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| occupation = singer-songwriter
*[[Singer/ Songwriter]]
⚫
| instrument = piano, guitar, vocal
}}
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| years_active = 1987–present
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| occupation = Singer-songwriter

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| instrument = {{flatlist|
| label = [[Jugoton]]<br>City Records<br>Alka Records
*Piano
*guitar
*vocals
}}
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| years_active = 1987–present
| label = {{flatlist|
*[[Croatian Records]]
*Cameron Productions (Tajko Music)
*[[Jugoton]]
}}
}}
}}


'''Tajči Cameron''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|aɪ|tʃ|i}}; {{IPA-hr|tǎjtʃi|hr}}; born '''Tatjana Matejaš''', {{IPA-sh|tǎtjana mǎtejaʃ|pron}}, 1 July 1970 in [[Zagreb]]) is a [[Croatia]]n singer, TV show host, published author and blogger.
'''Tatjana Cameron''' ({{née|'''Matejaš'''}}, {{IPA|sh|tǎtjana mǎtejaʃ|pron}}; born on 1 July 1970), known professionally as '''Tajči''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|aɪ|tʃ|i}} {{respell|TY|chee}}, {{IPA-hr|tǎjtʃi|lang}}), is a Croatian singer, television show host, published author and blogger, who now lives in the [[United States]].


==Career==
==Career==
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As a pop star in the former [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Tajči won the national selection of RTV [[Zagreb]], [[SR Croatia]] and represented [[Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest|Yugoslavia]] at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1990]]. The contest was held at Zagreb and she sang the song "[[Hajde da ludujemo]]" ("Let's go crazy"). Her Yugoslav music career was cut short by the [[breakup of Yugoslavia]] and subsequent [[Yugoslav wars|war]].
As a pop star in the former [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Tajči won the national selection of RTV [[Zagreb]], [[SR Croatia]] and represented [[Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest|Yugoslavia]] at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1990]]. The contest was held in Zagreb and she sang the song "[[Hajde da ludujemo]]" ("Let's go crazy"). Her Yugoslav music career was cut short by the [[breakup of Yugoslavia]] and the subsequent [[Yugoslav wars|war]].


She left Croatia in 1992 and a year later graduated from the [[American Musical and Dramatic Academy]] in New York. She appeared in numerous off Broadway productions and landed a lead role in "Miracle of Christmas" a mega-production at [[Sight & Sound Theatres|Sight and Sound Theatre, Lancaster, Pennsylvania]]. During her time in New York, she was signed by Camile Barbone and produced "Age of Love" CD recorded at [[Long View Farm]]s Studio.
She left Croatia in 1992 and a year later graduated from the [[American Musical and Dramatic Academy]] in New York.<ref name=CS>{{cite web |url=https://catholicspeakers.com/profiles/tajci-cameron |title=Tatiana 'Tajci' Cameron |website=catholicspeakers.com |publisher=Catholic Speakers |access-date=28 December 2019 }}</ref><ref name=PAL>{{cite web |url=https://www.performingartslive.com/Events/Tajci-Waking-Up-In-America-Harvey-Auditorium |title=Tajci - Waking Up In America |website=performingartslive.com |publisher=Performing Arts Live |access-date=28 December 2019 }}</ref> She appeared in numerous off Broadway productions and landed a lead role in "Miracle of Christmas" a mega-production at [[Sight & Sound Theatres|Sight and Sound Theatre, Lancaster, Pennsylvania]]. During her time in New York, she was signed by Camile Barbone and produced the "Age of Love" CD recorded at [[Long View Farm]]s Studio.


