Tara Oram

Tara Oram
Performing at the 2010 Cavendish Beach Music Festival in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Background information
Birth name	Tara Oram
Born	(1984-04-28) April 28, 1984 (age 32)
Origin	Hare Bay, NL
Genres	Country
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2003 – present
Labels	Open Road

Tara Oram (born April 28, 1984) is a Canadian country music recording artist and a top six finalist on the fifth season of Canadian Idol in 2007. In March 2009 Oram received an ECMA for Country Recording of the Year Award.

Oram was born in Hare Bay, Newfoundland but moved frequently during her early years. Oram first moved to the Malton area of Mississauga, Ontario when she was 10 years old, and later to Brampton, where she attended Bramalea Secondary School.

Oram was married October 18th 2014 to Stephen Simms, a local hockey legend from Deer Lake, Newfoundland, at the age of 30. The couple were the focal point of a magical wedding that was shared with a select few family and friends. Oram and Simms enjoyed married life for a brief time, whereby Simms retired from Sr hockey. Before long, the couple ultimately split up after 9 months due to unforeseen circumstances. Oram and Simms sold their family home and permanently separated once the sale was final. Since this time, Simms came out of Sr. hockey retirement and now owns his own personal Distribution company. Oram now resides back in Ontario continuing her singing career and enjoying the single life.

Aged 16 Oram was signed to indie label Wellcraft Music Group and released her first country music single called, "More Than I Dreamed" which was her first top 50 hit. She later toured with a local agency called Performerz, which allowed her to sing in theatres, malls and festivals throughout Ontario. When 19 Oram joined her first real band, Big Catch. The band played the bar/club circuit and corporate events around Ontario for the better part of four years, performing a mix of country, top 40, rock, R'n B and retro. In 2007, Oram auditioned for the hit show Canadian Idol, earning a 6th-place finish on the hit reality show. The next year, Oram signed her first major record deal with Open Road/Universal Music Canada and also appeared on reality TV series called, "The Tara Diaries" on CMT. CMT filmed a Christmas special she hosted, "The Night Before Christmas". In October 2008, Oram's first show as a signed artist was opening for her Idol, Marty Stuart in Halifax, Nova Scotia.