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{{short description|Australian singer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2012}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| image             = 
| image_size        = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels -->
| name              = Gina G
| caption           = 
| background        = solo_singer
| birth_name        = Gina Gardiner
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1970|08|03}}
| birth_place       = [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]], Australia
| origin            = [[London]], England
| genre             = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Eurodance]], [[Electronic music|Electronic]], [[Electronic dance music|EDM]], [[Techno]]
| years_active      = 1990–1998, 2003–2011
| label             = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros]], Stunt Girl Music, [[Warner Music Group|WEA]], Discipline Music
}}

'''Gina G''' (born '''Gina Gardiner''', 3 August 1970)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://eurovision.tv/participant/gina-g | title=Gina G |work=[[Eurovision Song Contest]]}}</ref> 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|United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest]] in [[Eurovision Song Contest 1996|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 [[Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording|Best Dance Recording]] for the song. Her other UK Top 30 hits are "[[I Belong to You (Gina G song)|I Belong to You]]" (number 6 in 1996), "[[Fresh! (Gina G song)|Fresh]]" (number 6 in 1997), "[[Ti Amo (Gina G song)|Ti Amo]]" (number 11 in 1997) and "[[Gimme Some Love (Gina G song)|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.

==Career==
===Early 1990s===
During the early 1990s, Gina G was a [[disc jockey]] in Melbourne and a singer in Bass Culture, an Australian dance music group.<ref name=look>{{Cite news | url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/twenty-years-after-her-famous-eurovision-performance-what-does-gina-g-look-like-now/news-story/487a74f3419c739e729e8e5c16f73288 | title=Twenty years after her famous Eurovision performance, what does Gina G look like now? | first=Maryse | last=Farag | work=[[news.com.au]] | date=May 14, 2016}}</ref> She sang in Bass Culture's single "[[Love the Life]]", which was released in Australia in May 1992.

===Mid- to late 1990s===
In 1995, she moved to the UK,<ref name=look/> where she entered the ''[[A Song for Europe]]'' competition. She won, becoming the UK's entry in the [[1996 Eurovision Song Contest]], with the song "[[Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit]]".<ref name=distant>{{Cite news | url=https://www.prsformusic.com/m-magazine/features/eurovision-success-distant-memory-uk | title=Is Eurovision success a distant memory for UK or can we do it this time? | first=Anita | last=Awbi | work=[[PRS for Music]] | date=6 May 2014}}</ref> The song finished in eighth place at Eurovision,<ref name=distant/> and peaked at number one on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-in-the-charts | title=Eurovision songs in the charts! | work=[[Eurovision Song Contest]] | date=12 August 2020}}</ref> The song was also successful in the US, reaching No. 12 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], No. 3 on the [[Hot Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance Club Play]], No. 13 on the [[Rhythmic Airplay Chart|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.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://ew.com/article/1998/01/16/same-old-tune/ | title=Same Old Tune | last=Essex | first=Andrew | work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=16 January 1998 | archive-date=6 June 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606160032/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,281560,00.html | url-status=live}}</ref>

Gina G released "[[I Belong to You (Gina G song)|I Belong to You]]" in October 1996, which was also a top 10 hit in the UK.<ref name=uk/> The following year, she scored a succession of UK hits with "[[Fresh! (Gina G song)|Fresh!]]", "[[Ti Amo (Gina G song)|Ti Amo]]", "[[Gimme Some Love (Gina G song)|Gimme Some Love]]", and "Everytime I Fall",<ref name=uk/> 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 (Gina G song)|Gimme Some Love]]" was also a hit in the US, reaching No. 46 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''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.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/who-s-suing-whom-eurovision-star-sues-record-label-over-contract-dispute-1182295.html | title=Who's Suing Whom: Eurovision star sues record label over contract dispute | first=Francesco | last=Guerrera | work=[[The Independent]] | date=2 November 1998}}</ref> In February 1999, a high court voided her recording contract after finding that she only received less than £30,000 in royalties from the song.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.musicweek.com/news/read/gina-g-ex-label-boss-hit-by-legal-bill/025911 | title=Gina G ex-label boss hit by legal bill | work=[[MusicWeek]] | date=3 April 2000 | url-access=subscription}}</ref> A legal battle with her former manager was stuck in court for 10 years and prevented her from releasing another album.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://celebrity.nine.com.au/music/gina-g-where-is-she-now-what-happened-ooh-aah-just-a-little-bit-singer/842b9dbf-286f-41e2-a80f-eb5fb4cf2a87 | title=Why Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit singer Gina G faded from the spotlight | work=[[Nine.com.au]] | date=June 26, 2024}}</ref>

===2000s===
By 2000, she recorded several songs with Swedish producers [[Lagoona]], including a new version of her debut hit "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit", and a [[cover version]] of [[Nancy Sinatra]]'s "[[These Boots Are Made for Walkin']]".

