Tiffani Wood was born on the 8th of November 1977 in Newcastle.
She developed an interest in performing from a young age and enrolled into jazz
dancing classes where she would eventually also assist teaching younger
students. At age 12, Wood's mother Judy encouraged her to take up singing by
joining the Young Talent Time talent school. Her teachers quickly noticed her
natural singing talent and at age 15, placed her into a show troupe "The
Young Stars" which performed at various venues around New South Wales.
During this three-year stint, Wood had her first experience of recording for an
album and performing solo in front of large crowds, her biggest being the
opening of the Sydney Harbour Tunnel where she performed in front of over
20,000 people. During her schooling years, she entered and won numerous talent
quests and played the lead vocal role in her 1994 school musical Murder in the
Music Hall. She completed her Higher School Certificate in 1995, her highest
mark being eighty-five per cent in music and at the age of 18, became the lead
singer of a cover band "Quiver". They performed a wide range of songs
including Tracy Chapman, Pearl Jam, Shania Twain, Alanis Morissette, 80's rock
and more and Wood recorded original songs with the band. She then moved to
Sydney where she enrolled in the Australian Institute of Music choosing vocal
as her major, which she completed successfully, and joined another cover band
"The Anthill Mob". In late 1999, at the age of 22, Wood auditioned
for the first Australian series of Pop stars, a reality television show which
aimed to produce a new girl group. After selections for the group were
finalized by the judges, she just missed out. However, after original member
Chantelle Barry was forced out of the group in controversial circumstances,
Wood was selected to replace her as the fifth member of the band, now known as
Bardot. Like former Bardot band mate Sophie Monk, Wood signed a solo recording
contract with Warner Music and changed her name from Tiffany Wood to Tiffani
Wood in order to avoid confusion with the 1980s American pop star Tiffany. The
debut single, "What R U Waiting 4" (5046719222) re-introduced Wood
back into the music scene, marketed as an organic, light pop-rock singer
(similar to the likes of Michelle Branch, Alanis Morissette etc.). The track
debuted at No.27 on the ARIA singles chart on 22 March 2004 and was one of the
most-played songs on Australian radio in that month. In December 2005, Wood
publicly announced her engagement to UK born bouncer Neil Cummins, and the
couple married on 28 January 2007. Photos from their wedding featured in OK!
magazine. She later gave birth to their first child, Lillian Adel. The couple
have since separated and were divorced in May 2009. Flac
Saturday, 14 January 2017
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