Joe Cotton
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| Birth name | Joanne Monique Cotton |
| Born | September 25, 1978 |
| Genre(s) | Pop |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Associated acts | True Bliss, The Mermaids Danceband |
Joanne Monique Cotton (born September 25, 1978) is a Canadian-born singer who gained national recognition within New Zealand as one fifth of the all-girl Popstars band True Bliss and has since joined a cover band, The Mermaids Danceband[1]. She also currently works as a Radio DJ for The Edge, a nationally broadcast FM radio station.
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[edit] Biography
Cotton was born in Vancouver, Canada, the second child of Mary and Peter Cotton. Both her parents worked as camp leaders for troubled kids, teaching at schools and community centres. They had previously worked as missionaries in Africa for eight years[2].
Cotton spent the first seven years of her life in Canada, until her family relocated to Wellington, New Zealand in 1985. She studied music throughout her time at Wellington Girls College leaving at the start of her seventh form year to do a three year Diploma in Rock and Commercial music at Whitireia Community Polytechnic.
Joe enjoyed performing from an early age and during fifth form her school choir attended the Australasian Choral Championships which they were the joint winners of. In late 1998 she auditioned for Popstars - she made the cut and eventually became a member of True Bliss, the first band to be formed out of Popstars.
The five girls went on to cut a #1 single followed by a #1 album, before they (unofficially) parted in late 2000.
Joe worked as an assistant manager at Sounds CD store in Auckland before appearing on Popstars and has since found work on the C4 television station and radio as a host/presenter.
She also has a career alongside Amber Claire, Pauline Berry, guitarist Martin Winch and Becks Wright as a member of the cover band Mermaids Danceband which she joined in July of 2000 after moving from Wellington to Auckland.
She won Pop's Ultimate Star, which aired on TV2 on Sundays at 7pm[3].
Joe continues to work as an announcer on The Edge, and currently hosts the 10am-2pm weekday show.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 1999: Dream - #1 NZ (TrueBliss)
[edit] Singles
- 1999: “Tonight” - #1 NZ (highest selling single of the year) (True Bliss)
- 1999: “Number One” - #12 NZ (TrueBliss)
- 1999: “Freedom” (TrueBliss)
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Starring roles
- 1999: Popstars as herself
- 2007: Pop's Ultimate Star as herself
