Tina C. was Kit’s best known creation for two decades. She was created in 1995. It was immediately apparent that this glamorous country music star had legs. 8 albums, a tv series, 9 BBC radio series, an autobiography, countless live appearances worldwide, 17 theatre shows and 23 years later, Tina was retired to Nebraska to breed horses.
The process of letting Tina go was often painful, but right for a multitude of reasons, and Kit knows it was the right decision. A major new project about Tina is in the works. It’s about her creation, her forced retirement and her legacy. Updates will be posted here. For now… here’s some background on the character……..
From the moment her second album No Dick’s As Hard As My Life was released, the world took notice of country music singer Tina C. Since then she has become a global brand. Following 9/11 she has been travelling the world 24/11 working for peace and being a poster girl for American democracy, selling that unique vision of hope to the rest of the world whether they want it or not. Seductive and persuasive, she is here to recruit you to her world view. She is the living embodiment (and what a body) of soft power. Tina C. has performed in venues all over the world from London’s Albert Hall to Sydney’s Opera House. She has had her own TV show and five series on BBC Radio. You can run but you can’t hide from Tina C.
Tina C in action
Tina C’s YouTube channel There are many many clips of Tina in action. Let yourself go but don’t OD on TC!
You maybe should start with Tina’s classic hit Schizophrenic
Special mention goes to Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word, Tina’s Australian show about the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous relationships in that nation. Nominated for many awards and very highly critically regarded, this show is a powerful call for change, whilst telling jokes and singing country music songs.