Sinitta
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| Sinitta | |
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 Sinitta on the cover of her debut album Sinitta
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sinitta Renet Malone |
| Born | October 19, 1968  Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Pop Dance House |
| Occupation(s) | singer-songwriter record producer actress |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1981–present |
Sinitta (born Sinitta Renet Malone October 19, 1968 in Seattle, Washington) is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of singer Miquel Brown and the niece of Amii Stewart.
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[edit] History
[edit] Early career
Born in 1968, Sinitta began in show business by appearing in the movie Shock Treatment in 1981, followed by singing in the musical Cats in 1983. From 1985 to 1986, she appeared in the West End musical Mutiny! in London. Sinitta was linked romantically to her leading man, David Essex, who wrote the score, in British tabloids.
Sinitta appeared a ghost singer in 1983 for the dance group Hot Gossip on the songs Don't Beat Around The Bush and Break Me Into Little Pieces.
[edit] Solo work
Sinitta released her first solo recording, "Never Too Late", in 1983, which was mixed by producer Jellybean (Madonna, E.G.Daily). Further singles "So Macho", "Cruising" and "Feels Like The First Time" and "Toy Boy" were club hits. "So Macho", produced by J.G. Hargreaves and Mick Parker, spent 18 weeks on the British singles chart, reaching #2 in June of 1986. In 1984 she took part in A Song for Europe, the UK heat of the Eurovision Song Contest.
She was in the video of Rock the Boat sung by Forrest in 1983 (originally sung by The Hues Corporation in 1974).
"Toy Boy" (number 4 July 1987 UK SAW), "G.T.O." (number 15 Dec 1987 UK SAW) and "Cross My Broken Heart" (number six UK March 1988 SAW)) were also European hits.
The writing and production team of Stock Aitken Waterman claimed Sinitta possessed the "sexiest voice we ever produced".[citation needed] The hit "Right Back Where We Started From" went to number 4 in the UK in June 1989, followed by "Love On A Mountain Top" (number 20 UK Oct 1989) and "Hitchin' A Ride" (number 24 UK Apr 1990).
SAW's influence declined in the 1990s and so did Sinitta's fame. She chose a different style and recorded the "Supremes EP" (1993) and the album "Naughty Naughty" (1995), which contained Motown covers. "Love and Affection" (1990) is a song by Joan Armatrading, while "Aquarius" (1993) came from the musical Hair, a London revival of which featured Sinitta alongside John Barrowman, and in which she appeared naked. Sinitta's mother had acted in an earlier production.
In 1997 Sinitta's vocals were used for the single, "You Can Do Magic" by the fictitious group The Mojams. The single, produced by her former producers, Mike Stock and Matt Aitken, was part of a television investigation by Roger Cook into the rigging of the UK charts[citation needed]. It was alleged that a chart position could be achieved by false sales. Debbie Currie, daughter of the former government health minister, Edwina Currie was used as the face for the singer and single. Sinitta was not credited on the single.
Also in 1997, Sinitta replaced Irene Cara to tour with Sonia Evans (also a former SAW artist) and Luke Goss (former Bros- who replaced, actor Felice Arena) in the rock and pop musical's concert, What A Feeling (1997)[1].
Sinitta has been working with PMG[2] producers, Carl M. Cox & Nathan Thomas, with whom she has recorded a new version of her 80s hit "Toy Boy" to mark its 21st Anniversary, as well as working on new material (some of which she has co-written) for a future album.
On September 1st 2007 Sinitta showcased "Toy Boy '08" at a special concert to commemorate the reunion of SAW at the Nightingale club in Birmingham.
[edit] Film and Television
Sinitta acted in the 1986 movie Foreign Body, and later appeared in Heaven's A Drag/To Die For (1994) and There's Only One Madonna (2001).
Sinitta worked on The X Factor show as a stylist and in May 2005 performed on Hit Me Baby One More Time on ITV1.
In 2006 Sinitta competed on Sky TV's Cirque De Celebrité and returned for the third series of The X Factor, as part of Simon Cowell's mentoring team.
In spring 2007, Sinitta teamed, as a judge, with theatre veteran David Ian, producer and media pundit, David Gest and choreographer Brian Friedman on ITV's musical talent search series, Grease Is The Word. Co-produced by Simon Cowell's Syco TV - the same people behind The X Factor and ...Got Talent - the show sought to cast Sandy Dumbrowski and Danny Zuko for a new West End production of Grease.
Sinitta has also had a cameo appearance on popular day time soap, Neighbours, appeared as a panellist on Never Mind The Buzzcocks and was even parodied on the comedy show, Star Stories.
Sinitta worked with Simon Cowell again, as a mentor on series 4 of The X Factor, working with the 'Groups' category. And she appeared on series 5 as a helper during the judges house's round. Previously on the X Factor Sinitta has worked on:
Series 1 (2004): Over 25's (Won the competition with Steve Brookstein). Series 2 (2005): Groups (Came third in the competition with Journey South). Series 3 (2006): 16-24's (Won the competition with Leona Lewis).
