Gina G
Gina G | |
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Birth name | Gina Mary Gardiner |
Born | 3 August 1970 |
Origin | Warner Bros, Stunt Girl Music, WEA , Discipline Music |
Gina G (born Gina Mary Gardiner, 3 August 1970)
Career
Early 1990s
During the early 1990s, Gina G was a DJ in Melbourne and a singer in the Australian dance music group Bass Culture. She appeared under the name Geena for a track she co-wrote with the group, "Love the Life", which was released in Australia in May 1992.[2]
Mid to late 1990s
By 1995, she had moved to the UK, where she entered the
Gina G released "
Following this, she disappeared from the music industry for several years. A long lawsuit against a former manager was reported as taking all her energy, and despite the fact that a lot of new music was recorded for a second album, she was prevented from releasing the material.[citation needed]
2000s
By 2000, she recorded a number of songs with Swedish producers Lagoona, including a new version of her debut hit "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit", and a cover of Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'". The latter was released as a CD single through a small independent label, but the release did not attract any major attention.
After this quiet period, G returned to the spotlight in March 2003, when she took part in the reality television show . Even though she received the most votes from the American audience and won the first show, she got the fewest votes in the next show, and went up for the British public's vote. She lost, and was eliminated from the show in the third programme.
In early 2005, Gina G attempted to represent the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest, she finished fifth out of five entries on the pre-selection program with her song "Flashback". She competed against Javine and Katie Price.[7]
In August, she released her second album, Get Up & Dance to good reviews. However the album was only available through her website, with the majority of first orders being personally signed by G.
In June 2006, her debut album,
In March 2009, her second album Get Up & Dance, previously only available through her website, was released on iTunes. The album had a new cover design.
2010s
Gina G released "Next 2 You" on 27 May 2011 to iTunes Australia. It was written by Gina G, Billy Pace, Duane Morrison, and John Collins. New remixes featuring rapper Vigilante were released in November 2011. A planned second single called 'Set the Night on Fire' was scheduled for early 2012 and a music video was planned, but ultimately both song and video were never released, and as of 2023[update], Gina G has not returned to musical activity.[8]
Discography
Gina G discography | |
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Studio albums | 2 |
Singles | 11 |
Remix albums | 1 |
Studio albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
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AUS [9] |
NOR [10] |
UK [4] | |||
Fresh! |
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53 | 40 | 12 | |
Get Up & Dance |
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— | — | — |
Remix albums
Title | Details |
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Remix Album |
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Singles
Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
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AUS [9] |
CAN Dance |
FIN
[12] |
GER
[13] |
IRE [14] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [15] |
UK [4][16] |
US | US Dance | |||||||
1992 | "Love the Life" (with Bass Culture) | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | BC Nation | ||||
1996 | "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" | 5 | 2 | 6 | 88 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 4 | Fresh! | ||||
"I Belong to You" | 34 | 21 | 18 | — | 16 | — | 24 | 6 | — | — | ||||||
1997 | "Fresh!" | 23 | — | — | 83 | 29 | — | — | 6 | — | — | |||||
"Ti Amo" | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | ||||||
" Gimme Some Love "
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121 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 46 | 18 | ||||||
"Every Time I Fall" | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | ||||||
2004 | "Just a Little Bit" (2004 remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
2005 | "Flashback" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Get Up & Dance | ||||
2006 | "Tonight's the Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||
2011 | "Next 2 U" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
The
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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1997 | "(Ooh Aah) Just a Little Bit" | ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist - Single
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Nominated | [18] |
See also
References
- ^ "About Gina G". Eurovision TV. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from: 18/05/92 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 120 – Week Ending 17 May 1992)". ARIA. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the originalon 29 August 2004. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Official Charts > Gina G". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Biography". Gina G Official Site. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ Essex, Andrew (16 January 1998). "Same Old Tune". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Javine exposure angers TV viewers". BBC News. 7 March 2005. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Where is Gina G now? Eurovision singer's age, songs, and family revealed". Smooth. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ a b Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Gina G in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 110.
- "Love the Life" (with Bass Culture): "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 5 June 2015". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- "Ti Amo", "Gimme Some Love" and "Every Time I Fall": "Response from ARIA re: chart in inquiry, received 3 March 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- Fresh!: "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums Chart – Week Ending 15 Jun 1997". ARIA. Retrieved 9 April 2017 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The number in the HP column represents the highest position reached.
- ^ a b "norwegiancharts.com > Gina G in Norwegian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ^ a b "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for Gina G (from bpi.co.uk)". Imgur.com (original source published by BPI). Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ^ "finnishcharts.com > Gina G in Finnish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ^ German chart peaks:
- "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit": "Gina G – Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- "Fresh!": "Gina G – Fresh! (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com > Gina G in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1996". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ^ "1997 ARIA Awards Winners".
External links
- "Fresh" on iTunes
- Gina G at IMDb
- Gina G discography at Discogs