In March 2003, she took part in the reality television show ''[[Reborn in the USA]]'', alongside [[Sonia Evans|Sonia]], [[Michelle Gayle]], [[Tony Hadley]], [[Peter Cox (musician)|Peter Cox]] and [[Elkie Brooks]]. Even though she received the most votes from the American audience and won the first show, she got the fewest votes in the next show, and went up for the British public's vote. She lost, and was eliminated from the show in the third programme.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a10775/reborns-gina-eliminated/ | title='Reborn's' Gina eliminated | first=Neil | last=Wilkes | work=[[Digital Spy]] | date=23 March 2003}}</ref>

In early 2005, Gina G attempted to represent the United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest, she finished last out of five entries on the pre-selection program with her song "Flashback". She competed against [[Javine Hylton]] and [[Katie Price]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4326543.stm | title=Javine exposure angers TV viewers |work=[[BBC News]] | date=7 March 2005}}</ref>

In August 2005, she released her second album, ''Get Up & Dance'' only via through her website. It was released via [[iTunes]] in March 2009.

In June 2006, her debut album, ''[[Fresh!]]'', became available for download on [[iTunes]]. She set up her own record label, Stuntgirl, with distribution through [[Universal Records]].

In late 2006, she released a new single, "Tonight's the Night" and promoted it round the clubs and it went into the commercial dance chart at No. 2. It was released on 2 October through download and larger music stores. The single peaked at No .57 in the UK Singles Chart on 8 October.

===2010s===
Gina G released "Next 2 You" on 27 May 2011 via iTunes Australia. It was written by Gina G, Billy Pace, Duane Morrison, and John Collins. New remixes featuring rapper Vigilante were released in November 2011. A planned second single called 'Set the Night on Fire' was scheduled for early 2012 and a music video was planned, but were never released.

===2020s===
In May 2024, ''Fresh!'' was re-released on purple vinyl and double CD/DVD versions by 90/9 Records.<ref>{{cite web | title=Gina G's classic Fresh! album set for reissue with new music | url=https://retropopmagazine.com/gina-gs-classic-fresh-album-set-for-reissue-with-new-music/ | first=Connor | last=Gotto | work=Retropop Magazine | date=23 March 2024}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Infobox artist discography
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| Singles      = 11
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===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:11em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Details
! scope="col" colspan="3" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref name=aus>Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
*Top 50 peaks: {{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gina+G |title=australian-charts.com > Gina G in Australian Charts |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=9 April 2017 }}
*Top 100 peaks to December 2010: {{cite book |last=Ryan |first=Gavin |title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing |location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia |edition=PDF |page=110}}
*"Love the Life" (with Bass Culture): {{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/DkGCr8v.jpg |title=Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 5 June 2015 |publisher=Imgur.com |access-date=9 April 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605213523/http://i.imgur.com/DkGCr8v.jpg |archive-date=5 June 2015 }}
*"Ti Amo", "Gimme Some Love" and "Every Time I Fall": {{cite web | url=https://i.imgur.com/bs4TKvn.gif | title=Response from ARIA re: chart in inquiry, received 3 March 2017 |publisher=Imgur.com |access-date=9 April 2017 }}
*''Fresh!'': {{cite web | url=https://i.imgur.com/kO3n4AT.jpg |title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums Chart – Week Ending 15 Jun 1997 | publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] |via=Imgur.com | access-date=9 April 2017}} N.B. The number in the HP column represents the highest position reached.</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[VG-lista|NOR]] <br><ref name=nor>{{cite web | url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gina+G | title=norwegiancharts.com > Gina G in Norwegian Charts |publisher=Hung Medien | access-date=10 April 2017}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Official Charts Company|UK]]<br><ref name=uk>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/1040/gina-g/ |title=Official Charts > Gina G |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Fresh!]]''
|
* Released: 1997
* Label: Eternal <small>(0630-17840-2)</small>
* Format: [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[Cassette tape|Cassette]]
| 53 || 40 || 12
|
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Gold<ref name=bpi>{{cite web | url=https://i.imgur.com/QSjua3r.jpg|title=BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for Gina G (from bpi.co.uk) |publisher=[[Imgur.com]] (original source published by [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]) | access-date=10 April 2017}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''Get Up & Dance''
|
* Released: 2005
* Label: G-Force Music
* Format: CD, [[Music download|DD]]
| — || — || — 
|
|}

