Tina Dico
Tina Dico (born as Tina Dickow on October 14, 1977 in Aarhus, Denmark) is a… Read Full Bio ↴Tina Dico (born as Tina Dickow on October 14, 1977 in Aarhus, Denmark) is a singer and songwriter, inspired by artists such as Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen.
Tina Dico was born in Aabyhøj near Aarhus. At a very young age she was introduced to music by her father who owned a big hifi-system in their basement.
After public school, she attended a music boarding school, and after that she went to high school. Music was still 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), (inspired by the famous play Reigen (La Ronde)) where she starred with Peter Steen and Michael Falch (produced 1997, broadcast 1998 on Danish TV2). After her performance she was offered several parts but didn’t like to be recognized as the "naive girl from Jutland" which was why she refused every offer.
In 1998, Tina Dico 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 lead to some degree of fame.
Hereafter several conversations with established record labels followed, but the way they intended to market her was not satisfying. Instead she got a loan from a bank, and started her very own record label, Finest Gramophone, in 2000.
The company’s first release was Dico’s Fuel in 2001. The critics were modest, but most recognized her potential as an artist. Also in 2001, Tina Dico 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 the English publisher, Kojam Music.
In the beginning of 2002 Tina Dico moved to England in an attempt to escape from the cosy atmosphere in Denmark. The lack of challenge in Denmark drove her to seek her fortune and uncertainty in England.
Thanks to her contract with Jonathan Morley she had the opportunity to step into the English music community which lead to a collaboration with the Australian singer, Holly Valance on the song "Send My Best".
The album Notes was written during her stay in England and it captured the loneliness and fear of being all alone in London. Notes was recorded in two days and was released later same 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".
During her work with Holly Valance, Tina Dico met Sam Hardaker, the man behind 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, USA and Asia followed after.
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 Tina Dico 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 cancelled. The legal rights to the songs was handed over to Tina Dico, and the album was released in cooperation with the Danish company, A:Larm in June 2005. The album went straight to number one on the Danish album chart in front of prominent names such as U2 and Coldplay.
In January 2006 Tina Dico won the P3 Award and DKK 100,000 which is granted by Danish National Radio P3. Some of the motivations from the jury were: “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 Tina Dico won the Danish Music Award in the category "Singer of the year".
Dico also appears on "Side By Side - Duets Vol. 1" by AM which features original tracks and two cover tunes, performed with friends of AM; Meiko, Susie Suh, Julianna Raye, Buddy, Tina Dico and Rick Garcia. (5 Bonus tracks available at iTunes) The EP is worth owning if only on the strength of the incredibly haunting and beautiful cover of George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." - performed by Tina
Tina Dico was born in Aabyhøj near Aarhus. At a very young age she was introduced to music by her father who owned a big hifi-system in their basement.
After public school, she attended a music boarding school, and after that she went to high school. Music was still 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), (inspired by the famous play Reigen (La Ronde)) where she starred with Peter Steen and Michael Falch (produced 1997, broadcast 1998 on Danish TV2). After her performance she was offered several parts but didn’t like to be recognized as the "naive girl from Jutland" which was why she refused every offer.
In 1998, Tina Dico 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 lead to some degree of fame.
Hereafter several conversations with established record labels followed, but the way they intended to market her was not satisfying. Instead she got a loan from a bank, and started her very own record label, Finest Gramophone, in 2000.
The company’s first release was Dico’s Fuel in 2001. The critics were modest, but most recognized her potential as an artist. Also in 2001, Tina Dico 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 the English publisher, Kojam Music.
In the beginning of 2002 Tina Dico moved to England in an attempt to escape from the cosy atmosphere in Denmark. The lack of challenge in Denmark drove her to seek her fortune and uncertainty in England.
Thanks to her contract with Jonathan Morley she had the opportunity to step into the English music community which lead to a collaboration with the Australian singer, Holly Valance on the song "Send My Best".
The album Notes was written during her stay in England and it captured the loneliness and fear of being all alone in London. Notes was recorded in two days and was released later same 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".
During her work with Holly Valance, Tina Dico met Sam Hardaker, the man behind 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, USA and Asia followed after.
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 Tina Dico 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 cancelled. The legal rights to the songs was handed over to Tina Dico, and the album was released in cooperation with the Danish company, A:Larm in June 2005. The album went straight to number one on the Danish album chart in front of prominent names such as U2 and Coldplay.
In January 2006 Tina Dico won the P3 Award and DKK 100,000 which is granted by Danish National Radio P3. Some of the motivations from the jury were: “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 Tina Dico won the Danish Music Award in the category "Singer of the year".