In March 2008 Sinitta appeared on Celebrity Wife Swap, swapping partners with ex-Coronation Street actor Bruce Jones.[3]
On Thursday 10th April 2008, It was announced that Sinitta had joined a long list of panellists on ITV1 daytime tv show Loose Women.
[edit] Personal life
Sinitta is married to the businessman Andy Willner. She was Simon Cowell's former girlfriend and fiance. She also had a two-year relationship with Hollywood actor Brad Pitt during the 1980s. When questioned about her relationship, she replied:
"I think I was too wild for him! I was really young and at the peak of my career and I didn't want to sit and be romantic and eat dinner at home. He was a lot more chilled and I think he was a bit taken aback by the things that I was doing. Like if I was hungry, I would open a bottle of champagne from my fridge because I certainly wasn't going to cook. I think he looked after me more than I looked after him. But I didn't want to be looked after too much. I didn't want another mother."[4]
In November 2005, Sinitta announced that a woman named Kerry West was to be a surrogate mother for her baby with her husband, Andy Willner. She made the announcement on the British programme This Morning. At eight weeks into the surrogacy, however, West suffered a miscarriage. She had been carrying twins. Sinitta and Willner have now decided to adopt two infants.[5]
Sinitta is currently an active advocate for the UK Hillsong Church, a charismatic pentecostal christian mission that has been accused of being a money-making business, rather than sincerely invested in doing good works, and appeared on Tanya Byron's TV show "Am I normal?" to talk about her conversion.
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | UK | Album |
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| 1983 | Break Me Into Little Pieces (with Hot Gossip) | (single only release) | |
| 1983 | Don't Beat Around the Bush (with Hot Gossip) | (single only release) | |
| 1983 | I Could Be | (single only release) | |
| 1983 | Never Too Late | (single only release) | |
| 1984 | Cruising | Sinitta! | |
| 1986 | So Macho (double A-side with re-release of Cruising) | 2 | Sinitta! |
| 1986 | Feels Like the First Time | 45 | Sinitta! |
| 1987 | Toy Boy | 4 | Sinitta! |
| 1987 | GTO | 15 | Sinitta! |
| 1988 | Cross My Broken Heart | 6 | Sinitta! |
| 1988 | I Don't Believe In Miracles | 22 | Wicked |
| 1988 | A Place In The Sun (Winjama; Various) | (single release only) | |
| 1989 | Right Back Where We Started From | 4 | Wicked |
| 1989 | Love On A Mountain Top | 20 | Wicked |
| 1989 | Lay Me Down Easy | 88 | Wicked |
| 1990 | Hitchin' A Ride | 24 | Wicked |
| 1983 | Bridge Over Troubled Water (with The Session) | (single only release) | |
| 1990 | Love & Affection | 62 | (Single Only Release) |
| 1992 | Shame Shame Shame | 28 | Naughty Naughty |
| 1993 | Aquarius | Hair | |
| 1993 | The Supreme EP (Where Did Our Love Go/Stop In the Name of Love/You Can't Hurry Love/Remember Me) | 49 | Naughty Naughty |
| 1997 | You Can Do Magic (credited as The Mojams featuring Debbie Currie; but Sinitta's on vocals) | 86 | (single release only) |
| 1999 | Use Me Up | (unreleased) | |
| 2007 | Toy Boy '08 | Future release |
[edit] Albums
[edit] Sinitta!
CD Fanfare (1987)
- "Toy Boy" – 3:31
- "Who's Gonna Catch You (When You Fall)" – 3:20
- "Cross My Broken Heart" – 3:45
- "G.T.O." – 3:35
- "Rock Me Slow" – 4:58
- "So Macho" – 3:26
- "Oh Boy (You've Got A Lot To Learn)" – 3:30
- "If I Let You Go" – 4:35
- "Feels Like The First Time" – 3:52
- "Cruising" – 5:06
- "Toy Boy" (Extended Bicep Mix) – 7:38 (bonus track)
- "G.T.O." (Modina's Red Roaring Mix) – 7:31 (bonus track)
- "So Macho" (12" Remix) – 5:42 (bonus track)
[edit] Sinitta Special
(Scandinavian release) CD Mega (1989)
- "Toy Boy" (Extended Bicep Mix) – 7:37
- "Cross My Broken Heart" (HI'N'RG Mix) – 6:45
- "Feels Like The First Time" – 3:49
- "Cruising" (Vocal Mix) – 6:21
- "G.T.O." (Modina's Red Roaring Mix) – 7:31
- "So Macho" (Extended Remix) – 5:42
- "Oh Boy (You've Got A Lot To Learn)" (Short) – 3:28
- "Showdown" (Remix) – 5:27
- "Toy Boy" (Pumped Up Megamix) – 9:48
- "Cross My Broken Heart" (Extra Pulsing Beat Mix) – 6:44
[edit] Wicked
CD Fanfare (1988)
- "Right Back Where We Started From" – 3:16
- "I Don't Believe In Miracles" – 3:29
- "I Just Wanna Spend Some Time With You" – 3:28
- "Hitchin' A Ride" – 3:42
- "Lay Me Down Easy" – 3:44
- "You Keep Me Hanging On" – 3:31
- "Right Back Where We Started From" (12" Remix) – 5:20 (bonus track)
- "Love On A Mountain Top" – 3:25
- "Love Love Love" – 3:48
- "Where Do Nice Girls Go" – 3:45
- "Body Shopping" – 3:20
- "Don't Tell Me Not To Cry" – 3:53
- "It Would Be So Easy" – 3:33
- "I Just Can't Help It" – 3:45
- "Love On A Mountain Top" (12" Remix) (bonus track)
[edit] Dance Mix!
