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Sinitta

December 02, 2023

Sinitta Malone (born 19 October 1963),[1] known mononymously as Sinitta, is a British-American singer. She initially found commercial success in the mid-1980s with the single "So Macho" and had several other hits during the decade. In the 2000s, she became known for television appearances, including Loose Women, The Xtra Factor and This Morning. She took part in the ITV show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in 2011.

Sinitta
Sinitta in 2012
Born
Sinitta Malone

(1963-10-19) 19 October 1963 (age 60)[1][2][3][4]
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Nationality
  • American
  • British
OccupationSinger
TelevisionGrease Is the Word
Spouse
Andy Willner
​
​
(m. 2002; div. 2010)​
Children2
Parent(s)Miquel Brown (mother)
Anthony (father)
RelativesAmii Stewart (aunt)
Musical career
OriginLondon, England, U.K.
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1981–present
Labels
Websitesinitta.com

Early life edit

She was born in Seattle, Washington.[5] Sinitta's mother is Miquel Brown, who was a popular Canadian disco-soul singer in the 1970s and 1980s and a member of the cast of Hair. Sinitta has said that she was born when her mother was only 14 years old[6] but this was not true (she was 18). Sinitta's father's name is Anthony.[7][8] She has a sister, Gretta, who was adopted by a relative. Sinitta was born and raised in Seattle and later Detroit, but frequently travelled with her mother on tour including to Sydney. Her mother then directed the London production of Hair; Sinitta was sent to boarding school in East Sussex, and ballet school in Tunbridge Wells from the age of 9.[7] She auditioned for musical roles in London, performing in The Wiz at age 12 while still in school.[7]

Career edit

Early career edit

In 1981, Sinitta appeared in the film Shock Treatment as Frankie, credited as Sinitta Renet.[9][10] Sinitta continued her career by appearing in several West End productions, notably the first production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats.[11][12] She also later appeared in Little Shop of Horrors.

1986–1988: Sinitta! and "So Macho" edit

In 1986, Sinitta released the single "So Macho", which debuted at 59 on the UK charts;[13] the single remained rather low in the charts but, later that year, reached number 16, climbing to number 5 the following week.[14][15] The subsequent week, "So Macho" reached number 2 in the UK, scoring its highest position on the charts and also giving Sinitta her first Top 3 charting single.[16][17][18] "So Macho" spent the following six weeks in the Top 20 in the UK. Alongside this success in the UK, "So Macho" also reached the Top 20 in Sweden, Australia and Austria. "So Macho" subsequently became the highest-charting of Sinitta's career to date. Sinitta's second single "Feels Like the First Time" was far less commercially successful, charting at number 45. In 1987, Sinitta released the lead single from her upcoming debut album, after seeking the help of rising super-producers Stock Aitken Waterman (SAW).[19] The product of that collaboration, "Toy Boy", was based on a tabloid headline about Sinitta's love life, and featured a rap written by the singer.[19] It debuted at number 41 and climbed to number 4 in the UK, where it remained for three consecutive weeks.[20][21] The single remained in the Top 20 for eight weeks. The track also reached number 3 in Switzerland, reaching the Top 20 in Ireland, Belgium, Sweden, Finland and Germany. Sinitta then released the second single from the album, "GTO"; the single reached number 15 on the UK chart.[22] "GTO" also became Sinitta's first hit in Spain, reaching number 3. The track reached number 11 in Switzerland, number 9 in Norway and number 13 in Ireland. The success of the track came despite the singer initially expressing her dissatisfaction with the subject matter of the song when first presented with the idea by record label boss, Simon Cowell.[23] Fearing that the title would mean nothing to her core audience of gay men and younger record buyers, Sinitta had unsuccessfully begged producers Stock Aitken Waterman to retitle the track before recording.[23] Sinitta later released her debut album Sinitta!, which performed moderately, charting at number 34 in the UK.[24] This album also reached number 69 in Australia.

In 1988, Sinitta released "Cross My Broken Heart", taken from Sinitta!, which reached number 6 in the UK and number 7 in Ireland. The track charted at number 12 in Spain, becoming her second Top 20 single in Spain.[25] Sinitta then released "I Don't Believe In Miracles", which reached number 22 in the UK.

