| Name |
Tina Parol |
| Height |
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| Naionality |
American |
| Date of Birth |
5-March-1988 |
| Place of Birth |
United States |
| Famous for |
singing |
Tina Annetta Parol (born Tina Annetta Borusowski; she legally took her mother's name as a young girl) grew up a first generation American daughter of Polish immigrants.
She moved a lot as a child, having lived in Westchester County, New Jersey and upstate NY in the Buffalo area. She graduated from Sleepy Hollow High School in 2006. She wrote her first song at the age of 11, titled "Gypsy Woman". At the age of 13, she decided to become a professional songwriter and by 15, set her sights on becoming a recording artist as well. Parol studied record engineering at New York University's Clive Davis Department before dropping out to record her debut album for Universal Motown Records. Aside from her artist career, Parol is also an active songwriter, having written the international B-Side "Rock Boy" (also the B-Side to "If U Seek Amy") for Britney Spears album Circus. She collaborated with Nathaniel "Danja" Hills and Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica on the song, both of whom are her close friends and frequent collaborators. Parol co-produced her first single "Who's Got Your Money".
Parol cites artists such as Shirley Manson, Steven Tyler, Pat Benatar, Chrissie Hynde, Joan Jett and Debbie Harry as her biggest influences. Tina's other major musical influences are The Police, The Pretenders, The Clash, Queen, The Ramones, Green Day, The Foo Fighters, Bob Marley and Roy Orbison. Critics have compared her to Avril Lavigne and Pink.
Parol also designs her own clothing. Her favorite fashion designers are Betsey Johnson, Vivienne Westwood and Patricia Field.
Tina Parol's debut album (not yet released) is called Shrinking Violet. Producers who worked on Shrinking Violet include Matt Mahaffey, S*A*M & Sluggo, KNS, Mike Shimshack, Kyle Kelso, Shep Goodman and Parol herself. She is currently working on new music as well as writing for others in all genres from hip hop and pop to country.
Parol's debut digital iTunes-only EP, Bite My Tongue, was released on October 20, 2009.
Parol's music has had several appearances in film and television. Her first single "Who's Got Your Money" was placed in the popular MTV hit series The City as well as in CW’s Melrose Place; "Hold Onto Your Heart" was used in Touchstone Pictures' When in Rome, a feature film starring Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel, and was also used in the film's soundtrack alongside songs by Katy Perry and Jason Mraz; "What Else Do I Need" and "I'm Alive" were both used in the promos as well as in the actual Drop Dead Diva television series (Lifetime); "I'm Alive" was also used in Fox's So You Think You Can Dance; and "Crazy" was used in the promos and advertisements for Fox’s new series titled Brothers.
