Ann Lee (singer) explained

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".

Career

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.

Personal life

Lee bought a house in Italy in 2005, and had a son born the same year.[7]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details! Title! Details
Dreams
  • Released: 1999
So Alive
  • Released: 2007

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
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" 19985 4 3 1 14 9 5 4 13 14 2 Dreams
"Voices"1999131 18 13 57 53 55 6 27
"Ring My Bell"2000160 61 17
"So Deep"2001
"No No No" 2003Singles only
"2 Times 2007"2007So Alive
"2 People"2009
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Rumours

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".

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: United Kingdom Sheffield, Annerley Gordon - findmypast.co.uk.
  2. Web site: Italy: For Italo Dance Pop Business Isn't Great, It's Huge . Billboard. 2000-06-24 . 2019-01-18.
  3. http://www.discogs.com/artist/340649-Annerley-Gordon Annerley Gordon
  4. Book: Roberts, David. 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 315.
  5. Web site: Ann Lee > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles . . 15 March 2011 .
  6. Web site: Whatever happened to... Ann Lee?. Digital Spy. 2009-06-22. 2015-11-17. David. Balls.
  7. Meran, Tavi (September 2009). Ann Lee Interview. Eurodance Encyclopedia. Accessed from 24 April 2013.
  8. Web site: Hit Parade Italia: Indice per Interprete: L . Italian. Hit Parade Italia. 19 January 2019.
  9. Web site: Austrialiancharts.at: Ann Lee . Hung Medien. 19 January 2019.
  10. Web site: Ann Lee chart history, received from ARIA in May 2024. ARIA. Imgur.com. 7 July 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  11. Web site: Austriancharts.at: Ann Lee. Hung Medien. 19 January 2019.
  12. Web site: Ultratop: Ann Lee. Hung Medien. 19 January 2019.
  13. Web site: Billboard Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales: Ann Lee. Billboard Magazine. 19 January 2019.
  14. Web site: Lescharts.com: Ann Lee. Hung Medien. 19 January 2019.
  15. Peak positions for Germany:
  16. Web site: Dutch Charts: Ann Lee. MegaCharts. 19 January 2019.
  17. Web site: spanishcharts.com: Ann Lee. Hung Medien. 19 January 2019.
  18. Web site: Swedishcharts,com: Ann Lee. Hung Medien. 19 January 2019.
  19. Web site: Official Charts: Ann Lee. The Official UK Charts Company. 19 January 2019.
  20. Australia. single. 1999. 19 January 2019.
  21. Austria. Ann Lee. single. 19 January 2019.
  22. Belgium. single. 1999. 19 January 2019.
  23. France. Ann Lee. single. 19 January 2019.
  24. Ann Lee. Germany. album. 19 January 2019.
  25. United Kingdom. Ann Lee. single. 19 January 2019.
  26. Web site: Ann Lee a sorpresa canta al Divina di Grassobbio. Italian. Ann Lee sings by surprise at Divina di Grassobbio. 2023-07-01.
  27. Web site: Le sue hit hanno fatto ballare l’Europa, poi è scomparsa: troppe le bugie. Italian. Her hits made Europe dance, then she disappeared: too many lies. 2023-07-01.