Tina Cousins
Encyclopedia
Tina Cousins is an English
singer-songwriter
and former fashion model. She has had five singles
in the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart
, both as a solo
artist
and in collaboration with others. She has also achieved popularity in Australia
. She started her career as a model
. In the last few years she has co-presented Essex FM's 2 Smart 4 Drugs roadshow.
DJ
/producer
team Sash!
's single "Mysterious Times
" in 1998. Before "Mysterious Times", Cousins had released "Killin' Time
" and "Angel
" in March and June 1997 respectively.
Following the success of "Mysterious Times", "Killin' Time" was re-issued and it made the Top 20 in the UK
, as did the follow-up "Pray
", which also achieved success in the US
. Follow-up singles "Forever" and the reissued "Angel" only reached the Top 50. Cousins turned her attention to Australia
where the song, "Forever" achieved gold
sales. "Pray" was also a success in Australia, reaching the Top 10 and becoming her second gold single in the ARIA charts
where it remained for more than four months. It was the eighth most played song on Australian radio in 2000.
Whilst in Australia on a promotional tour, she re-recorded
her track "Nothing To Fear" and had it remix
ed by the Groove Peddlers. This became her third Australian single, and the video
was also shot there.
She collaborated again with Sash! on the Top 10 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 single was released and reached the Top 10 in the UK, Ireland
, Sweden
, Australia and New Zealand
.
In 2005, she issued a new single "Wonderful Life
", which had originally been released in Australia. In 2007, "Wonderful Life" was adopted by Hoyts
, as their primary pre-feature theme music
. "Wonderful Life" reached #15 in Australia and spent four months in the Top 50, becoming her biggest radio
hit
. The follow-up, "Come to Me", barely cracked the Top 40, as did the album Mastermind. The third single to be taken from the album, "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 one, becoming Cousin's sixth Top 20 hit in Australia and the ninth to chart overall.
Cousins divides her time between Australia and the UK, performing regularly. She made a guest appearance on Never Mind the Buzzcocks
, a UK television
comedy
panel show, which was broadcast on 2 November 2006, in the game's Identity Parade.
During late 2006, dance format radio station
WMPH
became the first US station to put any of Cousin's singles in regular rotation. She co-wrote and performed vocals on two songs on the Main Line album by Dutch
group 4 Strings
. The track "Curious" became a Top 30 hot dance airplay
hit.
Cousins announced on her website that her first solo album Killing Time is to be re-launched as a remix
project with tracks from Mastermind. The lead single will be "Everlong".
On 7 March 2009, Cousins announced on her website that a new track had been recorded along with a film clip for a new single called "Can't Hold Back". This song is with Bellatrax and was released in the US and the UK on Michael Gray's Eye Industries label
in late summer 2009. It is currently available on iTunes Australia also. "Hymn" has a new remix being released in Germany under the name Resource featuring Tina Cousins.
In April 2009, Cousins announced that she had recorded a cover version
of "Sex on Fire
", originally by the Kings Of Leon
. The track was produced by Topham & Twigg and was released on iTunes UK on 2 September. She signed a worldwide deal with Sony Music International in September 2010, and "Sex on Fire" was released worldwide in autumn 2010.
The video for "Sex on Fire" was leaked to YouTube in October 2010. The video is most notable for its explicit scenes. The pop music blog, Popjustice, described it as "another exercise in awful and amazing."
Cousins appeared at Swansea's Pride
event on 25 June 2011.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and former fashion model. She has had five singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
in the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, both as a solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
artist
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and in collaboration with others. She has also achieved popularity in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. She started her career as a model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
. In the last few years she has co-presented Essex FM's 2 Smart 4 Drugs roadshow.
Career
Cousins first big break was in the music industry, appearing on GermanGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
/producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
team Sash!
Sash!
SASH! is a German DJ / producer team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen , who works in the recording studio with Ralf Kappmeier and Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke. They have sold over 18 million albums worldwide and earned more than 65 Gold and Platinum awards.-History:Sascha Lappessen, Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke,...
's single "Mysterious Times
Mysterious Times
"Mysterious Times" is a dance music song by German production group Sash! from their album Life Goes On. It features British singer Tina Cousins...
