Tina cross biography
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In 1974, and living back in Otara, her singing chops earned her new friends at Penrose High School when she approached a younger student to compliment her performance at a school assembly. “I can sing too,’’ added Cross. It was to be a life-changing conversation.
1979 was her breakthrough year with the release of her debut album You Can Do It.
Her new friend, future 80s pop singer Kim Hart, encouraged Cross to audition for the school’s musical productions with their band, Chalkdust, where the pair ended up sharing singing duties. At some point the band met Tokoroa funk group (and one of Dalvanius’s backing bands), Collision, who were practising in a building next to the school.
In 1975, the group auditioned for television talent show Opportunity Knocks. While they missed out, the producers saw enough in 16-year-old Cross to offer her a one-year contract. Still a schoolgirl, Cross learned her craft in a studio setting rather than the pub circuit and was soon presenting herself to a national audience via popular television shows such as Smile and Once More With Feeling.
Further opportunities were in the offing when she joined promoter and performer Lew Pryme’s stable of artists at his agency Fuller’s Entertainment Bureau, which included Rob Guest and M
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Tina Cross
Tina Cross ONZM | |
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| Birth name | Tina Marie Cross |
| Born | (1959-01-27) 27 January 1959 (age 66) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, ukulele |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Website | www.tinacross.com |
Musical artist
Tina Marie CrossONZM (born 27 January 1959) is a New Zealand singer. She sang the winning entry in the 1979 Pacific Song Contest, and was the lead vocalist of synthpop band, Koo De Tah, whose single "Too Young for Promises" was a top ten hit in Australia in 1985.[1]
Biography
[edit]1959–1974: Early days and TV
[edit]Cross is one of six siblings and grew up in Ōtara from the age of four, except for a three-year stint in Kaitaia.[2] Of Māori descent, she affiliates to Te Aupōuri and Ngāti Porou.[3] Cross' mother is of Maori-Croatian descent.[2] While the family were in Northland, Tina and one of her siblings won a talent quest.[2]
In 1974, her friend, Kim Hart, encouraged Cross to audition for the school's musical productions with their band, Chalkdust, and the pair sharing singing duties.[2] In 1975, the group auditioned for television talent show Opportunity Knocks and while the band