The eldest of six children, Blaise was born in London, but at the age of three moved with her family to Ireland and grew up in Aughrim County Wicklow.
However, despite regular touring including a Midem showcase and a London live club residency, Kaydee never quite hit the big time.
Having just decided to go solo, Tara received a call from a friend who connected her with John Hughes, (manager of The Corrs, Musical Director of Alan Parker's film of The Commitments, and former musician with Minor Detail).
'Paperback Cliché' was a huge radio hit in Ireland, gaining more than 400 plays, and listed at No 2 in the Irish artist airplay chart, and was featured in the movie Tara Road.
The album Dancing on Tables Barefoot was released in the summer of 2005, and described by Hot Press as 'a warm and honest record, lit by a genuine sense of personal adventure, and delivered with feeling and panache in equal measure'.
A slightly different version of Dancing on Tables Barefoot was released in Spain in February 2006 on the DRO/Atlantic label, part of the Warner Music Group.
In July 2006 Tara toured Spain in support of the second single 'Paperback Cliché', playing a special acoustic concert in Santiago de Compostela, plus live in-store appearances in FNAC (Madrid) and Discos Castello (Barcelona).
Accompanied by Irish guitarists Anthony Drennan and Conor Brady, these appearances prefaced future acoustic shows to be announced.
In April 2006 Blaise appeared as 'Beth' in the first stage production of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds alongside Justin Hayward, Russell Watson, and Chris Thompson.
The production toured the UK (including the Royal Albert Hall and Wembley Arena where the DVD was shot) and Ireland 13–30 April 2006 and prior to that Tara opened the show at a special concert in Trafalgar Square.