Sister2Sister or S2S are 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

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. It provided two top five singles, "

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" (1999) and "

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" (2000). At the

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"Sister" won Best Independent Release. From 2001 they undertook a career as television presenters, as VJs on ''

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'', 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

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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 , which resulted in both of them television presenting and landing roles in TV commercials and

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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

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who saw their performance at the Variety Club Heart Awards. Arena mentioned the girls to her now former

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/husband. He later signed them to his management company and new

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in 1997. After relocating to

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to write their first

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, the name Sister2Sister was born. It was at this time Sharon also studied at the Victorian College of Arts. The duo also opened for

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for 6 dates on her '' Oops!... I Did It Again Tour'' in the US. On 12 August 2022, Sister2Sister released their new single, Nothing’s Gonna Bring Us Down Now. S2S are set to support UK pop group 5ive for their Australian tour in November 2022.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

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. Sister2Sister won 1 award from 2 nominations. , - , rowspan="2",

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" , Best Independent Release , , - , Highest Selling Single , , -

As backup singers

The sisters have performed as

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s for Australian singer

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on her " Believe Again" and "

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" tours.

Television career

After touring extensively through the US, UK and

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, 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

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'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

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, which opened in 2004.

References

External links

Sister2Sister Official website
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