Tina Ann Barrett (born 16 September 1976)[1] is an English singer and actress. Her major breakthrough came in 1999 when she became a member of the pop group S Club.[2][3][4] She has been a member of spin-off group S Club Allstars (previously "S Club 3") since 2014. She is also a former member of the girl group Mis-Teeq, though she never appeared on any of their recordings.
Tina Barrett | |
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| Born | Tina Ann Barrett 16 September 1976 Hammersmith, London, England |
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| Years active | 1996–2003 2012–present |
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Early life
editTina Barrett was born in Hammersmith, London, England to an English father and a Guyanese mother. She was at London's Arts Educational School for a period of eight years. Her first job was dancing in a pantomime with Lionel Blair, and was also a dancer in videos and TV performances for different music artists, most notably Pulp as a showgirl in their video for "This Is Hardcore", and as an extra in the video for "You're the One I Love" by Shola Ama. She was originally going to be in the group Face2Face, which later went on to become Mis-Teeq. She assisted with the group's choreography during her time there.
Career
edit1996–1998: Mis-Teeq
editIn 1996, Barrett, Alesha Dixon and Sabrina Washington became friends in a dance studio in Fulham.[5] The trio, named Face2Face, performed singing and dancing.[6] The group had started work on their debut album when Barrett left to join S Club 7 after a successful audition for Simon Fuller.[6] After her departure, the group changed their name to Mis-Teeq and replaced her with two new members, Su-Elise Nash and Zena McNally.[7]
1999–2003: S Club and hiatus
editBarrett became a member of S Club after a series of auditions, along with members Paul Cattermole, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh, Jo O'Meara, Hannah Spearritt and Rachel Stevens in 1999.[8] During five years they released four number one singles and one number one album. They also had a series of TV shows, which were: Miami 7, L.A. 7, Hollywood 7 and Viva S Club, and they also starred in a film, Seeing Double. Barrett led some of the tracks on the groups' albums, such as "I'll Be There" and "Stronger", which was set to be a single, but was canceled when Paul Cattermole left the group. The song, along with the remixes, was eventually only released as a promotional single. Barrett co-wrote two other songs that she also led: "Discotek" (the B-side to the single "Alive") and "Secret Love", a song from the group's final album Seeing Double. The six remaining members stayed together as "S Club" until 2003, when they split after releasing their greatest hits album.
When the group announced they were to break up, Barrett expressed interest in working on a solo career, but she was unsuccessful to sign with a label or an entrepreneur.[9] She took a nine-year hiatus from her career, appearing only on red carpets and social events.[9]
2012–present: Music releases, S Club Allstars and S Club 7 reunion
editIn May 2012, a teaser video for Barrett's debut solo single "Fire" was released on YouTube and a short clip of the still unfinished video was shown during an interview on LIVE!. The final version of the music video was released on 27 September 2012. Barrett announced that her debut album would be released in the end of 2013 and that she intends to tour with the album, but the album has not yet materialised. Barrett has also appeared in other music videos which include Russell Grant's version of "The Clapping Song" and as the main dancer in Asian artist Navin Kundra's song "Shudaayi". Barrett is also heard in a song called "Boom" by Old Boy which also features rapper Nasty Jack; an accompanying music video has been shot but has not yet been released.[10] In 2014 Barrett joined with O'Meara, McIntosh and Cattermole in the S Club 3, which became S Club Party.[11]
In November 2014, Barrett reunited with the full group for a medley of S Club 7's greatest hits on BBC Children in Need. Later, the group announced a sold out arena reunion tour, titled Bring It All Back 2015, which toured the UK in May 2015. Following the reunion tour, Barrett continued to perform with O'Meara and McIntosh as S Club 3. In November 2016, Barrett released the single "All Fired Up". In January 2020, Barrett released "Mwah Mwah", along with the music video filmed in Canada during the S Club 3 tour in the summer of 2019. When O'Meara left in 2020, she was replaced the following year by S Club 8 original member Stacey Franks, and the group was renamed "S Club Allstars".[12]
