Sister2Sister

Sister 2 Sister
Also known as S2S
Origin Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres Pop
Years active 1999 (1999)–2004 (2004)
Labels Festival Mushroom
Website sister2sister.com.au
Past members
  • Christine Muscat
  • Sharon Muscat

Sister2Sister or S2S were an Australian duo comprising the Muscat sisters, Christine and Sharon, who were pop singers, songwriters and television presenters. Their debut album, One (June 2000), peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart. It provided two top five singles, "Sister" (1999) and "What's a Girl to Do?" (2000). At the ARIA Music Awards of 2000 "Sister" won Best Independent Release. From 2001 they undertook a career as television presenters, as VJs on MTV Hits, and subsequently opened the Sister2Sister School of Singing in 2004.

Background

The Muscat sisters, Christine (born 27 February 1981) and Sharon (born 23 August 1984 to Maltese immigrants), are the duo that make up Sister2Sister. Their career started young when they grew up in the Sydney suburb of St. Clair, where they attended Holy Spirit Primary school and later Emmaus Catholic College in nearby Erskine Park.

Growing up in a musical family, it was during those early years that the two developed a love for music. However, they also had a knack for acting , which resulted in both of them television presenting and landing roles in TV commercials and soap operas.

Musical career

At the ages of 9 and 13, Christine and Sharon joined Brent Street Studios to also study dancing. Soon after joining the school, the girls were invited to join the Brent St. Kids performance troupe and began singing and dancing all over Sydney. It was through this exposure that they attracted the attention of Tina Arena who saw their performance at the Variety Club Heart Awards. Arena mentioned the girls to her now former manager/husband. He later signed them to his management company and new record label in 1997. After relocating to Melbourne to write their first album, the name Sister2Sister was born. It was at this time Sharon also studied at the Victorian College of Arts. The duo also opened for Britney Spears for 6 dates on her Oops!... I Did It Again Tour in the US.

Discography

Albums

  • One (#3 Australia)

Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
AUS
[1]		 NZ
[2]		 UK
[3]
1999 "Sister" 3 14 18 One
2000 "What's a Girl to Do?" 5 25 61
"Too Many Times" 35 — —

Awards

Year Ceremony Award Result
2000 ARIA Awards Highest-Selling Single[4] Nominated
Best Independent Release[4] Won

As backup singers

The sisters have performed as backing vocalists for Australian singer Delta Goodrem on her "Believe Again" and "Wings of the Wild" tours.

Television career

After touring extensively through the US, UK and Europe, Sharon and Christine returned home to Sydney and decided to turn back to a previous passion and re-enter the world of television. They were VJs on MTV's Australian Top 30 for 18 months.

Singing school

Although the two still perform together, they have been keeping busy these days with the launching of their Sister2Sister School Of Singing in Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia, which opened in 2004.

References

  1. ↑ "Sister2Sister - Australian chart history" Archived 7 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine.. Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  2. ↑ "Sister2Sister - New Zealand chart history" Archived 21 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine.. Charts.org.nz. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  3. ↑ "Chart Log UK 1994–2006 DJ S – The System Of Life". zobbel.de. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
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