Koo De Tah | |
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Origin | Sydney, Australia |
Genres | Synthpop, new wave |
Years active | 1984–1987 |
Labels | Mercury Records |
Past members | Tina Cross Leon Berger Peter Radnai John Bettison Capree Morris Roger Faynes |
Koo De Tah (also Koo Dé Tah or Koo Dee Tah)[1] was a New Zealand/Australian pop music band of the 1980s. The core band members were New Zealander Tina Cross and Russian-Australian Leon Berger;[2][3] the group was based in Sydney.
In 1984 Cross, who was a successful singer in New Zealand (having four top 50 singles[4] and won the 1979 Pacific Song Contest), moved to Australia and formed the band with Berger. Berger was born in Russia and studied at the Moscow Conservatory of Music.[5] He had moved to Australia in 1973 and released two albums.[6] Prior to forming the group, Berger and Cross had met at a song contest in New Zealand.[5] Koo De Tah scored a hit in 1985 with their debut single, "Too Young for Promises", which reached Number six in the Australian singles charts[7][8] and Number 48 in New Zealand music charts.[9][10]
The band's self-titled debut album was released in 1986. Four singles were released, but aside from the high-placing "Too Young For Promises" only one other single, "Body Talk", entered the top 40 in Australia.[citation needed]
Cross went on to have a successful career in musical theatre in New Zealand appearing in Cats, Chicago, The Rocky Horror Show and many other productions. Berger later produced and co-wrote all but one song for the 1992 debut album by Melissa Tkautz, and went on to establish a recording studio.[citation needed]
As of April 2024, Koo De Tah is available for streaming on Spotify. [citation needed]
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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AUS [11] | ||
1986 | Koo De Tah
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54 |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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AUS [11] |
NZ [12] | |||
1985 | "Too Young for Promises" | 6 | 48 | Koo De Tah |
"Body Talk" | 27 | – | ||
1986 | "Think of Me" | 69 | – | |
"Missed You All Along" | – | – |