Ann Lee (singer)

Ann Lee
Birth nameAnnerley Emma Gordon
Born (1967-11-12) 12 November 1967 (age 57)
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
GenresEurodance
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, dancer
InstrumentVocals
Years active1990–Present
Websitehttps://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

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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

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

Discography

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Albums

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

Singles

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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 — 131 18 13 — 57 53 55 6 — 27
"Ring My Bell" 2000 — 160 — — — 61 — — 17 — —
"So Deep" 2001 — — — — — — — — — — —
"No No No" 2003 — — — — — — — — — — — Single only
"2 Times 2007" 2007 — — — — — — — — — — — So Alive
"2 People" 2009 — — — — — — — — — — — Single only
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

References

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  1. ^ "United Kingdom Sheffield, Annerley Gordon - findmypast.co.uk".
  2. ^ "Italy: For Italo Dance Pop Business Isn't Great, It's Huge". Billboard. 24 June 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  3. ^ Annerley Gordon on Discogs
  4. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 315. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ^ "Ann Lee > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  6. ^ Balls, David (22 June 2009). "Whatever happened to... Ann Lee?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  7. ^ Meran, Tavi (September 2009). Ann Lee Interview. Eurodance Encyclopedia. Accessed from 24 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Hit Parade Italia: Indice per Interprete: L" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  9. ^ Peaks in Australia:
  10. ^ "Austriancharts.at: Ann Lee". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Ultratop: Ann Lee". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Billboard Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales: Ann Lee". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Lescharts.com: Ann Lee". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  14. ^ Peak positions for Germany:
  15. ^ "Dutch Charts: Ann Lee". MegaCharts. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  16. ^ "spanishcharts.com: Ann Lee". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  17. ^ "Swedishcharts,com: Ann Lee". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  18. ^ "Official Charts: Ann Lee". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  19. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  20. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 1999". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Ann Lee)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  23. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Ann Lee" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  24. ^ "French single certifications – Ann Lee" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
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