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Tina Cousins
Background information
Born April 20, 1971(1971-04-20)
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. is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Electronic music. ... Dance-pop is a style of dance music that grew out of disco-influenced beginning in the early 80s. ... Hi-NRG (High Energy) is a type of electronic dance music which emerged and then became popular in nightclubs in the early 1980s. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Eurodance is a colloquial and marketing term for a type of European synthesizer-driven dance music which became popular worldwide in the early- to mid-1990s. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreciated to just AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream and pop music, without hip-hop or rap since, as per the name, it is geared more towards adults than teens. ... Vocal trance is a subgenre of trance music, and contains highly melodic sessions, intro/outros which are similar to those of hard trance and tracks of usually about 6 to 8 minutes long. ... A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Photograph of the once famous model Dovima A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... All Around the World is a song by British rock band Oasis, written by the bands lead guitarist Noel Gallagher. ... Big Records is an independent record label based in Sydney, Australia. ... Republic Records logo. ... A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. ... For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ... Leigh-on-Sea is a town in southeast Essex, England. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ...

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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. DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... Sash! is a German DJ / producer team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen (born on 10 June 1970, in Nettetal, Germany), who works in the studio with Ralf Kappmeier and Thomas Alisson Lüdke. ... Mysterious Times is a pop–dance song performed by German DJ/producers Sash! and British singer Tina Cousins. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...


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 scraped 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. Pray is a pop–dance song performed by British singer Tina Cousins. ... The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. ...


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. Billie Paul Piper (born Lianne Paul Piper[1] on 22 September 1982) is an English actress. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... B*Witched were an Irish girl group who enjoyed success in both the European and, to a lesser degree, the North American music scene throughout the late 1990s. ... Steps are a highly successful British pop group who achieved a series of charted singles between 1997 and 2001. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... The Brit Awards are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. ...


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 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". Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Current Logo of Hoyts Cinemas Australia introduced in Jan 2007 Hoyts is an Australian chain of cinema multiplexes. ... Look up mastermind in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


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. Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme, presented by Simon Amstell and produced by talkbackTHAMES for the BBC. It is usually aired on BBC Two. ...


During late 2006, Dance format radio station WMPH became the first Stateside radio station to put any of Tina's singles in regular rotation. WMPH radio (Super 91. ...


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. Carlo Resoort, a/k/a 4 Strings, is a Dutch DJ, remixer and producer. ... Hot Dance Airplay is a monitored dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in both Billboard Magazine and its sister publication Billboard Radio Monitor. ... Rhythmic music and Rhythmic radio, also known as Rhythmic Crossover or Rhythmic Pop, is a term used to describe a certain group of radio stations and the Billboard chart that is compiled based on airplay from those radio stations. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Ultra Records is an American record label whose primary emphasis is electronic music. ...


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

The Commonwealth of Australia is geographically the sixth-largest country in the world, the only one to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia/Oceania. ... Killing Time is Tina Cousinss debut album, produced by Pete Waterman. ... Mastermind is the second studio album by the British dance diva Tina Cousins released in Australia and New Zealand in 2005. ...

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

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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

The Commonwealth of Australia is geographically the sixth-largest country in the world, the only one to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia/Oceania. ... A fin is a surface used to produce lift and thrust or to steer while traveling in water, air, or other fluid media. ... SWE is a TLA with several meanings: An organisation of young danish men, and a princess, who drink while watching and enjoying wrestling. ... Deeper Shade Of Blue was the ninth single released by British pop group Steps. ... An unreleased stop or plosive is a plosive consonant without an audible release burst. ... Killing Time may refer to: a one thousand-line poem by Simon Armitage commissioned for the Millennium: see Killing Time (poem); a 1967 novel by Thomas Berger: see Killing Time (Thomas Berger novel); a novel by Caleb Carr: see Killing Time (Caleb Carr novel); a song by the rap-metal... Mysterious Times is a pop–dance song performed by German DJ/producers Sash! and British singer Tina Cousins. ... Sash! is a German DJ / producer team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen (born on 10 June 1970, in Nettetal, Germany), who works in the studio with Ralf Kappmeier and Thomas Alisson Lüdke. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Categories: | | ... Sash! is a German DJ / producer team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen (born on 10 June 1970, in Nettetal, Germany), who works in the studio with Ralf Kappmeier and Thomas Alisson Lüdke. ... Trilenium was the third album released by German DJ Sash!. It did not live up to expectations and peaked #33 in the British album charts. ... Carlo Resoort, a/k/a 4 Strings, is a Dutch DJ, remixer and producer. ... Carlo Resoort, a/k/a 4 Strings, is a Dutch DJ, remixer and producer. ...

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Tina Cousins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (435 words)
Tina Cousins is a singer of electronic music, from Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, born April 20, 1974.
She did not release anything between 2000 and 2005 until she came back with a new single "Wonderful Life", which was released first in Australia.
Tina spends most of her time between Australia and the UK, performing regularly.
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