The birth of her son was like a consecration for Shy’m. A year later, the singer celebrated the first birthday of her precious baby on January 22, 2022. On Instagram, she unveiled a black and white snapshot of the newborn on the first day of her life and then a photograph a year later. “1 day yesterday. 1 year today. The caress of my life. Happy 1 year my son.” she wrote in the caption. Very discreet about her private life, the interpreter of the title Woman of color always wanted to keep the face of her son secret, just like the identity of the father whose name she never revealed.
Only revelation of the artist, born under the name of Tamara Marthe, she wished to call her son tahoma. To pay tribute to her son and prove her unconditional love to him, the pretty brunette has also had her first name tattooed on her neck. Interviewed by the Women’s Journal on October 28, 2021, the pretty brunette who starred in the series Profiling in 2020 had explained why she had chosen this first name so particular for her first child. “I remember it was on the set of my music video called Together, and at that moment, I had the idea of calling it Tao. I talk about the first name with my stylist, I was still pregnant, and he tells me that his cousin’s name is Tahoma. Since I had already heard the name Tao on some children, I found Tahoma very pretty and poetic. I wanted an original name“ she confided.
A great victory for Shy’m who has in the past been the victim of an ectopic pregnancy. “There, the planets aligned, at the right time, with the right person. I welcome this news with great happiness (…) It is an event in my life, as a woman and as an artist. I wanted to come back as a woman with intensity, power. That’s how I felt when I found out about my pregnancy“, she confided to Pure charts the day after the announcement of her pregnancy.