{{Short description|American singer and model}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Tanerélle | image = | caption = | birth_name = Tanerélle Stephens | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|04|09}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tenerèlle pianity |url=https://pianity.com/artist/tanerelle |website=pianity.com}}</ref> | birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, US | genre = {{hlist|R&B|Neo-soul|Afrofuturism}} | years_active = 2015–present | label = Republic Records (former) }} '''Tanerélle Stephens''' (born April 9, 1994), known mononymously as '''Tanerélle''', is an American singer, songwriter, and model.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spindle |url=https://spindlemagazine.com/black-excellence-9-black-female-rb-artist-than-need-to-be-heard |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=spindlemagazine.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Press Play At Home: Tanerélle Journeys To The Cosmos In An Alluring Performance Of "A Trip Through Space To Clear My Mind" {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://grammy.com/news/press-play-home-tanerelle-live-performance-trip-through-space-clear-my-mind |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=grammy.com}}</ref>

== Early life ==

Stephens was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She was born to a single mother as the only child.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2018-09-26 |title=Meet songstress Tanerélle Stephens |url=https://rollingout.com/2018/09/26/meet-songstress-tanerelle-stephens/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=rollingout.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

She grew up listening to artists like Ray Charles, Outkast, Ludacris, and Usher.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atlanta-born, L.A.-based artist Tanerélle is a master of manifestation |url=https://colorsxstudios.com/editorials/tanerelle-interview |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=colorsxstudios.com |language=en}}</ref>

At the age of 18 she moved to Los Angeles and pursued a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-26 |title=Tanerélle: Introducing the Seductive Songstress |url=https://musicmattersmedia.com/2020/06/25/tanerelle-introducing-the-seductive-songstress/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Music Matters Media |language=en-US}}</ref>

== 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.<ref name=":0" />

She supported singer Ari Lennox on an international tour in 2020.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Tanerélle Wants Her Sensual Space Jams To Make You Feel 'Yummy' |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/49iw89/tanerelle-82-moons-interview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307022713/https://www.mtv.com/news/49iw89/tanerelle-82-moons-interview |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=MTV |language=en}}</ref> In the same year her single ''Nothing Without You'' was featured in Season 3 of the HBO television series Insecure.<ref name=":1" />

In December 2020, Stephens modelled as a Playboy Playmate.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gray |first=Arielle |date=2020-12-23 |title=Tanerélle Was Bullied for Her 'Saggy Breasts.' Now She's a Playboy Playmate |url=https://www.glamour.com/story/tanerelle-saggy-breasts-playboy |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Glamour |language=en-US}}</ref>

Stephens was a support act for the artist JoJo on the US leg of her tour in 2022.<ref name=":2" />

Stephens co-composed the music for the film Nanny released in 2022.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt10931784/fullcredits |title=Nanny (2022) - IMDb |access-date=2024-06-17 |via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> This received a nomination for Outstanding Original Score at the 2023 Black Reel Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=23rd Black Reel Award Nominees |url=https://www.blackreelawards.com/23rdblackreelawardsnoms |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Black Reel Awards |language=en-US}}</ref>

Stephens founded an independent record label called ''Mama Saturn Enterprises'' through which she released some of her music.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-02 |title=Tanerélle and Turunesh's Guide to Going Indie |url=https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/tanerelle-turunesh-independent-artist/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Highsnobiety |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2022-02-11 |title=Tanerélle is "Love" |url=https://officemagazine.net/taner%C3%A9lle-%E2%80%9Clove%E2%80%9D |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Office Magazine |language=en}}</ref> In May 2024 it was announced that she had been signed by Republic Records.<ref name=":1">{{Cite magazine |last=Mitchell |first=Gail |date=2024-05-29 |title=Republic Buzzes With Signing of Indie Artist Tanerélle, Release of New EP 'Electric Honey' |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/republic-signs-indie-artist-tanerelle-new-ep-electric-honey/ |access-date=2024-06-17 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Personal life == Stephens is bisexual.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tanerélle's New Song Is the Bisexual Alien Love Ballad You Need |url=https://www.out.com/out-exclusives/2018/12/25/tanerelles-new-song-bisexual-alien-love-ballad-you-need |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=www.out.com |language=en}}</ref> She has a dog called Pluto.<ref name=":3" />

== Discography ==

=== EPs === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Title !Artist !Year !Label |- |11:11 |Tanerélle |2017 |Self-released |- |82 Moons |Tanerélle |2022 |Mama Saturn Enterprises |- |Electric Honey |Tanerélle |2024 |Republic Records |- |The Burnout |Tanerélle |2025 |Mama Saturn Enterprises |}

=== Singles === '''2015:'''

* Siren

'''2017:'''

* Boys Like You

'''2018:'''

* In Women We Trust * Dreamgirl * HER * Love from NGC 7318

'''2019:'''

* Won't * Continuum * Mama Saturn * A Trip Through Space to Clear My Mind * After the Beep

'''2020:'''

* Nothing Without You * Star (A$AP Ferg Remix)

'''2021:'''

* Mama Saturn's Galactica * Star (Shelley FKA DRAM Remix) * Good Good * No One Else

'''2022:'''

* SAMSARA * Starseed

'''2023:'''

* Smear Campaign * For Sport

'''2024:'''

* Better Days - A COLORS SHOW * Better Days * Let Me In * I Wish * For Her (Chemtrails) [feat. Machinedrum] '''2025:'''

* Feels Like Love

== References == <references /> == External links == * [https://musicbrainz.org/artist/772a926d-9b49-44af-adfc-5bd98eefb06a Tanerélle] at MusicBrainz * [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/taner%C3%A9lle-mn0003937507 Tanerélle] at AllMusic * [https://www.deezer.com/en/artist/9680566 Tanerélle] at Deezer * {{imdbname|7464978}}

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