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For the American magazine, see Sister 2 Sister.

Sister 2 Sister
Also known asS2S
OriginSydney, New South Wales, Australia
GenresPop
Years active1999 (1999)–2004 (2004)
LabelsFestival Mushroom
Past members
  • Christine Muscat
  • Sharon Muscat
Websitesister2sister.com.au

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 [citation needed], 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

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[1] 		NZ
[2]
One * Released: 12 June 2000 3 27

Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
AUS
[4] 		NZ
[5] 		UK
[6]
1999 "Sister" 3 14 18 One
2000 "What's a Girl to Do?" 5 25 61
"Too Many Times" 35 — —

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. Sister2Sister won 1 award from 2 nominations.[7]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2000 "Sister" Best Independent Release Won
ARIA Award for Highest Selling Single Nominated

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. ^ "Discography Sister2Sister". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Discography Sister2Sister". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  3. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Sister2Sister - Australian chart history" Archived 7 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  5. ^ "Sister2Sister - New Zealand chart history" . Charts.org.nz. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  6. ^ "Chart Log UK 1994–2006 DJ S – The System Of Life". zobbel.de. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
  7. ^ "ARIA Awards Search Results - Sister2Sister". ARIA Awards. ARIA Awards. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
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