Tina Barrett
| Tina Barrett | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Tina Ann Barrett |
| Born | 16 September 1976 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Genres | Pop, R&B |
| Occupations | Singer, actress |
| Years active | 1999–present (Hiatus: 2004–09) |
| Labels | Independent |
| Associated acts | S Club, Face 2 Face (Mis-Teeq), Russell Grant |
| Website | http://www.officialtinabarrett.com/ |
Tina Ann Barrett (born 16 September 1976[1]) is a London-based singer-songwriter and actress. Her major breakthrough came in 1999, at the age of 22 when she became a member of the pop group/band, S Club 7, as the oldest member where she enjoyed five years of hit singles, arena tours and awards.[2][3][4][5]
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[edit] Career
[edit] Early life
Barrett was born to an English father and Guyanese mother. She was at London's Arts Educational School for a period of eight years. Her first job was dancing in a pantomime with Lionel Blair. She was originally going to be in the band Face 2 Face, which later went on to become Mis-Teeq. She assisted with the group's choreography during her time there.
[edit] 1998–03: S Club career
Barrett became a member of S Club 7 after a series of auditions, along with members Paul Cattermole, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh, Jo O'Meara, Hannah Spearritt and Rachel Stevens in 1999.[6] During five years they released four number one singles and one number one album. They also had a series of TV shows, which were: Miami 7, L.A. 7, Hollywood 7 and Viva S Club, and they also starred in a film, Seeing Double. Barrett led some of the tracks on the groups' albums, such as "I'll Be There" and "Stronger". Stronger was set to be a single, but was canceled when Paul Cattermole left the group. The six remaining members stayed together until 2003, when they split after releasing their greatest hits album.
[edit] 2004–11: Appearances and hiatus
When S Club first announced they were to break up, she expressed interest in working on a solo career.[7] However, there was no information about Barrett beginning a career as a solo artist.[8] In 2004, Barrett, along with singers Natasha Bedingfield and Atomic Kitten member Liz McClarnon, recorded a single, a cover of Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? by Rod Stewart. She kept a relatively low profile for about six years after the split. In 2008, Tina and Jon Lee supposedly signed up to join Bradley McIntosh, Paul Cattermole and Jo O'Meara in their mini S Club pubs and clubs tour, but neither she nor Jon performed with the group.
[edit] 2012–present: Debut album
In May 2012, a teaser video for "Fire" was released on YouTube and a short clip of the still unfinished video was shown during an interview on LIVE! with Myleene Klass. The final version of the music video was finally released on 27 September 2012. Fire had a good reception from a few music sites with comments including "catchy number that deserves a chart entry" [9] The title of the debut album hasn't been announced.
Tina also finished third in the Best Comeback Act in the 2012 Music Eyz Awards.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
| Title | Year | Peak Position | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||
| "Fire" | 2012 | 195 | non-album single |
| "—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released | |||
[edit] Featured singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10] | IRL [10] | |||
| "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (among The Girls of FHM) | 2004 | 10 | 25 | non-album single |
| "The Clapping Song" (with Russell Grant) | 2012 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released | ||||
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Miami 7 | Tina | Co-lead role; Children's BBC Original Series |
| 2000 | L.A. 7 | Tina | Co-lead role; Children's BBC Original Series |
| 2000 | S Club 7 Go Wild! | Tina | "Tina in China" (Season 1; Episode 4) |
| 2001 | Hollywood 7 | Tina | Co-lead role; Children's BBC Original Series |
| 2001 | S Club Search | Mentor/Herself/Judge | |
| 2002 | Viva S Club | Tina | Co-lead role; Children's BBC Original Series |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Back to the '50s | Tina | Co-lead role |
| 1999 | Boyfriends & Birthdays | Tina | Co-lead role |
| 2003 | Seeing Double | Tina | Co-lead role |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0057302/bio
- ^ "S Club Media". S Club Media. 2002-01-13. http://www.sclubmedia.net/sclub-facts.php. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
- ^ http://www.ultimatetinabarrett.com/
- ^ "Party of Se7en". Angelfire.com. http://www.angelfire.com/pop2/sc7dontstopmoving/Articles52.html. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
- ^ "S Club 7's Tina Barrett Talks To Holy Moly about her return to pop | Music Interviews". Holy Moly!. http://www.holymoly.com/music/interviews/s-club-7s-tina-barrett-talks-holy-moly-about-her-return-pop58604. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
- ^ S Club 7 - Listen free and Last.fm. Last.fm. Retreivedved 4 August 2008
- ^ "S Club stars reveal solo plans". BBC News (BBC). 2003-04-23. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ "S Club stalker jailed". BBC News (BBC). 2003-08-19. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
- ^ Music Eyz Tina Barrett Fire Review at Music Eyz September 2012
- ^ a b "Tina Barrett Chart History". aCharts. http://acharts.us/song/1620. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
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