In 1994, she returned to Croatia and starred in a production of ''[[Kiss Me Kate]]'' by [[Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc in Rijeka|Croatian National Theatre, Rijeka]]. She moved to Los Angeles in 1997 seeking to expand her performing skills through television and film. She continued her musical theater career with roles in [[Brigadoon]] produced by [[Starlight Bowl (San Diego)|Starlight Theatre in San Diego]] and ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'' at the [[San Gabriel Mission Playhouse]]. In 1997-98, she produced a series of benefit concerts at the [[Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles|Sacred Heart Retreat House in Alhambra, California]], where she met Matthew Cameron, whom she married in 1999. She ended up performing music in [[Roman Catholic]] churches while auditioning for roles, some of which she rejected because they required nudity.
In 1994, she returned to Croatia and starred in a production of ''[[Kiss Me Kate]]'' by [[Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc in Rijeka|Croatian National Theatre, Rijeka]]. She moved to Los Angeles in 1997 seeking to expand her performing skills through television and film. She continued her musical theater career with roles in [[Brigadoon]] produced by [[Starlight Bowl (San Diego)|Starlight Theatre in San Diego]] and ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'' at the [[San Gabriel Mission Playhouse]]. In 1997-98, she produced a series of benefit concerts at the [[Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles|Sacred Heart Retreat House in Alhambra, California]], where she met Matthew Cameron, whom she married in 1999. She ended up performing music in [[Roman Catholic]] churches while auditioning for roles, some of which she rejected because they required nudity.
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In late 2004, she and her family relocated to [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], a more central location for her heavy touring schedule with concerts. In 2011, [[Yamaha Entertainment Group]] produced a remake of her mega-hit from the 1990s "Dvije zvjezdice". She released an indie pop album ''Awaken'' in 2013 on which she collaborated with Bryan Lennox, a [[Grammy Award]]-winning producer. Tajči wrote a full-length musical, ''My Perfectly Beautiful Life'', which was produced by Cincinnati Playwright Initiative at the [[Aronoff Center for the Arts|Jarson-Kaplan Theatre]] in February 2010.
In late 2004, she and her family relocated to [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], a more central location for her heavy touring schedule with concerts. In 2011, [[Yamaha Entertainment Group]] produced a remake of her mega-hit from the 1990s "Dvije zvjezdice". She released an indie pop album ''Awaken'' in 2013 on which she collaborated with Bryan Lennox, a [[Grammy Award]]-winning producer. Tajči wrote a full-length musical, ''My Perfectly Beautiful Life'', which was produced by Cincinnati Playwright Initiative at the [[Aronoff Center for the Arts|Jarson-Kaplan Theatre]] in February 2010.


Tajci, her husband and their three children relocated to [[Franklin, Tennessee]] in 2014, the same year she started producing and hosting TV show "Waking Up in America" and in 2015 founded "Waking Up Revolution", a multi platform brand. She is also a certified Holistic Life Coach through Radiant Health Institute, certified as 65 hours of Approved Coach Specific Training Hours by the [[International Coach Federation]].
Tajči, her husband and their three children relocated to [[Franklin, Tennessee]] in 2014, the same year she started producing and hosting TV show "Waking Up in America"<ref name=PAL/> and in 2015 founded "Waking Up Revolution", a multi platform brand. She is also a certified Holistic Life Coach through Radiant Health Institute, certified as 65 hours of Approved Coach Specific Training Hours by the [[International Coach Federation]].<ref name=CS/>

Collaborating with Nashville songwriters, Tajči co-wrote "Window in the Wall" (Tom Paden, Eddie Kilgallon, Tajči) a song recorded by [[Olivia Newton-John]] and [[Chloe Lattanzi|Chloe Latanzzo]], and in 2023 "Holding Out My Hand" (Steve Leslie, Tajči). In 2024, Tajči was a guest on [[Croatian Radiotelevision|HRT]]'s travel documentary television series ''[[Sretni gradovi]]'', where she discussed her life in Tennessee in an episode dedicated to [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://magazin.hrt.hr/zabava/sretni-gradovi-5-11860019|title=Susret Martine i Tajči u Americi: 'Tu su moji ljudi, pajdaši, muzičari'|publisher=[[Croatian Radiotelevision]]|date=20 November 2024|access-date=27 November 2024|trans-title=Martina and Tajči's meeting in America: 'My people, buddies, musicians are here'|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241122022909/https://magazin.hrt.hr/zabava/sretni-gradovi-5-11860019|archive-date=22 November 2024}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Tajči married Matthew Cameron, whom she met in church, in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.24sata.hr/show/tajci-suprug-mi-se-nije-svidio-na-prvu-zvao-me-je-tjednima-222722|title=Tajči: Suprug mi se nije svidio na prvu, zvao me je tjednima|publisher=[[24sata (Croatia)|24 sata]]|accessdate=27 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.story.hr/tatiana-cameron-tajci-napisala-dirljivu-posvetu-suprugu-za-15-godina-braka-231917|title=Tatiana Cameron Tajči napisala dirljivu posvetu suprugu za 15 godina braka|publisher=Story.hr|accessdate=27 July 2016}}</ref> The couple have three sons, all raised in the [[Catholic church|Roman Catholic]] faith.
Tajči married Matthew Cameron, whom she met in church, in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.24sata.hr/show/tajci-suprug-mi-se-nije-svidio-na-prvu-zvao-me-je-tjednima-222722|title=Tajči: Suprug mi se nije svidio na prvu, zvao me je tjednima|publisher=[[24sata (Croatia)|24 sata]]|access-date=27 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.story.hr/tatiana-cameron-tajci-napisala-dirljivu-posvetu-suprugu-za-15-godina-braka-231917|title=Tatiana Cameron Tajči napisala dirljivu posvetu suprugu za 15 godina braka|publisher=Story.hr|access-date=27 July 2016}}</ref> The couple have three sons, Dante, Amadeus, and Blais.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.svjedocanstva.com/ostalo/glazba-i-video/prica-tatjane-cameron-ex-matejas-tajci/13-18-74.html|title=Priča Tatjane Cameron (ex Matejaš) Tajči|publisher=Svjedočanstva.com|accessdate=27 July 2016}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.svjedocanstva.com/ostalo/glazba-i-video/prica-tatjane-cameron-ex-matejas-tajci/13-18-74.html|title=Priča Tatjane Cameron (ex Matejaš) Tajči|publisher=Svjedočanstva.com|access-date=27 July 2016}}</ref>


