Tina Cousins
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| Background information | ||
| Genre(s) | Dance, Electronica, Dance-pop, Trance | |
| Years active | 1998 - present | |
| Label(s) | All Around The World (UK), Big Records (Australia) | |
| Website | http://www.tinacousins.com/ | |
Tina Cousins is a singer of electronic music, from Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, born April 20, 1971. She has placed several singles in the UK top 20, both as a solo artist and in collaboration with other artists. She has also achieved great popularity in Australia and had some hits in the United Kingdom. She initially started her career as a model.
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[edit] Career
She first achieved global success by appearing on German DJ/producer team Sash!'s single "Mysterious Times" in 1998, which boosted her profile. Prior to "Mysterious Times" she had released three singles, Angel, Deeper Shade Of Blue (which was later a hit for Steps) and Killin' Time. None made the British Top 75 chart, although "Killin' Time" made the Finnish top 20.
Following the success of "Mysterious Times", "Killin' Time" was reissued and it made the British top 20, as did follow up Pray. Follow up singles "Forever" and a reissue of "Angel" only scrapped the top 50, as did debut album "Killing Time". Following these disappointments, Tina turned her attention to Australia where "Forever achieved gold sales. "Pray" was an even bigger success in Australia, hitting the top 10, becoming her second gold single sitting in the ARIA charts for more than 3 months, and becoming the eighth most played song on Australian radio for 1999.
While in Australia on a promo tour, she re-recorded her track "Nothing To Fear" and had it remixed by the Groove Peddlers. This became the third Australian single, and the video was also shot there. and was followed by a remix EP which achieved healthy sales in Australia and New Zealand.
She collaborated again with Sash! on the top 10 hit "Just Around The Hill" and joined Billie, Cleopatra, B*Witched and Steps on the track "Thank ABBA For The Music", a medley of ABBA hits that they performed as a tribute at the 1999 Brit Awards. The performance was so popular that a single was released which hit the top 10 in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
Due to record company issues, Tina did not release anything again until 2005 when she came back with a new single "Wonderful Life", which was released first in Australia. "Wonderful Life" cemented Tina back on the Australian music charts—spending three months in the top 50 and becoming her biggest radio hit to date. However, the follow-up "Come To Me" barely cracked the Top 50 (though the video get airplay on the Australian TV), as did the album "Mastermind". The third single to be taken from the album was "Pretty Young Thing" was released in two CD formats, one of which was limited to 1000 pressings. The third single performed much better than the previous single, "Come To Me", becoming Tina's sixth top 40 hit in Australia and ninth to chart overall. The set included a new track "All You Need Is Love" and highly anticipated remixes of the club hit "Hymn".
Tina spends most of her time between Australia and the UK, performing regularly. A notable sign of her continuing popularity was her guest appearance on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, a British comedy panel show, which was broadcast on the 2nd November 2006.
She sings two new songs on the latest album by Dutch group 4 Strings, which is called "Main Line". The songs are "Diamonds" and "Curious" and are rumoured to be released as singles in 2007.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Killing Time (1999) #23 Australia #50 UK
- Killing Time: Remix Tour Edition (2000) #21 Australia
- Mastermind (2005) #48 Australia
[edit] Singles
- " Killin' Time" (1997) #86 UK, #16 Finland
- "Angel" (1997) did not chart
- "Mysterious Times" (Sash! featuring Tina Cousins) (1998) #2 UK, #62 AUS
- "Pray" (1998) #20 UK, #8 Australia (2000 release)
- "Thank ABBA For The Music" (with Steps, Cleopatra, B*Witched and Billie) (1999) #4 UK, #14 Australia, #8 Sweden
- "Killin' Time" (1999 re-release) #15 UK
- "Forever" (1999) #45 UK, #9 Australia ("Killing Time" was AA sided with "Forever" in Australia)
- "Angel" (1999 re-release) #46 UK
- "Just Around The Hill" (Sash! featuring Tina Cousins) (2000) #7 UK, #16 Finland, #26 Australia, #30 Sweden
- "Nothing To Fear" (2000) #42 Australia
- "The Remix EP" (2000)
- "Hymn" (2005)
- "Come To Me" (2005) #56 Australia, #14 Finland
- "Wonderful Life" (2005) #58 UK, #16 Australia, #17 Finland
- "Pretty Young Thing/All You Need Is Love" (2006) #27 Australia, AUS Dance Chart #5, #9 Finland