===Remix albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
! Title
! Details
|-
! scope="row"| ''Remix Album''

|
* Released: December 1998 (Japan)
* Label: WEA <small>(WPCR-2296)</small>
* Format: CD
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center;
!rowspan="2"|Year
!rowspan="2"|Title
!colspan="10"|Chart positions
!rowspan="2"|[[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
!rowspan="2"|Album
|-style="font-size:smaller;"
!width="35"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref name=aus/>
!width="35"| [[Canadian dance chart|CAN<br>Dance]]
!width="35"| [[The Official Finnish Charts|FIN]]<br><ref>{{cite web | url=http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gina+G | title=finnishcharts.com > Gina G in Finnish Charts | publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=10 April 2017}}</ref>
!width="35"| [[GfK Entertainment Charts|GER]]<br><ref>German chart peaks:
*"Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit": {{cite web | url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-12593 | language=de | publisher=GfK Entertainment | title=Gina G – Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit (single) }}
*"Fresh!": {{cite web | url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-104679 | title=Gina G – Fresh! (single) | language=de | publisher=GfK Entertainment | access-date=10 April 2017}}</ref>
!width="35"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]<br><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement | website=www.irishcharts.ie |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105231849/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement|title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know |archive-date=5 January 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
!width="35"| [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br><ref name=nor/>
!width="35"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br><ref>{{cite web |title=swedishcharts.com > Gina G in Swedish Charts |url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Gina+G |publisher=Hung Medien}}</ref>
!width="35"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br><ref name=uk/><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first=David | last=Roberts | year=2006 | title=British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th
| publisher=Guinness World Records Limited | location=London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 218}}</ref>
!width="35"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
!width="35"| [[Dance Club Songs|US<br>Dance]]
|-
| 1992
|align="left"| "[[Love the Life]]" <small>(with Bass Culture)</small>
| 130
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|align="left"| ''[[BC Nation]]''
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1996
|align="left"| "[[Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit]]"
| 5
| 2
| 6
| 88
| 6
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 12
| 4
|
* [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]: Gold<ref>{{cite web | url=https://i.imgur.com/t1PYbhG.jpg | title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1996 | publisher=[[Imgur.com]] (original document published by ARIA) | access-date=10 April 2017 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102010347/http://i.imgur.com/t1PYbhG.jpg |archive-date=2 November 2015 }}</ref>
* BPI: Gold<ref name=bpi/>
|align="left" rowspan="6"| ''Fresh!''
|-
|align="left"| "[[I Belong to You (Gina G song)|I Belong to You]]"
| 34
| 21
| 18
| —
| 16
| —
| 24
| 6
| —
| —
|
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1997
|align="left"| "[[Fresh! (Gina G song)|Fresh!]]"
| 23
| —
| —
| 83
| 29
| —
| —
| 6
| —
| —
|
|-
|align="left"| "[[Ti Amo (Gina G song)|Ti Amo]]"
| 113
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 11
| —
| —
|
|-
|align="left"| "[[Gimme Some Love (Gina G song)|Gimme Some Love]]"
| 121
| 8
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 25
| 46
| 18
|
|-
|align="left"| "Every Time I Fall"
| 144
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 52
| —
| —
|
|-
| 2004
|align="left"| "Just a Little Bit" <small>(2004 remix)</small>
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
| {{N/A|Non-album single}}
|-
| 2005
|align="left"| "Flashback"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|align="left"| ''Get Up & Dance''
|-
| 2006
|align="left"| "Tonight's the Night"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 57
| —
| —
|
|rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}
|-
| 2011
|align="left"| "Next 2 U"
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|-
| colspan="17" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
|}

==Awards and nominations==
===ARIA Music Awards===
The [[ARIA Music Awards]] is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of [[Australian music]]. They commenced in 1987.
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|[[ARIA Music Awards of 1997|1997]]
| "(Ooh Aah) Just a Little Bit"
| [[ARIA Award for Breakthrough Artist - Single|Breakthrough Artist - Single]]
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/awards/past-winners/1997|title = 1997 ARIA Awards Winners|website=Aria.com.au}}</ref>
|-
{{end}}

==See also==
*[[United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://archive.today/20130117060733/http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=156866548&s=143444 "Fresh" on iTunes]
*{{IMDb name|1197661}}
*{{Discogs artist|59060}}

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