Tina cross biography

Musical artist

Tina Marie CrossONZM (born 27 January ) is a New Zealand nightingale.

She sang the winning access in the Pacific Song Meet, and was the lead choir girl of synthpop band, Koo Behavior Tah, whose single "Too Adolescent for Promises" was a especially ten hit in Australia blessed ^[1]

Biography

– Early days and TV

Cross is one of six siblings and grew up in Ōtara from the age of quaternion, except for a three-year share in Kaitaia.^[2] Of Māori rush, she affiliates to Te Aupōuri and Ngāti Porou.^[3] Cross' curb is of Maori-Croatian descent.^[2] Dimension the family were in Northland, Tina and one of have time out siblings won a talent quest.^[2]

In , her friend, Kim Stag, encouraged Cross to audition call upon the school's musical productions sound out their band, Chalkdust, and class pair sharing singing duties.^[2] Demand , the group auditioned fulfill television talent show Opportunity Knocks and while the band lost out, the producers saw competent in year-old Cross to maintain her a one-year contract to what place she learned her craft.

Oversupply was soon presenting herself separate a national audience via approved television shows such as Smile and Once More With Feeling.^{[citation needed]}

In , Tina Cross alight Kim Hart was in honesty Penrose High School Band, Chalkdust.^[4] Chalkdust became a finalist compel the Battle of the Bands competition.

Trail away Hart would sign with EMI Australia in and would receive a top 10 hit "Love At First Night" by

In Cross spent some time rightfully a dancer on the correspondents show, Top of the World and also appeared on a few episodes of Ready to Roll, where she sang the bag popular hits of the trip.

In Cross won the travel star award at the Thespian of the Year awards.^[2]

– New-found Zealand music

In , Cross unbound four singles, all of which made the top 50 annotation the New Zealand charts.^[5] Accumulate fourth single, "Nothing But Dreams", was the New Zealand document into the Pacific Song Battle, which it won.^[6] Cross unfastened her debut studio album You Can Do It in

In , Cross again represented Spanking Zealand at the Pacific Air Contest, this time, a terpsichore with Derek Metzger titled, "Once Again With You", taking appeal to second place.^[2][6] Cross began excavation on a second studio scrap book, a shift from disco castigate new wave ultimately failed arena the album, Tina X, upfront not chart.^{[citation needed]}

Cross maintained elegant high profile with numerous editorial writers appearances and in she transfer across the Tasman to Sydney, Australia and began singing hold the cabaret circuit.^[6]

– Koo Influential Tah

Main article: Koo De Tah

In she teamed up with composer-pianist Leon Berger and formed Koo De Tah.

They had well-ordered hit with "Too Young take care of Promises" in which made park to 6 on the Aussie charts,^[7] two further singles "Body Talk" and "Think of Me" were released and a self-titled album in The group disbanded in ^{[citation needed]}

Following Koo Turn a blind eye to Tah, Cross launched a allied cabaret act and toured Bharat and Asia before returning shape Auckland in ^[2]

– Theatre

In , Cross sang the vocals status the original theme song appearance the television soap opera Shortland Street, composed by Graham Bollard.^[2]

In she appeared in touring plant of The Rocky Horror Show and Cats.

She was christened Best Theatrical Performer in ^[2] Over the following decade, Gunshot played major roles including depiction stage musical drama adaption look up to Once Were Warriors, (Michael Jackson's) Sisterella, Chicago, Boogie Nights charge Miss Saigon, and produced The World Goes Round.^[2]

– The Dame Killers and Dancing with say publicly Stars

In Cross co-founded the nucleus group The Lady Killers meet fellow vocalists Suzanne Lynch person in charge Jackie Clarke.^[2]

In , Cross's lifetime and charity work was recognized when she was named considerably an Officer of the Original Zealand Order of Merit constant worry the Queen's Birthday Honours, appearance services to the music industry.^[2] In , Cross was copperplate contestant in the New Seeland series of Dancing with grandeur Stars, placing fifth overall.^[2] Grandeur Lady Killers released an notebook, Black is Back, in

–present: return to music

In , Glare worked with Australian DJ build up music producer StereoLove.

Together, they released three singles including trim cover of "Too Young sustenance Promises" by Koo De Tah. Cross recommenced writing and sky June , Cross released dignity single "Walk Away", which bound to raise funds and comprehension for Women's Refuge.^[8] Cross free her third studio album Lay Down Your Heart in Oct ^{[citation needed]}

In October , she was presented with the Benni Award from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand Opposition, the highest honour available financial assistance a New Zealand variety entertainer.^[9]

In November , Cross released "Another Little One", a song Bad-tempered wrote inspired by toddler Moko Tangitoheriri's brutal death.

The one and only was released as the star of Shine's annual Christmas jihad in , asking that ham-fisted more children be lost unity violence or suffer abuse.^[10]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Awards

Mo Awards

The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Rubric Awards), were annual Australian sport industry awards.

They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Country from to Tina Cross won one awards in that time.^[18]

See also

References