She lost her husband Matthew to Stage 4 non smokers' lung cancer in 2017.
She lost her husband Matthew to Stage 4 non smokers' lung cancer in 2017.<ref name=CS/>


Her sister is Croatian-American actress and singer [[Sanya Mateyas|Sanja Matejaš]], known as Sanya Mateyas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jutarnji.hr/spektakli/ups/sanja-matejas-glumi-ukrajinsku-prostitutku/2879366/|title=Sanja Matejaš glumi ukrajinsku prostitutku|author=Tina Premec|language=Croatian|date=December 12, 2009|publisher=[[Jutarnji list]]|access-date=February 1, 2019}}</ref>
Her sister is Croatian-American actress and singer [[Sanya Mateyas|Sanja Matejaš]], known as Sanya Mateyas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jutarnji.hr/spektakli/ups/sanja-matejas-glumi-ukrajinsku-prostitutku/2879366/|title=Sanja Matejaš glumi ukrajinsku prostitutku|author=Tina Premec|language=hr|date=December 12, 2009|publisher=[[Jutarnji list]]|access-date=February 1, 2019}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
*''[[Hajde Da Ludujemo]]'' (1990)
*''[[Hajde Da Ludujemo]]'' (1990)
*''Bube u glavi'' (1991)
*''Bube u glavi'' (1991)
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*''All american'' (1991)
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*VHS ''Bube u glavi'' (1991)
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*''The best of Tajči'' (1992)
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*''Taichi Eqinocij'' (1997)
*''Struggles & Graces'' (1997)
*''Struggles & Graces'' (1997)
*''Now and Forever'' (2000)
*''Now and Forever'' (2000)
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*''A Chance to Dream'' (2006)
*''A Chance to Dream'' (2006)
*''Need A Break'' (2008)
*''Need A Break'' (2008)
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*''All american'' (1991)
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*''The best of Tajči'' (1992)
*''The love collection'' (2011)
*''The love collection'' (2011)
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*''Taichi Eqinocij'' (1997)
*''God bless America'' (2010)
*''God bless America'' (2010)
*''Dell'aurora tu sorgi piu bella'' (2011)
*''Dell'aurora tu sorgi piu bella'' (2011)
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*VHS ''Bube u glavi'' (1991)
*''AWAKEN'' (2014)
*''AWAKEN'' (2014)


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==External links==
==External links==
{{Wikinews|Past Eurovision contestants give advice to this year's performers, speculate on who will win|Interview with Tajči in the run-up to Eurovision 2009}}
{{Wikinews|Past Eurovision contestants give advice to this year's performers, speculate on who will win}}
*{{en icon}} [http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060309/LIFE/603090334/-1/CINCI Cincinnati Enquirer: From pop stardom to an inner light]
*{{in lang|en}} [http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060309/LIFE/603090334/-1/CINCI Cincinnati Enquirer: From pop stardom to an inner light]
*{{hr icon}} [http://www.index.hr/clanak.aspx?id=323698 "Nisam požalila prekid karijere"]
*{{in lang|hr}} [http://www.index.hr/clanak.aspx?id=323698 "Nisam požalila prekid karijere"]
*{{en icon}} [http://tajci.net/ Official Site]
*{{in lang|en}} [http://tatianacameron.com Website: TatianaCameron.com]
*{{en icon}} [http://WakingUPRevolution.com/ WakingUpRevolution Site]
*{{en icon}} [http://idobelieve.com/ iDoBelieve.com]


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Tajči
Tajči - Christmas Concert in Chicago, 2006
Tajči Christmas Concert in Chicago, 2006
Background information
Birth nameTatjana Matejaš
Also known asTajči, Tatiana Cameron
Born (1970-07-01) 1 July 1970 (age 54)
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia)
Genres
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instruments
  • Piano
  • guitar
  • vocals
Years active1987–present
Labels

Tatjana Cameron (née Matejaš, pronounced [tǎtjana mǎtejaʃ]; born on 1 July 1970), known professionally as Tajči (/ˈtaɪtʃi/ TY-chee, Croatian: [tǎjtʃi]), is a Croatian singer, television show host, published author and blogger, who now lives in the United States.

