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Taana Gardner
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Taana Gardner (born September 3, 1960) is an American singer who found her success through West End Records from 1979 to the present day.
She is also a former member of the Aural Exciters.
Early life
Born in Newark, New Jersey (where she currently resides), Taana is the granddaughter of a professional opera singer.
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Her musical career began at the age of eleven when she became active in theater and joined the Harlem Children's Theater Group. Her theater debut was at Lincoln Center as the high priestess in the "Land of the Egyptian," a musical which she also co-wrote.
Taana went on to perform with the Dance Theater of Harlem and the National Black Theater.
Career
Musical beginnings: late 1970s–1980s
Vocalist Taana Gardner was one of the leading lights of West End Records, a New York label that released some of the finest and most influential disco during the