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Infobox musical artist| name = Whigfield| image =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Charlotte Carlson| birth_date = Birth date and age|1970|4|11|df=y| birth_place = Skζlskψr , Denmark | origin = Copenhagen , Denmark | genre = Eurodance , Dance music|dance | occupation = Singer , actress , songwriter , record producer | years_active = 1992present| label = Sannie Charlotte Carlson (born 11 April 1970), best known as Whigfield and also as Naan , is a Denmark|Danish Eurodance singer best known for the song " Saturday Night (Whigfield song)|Saturday Night " which was a worldwide hit during the summer of 1994.
Biography
Sannie Charlotte Carlson was born in Skζlskψr , Denmark. She spent several years in Africa as a child before returning to her native country. Before singing Sannie worked as a very successful model and studied music. When she met the producer Larry Pignagnoli , who also produces Benny Benassi , Katla, In-Grid, Ally & Jo, Ann Lee, Spagna, J.K., Dhany and others, the artist "Whigfield" was born. The name "Whigfield" is a tribute to her piano teacher.cite web|url= http://home.arcor.de/Whigfield/frame.htm |title=::: sannie carlson aka whigfield & #124; the official fansite ::: |publisher=Home.arcor.de |date= |accessdate=2012-04-29
Musical career
International success
She rose to prominence when her single "Saturday Night" became the summer smash hit of 1994, thanks to extensive play in the clubs of the Mediterranean and the fact that it had a dance which many found easy to learn. It was also the single which prevented Wet Wet Wet from reaching a record-equalling 16th week at number 1 in the UK.cite web|url= http://www.everyhit.com/number5.html |title=Number 1 Singles of the 1990s |publisher=everyHit.com |date= |accessdate=2012-04-29 She became the first ever non-UK or American artist to debut at No.1 in her first week in the UK Singles Chart . Her music was also very successful in Australia , Brazil , Venezuela , Canada , Italy , France , India , the Netherlands , the Nordic countries , The Philippines where it became a hugely popular and smash hit summer song of 1994 gaining a very decent cult status in recent years along with the songs of Ace of Base and Los del Rνo , and Spain during the 1995 Eurodance phenomenon. Her role in the Eurodance scene has been very significant and has played an important role in music coming from Italy and Scandinavia.
Later singles include "Think of You", "Close To You", " Last Christmas ", "Gimme Gimme" and "Sexy Eyes". "Gimme Gimme" and "Sexy Eyes" reached #14 and #6 in Australia, respectively, and they were the only two significant charting hits in that country."Sexy Eyes" and "Gimme Gimme" on the http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-singles-1994.htm 1997 ARIA End Of Year Chart. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
Like the group Milli Vanilli , Whigfield was accused of not singing her own songs. This was because she did all her live performances lip synch ing (miming to a backing track). "Saturday Night" was produced by Larry Pignagnoli and Davide Riva , two Italian producers known for a variety of Eurodance projects, who usually worked with vocalist s such as Daniela Galli (better known as Dhany ), Annerley Gordon (aka Ann Lee (singer)|Ann Lee ) and Sandy Chambers . Another Pignagnoli project, Ally & Jo, featured a similar voice to Whigfield's but different faces in the CD cover and led to the accusations.
In October 2007, Whigfield released All In One , a greatest hits album with past hits being resung with newer, modern beats. The album included updated versions of "Think Of You", "Gotta Getcha", "Sexy Eyes", "Givin All My Love", "No Tears To Cry", "Was A Time", "Close To You", "Out Of Sight", "Another Day", and her biggest hit "Saturday Night". The album also includes two new songs, "Rainbow" and " Right in the Night ", a cover version of Jam & Spoon 's track. On 18 December, she released her first single in three years, "Think of You", which contains mixes from Mathieu Bouthier & Muttonheads and Gabry Ponte. A second single "Right In The Night" was released in May 2008, which peaked at #4 on the Eurodance.com Interactive Chart. A third single was released "Saturday Night (Klm Mixes)" in late 2008 which contains 20 new mixes.
However successful Whigfield became on the international marketplace, the only place where she has yet to achieve major commercial success, is the United States . Although she placed both "Saturday Night" and "Another Day" on the Billboard magazine|Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1995, with "Night" peaking at #19 and "Day" coming in at #21, respectively. In the years 1994-1997 Whigfield sold more records than Oasis and Blur combined,Citation needed|date=April 2012 although in a 1998 interview she accepted that she was not a bigger influence on mainstream music than either band.
Recent works
Whigfield has since written and performed many dance songs for groups such as Benny Benassi, changed her performance name to Naan, and is still involved in the industry.cite web|url= http://www.myspace.com/naanmusic |title=Naan & #124; Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's |publisher=Myspace.com |date= |accessdate=2012-04-29 In 2005, Whigfield appeared on the Benassi Bros album Phobia , writing and singing on two songs, "Feel Alive" and "Rocket In The Sky". Whigfield choose to record these under the name Naan, and also used that name to record "Come A Little Closer" with Malomodo, and "Yes U R" and some vocals in "People Of The Night" with the European DJ Favretto. Whigfield also wrote the lyrics for "It's Summertime", performed by the Spanish singer Katla, which was released in October 2005.
Whigfield is still currently involved in writing, producing and recording. More recently she wrote the lyrics for the hit "Who's Your Daddy", performed by Benny Benassi. "Feel Alive" was also released in 2006, however, the vocals on the single release are performed by Sandy. Also vocals were re-recorded by Dhany for the single release of "Rocket In The Sky". She also wrote "Put 'Em Up" for singer Alice Edun|Edun , which was a hit on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart, where it peaked at number 3 in August 2007.
"C'est Cool" (which is French language|French for "It's Cool") released in June 2011, is Whigfield's most recent single, which had Top 10 success by reaching No. 9 in Denmark.
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Whigfield
Release date: 12 June 1995
Label: FLEX Records
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Whigfield II
Release date: 10 November 1997
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Whigfield III
Release date: 7 September 2000
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Whigfield 4
Release date: 13 May 2002
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Persondata | NAME = Whigfield | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Danish singer | DATE OF BIRTH = April 11, 1970 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Skζlskψr , Denmark | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:Eurodance musicians Category:Danish female singers Category:Danish dance musicians