1989–1990: Wicked and "Right Back Where We Started From" edit

In 1989, Sinitta moved away from working directly with producers Stock Aitken Waterman amid creatives differences and the producers' changing priorities following the rise of their in-house superstar Kylie Minogue.[26] However, Sinitta did continue to work with Pete Hammond, Phil Harding and Ian Curnow with PWL,[27] in co-operation with German producer Ralf-René Maué who was responsible for such hits of the Hamburg-based eurodisco duo London Boys as "Harlem Desire'", "Requiem" and "London Nights". The second album was confirmed as Wicked. The lead single of the album was "Right Back Where We Started From", which debuted at number 19 in the UK and rose to number 6.[28][29] The following week the track climbed to number 4 in the UK, holding this position for the subsequent week.[30][31] For the subsequent four weeks, the single remained in the Top 40. It also charted across the rest of Europe, notably reaching number 7 in Finland and the Top 40 in Denmark, Spain and Germany. "Right Back Where We Started From" also charted successfully in Oceania, reaching number 7 in Australia and number 2 in New Zealand, thus becoming her highest charting single in both countries. In addition to this success, the track made the year-end charts, at number 45 in Australia, number 38 in New Zealand and number 49 in the UK.[32][33][34] As a follow-up single, Sinitta released "Love on a Mountain Top", which charted at number 20 in the UK and number 81 in Australia.[35]

The final lead single of the album, however, was the least successful out of the three, failing to chart at all. In 1990, Sinitta released the single "Hitchin' a Ride", which performed moderately, charting at number 20 in the UK, whilst "Love and Affection" peaked at number 62.

1992–1997: "Shame Shame Shame" and "Naughty Naughty" edit

In July 1992, "Shame Shame Shame" debuted at number 31 in the UK,[36] and later peaked at number 28.[37]

The following April, Sinitta released the single "The Supreme (EP)", a 4 track EP containing covers of 4 songs originally by The Supremes[38] which charted at number 49 in the UK.[39] In 1995, Sinitta released a covers album called Naughty Naughty, which was also the only album of hers to be released in Asia.[40][41]

She appeared on the cast recording album for What a Feeling, a live recording taken from the Apollo Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh, in May 1997, and replaced Irene Cara to tour with Sonia (a fellow former SAW artist) and Luke Goss (formerly of Bros) in the rock and pop musicals concert, What a Feeling[42] the same year.

In 1997, Sinitta recorded vocals for a cover of the Limmie & Family Cookin' hit "You Can Do Magic" with Mike Stock and Matt Aitken, believing it to be her comeback single.[26] However, the track was in fact an elaborate stunt by TV show The Cook Report, which aimed to expose alleged chart rigging by attempting to hype the track into the charts.[43] The record was fronted by reporter Debbie Currie, who pretended to sing to Sinitta's vocal. The first time Sinitta knew about it was when the show was aired, leaving her feeling used and betrayed.[26]

2004–2023: The X Factor era, television and judging edit

In 2004, Sinitta made her premiere appearance on The X Factor in the first series, when she assisted Simon Cowell at the Judges' Houses stage, helping to select his final three acts for the live show, with the eventual winner being Steve Brookstein.[44][45] In 2005, Sinitta helped Cowell once more, this time choosing the final three groups. In 2006, she helped Cowell select Leona Lewis, who became the second winner chosen by them, with Lewis becoming one of the most successful acts from the show.[46][47][48] In 2009, Sinitta returned to the show again for the Judges' Houses stage, and then helped to choose Olly Murs. In 2007, Sinitta became a judge on the ITV show Grease Is the Word.[49][50][51]

The following year, Sinitta joined the cast of the daytime ITV show Loose Women as a presenter.[52][53][54] In 2010, Sinitta helped Cowell again by choosing One Direction who have since become the biggest act to have come out of the X Factor.[55][56][57][58] In 2011, however, Sinitta assisted Louis Walsh for the first time, rather than Cowell. In November that year, Sinitta was confirmed to be taking part in the eleventh series of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! as one of the contestants and would be entering the jungle on Day 3.[59][60][61]

