Tina Cousins

Infobox musical artist
Name = Tina Cousins

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Img_capt = Tina Cousins in Madrid (Spain), July 2008
Img_size = 300
Background = solo_singer
Born = birth date|1974|4|20|mf=y
Origin = flagicon|England Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England
Genre = Electronica, Dance-pop, Hi-NRG, Club/Dance, Eurodance, Adult Contemporary, Vocal Trance
Occupation = Singer, songwriter, model
Years_active = 1998–present
Label = All Around The World (UK) (1998-present), Big (1998-present) (Australia), Republic (US) (1998-2002)
URL = [http://www.tinacousins.com/ www.tinacousins.com]

Tina Cousins (born April 20, 1974) is an English singer. 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. In the last few years she has co-presented Essex fm's "2 smart 4 drugs" roadshow, where she performed on stage towards the end.

Career

Born in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, Cousins 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 the reissued "Angel" only reached the top 50. 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 2000.

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"(2001), 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. In 2007 "Wonderful Life" was adopted by one of the largest Australian cinema chains, Hoyts, as their primary pre-feature theme song. "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 40 (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 20 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. The unreleased Deeper Shade of Blue has been confirmed in November 2007 by Tina herself to appear on her new album or be a part of the related re-issue project.

The lead single will be "Everlong" and has already hit radio airwaves in Australia. Release date of the physical single and album are still to be announced.She has also been nominated for an award in the USA for her song Curious. It has also been announced that Everlong will be the lead single from a new 2-disc CD/DVD Greatest Hits album to be released in November of 2008 which will contain all the hits, new tracks and a new version of previously unreleased track Love Comes Back. She is currently working with previous collaborators Topham / Twigg on the new material.

Discography

Albums

External links

* [http://www.tinacousins.com/ Tina Cousins Official Site]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tinacousinstheclub/ Tina Cousins Yahoo Fan Group]
* [http://www.tinacousins.com/forum Tina Cousins Forum]
*MySpace|tinacousins|Tina Cousins