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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 first single, "Sleeping Satellite", which reached No. 1 in the UK and Ireland, reaching the top 20 in 13 other countries (No. 32 in the USA). Her debut album, Great Expectations, was released in October 1992 and reached #8 in the UK charts, earning her a gold disc. Winner of the Brit Award for British Newcomer of the Year in 1993, Tasmin Archer released her second album, Bloom, in 1996, which was not as successful as its predecessor. She left EMI in 1997 due to disagreements with the label, and took a break from the music industry. After a period of inspiration, she returned in 2006 with the album On, released on her own label, Quiverdisc. Her fifth album, A Cauldron of Random Notes, was released in 2025.
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