In 2013, Sinitta helped Walsh to select Nicholas McDonald, who eventually finished second. That same year, she appeared in the music video for a cover of the 1980s hit "Take On Me" on Children in Need.[62] In December, she appeared on Celebrity Come Dine with Me, alongside Danniella Westbrook, Louie Spence and Hugo Taylor.[63][64]

The following year, Sinitta was announced as joining the cast of the new upcoming Channel 4 reality TV show "The Jump".[65][66] Sinitta was eliminated fourth overall, placing seventh.[67][68][69][70]

Sinitta returned to her music career in 2014, with her comeback single being "So Many Men, So Little Time".[71] She later performed the single at "Pride in London".[72][73][74] Sinitta returned to assist Simon Cowell again that year, when she helped to choose Fleur East and Ben Haenow, who came second and won the show respectively.[75][76][77]

In 2009, Sinitta became one of the main presenters on The Xtra Factor, on which she interviewed the contestants' friends and family.[78] In 2011, she returned to the show during the live show stages as one of the presenters who visited the finalists' home towns. Her segment on the show became regular, and carried on into 2012 and subsequently 2013 and 2014. In 2016, she was announced as the producer and one of the lead presenters of the Xtra Factor; she stated that she had "revamped" the whole show.[79][80]

Sinitta appeared in the hit reality TV show Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway as a recurring character in 2016.[81][82][non-primary source needed][83] Alongside this, Sinitta became a series regular on the chat show Up Late with Rylan,[84][85] and also made appearances on Celebrity Masterchef as a contestant, although she was eliminated in Week 1.[86][87]

In October 2021, Sinitta announce the release of her first Christmas track, "I Won't Be Lonely This Christmas", scheduled for release on 3 December 2021.[88]

Sinitta appeared as Kangaroo in an I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! special episode of The Masked Singer.[89]

Personal life edit

Sinitta was married from 2002 to 2010 to Andy Willner, and has two adopted children.[90] A series of autobiographical videos document her life, and a book is due to follow.[7] Her past relationships and documentation of sexual assaults received media attention in 2018.[91]

Discography edit

Main article: Sinitta discography
Studio albums

Filmography edit

Films and television edit

Year Title Role Notes
1981 Shock Treatment Frankie
1983 American Playhouse Free Space company Episode: "The Files of Jill Hatch: Part III"
1985 The Wall Game Team Leader (Herself) Series 1 only
1986 Foreign Body Lovely indian girl
1988 The Little and Large Show Herself Episode: "Episode #8.5"
1995 To Die For Quilt Documentary narrator Uncredited voice cameo
2004–2018 The X Factor Guest mentor / Guest judge 31 episodes
2010 Dancing on Ice Contestant Season 5
2017 Tracey Ullman's Show Coffee Episode: "Episode 2"
2017 Who Shot Simon Cowell? Party guest Special
2018 Dead Ringer Tiffany Devale
2019 The Seven Ms. Keen
2021 R.I.A. Dr. Tonya Smithe
2023 Richard Osman's House of Games Herself Series 7, Week 7

