Deni Hines
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| Deni Hines | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Dohnyale Sharon Hines |
| Born | September 4, 1970 |
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genre(s) | R&B, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Singing |
| Years active | 1991-present |
| Label(s) | Mushroom, 3DE Records |
| Associated acts | Rockmelons |
| Website | Official Site |
Dohnyale "Deni" Sharon Hines (born September 4, 1970 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian R&B singer, and is the daughter of singer Marcia Hines.
Hines released her first single with the Australian band Rockmelons with the a cover version of the Bill Withers 1971 hit "Ain't No Sunshine". She then went to release solo material with the top ten single "It's Alright" and the top twenty album Imagination (1996) which clocked in sales over 2.5 million copies worldwide.[1] Her latest album is titled Water for Chocolate which was released on August 19, 2006 and features the singles "Water for Chocolate", "Son of a Preacher Man" and "5 Days of Rain".[1]
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[edit] Music career
[edit] 1985–1993: Career launch and Jesus Christ Superstar
Hines grew up in Australia and was inspired by her mother's success as a singer to follow a career in show business. She was discovered by a friend when she was singing to the radio and then was encouraged to pursue singing as a career.[1] Her earliest employment was as a backing vocalist for such artists as Kylie Minogue (her Rhythm of Love Tour, Australia and Far East 1991), Jimmy Barnes, Wa Wa Nee and Peter Blakeley before she was approached by the band Rockmelons to provide vocals for several of their songs.[1] The first song that Hines released with the Rockmelons collaboration was a cover version of the Bill Withers 70's hit "Ain't No Sunshine" in 1991. The song proved to be a success charting at number five on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.[2] With the success of the first single, the reggae-inspired "That Word (L.O.V.E.)" was the second song released with the collaboration and became another top five single, charting at number four in Australia.[3] The third and final song Hines released with the band was the ballad "It's Not Over". The song was also a success but was not as big as the previous two, charting at number fifteen in Australia.[4] With the success with the Rockmelons, Hines became one of the most well known faces, and voices, in Australia.[1]
In 1992, entrepreneur Harry M. Miller signed Hines for the role of Mary Magdalene in a revival of the stage musical Jesus Christ Superstar. Miller had discovered and signed her mother Marcia twenty years earlier, and the role of Mary Magdalene had also been one of Marcia's early successes. Deni Hines was well-received in the role but left the production the following year. In 1992 Deni recorded "Not Enough Time" with INXS and it peaked at number twenty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100,[5] a year later she married the bands guitarist and saxophonist Kirk Pengilly.
[edit] 1994-1999: Imagination, Pay Attention and Remix Your Imagination
After three hit singles with the Rockmelons, Hines was signed to Mushroom Records and released her first solo single "It's Alright" in 1995. It was a contemporary dance track that contrasted sharply with her earlier Rockmelons performances, and it became one of the year's biggest hits in Australia charting at number four on the Australian ARIA Singles Charts[6] and winning an ARIA Award award for "Breakthrough Artist - Single".[7] "Imagination", the second song released solo by Hines was released at the beginning of 1996 and was not as successful as "It's Alright" only peaking at number thirty-seven.[8] With two songs released from the album, Hines released her debut album Imagination on May 25, 1996 and became a hit, charting at number fifteen on the Australia ARIA Albums Chart and was nominated for two ARIA Awards; "Breakthrough Artist - Album" and "Best Female Artist". "I Like the Way" and "I'm Not in Love" (a cover version of a 10cc' song) were the album's third and fourth singles but both failed to chart in to top fifty in Australia. Even though "I'm Not in Love" failed to make an impact on the charts, it nominated Hines for two ARIA Awards for "Best Pop Release" and "Best Female Artist".[7] Imagination was also released in Japan on July 24, 1996 and had sales of 300,000 copies,[1] making the total sales of 2.5 million worldwide.[1]
In order to properly promote her album properly, Hines moved to the UK in 1997 and re-issued her album under the title Pay Attention and toured with Lighthouse Family and Earth, Wind & Fire.[9] "It's Alright" was released in the United Kingdom in 1997 and was received well peaking at number thirty-five on the singles chart.[10] The track also managed to peak at number twenty-two in France.[11] Further hits such as "I Like the Way", "Joy" and "Delicious" followed, however, her career quickly lost its impetus after her album Pay Attention failed to impact the charts. In 1998, Hines cracked the U.S. market on the dance charts with "Joy" and "I Like the Way" both peaking in the top twenty of the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts.[12] Hines released an album of remixed songs from her Imagination and Pay Attention albums on July 14, 1998, titled Remix Your Imagination. This album failed to break into any charts around the world but the song "Dream Your Dream" from the album managed to chart in Japan.
[edit] 2000-present: A Delicious Collection and Water for Chocolate
In 2000, Hines did a cover version of the Grace Jones song "Pull Up to the Bumper" for the soundtrack for 2000 Australian film The Wog Boy. 2002 saw Hines released a "Greatest Hits" album ("A Delicious Collection") based on contractual commitments with her then record company Festival Mushroom. In 2003 she spent time in France working with Hip Hop artist I:AM writing and recording for his album in addition to co-writing a track "Welcome" of which Beyonce Knowles vocalled for I:AM's release.
