Tanerelle Stephens

Biography

Tanerélle Stephens (born April 9, 1994), known mononymously as Tanerélle, is an American singer, songwriter, and model.

== Early life == Stephens was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She was born to a single mother as the only child. She grew up listening to artists like Ray Charles, Outkast, Ludacris, and Usher. At the age of 18 she moved to Los Angeles and pursued a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting.

== Career == Stephens released her first single Sirens in 2015. She went on to crowdfund her first EP called 11:11 through Kickstarter, which was released in 2017. She supported singer Ari Lennox on an international tour in 2020. In the same year her single Nothing Without You was featured in Season 3 of the HBO television series Insecure. In December 2020, Stephens modelled as a Playboy Playmate. Stephens was a support act for the artist JoJo on the US leg of her tour in 2022. Stephens co-composed the music for the film Nanny released in 2022. This received a nomination for Outstanding Original Score at the 2023 Black Reel Awards. Stephens founded an independent record label called Mama Saturn Enterprises through which she released some of her music. In May 2024 it was announced that she had been signed by Republic Records.

== Personal life == Stephens is bisexual. She has a dog called Pluto.

== Discography ==

=== EPs ===

=== Singles === 2015:

Siren 2017: