| Tina Cousins |
| Background information |
| Born |
April 20, 1971 |
| Genre(s) |
Electronica, Dance-pop, Hi-NRG, Club/Dance,
Eurodance,
Adult Contemporary, Vocal
Trance |
| Occupation(s) |
Singer/Songwriter/Model |
| Years active |
1998 - present |
| Label(s) |
All
Around The World (UK) (1998-present), Big
Records (1998-present) (Australia), Republic
Records (US) (1998-2002) |
| 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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Contents
- 1 Career
- 2 Discography
- 2.1 Albums
- 2.2 Singles
- 2.3 Other
singles
- 3 External
link
|
Career
She first achieved her big break in the music industry by
appearing on German
DJ/producer team Sash!'s single "Mysterious
Times" in 1998,
which boosted her profile.
Following the success of "Mysterious Times", that was a
worldwide hit "Killin' Time" was reissued and it made the British top
20, as did follow up Pray which also achieved
success in the US. Follow up singles "Forever" and "Angel" only
scrapped the top 50, as did debut album "Killing Time". Following these
disappointments, Tina turned her attention to Australia
where the song, "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 4 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 5 hit "Just
Around The Hill"(2000), 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 BRIT Awards. The performance was so
popular that a single was released which hit the top 10 in the UK,
Ireland,Sweden, 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 reaching 15 and spending 4 months in the top 50
and becoming her biggest radio hit to date,being the 5th most added
track on radio,However, the follow-up "Come To Me" barely cracked the
Top 50 (though the video got 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 30 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 possible 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. However, it should be noted that she appeared in the game's
"Identity Parade", which typically features forgotten stars no longer
in the limelight.
During late 2006, Dance format radio station WMPH became the first
Stateside radio station to put any of Tina's singles in regular
rotation.
She co-wrote and performs vocals on two new songs on the
latest album by Dutch group 4 Strings, titled "Main Line". The album
has already received great reviews in the USA, where "Curious" became a
Top 30 Hot Dance Airplay chart hit and
has performed even better on some Rhythmic format radio stations. Tina's
tracks on this cd are "Diamonds" and "Curious". "Curious" is the next
single for, released in US on Ultra
Records It will later be followed by the release in the UK
and Australia.
Tina has recently announced on her website that her first solo
album Killing Time is to be re-launched but as a remixed project
including some new remixes from her other solo album Mastermind. It is
also possible that it could possibly contain videos as well.
Tina is currently working on a new single which is expected to
be released late in 2007.
Discography
Albums
| Year |
Title |
Chart positions |
| AUS |
UK |
| 1999 |
Killing Time |
23 |
50 |
| 2005 |
Mastermind |
48 |
N/A |
Singles
| Year |
Title |
Chart positions |
Album |
| AUS |
UK |
FIN |
SWE |
| 1998 |
"Pray" |
8 |
20 |
- |
23 |
Killing Time |
| 1999 |
"Killin' Time" |
- |
15 |
16 |
- |
Killing Time |
| 1999 |
"Forever" |
14 |
45 |
- |
47 |
Killing Time |
| 1999 |
"Angel" |
- |
46 |
- |
- |
Killing Time |
| 2000 |
"Nothing to Fear" |
42 |
- |
- |
- |
Killing Time |
| 2005 |
"Hymn" |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Mastermind |
| 2005 |
"Wonderful Life" |
17 |
58 |
9 |
- |
Mastermind |
| 2005 |
"Come to Me" |
58 |
- |
14 |
- |
Mastermind |
| 2006 |
"Pretty Young Thing"/"All You Need Is Love" |
27 |
- |
9 |
- |
Mastermind |
Other singles
| Year |
Title |
Chart positions |
Album |
| AUS |
UK |
FIN |
SWE |
| 1997 |
"Deeper Shade Of Blue" Unreleased |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Killing Time |
| 1998 |
"Mysterious Times" [with
Sash!] |
- |
2 |
5 |
17 |
Life Goes On / Killing Time |
| 1999 |
"Thank ABBA for the Music" |
9 |
4 |
- |
8 |
|
| 2000 |
"Just Around the Hill" [with Sash!] |
26 |
7 |
16 |
30 |
Trilenium |
| 2000 |
"The Remix EP" |
- |
- |
- |
- |
The Remix EP |
| 2007 |
"Curious" [with 4 Strings] |
N/A* |
TBR |
TBR |
TBR |
Main Line |
| 2007 |
"Diamonds" [with 4 Strings] |
TBR |
TBR |
TBR |
TBR |
Main Line |
External link
