Taja Sevelle

Taja Sevelle was accepted into the Berklee College of Music in the same week that she was offered a record deal from the legendary, Prince. The first song she wrote, Love is Contagious became a hit, reaching Top 7 in Europe. Taja has written songs with renowned writers around the world including, Burt Bacharach, Thom Bell, Prince, and Nile Rodgers. She has singing and songwriting credits on over 13 million CDs & Singles sold and streamed. After a bidding war with 9 major record labels, Taja signed a deal with Sony 550, and released her third CD, Toys of Vanity. In 2017, Taja's song, Little Diva, reached Top 30 on the U.S. Billboard Dance/Club Charts. She is also a voice-over actor and sings select commercials. 2022 Taja is the producer and host of a syndicated radio show, "Love is Contagious with Taja Sevelle." Taja Sevelle is recording her 2023 CD, finishing her new novel, and in 2022 she launched a line of "Love is Contagious" merchandise. Humanitarian A noted humanitarian, Taja Sevelle founded Urban Farming, a 501c3 with the mission to "Create an Abundance of Food for All in Our Generation." The organization began by planting 3 community gardens of free food in Detroit. There are now over 66,000 gardens around the world that are a part of the Urban Farming Global Food Chain®. The work of Urban Farming ignited a global movement and has been featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Good Morning America, The Montel Williams Show, CNN, NPR National, the BBC, Fox National, USA Today, The New York Times and over 30,000 other media outlets. Urban Farming has also garnered support from rapper T.I., actor comedian Richard Lewis and his wife, Zac Brown Band, actress Keke Palmer, and actor/activist Ed Begley Jr., among others. Author Taja is the author of From The Root, A Memoir and A Philosophy for Balance in Our World, and has authored two novels, Rain on a River, and 49 Days. She is writing her next novel. Voice-over Actor, Commercial Singer, and Speaker Taja Sevelle has sung in several major commercials including Coke, Sunkist, Friskies, Kohl's, and Coors Light. She has a near 5-octave vocal range and a playful and prolific voice for animated characters, humorous characters, speaking, and reading. Taja speaks all over the world and has been a keynote speaker in more than 150 panels and press conferences including: the Yale Sustainable Agriculture Panel; The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Songwriters Panel in New York; the Congressional Black Caucus Panel on Food Deserts in Washington, D.C., and the Farm Credit Council Convention in Washington, D.C. She has received several notable awards for her philanthropic work, including the Drucker Award, The Brayland Edwards Award, and a Certificate of Congressional Recognition. Inventor Taja invented a kitchen appliance-the electric Buttermaker and she holds three patents for her invention.