In 2004 and 2005 Deni spent most of the time overseas with her-then fiance Ben Steel. Deni was writing for her brand new album in the US with the likes of The Family Stand and Whole 9 and back in Australia with Jarrad Rogers, Vince Pizzinga and many others. As of early 2006, she is playing the part of Reno (a composite character representing a number of Dusty Springfield's lesbian lovers) in the stage musical Dusty, premiering in Melbourne and touring Australia until September 2006. Hines' single "Water for Chocolate", written by the Family Stand, was released in Australia on July 8 and just missed the top 100 peaking at number twenty-eight on the Australian Urban Singles Chart. The song will be followed by an album of the same name on August 19. March 24 saw the release of "5 Days Of Rain" featuring one of Australia's most anticipated rapper, Bukkcity, the third single from Deni's "Water For Chocolate".
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Sales and certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | JPN[13] | UK[10] | |||
| 1996 | Imagination | 15 | 21 | 300,000 (Japan)[1] 2.5 million (worldwide)[1] |
|
| 1998 | Pay Attention | 124 | |||
| Remix Your Imagination | — | — | — | ||
| 2002 | A Delicious Collection | — | |||
| 2004 | The Definitive Collection | — | |||
| 2006 | Water for Chocolate | — | |||
| 2007 | The Other Woman
|
86 | |||
"—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart.
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS[14] | FRA[11] | JPN | NZ[15] | UK[10] | US Dance | |||
| 1995 | "It's Alright" | 4 | 22 | — | 43 | 35 | Imagination | |
| 1996 | "Imagination" | 37 | ||||||
| "I Like the Way" | 67 | 64 | 37 | 4 | ||||
| "I'm Not in Love" | 86 | |||||||
| "Joy" | 94 | — | — | 47 | 13 | |||
| 1997 | "Dream Your Dream" | 52 | Remix Your Imagination | |||||
| 1998 | "Delicious" (featuring Don-E) |
52 | Pay Attention | |||||
| 2000 | "Pull Up to the Bumper" | 36 | A Delicious Collection | |||||
| 2001 | "Frenzy" | 53 | ||||||
| 2006 | "Water for Chocolate" | — | Water for Chocolate | |||||
| "Son of a Preacher Man" | — | |||||||
| 2007 | "5 Days of Rain" (featuring Bukkcity) |
— | ||||||
| "I Only Have Eyes for You" (featuring James Morrison) |
— | The Other Woman | ||||||
"—" denotes singles that were released but did not chart.
[edit] Others
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS[14] | FRA | JPN | NZ | UK | US[5] | |||
| 1991 | "Ain't No Sunshine" (with Rockmelons) |
5 | Form One Planet | |||||
| 1992 | "That Word (L.O.V.E.)" (with Rockmelons) |
4 | ||||||
| "It's Not Over" (with Rockmelons) |
15 | |||||||
| "Not Enough Time" (with INXS) |
28 | Welcome to Wherever You Are | ||||||
| 2003 | "Erotic City" (Supafly feat. Deni Hines) |
— | Single-only | |||||
| 2006 | "Stomp!" (with Marcia Hines) |
43 | Discotheque | |||||
"—" denotes singles that were released but did not chart.
[edit] Awards and recognition
| Year | Award-giving Body | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | ARIA Award[7] | Best Female Artist (That Word (L.O.V.E.)) | Nominated |
| 1996 | ARIA Award[7] | Breakthrough Artist - Single (It's Alright) | Won |
| 1996 | ARIA Award[7] | Breakthrough Artist - Album (Imagination) | Nominated |
| 1996 | ARIA Award[7] | Best Female Artist (Imagination) | Nominated |
| 1997 | ARIA Award[7] | Best Pop Release (I'm Not in Love) | Nominated |
| 1997 | ARIA Award[7] | Best Female Artist (I'm Not in Love) | Nominated |
| 2007 | Urban Music Awards | Best R&B Single (5 Days of Rain) | Nominated |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "SONGWRITERS: Hines, Deni". Mushroom Records. Retrieved July 20, 2007.
- ^ "Ain't No Sunshine" Australian chart run. Australian-charts.com. Retrieved July 20, 2007.
- ^ "That Word (L.O.V.E.)" Australian chart run. Australian-charts.com. Retrieved July 20, 2007.
- ^ "It's Not Over" Australian chart run. Australian-charts.com. Retrieved July 20, 2007.
- ^ a b "INXS - Artist Chart History". All Music Guide. Retrieved July 22, 2007.
- ^ "It's Alright" Australian chart run. Australian-charts.com. Retrieved July 22, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Deni Hines - ARIA Award History". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved July 22, 2007.
- ^ "Imagination" Australian chart run. Australian-charts.com. Retrieved July 22, 2007.
- ^ "Deni Hines - Biography". All Music Guide. Retrieved July 22, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Chart Log UK - H & Claire – Hysterix". zobbel.de. Retrieved July 31, 2007.
- ^ a b "Deni Hines - France Chart History". Lescharts.com. Retrieved August 2, 2007.
- ^ "Deni Hines - Artist Chart History". All Music Guide. Retrieved August 2, 2007.
- ^ "Imagination - Japan Chart Peak". Oricon. Retrieved August 2, 2007.
- ^ a b "Deni Hines - Australian Chart History". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved July 22, 2007.
- ^ "Deni Hines - New Zealand Chart History2". charts.org.nz. Retrieved July 22, 2007.
