Tanya Saint-Val was born in Basse Terre, Guadeloupe, on 15 december 1965. Since 1986, she has released 11 studio albums. She started her career with the Vikings of Guadeloupe, and sang background vocals in different bands until the start of her solo career in 1986. Her breakthrough in France came with the third album,"Zouk à Gogo", which stayed in the French album charts for 14 weeks. After this, she sang with famous French artist including Johnny Hallyday and Michel Sardou.