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Tina CharleBritish disco star of the 70s.
Date of Birth: 10.03.1954
Country:  Great Britain |
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Biography of Tina Charles
British disco star. Vocalist Tina Charles began her career as a backing vocalist and today she is one of the brightest stars of British disco in the 70s.
Early Life
Tina Hoskins was born on March 10, 1954, in London, to actor Charles Hoskins and his wife Hilda. In her childhood, Tina suffered from meningitis, which, however, did not affect her vocal abilities. She chose to perform under the pseudonym Charles Tina simply because she did not want to be confused with Mary Hopkin, who is more famous these days. Tina quickly decided to take her father's name as her pseudonym.
Early Career
Tina Charles recorded her first solo single in 1969 with then relatively unknown Elton John. In the early 70s, Tina's vocals could be heard on the "Top of the Pops" album series. During this time, Tina also tried her hand at television, participating in several episodes of the popular BBC One show "The Two Ronnies" portraying Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett.
Rise to Fame
In 1975, Tina and her friend Linda Lewis provided backing vocals for the track "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, which quickly topped several UK charts. In the same year, she joined forces with Martin Jay in the project "5000 Volts." Their disco single "I'm On Fire" entered the charts in many countries worldwide. In the UK, it reached the 4th position on the UK Singles Chart and 26th on the Billboard Hot 100.
However, Tina's collaboration with English-Indian producer Biddu, the creator of the disco hit "Kung Fu Fighting," brought her true worldwide fame. Although their first work "You Set My Heart on Fire" did not make it to the charts, their second collaboration, the track "I Love To Love (But My Baby Loves To Dance)," topped the UK charts for three weeks in February 1976.
International Success
Subsequent hits such as "Love Me Like A Lover," "Dr Love," "Rendezvous," and "Love Bug" made Tina Charles a global star in Asia, Europe, and New Zealand, but failed to make her popular in the United States. Only one hit, "You Set My Heart on Fire," reached the third position on the Disco File Top 20 chart in the autumn of 1975. In 1978, Tina Charles won first place at the World Popular Song Festival held in Tokyo.
Later Career
In the 1980s, disco experienced a decline, and Tina Charles recorded her album "Just One Smile" in the style of hard rock-electronic. However, this musical style experiment did not generate much interest from listeners. Tina Charles got married to Bernard Webb, and in 1977, they welcomed their son Max. Two years later, their marriage ended in divorce. After the album "Just One Smile" failed commercially, Tina decided to focus on her personal life and family.
In 1993, she met her new partner and released her first album in 13 years, "Foundation of Love." In 2000, the disco trend resurfaced, and interest in Tina Charles's previous works increased in Europe. After a long absence, she climbed to the top of the Top 5 Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 2006 with the track "Higher," which she recorded with her old friend Sanny X. A week later, it reached the fifth position on the US Billboard Dance Charts.
In October 2007, she collaborated with Ian Levine on the track "Hide and Seek" for the album "Disco 2008." One year later, she released her solo album "Listen 2 The Music."
Tina Charles continues her work in the disco genre, recording new tracks every year, which undoubtedly enjoy great success with listeners.