S Club 7 announced another reunion in February 2023, marking their 25th anniversary.[13]
Personal life
editIn March 2016, Barrett announced she was pregnant with her first child.[14] Three months later, she gave birth to a boy.[15]
Discography
editSingles
edit| Song | Year |
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| "Fire"[16] | 2012 |
| "Makin Me Dance"[17] | 2013 |
| "All Fired Up"[18] (featuring Chris Keen) |
2016 |
| "Mwah Mwah"[19] (featuring 80 Empire) |
2020 |
| "Private Dance Instructor" |
Music videos
edit| Song | Year | Artist | Notes |
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| "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" | 2004 | Unknown | Guest appearance; The Girls of FHM music video |
| "The Clapping Song" | 2012 | Guest appearance; Russell Grant music video | |
| "Shudaayi" | Guest appearance; Navin Kundra music video | ||
| "Fire"[16] | |||
| "Makin Me Dance"[17] | 2013 | ||
| "Mwah Mwah" | 2020 | Fatty Soprano | |
| "Private Dance Instructor" | 2020 |
Stage work
edit| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2013–14 | Beauty and the Beast | Beauty |
| 2014 | The Wizard of Oz | Wicked Witch of the West |
| 2015 | Dick Whittington | Fairy Bowbells |
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | Seeing Double | Tina | Main role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Miami 7 | Tina | Main Role |
| Back to the '50s | Television film | ||
| Boyfriends & Birthdays | |||
| The Greatest Store in the World | Herself | ||
| 2000 | L.A. 7 | Tina | Main Role |
| S Club 7 Go Wild! | Herself | Reality television | |
| Artistic Differences | Tina | Television film | |
| Christmas Special | |||
| 2001 | Hollywood 7 | Main role | |
| S Club Search | Judge / Mentor | Reality television | |
| 2002 | Viva S Club | Tina | Main role |
References
edit- ^ "Tina Barrett". IMDb.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "S Club Media". S Club Media. 13 January 2002. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "Party of Se7en". Angelfire.com. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "S Club 7's Tina Barrett Talks To Holy Moly about her return to pop | Music Interviews". Holy Moly!. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ Donovan, Deirdre (17 February 2002). "It's a girl thing". The Observer. The Guardian. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Music Eyz Interview With Tina Barrett". Music Eyz. 26 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ^ Byrnes, Lana (4 March 2021). "Tina Barett was in Mis-Teeq before S Club 7 and nobody knew". OK! Magazine.
- ^ Paramor, Jordan (2001). 7 Heaven: The Official Book. Great Britain: Puffin Books. pp. 6–19, 21–22, 36, 38, 41. ISBN 0-14-131460-5.
- ^ a b "S Club stars reveal solo plans". BBC News. 23 April 2003. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
- ^ Hennessy, David (11 November 2013). "The comeback Woman". The Irish World. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ Hallam, Katy (28 March 2014). "Birmingham Gay Pride 2014: Eternal, Gabrielle and Conor Maynard top the bill". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "I've got some news! I'm joining @realtinab1 & @BradleyMcIntosh to bring you #SclubAllstars". 25 November 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ Parkman, Chloe (13 February 2023). "S Club 7 fans 'can't breathe' as reunion tour announced". BristolLive.
- ^ Minn, Hayley (14 March 2016). "S Club 7 star Tina Barrett exclusively announces she's pregnant with first child". OK!.
- ^ Barrett, Tina [@realtinab1] (20 June 2016). "Proud and excited to announce the arrival of my beautiful baby boy Roman 💙💙💙🍼🎉🍾💃🏻" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Fire". iTunes Store. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Makin Me Dance". iTunes Store. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "All Fired Up". Amazon UK. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Mwah Mwah". Apple Music. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.