BIO

Tina Marie is a singer, songwriter, dancer and choreographer. A West Virginia native, Tina grew up knowing her path would be music.

Tina’s favorite thing to do was to put on some music and sing into a hairbrush for hours at a time.

She nagged her parents incessantly to go to dance school. Knowing how children usually change their interests quickly, Tina’s parents held off until they were sure she wasn’t going to change her mind.

When they felt this was something Tina really wanted to do, they enrolled her into a dancing school.

At the age of 7, Tina had her first dance recital. The moment she first stepped on stage, she felt as if she were home.

 

Tina continued performing throughout childhood and into her teens. She sang in church and the school choir while dancing in her recitals.

 

Being able to share music and touch someone’s life, whether it is to inspire someone, help them forget their problems or just to make them dance, that’s what it’s all about.


After relocating to Florida, a dance audition led to a series of theatre productions and a brief stint in modeling. This led to her appearing on a local weekly TV show.

While Tina was grateful for all of those experiences, they weren’t as fulfilling to her as her music. So she decided to follow her heart and continued pursuing her passion for music. 

While she was working on a demo, the recording studio asked her to be a session singer. Since then she has gone on to perform live on various stages and record covers as well as new material.

I have been very happy doing my own thing in my little music bubble but that kind of defeats the greater purpose. So I have been stepping out of that bubble so I can share the music and reach as many people as possible.


With many diverse musical influences from Motown to Manilow, Tina enjoys performing a wide range of genres.

Having an eclectic taste in music, Tina performs music purely for the music itself, not the category.

Believing oftentimes one genre is influenced by another, she doesn’t like limiting the art or creativity of music. Tina likes the unplugged sound of playing acoustic and often times performs with just one instrument.

 

As much as I love performing, it’s not about me, or being famous or all of those superficial things. It’s all about the music. I like to let the music speak for itself… and for me. It does a much better job than I ever could!

When there is downtime, Tina likes painting, photography, interior design, meditation and yoga. She is a nature lover, an environmentalist and an activist for human and animal rights.

QUICK FACTS:

 ▪ Tina has English, Irish and Scottish ancestry.

 ▪ Tina’s hometown is Huntington, West Virginia. Also home to Marshall University and the town in which the movie “We Are Marshall” was based on. The movie tells the story of the fortitude and resilience of the people in the community of Huntington.

 ▪ Tina’s mom babysat for TV host Chuck Woolery.

 ▪ Tina’s dad tried out for the baseball team Cincinnati Reds and was invited back.

 ▪ Tina’s brother is a gamer and an avid sports fan.

 ▪ According to her grandmother, Tina is a relative of film actor Marion Morrison, better known by his stage name John Wayne.

 ▪ Tina’s family formerly lived next door to musician Michael W. Smith’s grandmother in Kenova,
West Virginia.

 ▪ Tina shares a birthday, April 24th, with two of her entertainment inspirations Barbra Streisand and
Shirley MacLaine.