Millions recognize her face. And with a multi-platinum record in her past, even more know her voice. Yet the world is just beginning to know Tina Harris herself. It's a seemingly impossible contradiction, but it also happens to be true. A maze of ironies have long defined the singer/songwriter's career — a surreal journey in which her silken voice and streetwise rhymes have poured from radios across Europe, Asia and the United States while leaving fans merely acquainted with her talent. Now the former lead singer of global pop sensation Sweetbox is stepping out boldly on her own, bringing proven skills, relentless enthusiasm and refreshing humility, all of which adds up to the ultimate Tina Harris irony: a diva's voice, looks and ambition, absent the diva. Free to Love, her first U.S.-released album, comes years after her departure from Germany-based Sweetbox, best known for its smash 1998 single "Everything's Gonna Be Alright." The upbeat song fused Bach's Overture No. 3 in D Major with a contemporary beat, an unforgettable hook and Tina's spirited, flowing rap. Sweetbox, however, was more of a brand than a band. And while it brought her a degree of worldwide fame, the project ultimately left her own artistic expression dictated by executives, unable to emerge as a solo artist. That is, up to now. Free to Love is a masterful pop record. Tina Harris quickly proves she is an artist who knows how to use the genre's charms - its catchy hooks and danceable melodies - to craft songs about heartache, fear, hurt. About new beginnings and the hope of falling in love. Produced by Kerry Kernan (Darius Rucker, The Bar-Kays)
