Tila Tequila
It may be best to talk about Tila Tequila as a performer, rather than use more traditional music-industry terms like singer, rap artist or entertainer. In fact, fans of independent music are still struggling to find a label for what she brings to the show. She acts, she sings, she raps. However, what she does best is talk back.
The numbers certainly show that her style and appearance make her one of the most popular individuals among indie music fans and followers of the current scene, as well as among Web crawlers. Visitors are flocking to her sites by the millions. But this self-described “bitch” has no desire to be the sweetest friend you have. Some early social networking sites asked her to leave because she is so up front in the way she presents herself. But a number of long-standing print magazines have devoted space to Tequila, primarily because she is so popular among visitors to networking sites such as MySpace.com.
Writer Lev Grossman probably hit as close to home as possible in a recent issue of Time magazine. He wrote, “Her self-published single, the profane and attitudinous F___ Ya Man, now playing on her MySpace page, has logged 13 million spins. (To listen to it is to hear the sound track of a million parents’ dreams dying.)”
For Tila Nguyen, of Vietnamese ancestry via Houston, Texas (yes, Houston), self-confidence and 21st century technology are two main pieces in a popularity puzzle.
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I actually just started watching Tila Tequila’s reality show on MTV, and it’s kind of interesting. I didn’t even really know she was so popular before the show, but then again I’m not much of a Myspace lurker. Does anybody happen to know if she is the one who sings the theme song for her reality show, A Shot at Love?
I too have been catching Tila Tequila’s show “A Shot at Love” on MTV. I had no idea she was a singer. She is a gorgeous little thing with a great personality. I am strangely taken by this reality show and am curious to see who she picks. I am also curious to see if the show actually ends in a shot at love for her or another love match on a reality show that doesn’t move on any further. I wish her luck at love and her music career. I am sure we will be seeing much more of Ms. Tequila.
I knew she was a singer, and I have never liked her voice or style of music. But it is blatantly obvious that millions of others disagree with. Could it possibly be because of her looks? Yes, I do think so. I could also never get into her reality show either. It just seemed faked and forced; not for me.
It’s hard to find a genuine reality tv show these days anyhow, I was kind of interested in her show. I’ve heard a couple of her songs since the show, and I’m just not too impressed. She might sound good to me if I liked her lyrics, but it just seems to me that she is trying too hard.
Could it be that maybe Tila Tequilla’s success is not just due to what some people (I’m not among them) think is true-blue musical talent, but also to good self-promotion, a take-me-as-I-am attitude, and yes, good ol’ fashioned sex appeal?
Correct me if I’m wrong, since I don’t follow her career much, but isn’t she also the girl who has the most “friends” on MySpace?
Actually, the only reason Tila Tequila is as big as she is today is because of the way she has promoted herself. She does have the most friends on Myspace, and is supposed to be one of the first people to ever be on it.
She has done a lot of promotion, but it sometimes seems like she’s not exactly who she claims to be.
Yeah, I heard she even has more Myspace friends than the founder, Tom, does.
I agree, it is all about the marketing and promotion, and not so much talent. She reminds me a bit of Madonna. I personally do not think Madonna has a lick of talent music wise. It is unbelievable how many times Madonna has been sued for Copyright infringement. But one thing they both have is business smarts, or at least someone with business smarts who guided them the right way.