See also edit

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December 02, 2023
sinitta, malone, born, october, 1963, known, mononymously, british, american, singer, initially, found, commercial, success, 1980s, with, single, macho, several, other, hits, during, decade, 2000s, became, known, television, appearances, including, loose, wome. Sinitta Malone born 19 October 1963 1 known mononymously as Sinitta is a British American singer She initially found commercial success in the mid 1980s with the single So Macho and had several other hits during the decade In the 2000s she became known for television appearances including Loose Women The Xtra Factor and This Morning She took part in the ITV show I m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here in 2011 SinittaSinitta in 2012BornSinitta Malone 1963 10 19 19 October 1963 age 60 1 2 3 4 Seattle Washington U S NationalityAmericanBritishOccupationSingerTelevisionGrease Is the WordSpouseAndy Willner m 2002 div 2010 wbr Children2Parent s Miquel Brown mother Anthony father RelativesAmii Stewart aunt Musical careerOriginLondon England U K GenresR amp Bpopsoulpost discodance popHi NRGInstrument s VocalsYears active1981 presentLabelsSycoFanfareWebsitesinitta wbr com Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Early career 2 2 1986 1988 Sinitta and So Macho 2 3 1989 1990 Wicked and Right Back Where We Started From 2 4 1992 1997 Shame Shame Shame and Naughty Naughty 2 5 2004 2023 The X Factor era television and judging 3 Personal life 4 Discography 5 Filmography 5 1 Films and television 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksEarly life editShe was born in Seattle Washington 5 Sinitta s mother is Miquel Brown who was a popular Canadian disco soul singer in the 1970s and 1980s and a member of the cast of Hair Sinitta has said that she was born when her mother was only 14 years old 6 but this was not true she was 18 Sinitta s father s name is Anthony 7 8 She has a sister Gretta who was adopted by a relative Sinitta was born and raised in Seattle and later Detroit but frequently travelled with her mother on tour including to Sydney Her mother then directed the London production of Hair Sinitta was sent to boarding school in East Sussex and ballet school in Tunbridge Wells from the age of 9 7 She auditioned for musical roles in London performing in The Wiz at age 12 while still in school 7 Career editEarly career edit In 1981 Sinitta appeared in the film Shock Treatment as Frankie credited as Sinitta Renet 9 10 Sinitta continued her career by appearing in several West End productions notably the first production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats 11 12 She also later appeared in Little Shop of Horrors 1986 1988 Sinitta and So Macho edit In 1986 Sinitta released the single So Macho which debuted at 59 on the UK charts 13 the single remained rather low in the charts but later that year reached number 16 climbing to number 5 the following week 14 15 The subsequent week So Macho reached number 2 in the UK scoring its highest position on the charts and also giving Sinitta her first Top 3 charting single 16 17 18 So Macho spent the following six weeks in the Top 20 in the UK Alongside this success in the UK So Macho also reached the Top 20 in Sweden Australia and Austria So Macho subsequently became the highest charting of Sinitta s career to date Sinitta s second single Feels Like the First Time was far less commercially successful charting at number 45 In 1987 Sinitta released the lead single from her upcoming debut album after seeking the help of rising super producers Stock Aitken Waterman SAW 19 The product of that collaboration Toy Boy was based on a tabloid headline about Sinitta s love life and featured a rap written by the singer 19 It debuted at number 41 and climbed to number 4 in the UK where it remained for three consecutive weeks 20 21 The single remained in the Top 20 for eight weeks The track also reached number 3 in Switzerland reaching the Top 20 in Ireland Belgium Sweden Finland and Germany Sinitta then released the second single from the album GTO the single reached number 15 on the UK chart 22 GTO also became Sinitta s first hit in Spain reaching number 3 The track reached number 11 in Switzerland number 9 in Norway and number 13 in Ireland The success of the track came despite the singer initially expressing her dissatisfaction with the subject matter of the song when first presented with the idea by record label boss Simon Cowell 23 Fearing that the title would mean nothing to her core audience of gay men and younger record buyers Sinitta had unsuccessfully begged producers Stock Aitken Waterman to retitle the track before recording 23 Sinitta later released her debut album Sinitta which performed moderately charting at number 34 in the UK 24 This