| Ann Lee | |
| Birth Name: | Annerley Emma Gordon |
| Birth Date: | 1967 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England |
| Instrument: | Vocals |
| Genre: | Eurodance |
| Occupation: | Singer, songwriter, dancer |
| Years Active: | 1990–Present |
| Associated Acts: | Corona |
| Website: | https://www.annerleymusic.com/ |
Annerley Emma Gordon (born 12 November 1967),[1] most known professionally as Ann Lee, is a British Eurodance singer and songwriter, who rose to fame in the late 1990s.[2] She is known primarily for her hit singles "2 Times" and "Voices".
Having moved to live in Italy in the late 1980s, Gordon released a few Eurobeat solo singles under the Italian label A-Beat-C. under the names Annerley Gordon and Annalise.[3] Gordon is credited with contributing to the composition of "The Rhythm of the Night", released in Italy in December 1993 on the DWA record label, by Eurodance project Corona.
Gordon's first solo single under the name "Ann Lee" was "2 Times", originally released in 1998. It was re-released in early 1999 and became a top-10 hit in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands and Norway, as well as in Australia and New Zealand. It also hit number 2 in her native United Kingdom,[4] and reached number one in Flanders and Denmark. In Canada it reached number 14 on the singles chart.[5] "2 Times" was featured in the 2001 film Head Over Heels as the movie's theme song.
Lee's second single, "Voices", fared considerably less well, although it was a Top 10 hit in the Czech Republic, Denmark and Spain, and Top 30 in the United Kingdom.
2007 saw the return of Lee with the album, So Alive, with the single "Catches Your Love". In 2009, she released the single, "2 People", under the Off Limits label.[6] In December of that year, Lee provided the vocals for Favretto's single "I Get The Feeling", also released by Off Limits.
Lee bought a house in Italy in 2005, and had a son born the same year.[7]
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||
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| ITA [8] | AUS [9] [10] | AUT [11] | BEL (Fl) [12] | CAN [13] | FRA [14] | GER [15] | NED [16] | SPA [17] | SWE [18] | UK [19] | |||||||
| "2 Times" | 1998 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | Dreams | ||||
| "Voices" | 1999 | — | 131 | 18 | 13 | — | 57 | 53 | 55 | 6 | — | 27 | |||||
| "Ring My Bell" | 2000 | — | 160 | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | 17 | — | — | |||||
| "So Deep" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "No No No" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singles only | ||||
| "2 Times 2007" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | So Alive | ||||
| "2 People" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
Rumour has it that Ann Lee 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. [26] [27]
During an interview on a YouTube channel, a Spanish journalist asked Italian record producer Mauro Farina a question about Ann (with whom he worked on several occasions) was Annerley the voice of the song "I Drove All Nite" by Bandido? which he answered; "Yes, yes my dear friend Annerley Gordon who did Whigfield", "she lent her voice for Whigfield and it was a worldwide success".
"Yeah because... Factory Team concentrated and registreted many talents, because our production was continuous and we needed to know new artists". "We met new singers, new studio session vocalist... and Annerley was always excellent in the studio, so we wanted her and called her". Furthermore he also said;
"We gave her work & she always came delighted, so we've made a lot of hits". "She's a very well known artists 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".