Tanya Tagaq

Tanya Tagaq
Tagaq in 2021
Background information
Birth nameTanya Tagaq Gillis
Born (1975-05-05) May 5, 1975
OriginCambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • novelist
  • visual artist
Years active2002–present
Labels
Websitetanyatagaq.com

Tanya Tagaq CM (Inuktitut syllabics: ᑕᓐᔭ ᑕᒐᖅ, born Tanya Tagaq Gillis, May 5, 1975), also credited as Tagaq, is a Canadian Inuk throat singer, songwriter, novelist, actor, and visual artist from Cambridge Bay (Iqaluktuuttiaq), Nunavut, Canada, on the south coast of Victoria Island.