album also reached number 69 in Australia In 1988 Sinitta released Cross My Broken Heart taken from Sinitta which reached number 6 in the UK and number 7 in Ireland The track charted at number 12 in Spain becoming her second Top 20 single in Spain 25 Sinitta then released I Don t Believe In Miracles which reached number 22 in the UK 1989 1990 Wicked and Right Back Where We Started From edit In 1989 Sinitta moved away from working directly with producers Stock Aitken Waterman amid creatives differences and the producers changing priorities following the rise of their in house superstar Kylie Minogue 26 However Sinitta did continue to work with Pete Hammond Phil Harding and Ian Curnow with PWL 27 in co operation with German producer Ralf Rene Maue who was responsible for such hits of the Hamburg based eurodisco duo London Boys as Harlem Desire Requiem and London Nights The second album was confirmed as Wicked The lead single of the album was Right Back Where We Started From which debuted at number 19 in the UK and rose to number 6 28 29 The following week the track climbed to number 4 in the UK holding this position for the subsequent week 30 31 For the subsequent four weeks the single remained in the Top 40 It also charted across the rest of Europe notably reaching number 7 in Finland and the Top 40 in Denmark Spain and Germany Right Back Where We Started From also charted successfully in Oceania reaching number 7 in Australia and number 2 in New Zealand thus becoming her highest charting single in both countries In addition to this success the track made the year end charts at number 45 in Australia number 38 in New Zealand and number 49 in the UK 32 33 34 As a follow up single Sinitta released Love on a Mountain Top which charted at number 20 in the UK and number 81 in Australia 35 The final lead single of the album however was the least successful out of the three failing to chart at all In 1990 Sinitta released the single Hitchin a Ride which performed moderately charting at number 20 in the UK whilst Love and Affection peaked at number 62 1992 1997 Shame Shame Shame and Naughty Naughty edit In July 1992 Shame Shame Shame debuted at number 31 in the UK 36 and later peaked at number 28 37 The following April Sinitta released the single The Supreme EP a 4 track EP containing covers of 4 songs originally by The Supremes 38 which charted at number 49 in the UK 39 In 1995 Sinitta released a covers album called Naughty Naughty which was also the only album of hers to be released in Asia 40 41 She appeared on the cast recording album for What a Feeling a live recording taken from the Apollo Playhouse Theatre Edinburgh in May 1997 and replaced Irene Cara to tour with Sonia a fellow former SAW artist and Luke Goss formerly of Bros in the rock and pop musicals concert What a Feeling 42 the same year In 1997 Sinitta recorded vocals for a cover of the Limmie amp Family Cookin hit You Can Do Magic with Mike Stock and Matt Aitken believing it to be her comeback single 26 However the track was in fact an elaborate stunt by TV show The Cook Report which aimed to expose alleged chart rigging by attempting to hype the track into the charts 43 The record was fronted by reporter Debbie Currie who pretended to sing to Sinitta s vocal The first time Sinitta knew about it was when the show was aired leaving her feeling used and betrayed 26 2004 2023 The X Factor era television and judging edit In 2004 Sinitta made her premiere appearance on The X Factor in the first series when she assisted Simon Cowell at the Judges Houses stage helping to select his final three acts for the live show with the eventual winner being Steve Brookstein 44 45 In 2005 Sinitta helped Cowell once more this time choosing the final three groups In 2006 she helped Cowell select Leona Lewis who became the second winner chosen by them with Lewis becoming one of the most successful acts from the show 46 47 48 In 2009 Sinitta returned to the show again for the Judges Houses stage and then helped to choose Olly Murs In 2007 Sinitta became a judge on the ITV show Grease Is the Word 49 50 51 The following year Sinitta joined the cast of the daytime ITV show Loose Women as a presenter 52 53 54 In 2010 Sinitta helped Cowell again by choosing One Direction who have since become the biggest act to have come out of the X Factor 55 56 57 58 In 2011 however Sinitta assisted Louis Walsh for the first time rather than Cowell In November that year Sinitta was confirmed to be taking part in the eleventh series of I m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here as one of the contestants and would be entering the jungle on Day 3 59 60 61 In 2013 Sinitta helped Walsh to select Nicholas McDonald who eventually finished second That same year she appeared in the music video for a cover of the 1980s hit Take On Me