Gina Gee

Gina G (born Gina Mary Gardiner, 3 August 1970) is an Australian former singer. She is most notable for her song "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit", with which she represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996. The song reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart and reached the US top 20 in 1997. In 1998, she received a nomination at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Dance Recording for the song. Her other UK Top 30 hits are "I Belong to You" (number 6 in 1996), "Fresh" (number 6 in 1997), "Ti Amo" (number 11 in 1997) and "Gimme Some Love" (number 25 in 1997). Her last new activity in the music industry was a song release in 2011; she was then in a long lawsuit with a former talent manager that prevented her from releasing new material. During the early 1990s, Gina G was a disc jockey in Melbourne and a singer in Bass Culture, an Australian dance music group. She sang on Bass Culture's single "Love the Life", which was released in Australia in May 1992. In 1995, she moved to the UK, where she entered the A Song for Europe competition. She won, becoming the UK's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, with the song "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit". The song finished in eighth place at Eurovision, and peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart. The song was also successful in the US, reaching No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 3 on the Hot Dance Club Play, No. 13 on the Rhythmic Top 40, No. 5 on the Mainstream Top 40, No. 25 on the Adult Top 40 and No. 11 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Dance Recording category in 1998. Gina G released "I Belong to You" in October 1996, which was also a top-10 hit in the UK. The following year, she scored a succession of UK hits with "Fresh!", "Ti Amo", "Gimme Some Love", and "Everytime I Fall", all of which were included on her debut album Fresh! The album's cover was shot by David LaChapelle and featured her whole body covered in chocolate. "Gimme Some Love" was also a hit in the US, reaching No. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 18 on both the Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales charts, and No. 22 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart. In 1998, Gina G and songwriter Simon Tauber sued record company FX Music and its owner, Steve Rodway, demanding £136,000 among other things.