| The Act:
Singer-songwriter and bass player. TinaKristina has performed
in the subways and streets since she arrived in New York in 1991 at
seven years old.
Originally From: St. Petersburg,
Russia.
Favorite Spot: Union Square Park,
but in the subway, too.
Claims To Fame: Former Ford model;
appeared in John Taylor's "Feelings Are Good" music video at age
12; her first album, One Body, sold nationally.
Busted: "I get shut down pretty
often, two to three times a week. But sometimes the cops buy my
album."
On Performing: "After one show
someone came up to me and said, 'I still hear your bass.' I said,
'No, no, I think someone is yelling or something.' But then I realized
I was hearing it too. Damn, that sound was still alive."
Text and photos by street photographer Joseph
O. Holmes
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