Summary
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".
Ann Lee | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Annerley Emma Gordon |
| Born | 12 November 1967 Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England |
| Genres | Eurodance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, dancer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1990–Present |
| Website | https://www.annerleymusic.com/ |
Career edit
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.[4]
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 edit
Lee bought a house in Italy in 2005, and had a son born the same year.[7]
Discography edit
Albums edit
- 1999: Dreams
- 2007: So Alive
Singles edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA [8] |
AUS [9] |
AUT [10] |
BEL (Fl) [11] |
CAN [12] |
FRA [13] |
GER [14] |
NED [15] |
SPA [16] |
SWE [17] |
UK [18] | ||||||
| "2 Times" | 1998 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | Dreams | |||
| "Voices" | 1999 | — | — | 18 | 13 | — | 57 | 53 | 55 | 6 | — | 27 | ||||
| "Ring My Bell" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | 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. | ||||||||||||||||
Rumours edit
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. [25][26]
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".
References edit
- ^ "United Kingdom Sheffield, Annerley Gordon - findmypast.co.uk".
- ^ "Italy: For Italo Dance Pop Business Isn't Great, It's Huge". Billboard. 24 June 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ^ Annerley Gordon on Discogs
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 315. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Ann Lee > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ Balls, David (22 June 2009). "Whatever happened to... Ann Lee?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ Meran, Tavi (September 2009). Ann Lee Interview. Eurodance Encyclopedia. Accessed from 24 April 2013.
- ^ "Hit Parade Italia: Indice per Interprete: L" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Austrialiancharts.at: Ann Lee". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at: Ann Lee". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Ultratop: Ann Lee". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales: Ann Lee". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Lescharts.com: Ann Lee". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Peak positions for Germany:
- For "2 Times": "Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Ann Lee (2 Times)". Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- For "Voices": "Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Ann Lee (Voices)". Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Dutch Charts: Ann Lee". MegaCharts. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com: Ann Lee". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Swedishcharts,com: Ann Lee". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Official Charts: Ann Lee". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Austrian single certifications – Ann Lee" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 1999". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "French single certifications – Ann Lee" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Ann Lee)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "British single certifications – Ann Lee". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 January 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Type Ann Lee in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "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.
External links edit
- Official Website
- Official MySpace Profile