Tina Sugandh
{{Short description|American musician and reality television personality}}
Tina Sugandh (born October 17, 1977) is an American musician and reality television personality. She is a principal cast member on season 1 of the Bravo reality television show, Newlyweds: The First Year (2013).
Biography
Sugandh was born in Mumbai and moved with her family to Pennsylvania when she was five months old. Her sister, Seema Sugandh, sang and played a variety of instruments, her mother, Marketing Director and Singer on All India Radio Mumbai Geeta Sugandh, sang on the radio and at different functions while her father, Senior Professor Kanaiya, was a master of ceremonies, singer, and comedian.
Throughout Sugandh's school years, while maintaining high honors in school, her family performed globally.{{Cite web|url=https://gazettereview.com/2018/01/what-happened-to-tina-sugandh/|title=What Happened to Tina Sugandh? - 2018 Update|last=Stanton|first=Barry W.|date=2018-01-13|website=Gazette Review|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-08}}
At 15, Sugandh was encouraged by Sean Harris, a screenwriter and creative mentor. Harris eventually convinced Sugandh that she should pursue music as a career and, to that end, spent time working on a demo. Between her studies as a biology major at Rutgers University,{{cite news |url=https://littleindia.com/tabla-girl/ |title=In conversation with Tina Sugandh |work=Little India Magazine |date=2006-08-15 |accessdate=2020-10-03 }} and weekend performances with her family, Sugandh worked with Harris, who arranged photoshoots and studio plans for her and encouraged her to write her own music.
Sean Sullivan and Jay Jay French (Twisted Sister, Sevendust) signed her to their new company, Rebellion Entertainment. They spent the next year developing her songs and creating new demos. These demos lead to a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Music, Hollywood Records, Disney, Z-TV India, and a Sony deal.{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}
She has worked with producers Lester Mendez (Shakira, Enrique Iglesias and Jewel), Track & Field (Nelly Furtado), Ming & FS, Dr. Luke, Danny P and Timbaland.{{Cite web |title=DeeOne Music Blog |date=24 May 2010 |url=https://deeone59.wordpress.com/artists/tina-sugandh/}}
Professional career
After signing to Hollywood Records as a singer and to Warner/Chappell Music as a songwriter, Sugandh began hosting the program Asian Variety Show on Saturday mornings.
In 2008, her remix of "Break Me" reached #4 on the Billboard Dance Chart.{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/429997/tina-sugandh/chart |title=Tina Sugandh - Chart history {{!}} Billboard |website=www.billboard.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212082342/http://www.billboard.com/artist/429997/tina-sugandh/chart |archive-date=2015-12-12}}
In 2009, Sugandh collaborated with Ringo Starr on his album Y Not.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A4IAT6eYRg|title=Ringo Starr - Y Not (Interview & Performance)|website=YouTube |date=7 December 2011 }}{{user-generated inline|date=October 2023}}
In 2010, Sugandh released a single entitled "So Good", which features Fat Joe.
In 2013, Sugandh joined the cast of Bravo's TV show "Newlyweds The First Year",{{Cite web |title=Newlyweds: The First Year |date=22 March 2013 |url=https://www.bravotv.com/newlyweds-the-first-year}} then subsequently went on to star in an additional Bravo Series, "People's Couch".
Discography
- River of Dreams - Around The World In 80 Days (2004)
- There Is No Alternative (T.I.N.A.) - Ice Princess (2005)
- White Christmas - Christmas With The Kranks (2004)
- Lift Off - Raise Your Voice
- I Be What I Be - Masala! Mehndi! Masti! Festival (2005)
- Theme song from Hope & Faith with Kelly Ripa (2005)
- Break it Down - The Clique (2008)
- So Good Feat. Fat Joe - (2010)
- Adventure - Hanna's Gold (2011)
Debut album
Her first solo album, TablaGirl, was supposed to come out on May 12, 2009, but after 3 years of recording with the world's top producers, was never released by Hollywood Records due to a change in marketing budget decisions. It was then sold to Sony Records, who was then to release it under their new exclusive distribution agreement in 2009 {{Cite web |title=Razor & Tie Expands Distribution Agreement With Sony Music Entertainment |url=https://www.sony.com/content/sony/en/en_us/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-corporation-of-america/2009/razor-tie-expands-distribution-agreement-with-sony-music-entertainment.html}} with Razor & Tie. Eventually it was released via digital download only.
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|No |Title |Writer(s) |Producer(s) |
| 1
|Jao |Tina Sugandh |
| 2
|Bollywood Girl |Tina Sugandh |
| 3
|You Without Me |Tina Sugandh |
| 4
|Break Me |Tina Sugandh |
| 5
|HisStory |Tina Sugandh |
| 6
|Indestructible |Tina Sugandh |
| 7
|Patiently Wait |Tina Sugandh |
| 8
|T.I.n.a. |Tina Sugandh |
| 9
|Love Junkie |Tina Sugandh |
| 10
|Prisoner |Tina Sugandh |
| 11
|*Stay |Tina Sugandh |
References
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External links
- [http://www.tinasugandh.com - Tina Sugandh Homepage]
- [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2751905/ - IMDB]
- [http://hollywoodrecords.go.com/tinasugandh/ - Hollywood Records]
- [http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/music/item_kD4cmVgGGvhWXKjLvUfIfN - New York Post : "Fab Jersey Girl is Subcontinental"]
- [https://twitter.com/TinaSugandh Tina Sugandh Twitter]
- [https://www.instagram.com/tinasugandh/ Tina Sugandh Instagram]
- [http://www.sugandh.com - Tina Sugandh Family Homepage]
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Category:American musicians of Indian descent
Category:American women musicians of Indian descent
Category:Indian emigrants to the United States
Category:Musicians from New Jersey