on Children in Need 62 In December she appeared on Celebrity Come Dine with Me alongside Danniella Westbrook Louie Spence and Hugo Taylor 63 64 The following year Sinitta was announced as joining the cast of the new upcoming Channel 4 reality TV show The Jump 65 66 Sinitta was eliminated fourth overall placing seventh 67 68 69 70 Sinitta returned to her music career in 2014 with her comeback single being So Many Men So Little Time 71 She later performed the single at Pride in London 72 73 74 Sinitta returned to assist Simon Cowell again that year when she helped to choose Fleur East and Ben Haenow who came second and won the show respectively 75 76 77 In 2009 Sinitta became one of the main presenters on The Xtra Factor on which she interviewed the contestants friends and family 78 In 2011 she returned to the show during the live show stages as one of the presenters who visited the finalists home towns Her segment on the show became regular and carried on into 2012 and subsequently 2013 and 2014 In 2016 she was announced as the producer and one of the lead presenters of the Xtra Factor she stated that she had revamped the whole show 79 80 Sinitta appeared in the hit reality TV show Ant amp Dec s Saturday Night Takeaway as a recurring character in 2016 81 82 non primary source needed 83 Alongside this Sinitta became a series regular on the chat show Up Late with Rylan 84 85 and also made appearances on Celebrity Masterchef as a contestant although she was eliminated in Week 1 86 87 In October 2021 Sinitta announce the release of her first Christmas track I Won t Be Lonely This Christmas scheduled for release on 3 December 2021 88 Sinitta appeared as Kangaroo in an I m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here special episode of The Masked Singer 89 Personal life editSinitta was married from 2002 to 2010 to Andy Willner and has two adopted children 90 A series of autobiographical videos document her life and a book is due to follow 7 Her past relationships and documentation of sexual assaults received media attention in 2018 91 Discography editMain article Sinitta discography Studio albums1987 Sinitta 1989 Wicked 1995 Naughty NaughtyFilmography editFilms and television edit Year Title Role Notes1981 Shock Treatment Frankie1983 American Playhouse Free Space company Episode The Files of Jill Hatch Part III 1985 The Wall Game Team Leader Herself Series 1 only1986 Foreign Body Lovely indian girl1988 The Little and Large Show Herself Episode Episode 8 5 1995 To Die For Quilt Documentary narrator Uncredited voice cameo2004 2018 The X Factor Guest mentor Guest judge 31 episodes2010 Dancing on Ice Contestant Season 52017 Tracey Ullman s Show Coffee Episode Episode 2 2017 Who Shot Simon Cowell Party guest Special2018 Dead Ringer Tiffany Devale2019 The Seven Ms Keen2021 R I A Dr Tonya Smithe2023 Richard Osman s House of Games Herself Series 7 Week 7See also editList of one word stage names List of Dancing on Ice contestants List of I m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here British TV series contestantsReferences edit a b Sinitta worried about wild child days preventing adoption Won t be a suitable parent Daily Express 10 February 2021 Sinitta MALONE personal appointments Find and update company information service gov uk Retrieved 11 October 2021 Sinitta 52 hops on jet ski as she rings in 2021 with Simon Cowell in Barbados Metro UK January 2021 1980 s Pop sensation Sinitta turns 57 Pop Expresso popexpresso com Archived from the original on 4 December 2020 Retrieved 22 May 2022 Colin Larkin ed 1992 The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music First ed Guinness Publishing p 2280 ISBN 0 85112 939 0 I m a Celebrity star Sinitta s shocking family secret Daily Mirror 26 November 2011 a b c d What is a Vook Sinitta com Retrieved 8 November 2019 Exclusive interview with Sinitta Northernlifemagazine co uk 11 August 2017 Retrieved 8 November 2019 Harper Jessica Young Cliff De O Brien Richard Quinn Patricia 30 October 1981 Shock Treatment retrieved 3 April 2017 Celebrity birthdays Sinitta turns 46 Hello Retrieved 3 April 2017 Sinitta reminisces at Cats press night Newsflare com 11 December 2014 Retrieved 24 September 2017 Sinitta reminisces at Cats press night MSN Retrieved 3 April 2017 Official Singles Chart Top 99 Official Charts Company Official Charts Company Retrieved 3 April 2017 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Official Charts Company Retrieved 3 April 2017 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Official Charts Company Retrieved 3 April 2017 UK Number 2 Hits 1980s World Charts Worldcharts co uk Retrieved 3 April 2017 Sinitta Top 10 things you need to know about the Dancing On Ice star Daily Mirror 8 January 2010 Retrieved 3 April 2017 So 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