Támar Davis

{{short description|American singer}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

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| name = Támar Davis

| background = solo_singer

| birth_name = Ashley Támar Davis

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| origin = Houston, Texas, U.S.

| genre = R&B, funk, pop

| occupation = Singer

| years_active = 1990–1993 (group)
1998–present (solo)

| label = Universal Records

| associated_acts = Girl's Tyme, Prince, Kelly Rowland, Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, Destiny's Child, Alisan Porter, Nick Hagelin, Bryan Bautista, Ryan Quinn, Kata Hay, Maya Smith, Shalyah Fearing

|website = {{URL|tamardavis.com}}

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Ashley Támar Davis (known professionally as Támar Davis and sometimes simply Támar) is an American singer. She began her career as member of the girl group Girl's Tyme, appearing on Star Search before departing ahead of their transition into Destiny's Child.{{cite book |author=Katie Griffiths |title=Beyoncé: Entertainment Industry Icon |publisher=Cavendish Square Publishing |year=2017 |isbn=9781502627063 |page=13}} A longtime protégé of Prince, she toured with him during the promotion of 3121 (2006),{{cite journal |year=2006 |title=Prince on tour; Támar Davis makes her debut |journal=Vibe |volume=14 |issue=8 |page=148}} and collaborated on the duet "Beautiful, Loved and Blessed", which earned her a nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.{{cite web |author=Gail Mitchell |date=February 23, 2007 |title=Former Prince Protege Tamar Reactivating Career |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1054511/former-prince-protege-tamar-reactivating-career |access-date=June 30, 2017 |publisher=Billboard}}{{Cite web |title=Támar {{!}} Artist {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/tamar/6700 |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=grammy.com}} In 2016, she competed on season 10 of The Voice and later performed with Kanye West's Sunday Service Choir.

Beyond music, Davis starred in Tyler Perry's stage plays Madea's Big Happy Family (2010) and A Madea Christmas (2011). Her career has also extended behind the scenes, working as a music supervisor on multiple television productions, including That Damn Michael Che,{{cite web |date=August 16, 2021 |title=Protégé of Prince who sang with Beyoncé and Kanye makes a new name for herself |url=https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/music/former-member-of-destiny-s-child-ashley-t-mar-16385517 |access-date=January 22, 2022 |website=Houston Chronicle}} and the Netflix documentary Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop.{{Cite web |title=Tamar Davis {{!}} Music Department, Actress, Soundtrack |url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1483963/ |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}