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2014 INTERVIEW TARA MCDONALD THEGAYUK FEB/MARCH FASHIONMONTHLY 13 January 2014 INTERVIEW By Trenz Pruca One of the hardest working vocalists, song writer and gay icons known to man Tara McDonald is almost ready to unleash her debut album, but this won’t have been the first time you’ve heard her steel-like vocals. Remember the Armand Van Helden hit MY MY MY back in 2005? - Yes that’s her! Remember the Axwell stonker FEEL THE VIBE? - Yes that’s her! David Guetta’s DELIRIOUS? Yep that’s her too! Gay boys I present… Tara, performing at Prides around the UK in 2014. Sooooooo Tara, since our last interview, what have you been up to? It’s been a crazy year, lots of touring, finishing my album (which will be released this year on Mercury/Universal), writing songs for other artists and continuing to work on my radio show called "I Like This Beat". The radio show is now weekly on Gaydio radio every Sunday at 9pm in the UK and every Friday on JemmOne Radio.  It’s also now weekly in over 50 countries and on 56 FM stations worldwide and still growing! I'm actually going to call my album "I Like This Beat" too. Oh and I also now have a cute little dog, she's a miniature Schnauzer called Annie and she's featured in my new music video. Tell us a little more about your single Shooting Star! Some of it’s in French…. Ooooo la la! That’s right I've made a duet with the French Canadian singer Zaho called "Shooting Star" it’s now in the top 15 on French radio and I'm here in Paris today on 29