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'' and followed with the role of

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in ''

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''. She achieved her greatest commercial successes as a recording artist during the late 1970s with several hit singles, including

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s of " Fire and Rain", " I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself", "

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" and " Something's Missing (In My Life)"; and her Top Ten albums '' Marcia Shines'', '' Shining'' and ''

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''. Hines was voted " Queen of Pop" by ''

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's'' readers for three consecutive years from 1976. Hines stopped recording in the early 1980s until she returned with '' Right Here and Now'' in 1994, the same year she became an Australian citizen. She was the subject of the 2001 biography ''Diva: the life of Marcia Hines'', which coincided with the release of the compilation album ''

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''. From 2003 to 2009 she was a judge on ''

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'', and her elevated profile led to a renewed interest in her as a performer. Her 2006 album, ''

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'', peaked at number 6 on the

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(ARIA) albums chart. Hines was inducted into the

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on July 18, 2007. Hines is the mother of singer

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, with whom she performed on the duet single " Stomp!" (2006).

Life and career

Early life

Hines was born in

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, Massachusetts, to Jamaican parents, Eugene and Esmeralda Hines. Eugene died when Hines was six months old due to an operation to remove shrapnel from a war wound. Former US Secretary of State

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was her cousin, as is the performer

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. She was raised with her older brother Dwight, by their mother and began singing as a nine-year-old in her church choir. By her teens she was performing with groups in her local area and briefly used the stage-name Shantee Renee. At 14, Hines won a scholarship to the

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but left after three months. A month after turning 16, Hines attended the

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1970–1974: ''Hair'' and ''Jesus Christ Superstar''

At the age of 16, Hines was discovered by Australian entrepreneur Harry M. Miller and director

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who were visiting the U.S. to audition African-American singers in preparation for the new season of the Australian stage production of ''

'', which had already premiered in Sydney on June 6, 1969. Because she was underage, Miller was made her legal guardian. When she made her debut in April 1970, Hines became the youngest person in the world to play a featured role in any production of ''Hair''. It was produced by Miller and directed by Sharman. Fellow performers included

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and

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. During the show's run Hines learned she was pregnant; her daughter,

, was born on September 4, 1970, and nine days later Hines returned to the stage to continue her role. The show was a major success. Hines was well received and an Australian tour followed. Miller and Sharman approached her to play

in the Australian production of ''

'' and Hines assumed the role from

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in the summer of 1973 with Hines' tenure in the role until February 1974 making her a major star in Australia. Other cast members included Trevor White,

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and

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1974–1984: Queen of Pop and beyond

When ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' finished in February 1974, Hines joined the jazz orchestra

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, releasing the album ''Daly-Wilson Big Band featuring Marcia Hines'' in 1975. Hines' vocals were on the cover songs "

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" and " Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?". Hines toured with Daly-Wilson Big Band from Australia to United States, supporting B. B. King and

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in Los Angeles, then to Europe and into

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for a month. During late 1974 Hines also performed as the backing vocalist on Jim Keays' solo concept album ''The Boy from the Stars''. A record contract with

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's Wizard Records in July 1974 led to Hines' first solo single, a

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's " Fire and Rain", that peaked at number 17 on the Australian singles charts in May 1975. Five Top Ten singles were released between 1976 and 1979, including her cover versions of

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's "From the Inside",

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's " I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself", " What I Did for Love" (from ''

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'') and

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's "Something's Missing (in My Life)". Hines' biggest hit was with Tom Snow's "

", which reached number 2 in the singles charts in Australia in October 1977. It was an up-tempo dance song, later covered in the U.S. by

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. The song, however, nearly didn't make it to Marcia. Robie Porter had put the song into his "don't use" pile. Mark Kennedy, her backing band's drummer (ex-

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in Focus,

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), saw the sheet music in the studio and began arguing the songs' worth to Porter. Porter subsequently changed his mind about the song. Top Ten Australian album chart success also occurred in the 1970s with '' Marcia Shines'' peaking at number 4 in January 1976, '' Shining'' number 3 in November 1976, ''

'' number 6 in August 1977 and '' Marcia Hines Live Across Australia'' number 7 in March 1978. Her albums have sold close to a million copies and Hines was the first Australian female performer to attain a Platinum record. Hines was voted "Queen of Pop", the country's most popular female performer, each year from 1976 to 1978, by the readers of ''