" in 1998. Before "Mysterious Times", Cousins had released "Killin' Time
Killin' Time (Tina Cousins song)
"Killin' Time" is a pop–dance song recorded by British singer Tina Cousins for her 1998 debut album Killing Time. The song was produced by Steps-producers Mark Topham and Karl Twigg....
" and "Angel
Angel (Tina Cousins song)
Angel is the second single by Tina Cousins, released in 1997. When it was re-released in 1999 following her successful collaboration with Sash!, it managed to chart in the UK Top 50...
" in March and June 1997 respectively.
Following the success of "Mysterious Times", "Killin' Time" was re-issued and it made the Top 20 in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, as did the follow-up "Pray
Pray (Tina Cousins song)
"Pray" is a pop–dance song recorded by British singer Tina Cousins for her 2000 debut album Killing Time.The song was her third consecutive top 20 hit in the United Kingdom and her first top 10 hit in Australia where it achieved gold sales. In Australia, it also made the top 10 airplay songs...
", which also achieved success in the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Follow-up singles "Forever" and the reissued "Angel" only reached the Top 50. Cousins turned her attention to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
where the song, "Forever" achieved gold
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
sales. "Pray" was also a success in Australia, reaching the Top 10 and becoming her second gold single in the ARIA charts
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
where it remained for more than four months. It was the eighth most played song on Australian radio in 2000.
Whilst in Australia on a promotional tour, she re-recorded
Sound recording and reproduction
Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical or mechanical inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording...
her track "Nothing To Fear" and had it remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
ed by the Groove Peddlers. This became her third Australian single, and the video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was also shot there.
She collaborated again with Sash! on the Top 10 hit "Just Around The Hill" (2000), and joined Billie
Billie Piper
Billie Paul Piper is an English singer and actress.She began her career in the late 1990s as a pop singer and then switched to acting. She started in acting and dancing and was talent spotted at the Sylvia Young stage school by Smash Hits magazine who wanted a "face" for their magazine...
, Cleopatra
Cleopatra (band)
Cleopatra are a platinum-selling, BRIT Awards and MOBO Awards nominated, R&B/pop girl group from the UK whose members are sisters Cleo, Yonah, and Zainam Higgins.The girls were signed to Madonna's Maverick record label...
, B*Witched and Steps on the track "Thank ABBA for the Music
Thank ABBA for the Music
"Thank ABBA for the Music" is a medley of songs originally released by pop group ABBA, performed by Tina Cousins, Billie, Steps, Cleopatra and B*Witched. It peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number 4 in April 1999...
", a medley
Medley (music)
In music, a medley is a piece composed from parts of existing pieces, usually three, played one after another, sometimes overlapping. They are common in popular music, and most medleys are songs rather than instrumental. A medley which is a remixed series is called a megamix, often done with tracks...
of ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
hits that they performed as a tribute at the BRIT Awards
Brit Awards
The Brit Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of "British", "Britain" or "Britannia", but subsequently became a backronym for British Record Industry Trust...
. The single was released and reached the Top 10 in the UK, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, Australia and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
In 2005, she issued a new single "Wonderful Life
Wonderful Life (Black song)
"Wonderful Life" is a song by British singer Black from his 1987 album of the same name. Written by Black himself, Colin Vearncombe, the song was released twice as a single and was successful the second time, becoming a top ten hit in Switzerland, Germany, UK, France, Austria and Italy.-Single...
", which had originally been released in Australia. In 2007, "Wonderful Life" was adopted by Hoyts
Hoyts
The Hoyts Group is an Australian company consisting of Hoyts Exhibition, Hoyts Distribution and Val Morgan.Hoyts Exhibition manages 450 screens across 40 Australian and 10 New Zealand cinema complexes; making it Australia's second largest cinema chain. Val Morgan, the cinema advertising arm of the...
, as their primary pre-feature theme music
Theme music
Theme music is a piece that is often written specifically for a radio program, television program, video game or movie, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits...
. "Wonderful Life" reached #15 in Australia and spent four months in the Top 50, becoming her biggest radio
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
hit
Hit single
A hit single is a recorded song or instrumental released as a single that has become very popular. Although it is sometimes used to describe any widely-played or big-selling song, the term "hit" is usually reserved for a single that has appeared in an official music chart through repeated radio...
