Whigfield
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Whigfield is an Italian dance act fronted by Danish singer, former model, songwriter, and record producer Sannie Charlotte Carlson (born 11 April 1970), known by her various stage names, including Whigfield, Sannie, or simply Naan.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="Naan">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Larkin2000">Template:Cite book</ref> She is best known for her 1993 single "Saturday Night", which became an international hit the following year.
Based in Italy at the time, Carlson collaborated with Italian producer Larry Pignagnoli, and "Saturday Night" entered the top five in Italy.<ref name="Billboard: Italian Acts">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The single "Another Day" also peaked at number three in Italy.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Additionally, the single "Sexy Eyes" charted in various markets, along with "Another Day" and "Think of You", both of which entered the top ten in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, and her native Denmark.<ref name="Official Chart Company: Whigfield">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
She competed in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018 with the song "Boys on Girls" but did not qualify for the superfinal.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Early life
Carlson was born in Skælskør, Denmark. As a child, she spent several years in Africa before returning to her native country. Prior to her singing career, Carlson worked as a model and studied music.<ref name="Billboard: Italian Acts"/> She performed in a duo<ref name="Larkin2000"/> before meeting producer Larry Pignagnoli, at which point she adopted the name "Whigfield".<ref name="Billboard: Italian Acts"/><ref name="Sannie Carlson (a.k.a Whigfield)">Template:Cite web</ref>
Discography
Studio albums
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Compilation albums
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Singles
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| "Saturday Night" | 1993 | 2 | 78 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
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| "Another Day" | 1994 | 3 | — | — | 32 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 32 | 6 | 39 | 9 | 7 |
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| "Think of You" | 1995 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | 17 | 7 | ||||
| "Close to You" | — | 170 | — | — | — | 90 | 18 | — | 19 | — | — | 13 | |||||
| "Big Time" | 11 | — | — | 29 | — | 50 | 24 | 22 | 13 | — | — | 21 | |||||
| "Last Christmas" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 53 | — | |||||||
| "Sexy Eyes" | 1996 | — | 6 | 7 | 30 | — | 14 | — | 30 | 4 | — | 12 | 68 |
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| "Gimme Gimme" | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
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| "No Tears to Cry" | 1997 | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | ||||
| "Baby Boy" | — | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Givin' All My Love" | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Be My Baby" | 1999 | — | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Whigfield III | |||
| "Doo-Whop" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Much More" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Gotta Getcha" | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |||
| "Amazing and Beautiful" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Was a Time" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Was a Time - The Album (reissue of 4) | |||
| "Right in the Night" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All in One | |||
| "No Doubt" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Template:Non-album single | |||
| "C'est Cool" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | |||
| "4Ever" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Jeg kommer hjem" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "How Long" (as Sannie) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan=2 Template:TBA | |||
| "In the Morning" (as Sannie) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Boys on Girls" (as Sannie) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018 | |||
| "Suga" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Template:TBA | |||
| "Megamix" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Template:TBA | |||
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Promotional singles
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| "Don't Walk Away" Template:Small | 1995 | — | — | Whigfield |
| "Junto A Ti" Template:Small | 1995 | — | — | |
| "I Want to Love" Template:Small | 1996 | — | — | |
| "Saturday Night (2003 Version)" | 2003 | 19 | — | rowspan=1 Template:Non-album single |
| "Think of You (2007 Version)" | 2007 | — | — | All in One |
| "Saturday Night" (2013 Version) (featuring Carlprit) | 2013 | — | 83 | rowspan=1 Template:Non-album single |
References
External links
- 1970 births
- 21st-century Danish actresses
- English-language singers from Denmark
- Eurodance musicians
- Danish expatriates in Italy
- Danish dance musicians
- Danish pop singers
- Danish women pop singers
- Danish record producers
- Danish women record producers
- Danish songwriters
- Living people
- People from Skælskør
- 21st-century Danish women singers