tINI

tINI is a Norwegian singer. The act is a person rather than a group, and the available details identify Martina Stoessel as the artist behind the name in the main biography, while the authoritative origin information places tINI in Norway.

The biography describes a career that begins in acting before moving into music. It says the artist starts performing at the age of 10 with a small role in the children’s series Patito feo. It also notes later international recognition through the Disney Channel Latin America musical series Violetta, where the character Violetta Castillo appears between 2012 and 2015, followed by a return to the role in the film Tini: El gran cambio de Violetta in 2016. The same account also mentions recording the theme song for Disney’s Frozen, “Libre soy”.

Recording career

In 2016, tINI signs to Hollywood Records and releases a self-titled debut studio album, Tini. The album sells more than 100,000 copies worldwide in less than two months, reaches number one in Argentina, and enters the top 10 in several European countries.

The second album, Quiero volver (2018), moves further into Latin pop and urban music, with songs in Spanish and English. It also reaches number one in Argentina. The singles “Te quiero más”, featuring Nacho, and “Por qué te vas” both reach the top 20 of the Argentina Hot 100 and are certified platinum in Argentina. The collaboration “Princesa” with Karol G brings the artist into the Billboard Latin Airplay and Latin Pop charts in the United States.

The third studio album, Tini Tini Tini (2020), continues the Latin pop base but adds urban and tropical styles including reggaeton, cumbia and Latin trap. In Argentina, the album receives double diamond certification from CAPIF for digital sales of more than 500,000 copies. It produces the singles “Fresa”, “Oye” and “Ella dice”, which become the artist’s first singles to debut in the top 5 of the Argentina Hot 100. These releases help set a record for the most top-5 debuts on that chart.

The fourth album, Cupido (2023), enters the US Billboard Top Latin Albums chart at number 45 and the Latin Pop Albums chart at number eight, marking the artist’s first album chart entry on Billboard. It is led by “Miénteme”, which gives tINI a first number one on the Argentina Hot 100. “Bar” and “La triple T” also chart on Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. US, and this is described as the first appearance there for the artist. The album also generates two Billboard Latin Pop Airplay entries: “Maldita Foto” and “La loto”.

The fifth album, Un mechón de pelo, appears in 2024. The album includes “Buenos Aires” and “Me voy” and is described as a solo record that deals with being exposed in the public eye from a young age and resisting criticism.

Awards and recognition

The biography lists three Premios Gardel, seven Premios Quiero, a Kids’ Choice Awards Argentina prize, a Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Colombia prize, three Bravo Otto awards, two Premios Martín Fierro, a LOS40 Music Awards prize, three MTV Millennial Awards, two MTV Europe Music Awards, and two Gaviotas de Plata y Oro from the 2023 Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar in Chile. It also notes nominations for the Heat Latin Music Awards, Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, Latin American Music Awards and Urban Music Awards.

Other recognition mentioned includes inclusion in The Hollywood Reporter’s list of the 25 most powerful women in world television in 2016, Billboard naming the artist Argentina’s “Artist of the Year” from 2017 to 2021, and repeated recognition as the most-streamed Argentine artist on Spotify for each of those years. The biography also says tINI sells out nine consecutive concerts at Buenos Aires’ Estadio Luna Park and six consecutive concerts at the Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo. From 2019 to 2022, the artist is also named among the 10 most influential women in Argentina, and in 2021 appears on ¡Hola!’s list of the 100 most powerful Latin women.