Gina G | |
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| Born | Gina Mary Gardiner (1970-08-03)3 August 1970 (age 55) Brisbane,Queensland, Australia |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Pop,Eurodance,Electronic,EDM,Techno |
| Years active | 1990–1998, 2003–2011 |
| Labels | Warner Bros, Stunt Girl Music,WEA, Discipline Music |
Gina G (bornGina Mary Gardiner, 3 August 1970)[1] is an Australian former singer. She is most notable for her song "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit", with which she represented theUnited Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest in1996. The song reached number 1 in theUK Singles Chart and reached the US top 20 in 1997. In 1998, she received a nomination at the40th Annual Grammy Awards forBest Dance Recording for the song. Her other UK Top 30 hits are "I Belong to You" (number 6 in 1996), "Fresh" (number 6 in 1997), "Ti Amo" (number 11 in 1997) and "Gimme Some Love" (number 25 in 1997). Her last new activity in themusic industry was a song release in 2011; she was then in a long lawsuit with a formertalent manager that prevented her from releasing new material.
During the early 1990s, Gina G was adisc jockey in Melbourne and a singer in Bass Culture, an Australian dance music group.[2] She sang in Bass Culture's single "Love the Life", which was released in Australia in May 1992.
In 1995, she moved to the UK,[2] where she entered theA Song for Europe competition. She won, becoming the UK's entry in the1996 Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit".[3] The song finished in eighth place at Eurovision,[3] and peaked at number one on theUK Singles Chart.[4] The song was also successful in the US, reaching No. 12 on theBillboard Hot 100, No. 3 on theHot Dance Club Play, No. 13 on theRhythmic Top 40, No. 5 on theMainstream Top 40, No. 25 on theAdult Top 40 and No. 11 on theHot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart. The song was nominated for aGrammy Award in the Best Dance Recording category in 1998.[5]
Gina G released "I Belong to You" in October 1996, which was also a top 10 hit in the UK.[6] The following year, she scored a succession of UK hits with "Fresh!", "Ti Amo", "Gimme Some Love", and "Everytime I Fall",[6] all of which were included on her debut albumFresh!.The album's cover was shot byDavid LaChapelle and featured her whole body covered inchocolate. "Gimme Some Love" was also a hit in the US, reaching No. 46 on theBillboard Hot 100, No. 18 on both theHot Dance Music/Club Play andHot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales charts, and No. 22 on theTop 40 Mainstream chart.
In 1998, Gina G and songwriter Simon Tauber sued record company FX Music and its owner,Steve Rodway, demanding £136,000 among other things.[7] In February 1999, a high court voided her recording contract after finding that she only received less than £30,000 in royalties from the song.[8] A legal battle with her former manager was stuck in court for 10 years and prevented her from releasing another album.[9]
By 2000, she recorded several songs with Swedish producersLagoona, including a new version of her debut hit "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit", and acover version ofNancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'".
In March 2003, she took part in the reality television showReborn in the USA, alongsideSonia,Michelle Gayle,Tony Hadley,Peter Cox andElkie Brooks. 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.[10]
In early 2005, Gina G attempted to represent the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest, she finished last out of five entries on the pre-selection program with her song "Flashback". She competed againstJavine Hylton andKatie Price.[11]
In August 2005, she released her second album,Get Up & Dance only via through her website. It was released viaiTunes in March 2009.
In June 2006, her debut album,Fresh!, became available for download oniTunes. She set up her own record label, Stuntgirl, with distribution throughUniversal Records.
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 No. 2. It was released on 2 October through download and larger music stores. The single peaked at No .57 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 October.
Gina G released "Next 2 You" on 27 May 2011 via 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 were never released.
In May 2024,Fresh! was re-released on purple vinyl and double CD/DVD versions by 90/9 Records.[12]
| Gina G discography | |
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| Studio albums | 2 |
| Singles | 11 |
| Remix albums | 1 |
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
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| AUS [13] | NOR [14] | UK [6] | |||
| Fresh! | 53 | 40 | 12 | ||
| Get Up & Dance |
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| Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
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| AUS [13] | CAN Dance | FIN [16] | GER [17] | IRE [18] | NOR [14] | SWE [19] | UK [6][20] | 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" | 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. | ||||||||||||||||
TheARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres ofAustralian music. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 1997 | "(Ooh Aah) Just a Little Bit" | Breakthrough Artist - Single | Nominated | [22] |
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| Preceded by | UK in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 | Succeeded by |
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