(Japanese release) CD Victor (1990)
- "Hitchin' A Ride" – 4:06
- "Toy Boy" (Sequenced) – 3:23
- "Right Back Where We Started From" – 3:13
- "G.T.O." – 3:07
- "Cross My Broken Heart" – 3:52
- "Who's Gonna Catch You (When You Fall)" – 3:13
- "I Just Wanna Spend Some Time With You" – 3:23
- "Body Shopping" – 3:05
- "I Don't Believe In Miracles" – 3:27
- "Love Love Love" – 4:04
[edit] Naughty Naughty
(Asian Pressing) CD Timbuktu (1995)
- "The Tide Is High" – 4:07
- "You Can't Hurry Love" – 3:55
- "Cuba" – 3:39
- "Club Tropicana" – 4:08
- "Hotel California" – 5:00
- "Naughty Naughty" – 3:31
- "Shame Shame Shame" – 3:53
- "Where Did Our Love Go" – 4:16
- "Never Knew Love Like This Before" – 3:30
- "You Really Got Me" – 3:05
- "Naughty Naughty (Brand New Heavies Mix)" (bonus track)
[edit] The Best Of Sinitta
(Japanese pressing) CD RCA/BMG (1998)
- "Toy Boy" – 3:30
- "So Macho" – 3:26
- "Hitchin' A Ride" – 3:40
- "Right Back Where We Started From" – 3:14
- "G.T.O." – 3:32
- "Cross My Broken Heart" – 3:45
- "Feels Like The First Time" – 3:50
- "Love On A Mountain Top" – 3:23
- "Don't Tell Me Not To Cry" – 3:52
- "I Just Can't Help It" – 3:41
- "It Would Be So Easy" – 3:32
- "Where Do Nice Girls Go" – 3:44
- "I Don't Believe In Miracles" – 3:28
- "Love Love Love" – 3:46
- "Toy Boy (Extended Bicep Mix)" – 7:37 (bonus track)
- "Right Back Where We Started From (12" Remix)" – 5:18 (bonus track)
- "Cross My Broken Heart (12" Remix)" – 5:24 (bonus track)
[edit] The Very Best Of...Sinitta/Toy Boy
CD Going For A Song (1999)
- "Cruising" – 4:26 (re-recording)
- "Toy Boy" – 3:38 (re-recording)
- "G.T.O." – 3:40 (re-recording)
- "Cross My Broken Heart" – 3:52 (re-recording)
- "Love And Affection" – 3:32 (re-recording)
- "Right Back Where We Started From" – 3:14 (re-recording)
- "Free" – 3:17
- "You Can't Hurry Love" – 3:17 (re-recording)
- "Shame Shame Shame" – 3:34 (re-recording)
- "Baby Love" – 3:02
[edit] Notes
- A Place In The Sun was originally released by "Stevie Wonder"
- Right Back Where We Started From was originally released by "Maxine Nightingale"
- Hitchin' A Ride was originally released by "Vanity Fare"
- Bridge Over Troubled Water was originally recorded by "Simon & Garfunkel"
- Love & Affection was originally released by "Joan Armatrading"
- Shame Shame Shame was originally released by "Shirley & Company"
- Where Did Our Love Go was originally released by "The Supremes"
- Window Shopping was remixed by "Simon Harris"
- Stop In The Name Of Love was originally released by "The Supremes"
- You Can't Hurry Love was originally released by "The Supremes"
- Remember Me was originally released by "Diana Ross"
- You Can Do Magic was originally released by "America"
- The Tide Is High was originally released by "The Paragons"
- Never Knew Love Like This Before was originally released by "Stephanie Mills"
- Hotel California was originally released by "The Eagles"
- Club Tropicana was originally released by "Wham"
- You Really Got Me was originally released by "The Kinks"
- Baby Love was originally released by "The Supremes"
