Tatjana Cameron (néeMatejaš, pronounced[tǎtjanamǎtejaʃ]; born on 1 July 1970), known professionally as Tajči (/ˈtaɪtʃi/TY-chee, Croatian:[tǎjtʃi]), is a Croatian singer, television show host, published author and blogger, who now lives in the United States.
In late 2004, she and her family relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio, a more central location for her heavy touring schedule with concerts. In 2011, Yamaha Entertainment Group produced a remake of her mega-hit from the 1990s "Dvije zvjezdice". She released an indie pop album Awaken in 2013 on which she collaborated with Bryan Lennox, a Grammy Award-winning producer. Tajči wrote a full-length musical, My Perfectly Beautiful Life, which was produced by Cincinnati Playwright Initiative at the Jarson-Kaplan Theatre in February 2010.
Tajči, her husband and their three children relocated to Franklin, Tennessee in 2014, the same year she started producing and hosting TV show "Waking Up in America"[2] and in 2015 founded "Waking Up Revolution", a multi platform brand. She is also a certified Holistic Life Coach through Radiant Health Institute, certified as 65 hours of Approved Coach Specific Training Hours by the International Coach Federation.[1]
Collaborating with Nashville songwriters, Tajči co-wrote "Window in the Wall" (Tom Paden, Eddie Kilgallon, Tajči) a song recorded by Olivia Newton-John and Chloe Latanzzo, and in 2023 "Holding Out My Hand" (Steve Leslie, Tajči). In 2024, Tajči was a guest on HRT's travel documentary television series Sretni gradovi, where she discussed her life in Tennessee in an episode dedicated to Nashville.[3]
Personal life
Tajči married Matthew Cameron, whom she met in church, in 1999.[4][5] The couple have three sons, Dante, Amadeus, and Blais.
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She lost her husband Matthew to Stage 4 non smokers' lung cancer in 2017.[1]
Her sister is Croatian-American actress and singer Sanja Matejaš, known as Sanya Mateyas.[7]