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Use dmy dates|date=April 2012Use Australian English|date=April 2012Infobox musical artist|image =|name = Gina G|caption =|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Gina Mary Gardiner|birth_date = Birth date and age|df=y|1970|08|03|origin = Brisbane , Queensland , Australia|genre = Dance music|Dance , House music|house , Eurodance |years_active = 1990–1998, 2004–present|label = Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros , Stunt Girl Music, Warner Music Group|WEA , Discipline Music|website = URL| http://www.ginag.com Gina G (born Gina Mary Gardiner , 3 August 1970) is an Australian dance singer. She achieved a number-one hit in the UK, Slovenia , Israel , Japan and China with her 1996 single " Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit ". Her 1997 single, "Ti Amo", peaked at number-one in Lebanon . Another 1997 single, "Fresh!", sold more than a million copies world-wide.
Career
1990s
Gina G was a Disc jockey|DJ in Melbourne and a singer in the Australian dance music group, Bass Culture. A track she co-wrote with the group, "Love the Life", was a Top& nbsp;20 hit in Australia in 1992.cite news|url= http://www.rte.ie/radio/mooneygoeswild/fp2009/april13.html|title='MOONEY' EUROVISION ALMOST WINNERS SPECIAL|date=13 April 2009|publisher=RTÉ|accessdate=2 February 2010
By 1995 she moved to UK, where she entered the A Song for Europe competition, which she won, thereby becoming the UK's entry in the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest , with the song " Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit ".Cite book | last1 = McFarlane | first1 = Ian | authorlink1 = Ian McFarlane | title = Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop | chapter = Encyclopedia entry for 'Gina G' | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20040829233638/www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp? articleid=1 | url = http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp? articleid=1 | archivedate = 29 August 2004 | accessdate = 20 May 2011 | year = 1999 | publisher = Allen & Unwin | location = St Leonards, New South Wales|St Leonards, NSW | isbn = 1-86508-072-1 The song was eighth at Eurovision and peaked at number-one on the UK Singles Chart .cite web |url= http://www.ginag.com/biography.swf |title=Biography |author= |date= |work= |publisher=Gina G Official Site |accessdate=2 February 2010 The song was also successful in the US, reaching #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 , #3 on the Hot Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance Club Play , #13 on the Rhythmic Airplay Chart|Rhythmic Top 40 , #5 on the Mainstream Top 40 , #25 on the Adult Top 40 and #11 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart. The song was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Dance Recording category in 1998.cite news|url= http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,281560,00.html|title=Same Old Tune|last=Essex|first=Andrew|date=16 January 1998|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|accessdate=2 February 2010
Gina G released "I Belong to You" later in 1996, which was also a top-10 hit in the UK. The following year, she scored a succession of UK hits with "Fresh!", "Ti Amo", "Gimme Some Love", and "Everytime I Fall", all of which were included on her debut album Fresh! , whose cover art featured her whole body covered in chocolate . The 1997 single, "Fresh!", sold more than a million copies world-wide. "Gimme Some Love" was also a hit in the US, reaching #46 on the Billboard Hot 100 , #18 on both the Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales charts, and #22 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart.
Following this, she disappeared from the music industry for several years. A long lawsuit against a former manager took 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.
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 Reborn in the USA , alongside Sonia Evans|Sonia , Michelle Gayle , Tony Hadley , Peter Cox and Elkie Brooks . Even though she received the most votes from the American audience and won the first show, she got the least 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 . 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, Fresh! , became available for download on iTunes . She set up her own record label, Stuntgirl, with distribution through Universal Records . Based in Los Angeles, she records in her own studio there as well as in London. In late 2006 she released a new single, "Tonight's the Night" and promoted it round the clubs and it went into the commercial dance chart at #2. It was released on 2 October through download and larger music stores. The single charted at #57 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 October.
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 (however, the release has since been removed). It was written by Gina G, Billy Pace (who has written for Celine Dion), Duane Morrison (ARIA & ASCAP award winning songwriter for Madison Avenue’s UK #1 hit "Don’t Call Me Baby") and John Collins, one of Gina G’s original songwriters who contributed to her albums "Fresh!" and "Get Up And Dance".
Duane Morrison produced "Next 2 You" and it’s a piano driven pop dance song. With additional production by Billy Pace.
A remixed version of Next 2 You featuring up and coming rapper Vigilante is set to be released in the UK on 13 November. Radio and TV play have been growing steadily and a promotional UK club tour is planned. The single will feature the Club Junkies radio and club mix, plus mixes from Mind Electric.
Personal life
Gina G lived in the UK for several years and now lives in the United States. She has two children. OK& #33; TV , 10 November 2011
Discography
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Albums
1997 Fresh! & mdash; #12 UK Albums Chart|UK (Certified Silver 60,000 units sold) #40 Norway .
1998 Gina G Remix Album (Japanese only release EP)
2005 Get Up & Dance (available through her website, digital download via iTunes from 3 March 2009)
Singles
Year
Single
Chart positions
Album
AUS
JP
CH
SL
LEB
ISR
SW
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U.S.
1992
"Love the Life"
19
16
33
76
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96
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1996
" Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit "
5
1
1
1
13
1
6
1
12
Fresh
"I Belong to You"
34
7
14
3
20
60
24
6
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1997
"Fresh!"
23
16
46
9
-
73
-
6
-
"Ti Amo"
97
84
67
18
1
92
-
11
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"Gimme Some Love"
97
33
14
21
20
104
-
25
46
"Everytime I Fall"
79
60
22
36
16
142
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52
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2004
"Just a Little Bit 2004 Remix"
62
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103
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2005
"Flashback"
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Get Up & Dance
2006
"Tonight's the Night"
92
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57
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2011
"Next 2 U"
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Contributions
2003 Reborn in the USA (Soundtrack, sings two songs - " Don't Leave Me This Way ", & " I Can't Make You Love Me ")
2004 Anthem Alert (Soda Club - Gina G features on 2 tracks - "Show Me You Love Me" and " Burning Up ")
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum? id=156866548& s=143444 "Fresh" on iTunes
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1197661/ Gina G on Internet Movie Database
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