Sister2Sister or S2S are an Australian duo comprising the Muscat sisters, Christine and Sharon, who are pop singers, songwriters and television presenters. Their debut album, ''

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'' (June 2000), peaked at No. 3 on the

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. It provided two top five singles, "

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" (1999) and " What's a Girl to Do?" (2000). At the

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"Sister" won Best Independent Release. From 2001 they undertook a career as television presenters, as VJs on '' MTV Hits'', and subsequently opened the Sister2Sister School of Singing in 2004. The sisters have performed as backing vocalists for Australian singer

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on her Australian tours.

Background

The Muscat sisters, Christine (born 27 February 1981) and Sharon (born 23 August 1984 to Maltese immigrants), are the duo that make up Sister2Sister. Their career started young when they grew up in the Sydney suburb of St. Clair, where they attended Holy Spirit Primary school and later Emmaus Catholic College in nearby Erskine Park. Growing up in a musical family, it was during those early years that the two developed a love for music. However, they also had a knack for acting , which resulted in both of them television presenting and landing roles in TV commercials and soap operas. At the ages of 9 and 13, Christine and Sharon joined Brent Street Studios to also study dancing. Soon after joining the school, the girls were invited to join the Brent St. Kids performance troupe and began singing and dancing all over Sydney. It was through this exposure that they attracted the attention of

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who saw their performance at the Variety Club Heart Awards. Arena mentioned the girls to her now former manager/husband. He later signed them to his management company and new record label in 1997.

Musical career

1999–2004: ''One''

After relocating to

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to write their first album, the name Sister2Sister was born. It was at this time Sharon also studied at the Victorian College of Arts. The duo also opened for

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for 6 dates on her '' Oops!... I Did It Again Tour'' in the US.

2022–present: "Nothing’s Gonna Bring Us Down Now" and "Believer"

In August 2022, Sister2Sister released their first new song in 23 years, titled, "Nothing’s Gonna Bring Us Down Now". In October, Sister2Sister released "Love You".

Discography

Albums

Singles

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

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References

External links

Sister2Sister Official website
{{Authority control ARIA Award winners Australian electronic dance music groups Australian pop music groups Australian people of Maltese descent Australian girl groups Female musical duos Pop music duos Sibling musical duos Musical groups established in 1999 1999 establishments in Australia