Tina Dico

Tina Dico (born 14 October 1977 in Aarhus Åbyhøj as Tina Dickow ) is a Danish pop singer and songwriter. In her home country she performs under her birth name Dickow, for the international market, she chose the stage name Dico. So any production of it appears with two different covers.

Life

At 15, she first played in a band called Fester Kester. In 1997, she appeared in the Danish television series Karrusel. After her graduation she began studying the religious sciences, but this broke again. In 1998 she won in Denmark two talent competitions, talent spot and Vi har scenes, har I musikken? , And with her band Tina Dickow and Sheriff released the single Your Waste of Time. She has received several offers for record deals, but decided to release their debut album, his own company, Finest Gramophone to start.

In early 2002 she moved to London. There she worked with the band Zero 7. She sang on the album When It Falls the title Home and The Space Between and accompanied the group on tour.

After her performance at the New Pop Festival in Baden -Baden in September 2006 was followed in Germany on 6 October 2006, the release of the album In the Red by label Universal Music Group. The first single hot sand was disengaged.

In September 2007, the studio album Count To Ten was released, which - like its predecessor work In the Red in 2005 - at the very beginning # 1 on the Danish album charts occupied.

On 22 September 2008, initially only appeared in Denmark, the EP trilogy, A Beginning, a Detour, to Open Ending, which debuted at number 2 straight into the Danish album charts. After three weeks the plant in Denmark was honored with a gold record. Erstveröffentlichungstermin in Germany was the 3rd April 2009. Dico In November 2009, moved from London to Copenhagen. In 2009, she contributed the music contributes to the film Old Boys and released the album The Road to Gävle.

In September 2010, appeared in Germany the double album Welcome Back Colour. This is a compilation with some new titles and a selection of the best-known title of the previous albums, sometimes in new interpretations. On this occasion, Dico was between 3 October and 21 October, 14 concerts in German cities as well as an additional concert at Gloria Theater Cologne on October 22, 2010.

At least since 2012, she lives in Seltjarnarnes, a suburban community of Iceland's capital Reykjavik, together with her ​​friend, the Icelandic musician Helgi Jónsson ( born 1979 ). Him they first met in 2008; Two years later they formed a pair to which since July 2012 has a son. In her home in Seltjarnarnes the two private studio where - since last five years after Dicos studio album Count To Ten of 2007 - which was released on 3 September 2012 album Where Do You Go to Disappear? was recorded.

In November 2013, it announced work on a new album.

Awards

  • 2004: Danish Music Awards as best songwriter
  • 2006: Danish Music Awards as best female singer
  • 2004: Årets Steppeulv ( Danish Music Critics Award ) for best composer
  • 2008: Nominated for the Danish Music Awards in four categories
  • 2008: Kronprinsparrets Kulturpris ( doped with 500,000 crowns Culture Award of the royal couple )
  • 2010: Robert Danmarks film Akademi for the soundtrack to oldboys

Discography

  • 2001: Fuel
  • 2003: Notes
  • 2004: Far (EP)
  • 2006: In the Red
  • 2007: Count to Ten
  • 2008: A Beginning, a Detour, to Open Ending ( 3 EPs )
  • 2009: The Road to Gävle
  • 2010: Welcome Back Colour (2 CDs)
  • 2011: Live with The Danish National Chamber Orchestra (CD DVD)
  • 2012: Where Do You Go to Disappear?
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