Born in 1961 in Manchester, England to Nigerian parents, Tella's career began as a part of the Black Beautiful Circus.
In the late 1980s she had a major success on the UK reggae chart with "Spell", and contributed to a charity record in aid of victims of Hurricane Gilbert released under the collective name Windjammer.
In 1996 she had several successes on the reggae chart both with Vivian Jones, and solo with "Searching for the One" and "Happy Home".
[1] In 1997 she toured internationally with Saint and Campbell, appeared at London's Notting Hill Carnival alongside Beenie Man and the Main Street Crew, and received a nomination for Best British Reggae Artist at the MOBO Awards.
[1] A second album was issued in 2000, recorded mostly in New York City and produced by Sidney Mills of Steel Pulse.