Whigfield is an Italian dance act fronted by Danish singer, former model, songwriter and record producer Sannie Charlotte Carlson (born 11 April 1970), known by her various stage names including Whigfield, Sannie, or simply Naan.[3][4][5][6][7] She is best known for her 1993 single "Saturday Night", which became an international hit the following year.
Sannie Charlotte Carlson | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Sannie Charlotte Carlson[1] |
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Born | [2] Skælskør, Denmark[1] | 11 April 1970
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Years active | 1993–present |
Website | whigfield |
Based in Italy at the time, Carlson worked with Italian producer Larry Pignagnoli and "Saturday Night" entered the top five in Italy.[1][8] The single "Another Day" also managed to peak at number three in Italy as well.[9] The single "Sexy Eyes" also charted in a number of other markets, along with "Another Day" and "Think of You" which entered the top ten in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, and her native Denmark.[10][11][12][13]
She competed in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018 with the song "Boys on Girls" but did not qualify for the superfinal.[14]
Early life
editCarlson was born in Skælskør, Denmark. She spent several years in Africa as a child before returning to her native country. Before singing Carlson worked as a model and studied music.[1] Carlson played in a duo[7] before she met the producer Larry Pignagnoli and took on the name "Whigfield".[1][15]
Discography
editStudio albums
editTitle | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
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AUS [16] |
CAN [17] |
FIN [18] |
GER [19] |
NLD [20] |
SWI [21] |
UK [22] | |||||
Whigfield |
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19 | 18 | 30 | 43 | 23 | 37 | 13 |
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Whigfield II |
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Whigfield III |
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4 (GER only) |
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W (ITA only) |
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"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
Compilation albums
editTitle | Album details |
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Mega Mixes |
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Eurodance (CAN only) |
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Dance With Whigfield (GER only) |
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Waiting for Saturday Night (Her Greatest Hits) (GER only) |
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Greatest Remix Hits (AUS and Philippines only) |
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All in One |
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Best Of (X-Mas Edition) |
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Greatest Hits & Remixes |
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Dance with Whigfield |
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The Hits Collection |
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Singles
editTitle | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||
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ITA [24] |
AUS [25][26] |
AUT [27] |
BEL (FLA) [28] |
FRA [29] |
GER [19] |
IRE [30] |
NLD [31] |
SPA [32] |
SWE [33] |
SWI [34] |
UK [22] | ||||||
"Saturday Night" | 1993 | 2 | 78 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | Whigfield | |||
"Another Day" | 1994 | 3 | — | — | 32 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 32 | 6 | 39 | 9 | 7 |
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"Think of You" | 1995 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | 17 | 7 | ||||
"Close to You" | — | 170 | — | — | — | 90 | 18 | — | 19 | — | — | 13 | |||||
"Big Time" | 11 | — | — | 29 | — | 50 | 24 | 22 | 13 | — | — | 21 | |||||
"Last Christmas" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 53 | — | |||||||
"Sexy Eyes" | 1996 | — | 6 | 7 | 30 | — | 14 | — | 30 | 4 | — | 12 | 68 | ||||
"Gimme Gimme" | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
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Whigfield II | |||
"No Tears to Cry" | 1997 | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | ||||
"Baby Boy" | — | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Givin' All My Love" | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Be My Baby" | 1999 | — | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Whigfield III | |||
"Doo-Whop" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Much More" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Gotta Getcha" | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |||
"Amazing and Beautiful" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Was a Time" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Was a Time - The Album (reissue of 4) | |||
"Right in the Night" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All in One | |||
"No Doubt" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
"C'est Cool" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | |||
"4Ever" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Jeg kommer hjem" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"How Long" (as Sannie) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | |||
"In the Morning" (as Sannie) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Boys on Girls" (as Sannie) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018 | |||
"Suga" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | |||
"Megamix" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | |||
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
Promotional singles
editTitle | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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DEN [38] |
GfK Entertainment [19] | |||
"Don't Walk Away" (Scand only) | 1995 | — | — | Whigfield |
"Junto A Ti" (MEX only) | 1995 | — | — | |
"I Want to Love" (CAN and Singapore only) | 1996 | — | — | |
"Saturday Night (2003 Version)" | 2003 | 19 | — | Non-album single |
"Think of You (2007 Version)" | 2007 | — | — | All in One |
"Saturday Night" (2013 Version) (featuring Carlprit) | 2013 | — | 83 | Non-album single |
Rumours
editRumour has it that Ann Lee (singer) was the voice behind the dance act Whigfield, fronted by Danish singer Sannie Carlson who worked as a Lip sync model. Although it was never confirmed by any of the people involved possibly by contract, the rumour has become fairly large on the internet over the years for the alleged huge similarities between the sound of Annerley's voice and Whigfield's. [39][40]
During an interview on a YouTube channel, a Spanish journalist asked Italian record producer Mauro Farina if Ann Lee, with whom he worked on several occasions, was the voice in other songs like "I Drove All Nite" by Bandido and the producer answered, "Yes, yes, my dear friend Annerley Gordon who also did Whigfield. She lent her voice for Whigfield and it was a worldwide success."
