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{{Short description|American contemporary R&B group}}
{{about|the R&B group|the eponymous album by the group|Trina & Tamara (album)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| origin = [[Gary, Indiana|Gary]], [[Indiana]], U.S.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/trina-tamara-mn0000749089/biography|title=Trina & Tamara {{!}} Biography |website=[[AllMusic]]|last=Ankeny|first=Jason|access-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref>
| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| years_active = 1990s
| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
* [[Jesse Powell]]
* [[Somethin' for the People]]<ref name="allmusic"/>
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*Trina Powell<ref name="vibe">{{cite journal|last=Steiner|first=Laurie|date=August 1999|title=Vibe|title-link=Vibe (magazine)|journal=Vibe Vixen|publisher=[[SpinMedia]]|page=94|issn=1070-4701}} Retrieved September 6, 2015.</ref>
* Tamara Powell
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'''Trina & Tamara''' are an American [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] duo from [[Gary, Indiana]],<ref name="allmusic"/> who were active in the late 1990s. The group was composed of sisters Trina Powell (born April 18, 1974)<ref name="vibe"/><ref name="allmusic2">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/trina-mn0001878205|title=Trina Powell {{!}} Credits |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref> and Tamara Powell. They are the younger sisters of fellow contemporary R&B singer [[Jesse Powell]].<ref name="allmusic"/> In 1997, the duo appeared on the song "[[My Love Is the Shhh!]]" by [[Somethin' for the People]], which peaked at number 4 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="allmusic3">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/somethin-for-the-people-mn0000033663/awards|title=Somethin' for the People {{!}} Awards |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref> Their next single, "What'd You Come Here For?" was released in 1999. It peaked at number 14 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] [[record chart|chart]],<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/trina/chart-history/bsi/|title=Trina|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> and number 56 on the Hot 100.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/trina/chart-history/hsi/|title=Trina|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> Their album, the eponymous ''[[Trina & Tamara (album)|Trina & Tamara]]'', was released shortly after<ref name="allmusic4">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/trina-tamara-mw0000241049|title=Trina & Tamara - Trina & Tamara {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=September 6, 2015}}</ref> and peaked at number 99 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|R&B]] albums chart.<ref name="allmusic5"/>

In 2016, the sisters announced they were working on an autobiographical book titled ''The Sisterfriend Journey'', which is based on their relationship (and many years of fallout) as sisters, songwriters, and women.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/TamaraPowellMusic/posts/10154656817147080] {{dead link|date=May 2022}}</ref> It was released on March 15, 2017.<ref>{{Cite book |isbn = 978-0692839133|title = The Sisterfriend Journey|last1 = Powell|first1 = Trina Tamara|date = 2017-03-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FGeorgePortades%2Fposts%2F1294861723934241%3A1 |title=Archived copy |website=[[Facebook]] |access-date=2022-05-10 |archive-date=2022-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510113356/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FGeorgePortades%2Fposts%2F1294861723934241%3A1 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url-access=limited |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/100000192727337/1660695873946821 |archive-date = 2022-04-30| url = https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1660695873946821&set=a.210598842289872.67776.100000192727337&type=3 |title = Trina Bell on Facebook |website=[[Facebook]]}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.officiallytamara.com/shop/the-sisterfriend-journey |title=The Sisterfriend Journey Book — Tamara Powell |access-date=2017-03-27 |archive-date=2017-03-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328105524/https://www.officiallytamara.com/shop/the-sisterfriend-journey |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable"
!align=center rowspan=2 width=150|Title
!align=center rowspan=2 width=210|Album details
!align=center|Peak chart positions<ref name="allmusic5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/search/artists/trina+tamara|title=Artist Search for "trina tamara"|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref>
|-
![[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|U.S. R&B]]
|-
|valign=center|''[[Trina & Tamara (album)|Trina & Tamara]]''
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* Released: {{start date|1999|5|11}}<ref name="allmusic4"/>
* Label: C2/[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
* Formats: [[Gramophone record|LP]], [[compact disc|CD]]
|align=center valign=center|99
|}

===Singles===
<ref name="discogs">{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/207130-Trina-Tamara|title=Trina & Tamara Discography|website=[[Discogs.com]]|access-date=September 8, 2015}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!align=center valign=center width=50 rowspan=2|Year
!align=left valign=center rowspan=2|Song
!align=center colspan=2|Peak chart positions<ref name="allmusic3"/>
!align=left valign=center rowspan=2|Album
|-
!align=center width=50|[[Billboard Hot 100|U.S. Hot 100]]
!align=center width=50|[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|U.S. R&B]]
|-
|align=center valign=center|1998
|align=left|"What'd You Come Here For?" 
|align=center|56
|align=center|14
|align=left valign=center|''Trina & Tamara'' 
|}

====As featured artist====
{| class="wikitable"
!align=center valign=center width=50 rowspan=2|Year
!align=left valign=center rowspan=2|Song
!align=center colspan=4|Peak chart positions<ref name="allmusic3"/>
!align=left valign=center rowspan=2|Album
|-
!align=center width=50|[[Billboard Hot 100|U.S. Hot 100]]
!align=center width=50|[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|U.S. R&B]]
!align=center width=50|[https://www.billboard.com/charts/pop-songs/1997-12-20 U.S. Pop]
!align=center width=50|[https://www.officialcharts.com/ U.K.]
|-
|align=center valign=center|1997
|align=left|"[[My Love Is the Shhh!]]" {{small|([[Somethin' for the People]] featuring Trina & Tamara)}}
|align=center|4
|align=center|2
|align=center|27<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/pop-songs/1997-12-20|title = Pop Airplay|magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date = 2 January 2013}}</ref>
|align=center|64<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/my%20love%20is%20the%20shh/|title=my love is the shh | full Official Chart History|website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref>
|align=left valign=center|''[[This Time It's Personal (Somethin' for the People album)|This Time It's Personal]]'' 
|}

==Bibliography==
*''The Sisterfriend Journey'' (2017)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{AllMusic|id=mn0000749089}}
* {{Discogs artist|Trina & Tamara}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Trina and Tamara}}
[[Category:American contemporary R&B musical groups]]
[[Category:Columbia Records artists]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Indiana]]
[[Category:Contemporary R&B duos]]
[[Category:Female musical duos]]
[[Category:Sibling musical duos]]
[[Category:Musicians from Gary, Indiana]]

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