Koo De Tah
| Koo De Tah | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Synthpop, new wave |
| Years active | 1984–1987 |
| Labels | Mercury Records |
| Past members |
Tina Cross Leon Berger Peter Radnai John Bettison Capree Morris Roger Faynes |
Koo De Tah (also Koo Dé Tah or Koo Dee Tah)[1] was a New Zealand/Australian pop music band of the 1980s. The core band members were Tina Cross (a native of New Zealand) and Leon Berger (Australian), who met in Sydney.
In 1984 Cross, who was a successful singer in New Zealand (having four top 50 singles[2] and won the 1979 Pacific Song Contest), moved to Australia and formed the band with Berger. Berger was born in Russia and studied at the Moscow Conservatory of Music.[3] Berger and Cross having previously met at a song contest in New Zealand.[3] Koo De Tah scored a hit in 1985 with their debut single, "Too Young for Promises", which reached Number six in the Australian singles charts[4][5] and Number 48 in New Zealand music charts.[6][7]
The band's self-titled debut album was released in 1986. "Too Young For Promises" was featured in the 1984 film Streets of Fire, starring Michael Paré and Diane Lane.
Cross went on to have a successful career in musical theatre in New Zealand appearing in Cats, Chicago, The Rocky Horror Show and many other productions. Berger had some earlier hits in the 1970s but in the 1990s produced songs for Melissa Tkautz.
Personnel
- Tina Cross - vocals
- Leon Berger - keyboards, songwriting, production
- Peter Radnai - drums
- John Bettison - guitar, violin
- Capree Morris - keyboards
- Roger Faynes - bass
Discography
Albums
- Koo De Tah - Mercury (830 267-2) (1986)
Singles
| Year | Title | AU-KMR [8] |
AU-Book [9] |
NZ [10] |
Label/Cat # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | "Too Young for Promises" / "Dancing (Towards The Stranger)" | 6 | 5 | 48 | Mercury (880 673-7) |
| 1985 | "Body Talk" / "My Eyes Are Shut" | 27 | 28 | - | Mercury (884 059-7) |
| 1985 | "Think of Me" / "Love 'Em Never" | 69 | - | - | Mercury (884 816-7) |
| 1986 | "Missed You All Along" / "Change My Ways" | - | - | - | Mercury (888 182-7) |
Cover versions
- "Too Young for Promises" (2012) - Stereolove featuring Tina Cross
References
- ↑ "Koo Dé Tah Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
- ↑ "Discography - Tina Cross". New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- 1 2 "Canberra braces for musical Koo De Tah". Canberra Times. National Library of Australia. 28 August 1986. p. 11 Supplement: The Good Times. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ↑ "Billboard". 97 No. 41. Billboard Publications Inc. 12 October 1985: 69. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ "Top 10 Australian Hits of 1985". Oz Net Music Chart. Archived from the original on 17 June 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ↑ "Tina Cross - New Zealand Musicians & Bands". Muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ↑ "Discography - Koo De Tah". New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 February 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ↑ http://www.top40book.com.au/
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.