''. Hines was Australia's best-selling local act for 1977 and 1978, and she was the top concert attraction for 1976–1979 inclusive. Her success had been boosted by appearances on Australian Broadcasting Corporation's (ABC) popular TV music show ''

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''. Her touring band, the Marcia Hines Band, included Kennedy, bass guitarist Jackie Orszaczky, lead guitarist

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(later of

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) and drummer/percussionist Peter Whitford. Hines was married to Kennedy during the late-1970s; he designed and made an elaborate and colourful stage costume for her. In 1978 and 1979, Hines also had her own TV series, ''Marcia Hines Music'' on the

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. By November 1979, Hines had fallen out with Wizard Records' owner

, and moved on to the Midnight label under

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, after waiting out her contract she returned to recording to achieve a few more hits including the dance track version of

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's " Your Love Still Brings Me to My Knees", which reached Top Ten in 1981. A compilation ''

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'', released by Porter's Wizard Records, peaked at number 2 in January 1982. In April 1981, Hines' brother Dwight committed suicide, and Hines later recalled being given the news by her mother. Hines combined with fellow ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' artist

to release a duet single "Jokers & Queens" and an associated six-track mini-album '' Jokers and Queens'' in July 1982. The album reached No. 36 and the single peaked at number 62 on their respective charts. Her next album, '' Love Sides'', and its singles, "Love Side" and "Shadow in the Night", did not chart. Hines returned to theatre for a ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' revival in late 1983, and she then decided to devote more time to raising her daughter. During this time, she suffered with health and relationship problems.

1984–1994: Hiatus

Theatre projects for Hines, from 1984, included ''Big River'', ''Are You Lonesome Tonight?'' and ''Jerry's Girls''. In 1986, a fall in her kitchen resulted in the diagnosis of her

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, which was treated by daily injections of

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, careful monitoring of her diet and a commitment to fitness. Hines performed the closing act of the 1990

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. It was a turning point for her and she later described the crowd ovation her most pleasing audience reception ever. Hines decided she would return to singing, while her daughter Deni was achieving her own successes initially singing with Rockmelons for their top-five hits "

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" and " That Word (L.O.V.E.)" and then solo for her top-five " It's Alright". Hines returned to the stage with a performance in ''The Masters of Rhythm and Taste'' in 1993.

1994–2002: Recording again

In March 1994, Hines toured nationally for the first time in seven years. She signed a new contract with

to release '' Right Here and Now'' in October, which peaked at number 21; its singles included " Rain (Let the Children Play)", which peaked at number 47, and "Give it All You've Got", which had less success. Her career was gradually revived with concert and TV appearances. By 1998, Hines enlisted Rockmelons' members Bryon Jones and Ray Medhurst as producers for '' Time of Our Lives'', which charted from August 1999 and peaked at number 17. The singles " Flashdance, What a Feeling" (originally recorded by

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) and "Time of Our Lives" were released with the latter peaking at No. 31. Hines recorded "Rise", an official song for the Australian team at the

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. In September 2001, music producer and writer, Karen Dewey wrote Hines' fully authorised biography ''Diva: the life of Marcia Hines'' and Hines released a companion compilation CD, ''

'', in October.

2003–2010: ''Australian Idol'' and more

In May 2003, Hines endured the illness and death of her mother Esme; she returned to the public eye with her role as a judge on the television show ''

'' from July 27, 2003. She has been described as "the nice judge" and has been accused of being a "fence-sitter" – unable to provide criticism of any kind. Hines counters such criticism with: "Well, you know, I'm living it, if you get my drift, so the advice I give the kids is the advice I'm living." The success of the program has led to further interest in her as a recording artist, and in 2004 she released an album of cover versions, titled '' Hinesight – Songs from the Journey'' which featured a duet, with former ''

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'' star

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, " Shower the People". In 2005, Hines released a remixed version of her earlier hit "You", followed in 2006 by ''

'', an album containing her versions of

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classics, which peaked at number 6. Hines made a cameo appearance on ''

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'' in early 2007; on 18 July, she was inducted into the

. In November 2007, Hines released a new album, ''

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'', and during December she toured in support of

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. From August 31, 2008, the sixth season of ''

'' was broadcast, with Hines continuing as a judge, and she is the only judge to appear in every season of Australian Idol.