Career

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As a pop star in the former Yugoslavia in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Tajči won the national selection of RTV Zagreb, SR Croatia and represented Yugoslavia at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990. The contest was held in Zagreb and she sang the song "Hajde da ludujemo" ("Let's go crazy"). Her Yugoslav music career was cut short by the breakup of Yugoslavia and the subsequent war.

She left Croatia in 1992 and a year later graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York.[1][2] She appeared in numerous off Broadway productions and landed a lead role in "Miracle of Christmas" a mega-production at Sight and Sound Theatre, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. During her time in New York, she was signed by Camile Barbone and produced the "Age of Love" CD recorded at Long View Farms Studio.

In 1994, she returned to Croatia and starred in a production of Kiss Me Kate by Croatian National Theatre, Rijeka. She moved to Los Angeles in 1997 seeking to expand her performing skills through television and film. She continued her musical theater career with roles in Brigadoon produced by Starlight Theatre in San Diego and The Phantom of the Opera at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse. In 1997-98, she produced a series of benefit concerts at the Sacred Heart Retreat House in Alhambra, California, where she met Matthew Cameron, whom she married in 1999. She ended up performing music in Roman Catholic churches while auditioning for roles, some of which she rejected because they required nudity.

In late 2004, she and her family relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio, a more central location for her heavy touring schedule with concerts. In 2011, Yamaha Entertainment Group produced a remake of her mega-hit from the 1990s "Dvije zvjezdice". She released an indie pop album Awaken in 2013 on which she collaborated with Bryan Lennox, a Grammy Award-winning producer. Tajči wrote a full-length musical, My Perfectly Beautiful Life, which was produced by Cincinnati Playwright Initiative at the Jarson-Kaplan Theatre in February 2010.

Tajči, her husband and their three children relocated to Franklin, Tennessee in 2014, the same year she started producing and hosting TV show "Waking Up in America"[2] and in 2015 founded "Waking Up Revolution", a multi platform brand. She is also a certified Holistic Life Coach through Radiant Health Institute, certified as 65 hours of Approved Coach Specific Training Hours by the International Coach Federation.[1]

Collaborating with Nashville songwriters, Tajči co-wrote "Window in the Wall" (Tom Paden, Eddie Kilgallon, Tajči) a song recorded by Olivia Newton-John and Chloe Latanzzo, and in 2023 "Holding Out My Hand" (Steve Leslie, Tajči). In 2024, Tajči was a guest on HRT's travel documentary television series Sretni gradovi, where she discussed her life in Tennessee in an episode dedicated to Nashville.[3]

Personal life

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Tajči married Matthew Cameron, whom she met in church, in 1999.[4][5] The couple have three sons, Dante, Amadeus, and Blais. [6]

She lost her husband Matthew to Stage 4 non smokers' lung cancer in 2017.[1]

Her sister is Croatian-American actress and singer Sanja Matejaš, known as Sanya Mateyas.[7]

Discography

[edit]
  • Hajde Da Ludujemo (1990)
  • Bube u glavi (1991)
  • All american (1991)
  • VHS Bube u glavi (1991)
  • The best of Tajči (1992)
  • Taichi Eqinocij (1997)
  • Struggles & Graces (1997)
  • Now and Forever (2000)
  • Emmanuel – The Story of Christmas (2002)
  • Let It Be – Mary's Story (2003)
  • I Thirst (2004)
  • Zlatna kolekcija (2004)
  • A Chance to Dream (2006)
  • Need A Break (2008)
  • The love collection (2011)
  • God bless America (2010)
  • Dell'aurora tu sorgi piu bella (2011)
  • AWAKEN (2014)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tatiana 'Tajci' Cameron". catholicspeakers.com. Catholic Speakers. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Tajci - Waking Up In America". performingartslive.com. Performing Arts Live. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Susret Martine i Tajči u Americi: 'Tu su moji ljudi, pajdaši, muzičari'" [Martina and Tajči's meeting in America: 'My people, buddies, musicians are here']. Croatian Radiotelevision. 20 November 2024. Archived from the original on 22 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Tajči: Suprug mi se nije svidio na prvu, zvao me je tjednima". 24 sata. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Tatiana Cameron Tajči napisala dirljivu posvetu suprugu za 15 godina braka". Story.hr. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Priča Tatjane Cameron (ex Matejaš) Tajči". Svjedočanstva.com. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  7. ^ Tina Premec (12 December 2009). "Sanja Matejaš glumi ukrajinsku prostitutku" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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