Mauro Farina then added, "Because Factory Team concentrated and registered many talents, because our production was continuous and we needed to know new artists, We met new singers, new studio session vocalists and Annerley was always excellent in the studio, so we wanted her and called her. We gave her work and she always came delighted, so we've made a lot of hits. She's a very well known artist in Brazil. We called her as a support to give her voice to people who were weak as singers and Annerley came to reinforce and she did it with her voice."
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Billboard: Italian Acts (page-74). 1 July 1995. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
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ignored (help) - ^ "AllMusic (Whigfield)". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ {{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rgsEAAAAMBAJ&q=Whigfield+Italian&pg=PA75%7Ctitle=Billboard: Italian Acts|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2020-08-19|date=1995-07-01}}
- ^ "Billboard: Italy's Music Industry Is Rising Above Political and Economical Uncertainty". Billboard. 1 July 1995. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Billboard: For Italo Dance Pop "Business Isn't Great, It's Huge"". Billboard. 26 June 2004. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Sannie Carlson (official web site)". Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. Virgin. ISBN 9780753504277. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ Billboard: Hits of the World (page-58). 29 October 1994. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
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ignored (help) - ^ Billboard: Hits of the World (page-38). 14 January 1995. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
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ignored (help) - ^ "Official Chart Company: Whigfield". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ "Hitparade.ch: Whigfiled (Another Day)". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ Billboard: Hits of the World (page-61). 14 January 1995. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
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ignored (help) - ^ "Whigfield | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
- ^ "Denmark: DR reveals the ten Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2017 hopefuls" (in Danish). DR. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Sannie Carlson (a.k.a Whigfield)". zapbangmagazine.com. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ "Australian-charts.com: Whigfield". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "RPM: Top Albums/CDs - Volume 62, No. 6, September 11, 1995" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Finnishcharts.com: Whigfield". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ a b c "Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Whigfield". GfK Entertainment. Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "GfK Dutch Charts: Whigfield". GfK Dutch Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "Hitparade.ch: Whigfield (Albums)". Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Official Charts Company: Whigfield". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ a b c "BPI: Certified Awards". BPI. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 8 June 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Whigfield".
- ^ Australian (ARIA) singles chart peak positions:
- All singles chart peaks within top 50: australian-charts.com singles chart search for "Whigfield". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- All peaks between 51 and 100: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 300.
- ^ "Part of Whigfield's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page 1". ARIA. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Imgur.com."Part of Whigfield's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022 page page 2". ARIA. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at: Whigfield". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "Ultratop Vlaanderen: Whigfield". Ultratop. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "Lescharts.com: Whigfield". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "The Irish Charts: Search the Charts". IRMA. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "Media Markt Top 40: Whigfield". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com: Whigfield". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "Hitparade.ch: Whigfield (Singles)". Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "SNEP: Certifications - année 1995". SNEP. Info Disc. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Whigfield; 'Saturday Night')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ a b "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1997 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk - Discography Whigfield". IFPI. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Ann Lee a sorpresa canta al Divina di Grassobbio" [Ann Lee sings by surprise at Divina di Grassobbio] (in Italian). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Le sue hit hanno fatto ballare l'Europa, poi è scomparsa: troppe le bugie" [Her hits made Europe dance, then she disappeared: too many lies] (in Italian). Retrieved 1 July 2023.