Tanya Pillay

With musical roots fused together in hip hop, neo soul, funk, jazz, and RnB, Tanya is an artist not defined by just one genre.

Encouraged by music teachers growing up, and being raised in church, she has over 20 years of experience in the music scene under her belt.


In 2011, Tanya joined the Australian urban hip hop group ‘The Commission’, a collective of independent hip hop artists that come together to empower, impact & inspire young people.

The Commission have toured the country, sharing the stage with local and international artists including US artist Sevin, grammy award winning hip hop artist Lecrae, and also opening as support act for grammy award winning gospel duo Mary Mary in Sydney.

Tanya has performed & collaborated with some amazing local and international talent including Genesiz, Mr. G Reality, Izzy & The Profit and underground Aussie hip hop crew Krosswerdz.


2014 saw the release of her first single “It’s A New Year”, which caught the attention of radio stations locally and internationally.

Continuing to perform within Sydney’s live gig scene, in early 2016, she formed the soul, funk band Honey Funk, gigging for an array of events.

On November 22nd 2019, she released a new single titled "Roar" featuring Genesiz, which debuted at number 3 on the Australian iTunes Inspirational charts and number 1 on the Australian Christian Rap charts. It is available on iTunes, Apple Music, Google Play, Amazon, Spotify, and all major media and streaming outlets.