{{short description|Australian music duo}} {{For|the American magazine|Sister 2 Sister}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2011}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Sister 2 Sister | image = | image_size = | image_upright = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = | background = group_or_band | alias = S2S | origin = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | genre = Pop | years_active = {{start date|1999}}–{{end date|2004}} *2022–present | label = Festival Mushroom | website = {{URL|sister2sister.com.au/}} | current_members = | past_members = * Christine Muscat * Sharon Muscat }}
'''Sister2Sister''' or '''S2S''' are an Australian music duo comprising the Muscat sisters, Christine and Sharon, who are pop singers, songwriters and television presenters. Their debut album, ''One'' (June 2000), peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart. It provided two top five singles, "Sister" (1999) and "What's a Girl to Do?" (2000). At the ARIA Music Awards of 2000 "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.<ref name="NGBUSN"/> The sisters have performed as backing vocalists for Australian singer Delta Goodrem on her Australian tours.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date= |title=Live Review: Delta Goodrem Honours 20 Years Of 'Innocent Eyes' @ Hamer Hall |url=https://themusic.com.au/reviews/delta-goodrem-honours-20-years-of-innocent-eyes-hamer-hall/Akm4FBcWGRg/30-09-23 |work= |location= |access-date=}}</ref>
==Background== The Muscat sisters, Christine (born 27 February 1981) and Sharon (born 23 August 1984) the daughters of 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.{{cn|date=February 2023}}
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 {{citation needed|reason=Unverified subjective information|date=September 2016}}, which resulted in both of them television presenting and landing roles in TV commercials and soap operas.{{cn|date=February 2023}}
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 Tina Arena 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.{{cn|date=February 2023}}
==Musical career== ===1999–2004: ''One''=== After relocating to Melbourne 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 Britney Spears 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".<ref name="NGBUSN"/> In October, Sister2Sister released "Love You".<ref name="love you">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/sister2sisterband/videos/love-you-is-out-right-now-this-one-has-always-been-one-of-our-favourites-out-of-/688096383239974/|website=Facebook|title=LOVE YOU IS OUT RIGHT NOW!! |date= 6 October 2023|access-date= 8 October 2023}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Certifications |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"| AUS<br/><ref name="AUS">{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=SISTER+2+SISTER&cat=a|title=Discography Sister2Sister|work=australian-charts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"| NZ<br/><ref name="NZ">{{cite web|url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=sister2sister|title=Discography Sister2Sister|work=australian-charts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |''One'' | * Released: 12 June 2000 * Label: Mushroom Records (0119912MSH) * Format: CD, cassette | 3 || 27 | *ARIA: Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2000.htm|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=25 September 2012}}</ref> |- |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Title ! colspan="3"| Chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- ! style="width:40px;"| <small>AUS</small><br /><ref name="Australian-charts">[http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Sister+2+Sister&titel=Sister&cat=s "Sister2Sister – Australian chart history"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407055308/http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Sister+2+Sister&titel=Sister&cat=s |date=7 April 2012 }}. ''Australian-charts.com''. Retrieved 14 February 2009.</ref> ! style="width:40px;"| <small>NZ</small><br /><ref name="charts.org.nz">[https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Sister+2+Sister&titel=Sister&cat=s "Sister2Sister – New Zealand chart history"] . ''Charts.org.nz''. Retrieved 14 February 2009.</ref> ! style="width:40px;"| <small>UK</small><br/><ref name="Chart Log UK">[http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_S.HTM "Chart Log UK 1994–2006 DJ S – The System Of Life"]. ''zobbel.de''. Retrieved 14 February 2009.</ref> |- | style="text-align:center;"|1999 |align="left"|"Sister" | style="text-align:center;"|3 | style="text-align:center;"|14 | style="text-align:center;"|18 | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"|''One'' |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2000 |align="left"|"What's a Girl to Do?" | style="text-align:center;"|5 | style="text-align:center;"|25 | style="text-align:center;"|61 |- |align="left"|"Too Many Times" | style="text-align:center;"|35 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2022 |"Nothing’s Gonna Bring Us Down Now"<ref name="NGBUSN">{{cite web|url=https://www.noise11.com/news/christine-and-sharon-muscat-reactivate-sister2sister-20220822|title= Christine and Sharon Muscat Reactivate Sister2Sister|website=noise11|date=22 August 2022|access-date=19 February 2023}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"{{Non-album singles}} |- |"Home for Christmas"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/sister2sisterofficial/reel/CmIP2oojmvd/|title="Home for Christmas" is out now to download and stream on your fave platform |website=Instagram|date=December 2022|access-date=10 January 2024}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— |- | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2023 |"Believer"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/sister2sisterband/videos/believer-is-out-now-%EF%B8%8F%EF%B8%8F-we-hope-its-a-reminder-to-be-courageous-even-when-theres-/1304677700096377/|title=BELIEVER is OUT NOW 🙏❤️👯♀️|website=Facebook|date=17 February 2023|access-date=19 February 2023}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— |- |"Love You"<ref name="love you"/> | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— |}
==Awards and nominations== ===ARIA Music Awards=== The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. Sister2Sister won 1 award from 2 nominations. {{awards table}} ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | rowspan="2"| 2000 | rowspan="2"| "Sister" | Best Independent Release | {{won}} | rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.ariaawards.com.au/search?term=Sister2Sister|title = ARIA Awards Search Results – Sister2Sister|publisher=ARIA Awards|accessdate = 7 January 2019}}</ref> |- | Highest Selling Single | {{nom}} |- {{end}}
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==External links== *[http://www.sister2sister.com.au/ Sister2Sister Official website]
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Category:ARIA Award winners Category:Australian electronic dance music groups Category:Australian pop music groups Category:Australian people of Maltese descent Category:Australian girl groups Category:Female musical duos Category:Pop music duos Category:Sibling musical duos Category:Musical groups established in 1999 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2004 Category:Musical groups reestablished in 2022 Category:Musical groups from Sydney Category:1999 establishments in Australia