2010–present: continued success

In October 2010, Hines released '' Marcia Sings Tapestry'', a tribute to

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's 1971 album ''

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''; it peaked at number 16. In April 2014, Hines released her first album of original material in two decades, called '' Amazing''. It spawned three singles and peaked at No. 27 in Australia. In 2015, Hines starred on stage in the disco musical ''

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'', with performances at the Adelaide Fringe, Brisbane and Edinburgh. Velvet played at the

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from late 2015. In early 2015, Marcia Hines covered the song "

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", specifically for the trailer of season two of '' The Real Housewives of Melbourne''.

Personal life

Hines has a daughter,

, who was born in Australia on September 4, 1970. Hines had been performing in ''Hair'' since she was 17 years old. Hines has been married four times: French businessman Andre DeCarpentry, keyboard player Jamie McKinley, businessman Ghassan Bayni, and, in April 2005, she married Christopher Morrissey, whom she divorced in 2014. Hines grew up with

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, missing months of schooling as a result of life-threatening attacks, and was diagnosed with

after collapsing at her home in 1986. Her elder brother Dwight's death by suicide, in April 1981, devastated Hines, but her mother Esmeralda (Esme) helped her through their grief. Esme relocated to Australia to live with Hines and Deni in the 1980s, and she died in May 2003.

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Marcia Shines'' (1975) * '' Shining'' (1976) * ''

'' (1977) * ''

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'' (1979) * '' Take It from the Boys'' (1981) * '' Jokers and Queens'' (with

) (1982) * '' Love Sides'' (1983) * '' Right Here and Now'' (1994) * '' Time of Our Lives'' (1999) * '' Hinesight'' (2004) * ''

'' (2006) * ''

'' (2007) * '' Marcia Sings Tapestry'' (2010) * '' Amazing'' (2014)

Live albums

* '' Marcia Hines Live Across Australia'' (1978)

Compilation albums

* ''

'' (1981) * '' Greatest Hits Volume 2'' (1982) * ''With All My Love'' (1983) * ''Marcia Hines Collection'' (1984) * ''Complete Marcia Hines 1975–1984'' (1985) * '' Queen of Pop'' (2000) * ''

'' (2001) * '' Marcia: Greatest Hits 1975–1983'' (2004) * ''The Essential Marcia Hines'' (2007)

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

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. They commenced in 1987. Hines was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007. , - ,

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, '' Time of Our Lives'' ,

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, herself ,

Australia Day Honours

On January 26, 2009, Hines was appointed as Member,

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''for service to the entertainment industry as a performer, judge and mentor, and to the community through a range of charitable organisations''.

Australian Women in Music Awards

The

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is an annual event that celebrates outstanding women in the Australian Music Industry who have made significant and lasting contributions in their chosen field. They commenced in 2018. , - ,

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, Marcia Hines , Lifetime Achievement Award ,

King of Pop Awards

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Mo Awards

The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the

Mo Awards The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards) were an annual Australian entertainment industry award, that where established in 1975, to recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia. They were l ...

), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Marcia Hines won one award in that time. (wins only) , - , 2004 , Marcia Hines , Classic Rock Performer of the Year , , -

TV Week / Countdown Awards

'' was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974 to 1987, it presented music awards from 1979 to 1987, initially in conjunction with magazine ''

''. The TV Week / Countdown Awards were a combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards. , - , 1979 , herself , Most Popular Female Performer , , - , 1981 , herself , Most Popular Female Performer , , - FILM TELEVISION

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Rate Your Music: Albums by Marcia Hines

Marcia Hines at the National Film and Sound Archive
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Marcia Hines
at Nostalgia Central {{DEFAULTSORT:Hines, Marcia 1953 births Living people 21st-century American women singers 21st-century American singers Australian people of African-American descent Australian people of Jamaican descent American people of Jamaican descent ARIA Award winners ARIA Hall of Fame inductees Australian dance musicians American dance musicians American disco singers Australian gospel singers American gospel singers Australian women pop singers American women pop singers Australian Idol Actresses from Boston Actresses from Massachusetts Musicians from Boston Members of the Order of Australia American expatriates in Australia Naturalised citizens of Australia Daly-Wilson Big Band members