Dohnyale Sharon "Deni" Hines (born 4 September 1970) is an Australian singer who has been releasing music since the early 1990s, with chart success in Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Europe.

Hines released her first single with the Australian band Rockmelons with a cover version of the Bill Withers 1971 hit "Ain't No Sunshine".

On 18 November 2016, her fourth studio album, The Soul Sessions, was released, with the lead single "What About Love" co-written by Hines and Edward Said.

Hines was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and was inspired by her mother's success as a singer to follow a career in show business.

[1] The first song that Hines released with the Rockmelons collaboration was a cover version of the Bill Withers 1970s hit "Ain't No Sunshine" in 1991.

[1] In 1992, entrepreneur Harry M. Miller signed Hines for the role of Mary Magdalene in a revival of the stage musical Jesus Christ Superstar.

In 1992, Hines recorded "Not Enough Time" with INXS, and it peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100;[3] a year later, she married the band's guitarist and saxophonist Kirk Pengilly.

In 2000, Hines did a cover version of the Grace Jones song "Pull Up to the Bumper" the soundtrack for 2000 Australian film The Wog Boy.

In 2002, Hines released a greatest hits album, A Delicious Collection, based on contractual commitments with her then record company, Festival Mushroom.

In 2003, she spent time in France working with hip hop artist I:AM, writing and recording for his album in addition to co-writing a track, "Welcome", on which Beyoncé Knowles sang for I:AM's release.

Hines and Morrison performed an Australian National Theatre tour to near sell out audiences and received an ARIA nomination for "Best Jazz Album".

In mid-2008, Hines received a call from Oscar-nominated film director Bruce Beresford and agreed to play a small role in Mao's Last Dancer.

In 9 October, Hines became the ambassador for the humanitarian charity Oasis Africa Australia, where she visited the foundation's village and school in Kibera, Kenya, in January 2010.

On 18 November 2016, The Soul Sessions was released digitally and physically, with the lead single "What About Love", an original track co-written by Hines and Edward Said.

Hines married her boyfriend of 18 months, businessman and sometime-musician Daniel Moses, at Sergeant's Mess in Middle Head, overlooking Sydney Harbour National Park, in 2012.