Gina G

Gina G , actually Gina Mary Gardiner , (born August 3, 1970 in Brisbane , Queensland ) is an Australian pop singer .

Career

Gina G started her career in 1987 as a DJ in Melbourne . In 1992 she could be heard as a singer with the dance act Bass Culture , which had a top 20 hit in the Australian charts with Live the Life . In 1993 Gina left the band to start a solo career in the UK .

At the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo , Gina G represented the United Kingdom with the title Ooh Aah ... Just a Little Bit , which was written by Steve Rodway and Motiv8 . When she performed, she wore a £ 5,000 Paco Rabanne dress and ended up in eighth place. The single reached the top position in the British charts at the end of May 1996 and sold almost a million copies in Great Britain alone. In November 1996, the title also entered the US Billboard charts , which is a rarity for a Eurovision contribution.

With her second single, I Belong to You , Gina G also entered the UK Top 10, making it the first artist to debut in the Top 10 with a title from a Eurovision competition and then have another Top 10 hit.

In March 1997, her debut album, Fresh! released. There are also the other singles Fresh! , Ti amo , Gimme Some Love and Every Time I Fall . In 1998 Ooh Aah ... Just a Little Bit was nominated for a Grammy in the category "Best Dance Recording" .

During a flight to Glasgow Gina G collapsed and needed medical treatment. As a result, rumors of substance abuse have risen. Gina G withdrew from the public.

comeback

After a lengthy legal battle with her former manager , Gina G went back to the studio to record new material. In 2000 she worked with Swedish producers Lagoona , with whom she recorded a new version of their hit Ooh Aah ... Just a Little Bit and a cover version of the Nancy Sinatra classic These Boots Are Made for Walking .

Gardiner has been married since 2003. In March she was candidate of the reality TV telecast Reborn in the USA , but was voted out after the third week. The soundtrack for the show includes two tracks by Gina G, Don't Leave Me This Way and I Can't Make You Love Me .

In March 2005 Gina G finally took part in the preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 , but could not prevail against competitors such as Katie Price or Javine and received the fewest votes from the audience.

In August 2005 Gina G released her second album Get Up & Dance , which was only available on her website. The first copies had a personal dedication from her. In the summer of 2006, the single Tonight's the Night was released.

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
		DE	UK	US	AU
1997	Fresh!	-	UK12 (5 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: March 4, 1997

More albums

• 02/1998: Remix album (compilation)
• 08/2005: Get Up & Dance

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
		DE	UK	US	AU
1996	Ooh Aah ... Just a Little Bit Fresh!	DE88 (3 weeks) DE	UK1 platinum (27 weeks)UK	US12 (30 weeks) US	AU5 (19 weeks) AU	First published: March 26, 1996
	I Belong to You Fresh!	-	UK6 (12 weeks) UK	-	AU34 (9 weeks) AU	First published: November 1, 1996
1997	Fresh! Fresh!	DE83 (6 weeks) DE	UK6th silver (7 weeks)UK	-	AU23 (7 weeks) AU	First published: February 13, 1997
	Ti amo Fresh!	-	UK11 (5 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: May 26, 1997
	Gimme Some Love Fresh!	-	UK25 (2 weeks) UK	US46 (11 weeks) US	-	First published: June 3, 1997
	Every Time I Fall Fresh!	-	UK52 (2 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: November 4, 1997
2006	Tonight's the night	-	UK57 (1 week) UK	-	-	First published: July 14, 2006

More singles

• 1992: Love the Life (Bass Culture feat.Geena)
• 1997: Higher Than Love
• 2004: Ooh Ahh ... Just a Little Bit (2004 Remix) (AVMP vs. Gina G)
• 2011: Next 2 You (Gina G feat.Vigilante)

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1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: Singles Albums UK US AU
2. ↑ ^{a b} UK gold / platinum database

Web links

• Official website
• Gina G at Allmusic (English)
• Gina G at Discogs (English)
• Discography on rateyourmusic.com
• chartsurfer.de
• officialcharts.de