Tamika Houde was born on April 3, 1989 in Grange Hill, Westmoreland where she currently lives. She was educated at the Grange Hill Primary School where she was successful in her GSAT examinations and was placed in the Grange Hill High School where she successfully completed her secondary level education.

As a child she was exposed to Christianity and attended church on a regular basis. She started her singing career at age 3, and was promoted to singing in the junior and youth choir, as well as being the leader of her church’s praise and worship team.

Since then Tamika has performed at several gospel shows in and around Westmoreland. She has entered numerous gospel competitions, including the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Gospel Song Competition and Gospel in the West – Gospel Song Competition.

Tamika was awarded top honors at Gospel in the West as the Best All Round Performer, winning for herself cash award, Gospel in the West first place trophy and a recording contract to release two gospel songs. Her first recordings will be released before the end of 2009.

Her next performances in Westmoreland will be at A.R.K’s Promotion – An Evening of Praise and Worship at the Savanna-la-Mar High School on Sunday October 25 and Gospel Explosion, which features popular gospel artiste Goddy Goddy at Kool Runnings Water Park in Negril, on Saturday November 28.

“Tameka believes that with God all things are possible”.