Q-Tee

Tatiana Mais (also incorrectly credited as Tatsiana Mais) is the birth name of 1990s British songwriter and rapper Q-Tee. She is also known as Tatiana Oriana and Tatiana Ellis.

Early life and education Mais was born in Kidbrooke, in south-east London.

She was signed to a recording contract to Saint Etienne's label, Heavenly Records in her own right four years later, and released one song, "Gimme That Body" in January 1996. The single reached No. 40 on the UK Singles Chart. She also provided rapping vocals on Mark Morrison's 1996 single "Horny".

Other activities In 2008, Mais published Melodies of a Ghetto Princess, which "deals with failed relationships and life changing decisions".

As Tatiana Oriana, she founded the R.O.M.E.L. ("Realising Our Meaning Emancipates Life") Foundation, which seeks to bring about change through the arts, after her son died of a heart condition in 2005. She was later known as Tatiana Ellis.