Biografi
Biography
Singer-Songwriter Tina Dico hails from Aarhus.
Having decided to plot the 'indie route' in her native Denmark, Tina released her first album 'Fuel' in 2001 to critical acclaim. Not happy to rest on her laurels, Tina's wanderlust took her to London where she embarked on two years of musical isolation and discovery.
Along the way, she was invited to feature on Zero 7's second album 'When It Falls'. Featuring on two tracks, Tina went on to tour the world with the band.
In the midst of this, Tina found time to write, record and release a second album ('Notes') and an EP ('Far') that was released solely in the UK and North America. This activity culminated in signing a major record deal with Sony in the UK.
Tina went on to record what would be her most successful album to date ('In The Red'). The album was produced by Chris Potter (best known for his work with The Verve). With the Sony/BMG restructuring, Tina became a pawn in the merger and the newly formed Sony BMG gave Tina back the masters for her to release independently.
Since then, Tina has never looked back. Picking up several music awards along the way, Tina continued to tour extensively, signed a licensing deal with Universal in Germany and gathered further critical acclaim from all quarters. Tina is now about to release her 4th studio album ('Count To Ten') and already the critics and media are sighting this recording as her most important and personal release to date.
HERE'S WHAT WIKIPEDIA SAYS AT THE MOMENT:
Tina Dickow born on October 14, 1977 in Aarhus, Denmark is a singer and songwriter, inspired by artists such as Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen.
In her home country of Denmark she won a Steppeulv and a Danish Music Award in 2004 for her album, Notes, and the award for best female vocalist at the Danish Music Awards 2006.
Internationally, she may be best known for her collaboration with the English duo Zero 7 on their second album, When It Falls, with the song "Home".
In Denmark she performs under her real name, Tina Dickow.Biography
Dickow was born in Aabyhøj near Aarhus. At a very young age, she was introduced to music by her father, who owned a big hi-fi stereo system in their basement.
After public school, she attended a music boarding school, and after that she went to high school. Music still was her passion, and during her first years she performed with the cover band, Fester Kester.
In 1997 while attending her third year at high school, she was cast to the erotic TV-series, Karrusel (Carrousel), where she starred with Peter Steen and Michael Falch (produced 1997, broadcast 1998 on Danish TV2)[2][3][4]. After her performance she was offered several parts but didn’t like to be type cast as the "naive girl from Jutland," which was why she refused every offer.
The beginning
In 1998, Dickow introduced the other members of the band Fester Kester to a song of her own, and their enthusiasm made them enter, and win, two talent contests the same year: "Talentspot" on Danish TV2, and "Vi har scenen, har I musikken?" (We have the stage, do you have the music?) in Aarhus.The band "Tina Dickow and Sheriff" was formed in 1998, and later that year the single "Your Waste of Time" was released. It was picked as "Song of the Week" on Danish National Radio, P3, and led to some degree of fame.
Finest Gramophone and Fuel
Several conversations with established record labels followed, but Dickow was unhappy with the way they intended to market her. Instead she got a loan from a bank, and started her own record label, Finest Gramophone, in 2000.The company’s first release was Dickow’s Fuel in 2001. The critics were modest, but most recognized her potential as an artist. Also in 2001, Dickow teamed up with her current manager, Jonathan Morley on the SPOT-festival in Aarhus. She signed a four-year contract with Morley, and during the 2002 MIDEM-festival in Cannes, France she signed with English publisher Kojam Music.
England and Notes
In the beginning of 2002, Dickow moved to England in an attempt to escape from the cozy atmosphere in Denmark.Thanks to her contract with Morley, she had the opportunity to step into the English music community, which led to a collaboration with Australian singer Holly Valance on the song "Send My Best."
Dickow wrote the album Notes during her stay in England, capturing the loneliness and fear of being alone in London. Notes was recorded in two days and was released later that year. The critics were very positive this time.
Notes won a Steppeulv (the Danish music critics award) in the category "Composer of the Year" and a Danish Music Award for "Songwriter of the Year".
Zero 7
During her work with Valance, Dickow met Sam Hardaker, one of the members of the English trip-hop-lounge duo, Zero 7. She was asked to collaborate with them, and they recorded "Home" and "The Space Between" which are featured on the album When It Falls. A tour with more than 100 shows in Europe, U.S., and Asia followed.National and International Success
The EP Far, with new versions of some of the tracks from Notes, one track from Fuel and a brand new song, was released in 2004. The purpose of the EP was to follow up on the success from the Zero 7 tour.In 2004, Dickow signed a multinational record deal with Sony UK, and the recordings to her international debut begun in late 2004.
In early 2005, Sony and BMG merged, and the deal was canceled. The legal rights to the songs were handed over to Dickow, and the album was released in cooperation with the Danish company, A:Larm in June 2005. The album went straight to No. 1 on the Danish album chart in front of prominent names such as U2 and Coldplay.
In January 2006, Dickow won the P3 Award and DKK 100,000 which is granted by Danish National Radio P3. The jury said this of Dickow's effort: “Courage, self-esteem and talent is required if you want to be yourself and perform your own songs – without overstyled fuss. The winner of the P3 Award certainly possesses these qualities.”
In March 2006, Dickow won the Danish Music Award for "Singer of the Year".
Dickow has released her fourth studio album entitled Count to Ten on September 3rd, 2007.