. The follow-up, "Come to Me", barely cracked the Top 40, as did the album Mastermind. The third single to be taken from the album, "Pretty Young Thing", was released in two CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
formats, one of which was limited to 1000 pressings. The third single performed much better than the previous one, becoming Cousin's sixth Top 20 hit in Australia and the ninth to chart overall.
Cousins divides her time between Australia and the UK, performing regularly. She made a guest appearance on Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game television show with a pop music theme, currently without a permanent presenter. It stars Phill Jupitus and Noel Fielding as team captains. The show is produced by Talkback Thames for the BBC, and is usually aired on BBC Two...
, a UK television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
panel show, which was broadcast on 2 November 2006, in the game's Identity Parade.
During late 2006, dance format radio station
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
WMPH
WMPH
WMPH is Delaware's first high school radio station, located in Wilmington. The Brandywine School District Board of Education owns the license granted by the FCC. The call letters WMPH stand for Mount Pleasant High and offered several program formats including Top 40, progressive rock, dance and...
became the first US station to put any of Cousin's singles in regular rotation. She co-wrote and performed vocals on two songs on the Main Line album by Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
group 4 Strings
4 Strings
4 Strings is a Dutch Trance music group. The group was founded by Carlo Resoort and Jan De Vos....
. The track "Curious" became a Top 30 hot dance airplay
Hot Dance Airplay
Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...
hit.
Cousins announced on her website that her first solo album Killing Time is to be re-launched as a remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
project with tracks from Mastermind. The lead single will be "Everlong".
On 7 March 2009, Cousins announced on her website that a new track had been recorded along with a film clip for a new single called "Can't Hold Back". This song is with Bellatrax and was released in the US and the UK on Michael Gray's Eye Industries label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
in late summer 2009. It is currently available on iTunes Australia also. "Hymn" has a new remix being released in Germany under the name Resource featuring Tina Cousins.
In April 2009, Cousins announced that she had recorded a cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of "Sex on Fire
Sex on Fire
"Sex on Fire" is the first single to be taken from Kings of Leon's fourth studio album Only by the Night and as of September 2009, the second most-downloaded digital single ever in the United Kingdom...
", originally by the Kings Of Leon
Kings of Leon
Kings of Leon is an American rock band that originated in Albion, Oklahoma but formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1999. The band is composed of brothers Anthony Caleb Followill , Ivan Nathan Followill and Michael Jared Followill Kings of Leon is an American rock band that originated in Albion,...
. The track was produced by Topham & Twigg and was released on iTunes UK on 2 September. She signed a worldwide deal with Sony Music International in September 2010, and "Sex on Fire" was released worldwide in autumn 2010.
The video for "Sex on Fire" was leaked to YouTube in October 2010. The video is most notable for its explicit scenes. The pop music blog, Popjustice, described it as "another exercise in awful and amazing."
Cousins appeared at Swansea's Pride
Swansea Pride
Swansea Pride is a registered charity, managed and run entirely by volunteers, that promotes equality; raises awareness of the issues faced by LGBT people; celebrates the diversity of the LGBT community and hosts an annual LGBT festival which is held in Swansea, Wales on the first Saturday of June...
event on 25 June 2011.
Albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
||
| 1999 | Killing Time Killing Time (Tina Cousins album) Killing Time is the first album by the British singer Tina Cousins. Released in 1998, it was produced by Pete Waterman with co-production by Mark Topham and Karl Twigg.... |
19 | 48 |
| 2005 | Mastermind | 30 | - |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
FIN | SWE | |||
| 1998 | "Pray Pray (Tina Cousins song) "Pray" is a pop–dance song recorded by British singer Tina Cousins for her 2000 debut album Killing Time.The song was her third consecutive top 20 hit in the United Kingdom and her first top 10 hit in Australia where it achieved gold sales. In Australia, it also made the top 10 airplay songs... " |
8 | 20 | 15 | 14 | Killing Time Killing Time (Tina Cousins album) Killing Time is the first album by the British singer Tina Cousins. Released in 1998, it was produced by Pete Waterman with co-production by Mark Topham and Karl Twigg.... |
| 1999 | "Killin' Time Killin' Time (Tina Cousins song) "Killin' Time" is a pop–dance song recorded by British singer Tina Cousins for her 1998 debut album Killing Time. The song was produced by Steps-producers Mark Topham and Karl Twigg.... " |
8 | 15 | 16 | - | |
| "Forever" | 14 | 45 | - | 30 | ||
| "Angel Angel (Tina Cousins song) Angel is the second single by Tina Cousins, released in 1997. When it was re-released in 1999 following her successful collaboration with Sash!, it managed to chart in the UK Top 50... " |
- | 46 | - | - | ||
| 2000 | "Nothing to Fear" | 46 | - | - | - | |
| 2005 | "Hymn" | - | - | - | - | Mastermind |
| "Wonderful Life" | 17 | 58 | 9 | - | ||
| "Come to Me" | 40 | - | 14 | - | ||
| 2006 | "Pretty Young Thing"/"All You Need Is Love" | 20 | - | 9 | - | |
| 2010 | "Sex On Fire Sex on Fire "Sex on Fire" is the first single to be taken from Kings of Leon's fourth studio album Only by the Night and as of September 2009, the second most-downloaded digital single ever in the United Kingdom... " |
25 | - | 89 | 74 | |
| 2011 | "More" | - | - | - | - | |
Other singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
FIN | SWE | |||
| 1997 | "Deeper Shade of Blue Deeper Shade of Blue "Deeper Shade of Blue" is a song by British group Steps, released as the band's ninth single. The song is an uptempo pop song about the darker side of life and an attempt to break free. It was the fifth song to be released from the group's second album Steptacular... " [Unreleased] |
- | - | - | - | |
| 1997 | "Love Comes Back" [Unreleased] | - | - | - | - | |
| 1998 | "Mysterious Times Mysterious Times "Mysterious Times" is a dance music song by German production group Sash! from their album Life Goes On. It features British singer Tina Cousins... " [with Sash! Sash! SASH! is a German DJ / producer team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen , who works in the recording studio with Ralf Kappmeier and Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke. They have sold over 18 million albums worldwide and earned more than 65 Gold and Platinum awards.-History:Sascha Lappessen, Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke,... ] |
62 | 2 | 5 | 17 | Life Goes On Life Goes On (Sash! album) Life Goes On is the second album by the German DJ Sash! released in 1998. It contains the hit singles "La Primavera" and "Mysterious Times".-Track listing:UK Edition... |
| 1999 | "Thank ABBA for the Music Thank ABBA for the Music "Thank ABBA for the Music" is a medley of songs originally released by pop group ABBA, performed by Tina Cousins, Billie, Steps, Cleopatra and B*Witched. It peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number 4 in April 1999... " [Steps, Tina Cousins, Cleopatra, B*Witched, Billie] |
9 | 4 | - | 8 | |
| 2000 | "Just Around the Hill Just Around the Hill "Just Around The Hill" is a dance music song by German production group Sash! from their 3rd album Trilenium. It's the second Sash! song featuring British singer Tina Cousins. It reached 8th position in UK chart.-Track listing:German version-Charts:... " [with Sash! Sash! SASH! is a German DJ / producer team, fronted by Sascha Lappessen , who works in the recording studio with Ralf Kappmeier and Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke. They have sold over 18 million albums worldwide and earned more than 65 Gold and Platinum awards.-History:Sascha Lappessen, Thomas "Alisson" Lüdke,... ] |
26 | 8 | 16 | 30 | Trilenium Trilenium Trilenium was the third album released by the German DJ Sash!. It did not live up to expectations and peaked at #13 in the British album charts.... |
| 2000 | "The Remix EP" | 50 | - | - | - | |
| 2007 | "Curious" [with 4 Strings 4 Strings 4 Strings is a Dutch Trance music group. The group was founded by Carlo Resoort and Jan De Vos.... ] |
- | - | - | - | Mainline Mainline (album) Mainline is the third album by 4 Strings.- Track listing :# Desire# Sunrise# Diamonds# Mainline# Curious# Hurricane# Take Me Away [Ron Van Den Beuken Edit]# Colorblind# In Your Room# Breathing New Air# Treasure Box... |
| 2009 | "Hymn" [with Resource] | - | - | - | - | |
| 2009 | "Can't Hold Back" [with Bellatrax] | - | - | - | - |