Dico also appears on "Side By Side - Duets Vol. 1" by AM which features original tracks and two cover tunes, performed with friends of AM; Meiko, Susie Suh, Julianna Raye, Buddy, Tina Dico and Rick Garcia. (5 Bonus tracks available at iTunes) The EP is worth owning if only on the strength of the incredibly haunting and beautiful cover of George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." - performed by Tina
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Tina Dico Lyrics
A New Situation From time to time The tables turn You cross a line And ge…
All I See In every heart There's a hole There's a space For somethi…
An Open Ending To mamma, you'll be ok To her - stay calm, To daddy,…
As Far As Love Goes As far as love goes, women You might be the…
Ask Again Dawn was breaking in the streets of Berlin Bottles had emtie…
Back Where We Started It's cold when it's October here So I guess I won't…
Boys And Girls Boys forget to eat Boys forget to ask Boys forget…
Break Of Day Lying back to back at 10 to 1 You're awake, like…
City Where are you now, my friend? Pulling your bike past their…
Copenhagen Copenhagen I’ve never seen you look this bright Just awake…
Count To Ten There are faces, there are smiles, so many teeth, too…
Craftsmanship and Poetry Another evening on your own You wander round your perfect h…
Cruel To The Sensitive Kind When my patience has stormed out the door When my…
Different Hear me out I have to tell you something -…
Do Something Close your eyes Shield your heart with lies Walk away Whe…
Don't Think Twice (written by Bob Dylan) It ain't no use to sit and…
Drifting All my ships are going down I'm drifting too far, too…
Everybody Knows It always had to look good It always had to…
Fallen Madonna The fallen madonna Stripped from the clothes she once wore …
Forever It was a mild and lively evening at the end…
Friend in a Bar I met a friend in a bar last night, A girl…
Fuel I could have sworn I I had you wrapped around my…
Get to Know You I didn't come to solve a case To step in someone…
Give In Give in to your confusion There’s no good in hiding Why yo…
Glow You were left with nothing as a child Now that's a…
Haunted Black Screen Cold Clean Dry Taste in your mouth Scene …
He Doesn If you ever pass by where I used to live And…
Head Shop The streets are dark, the night is cold Shadows dance in…
Heaven and Hell Oh, when lovers meet A crowded bar To an empty street He …
Her Secret Everyone stares Awkwardly drawn They watch her pretend to …
Hitchhiker's Theme I′ve got an empty house in an empty street I've got…
If I'd Sinned If I'd had what you have Had been bad like you…
In Love I have looked at it from every scientific point of…
In the Red It doesn't matter where you've been how far It doesn't matt…
Instead Instead of smiles Instead of jokes Instead of handshakes …
Kom Nu Frem Skælver lidt, men fryser ikke, skønt kulden er rå Her er…
Let There's nothing like doubt tearing your mind To leave you mu…
London I'm flying over london on a cold november night The river…
Long Goodbye I'm beginning to see the signs Calling for me from…
Losing How many lies have you told today Into the dark of…
Lost In Art I have walked around these streets all night Afraid to stand…
Magic I don't do this sort of thing, I said As he…
Mines We sealed of on a promise when our love was…
Moon To Let There's a moon to let In the outskirts of Jupiter, a…
More Don't misunderstand me now but when people saw a match…
My Business I met a friend of a friend out in town…
My Mirror When I feel your eyes on me I fall to…
Night Cab The raindrops on the roof of the car Sound like…
Night Cab Epilogue It's an ... surprise Drive on Drive on Drive on…
No Time to Sleep Who's gonna sing a song of change If no one can…
Nobody's Man Take what you want from me Take what you can And then…
Old Friends Old friends, old friends can you picture me now As I…
On The Run I wake in the morning with one thing on my…
One One One touch can fill a life of longing Not much is…
Open Wide Come and take my hand It's been so long Since…
Poetess' Play This old cracked ceiling Is creeking at you It seems…
Point of No Return It's strange how we always go back To where we fell To…
Quarter to Forever It was a mild and lively evening at the end…
River of What's Been Goodbye to pages turned Diaries burnt Lessons hard earned G…
Room With a View I need a room with a view An armchair by the…
Sacre Coeur Poison racing through my veins A sordid pull to the insane …
Security Check She was standing at the barrier by security check That was…
Send My Best I wouldn't put my bets on me if I were…
So Long Hearts So long hearts Off to school Paper and pen Play…
Some Other Day I watched a flood on my TV today I couldn't say…
Someone You Love You came to me in peace I gave you what you…
Spark Sweet darling, won't put your love to the test. Free fa…
Stains Stains, look at all these stains Look at it running down…
Swedish Skies Just because we′ve stopped doesn't mean we′re stuck You say …
Tenter Ground No 5 So what will I become All comforts led astray Consciousnes…
The City Where are you now, my friend? Pulling your bike past…
The Other Side I had a dream last night The worst in many years Had…
The Road Driving up the coast Eyes on the road Nowhere in particula…
The Time of Our Lives I remember 17 Endless summer I'll never ever forget I'll nev…
The Woman Downstairs I ceremonially undress For she who in my dreams reveals All …
The World Is Perfect There's a fire in your engine There's a light over your…
Too Much Such confidence To think that you can make me happy…
True North They say it's a cold place Icy and grey With a wind…
Undone I've been walking on egg shells For so long, too…
Use Me So you've messed it up Don't know when to stop Said more…
Walls Do you ever get the feeling There's something here you're n…
Warm Sand You held the door looking over your shoulder Face to the…
Watch Your Tongue You sit by the window watching the wind blow his…
We're All Experts Of all the skills that I was ever taught It's the…
Welcome Back Colour In a moment Of rebellion To the rhythm Of compassion Whi…
Whispers What happened to the whispers (the whispers) (of love and of…
You Know Better It's late in the afternoon The light falls through the…
Your Waste of Time I've never seen you this restless before So displeased Not…