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Sannie is still currently involved in writing, producing and recording. Most recently she wrote the lyrics for the hit 'Whos Your Daddy' performed by Benny Benassi. 'Feel Alive' was also released in spring 2006 however the vocals on the released version are performed by Sandy. |
Sannie is still currently involved in writing, producing and recording. Most recently she wrote the lyrics for the hit 'Whos Your Daddy' performed by Benny Benassi. 'Feel Alive' was also released in spring 2006 however the vocals on the released version are performed by Sandy. |
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To the date, her song "Doo Whop" seems to be her last successful song worldwide. It was a hit on many countries like Mexico and Venezuela, where it was |
To the date, her song "Doo Whop" seems to be her last successful song worldwide. It was a hit on many countries like Mexico and Venezuela, where it was published on some dance music compilations. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 20:46, 17 January 2007
Whigfield is a Danish singer best known for the song "Saturday Night", a hugely popular single of summer 1994. Born Sannie Charlotte Carlson in Skælskør, Denmark on April 11 1970, she spent several years in Africa as a child before returning to her native country. 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. She became the first ever non-UK artist to debut at No.1 in their first week in the UK Singles Chart. Her music was also very successful in Brazil, Spain, Canada, Australia, France and the Nordic countries during the 1994 eurodance phenomenon.
However the only place where she has yet to achieve success, and has eluded her since, is the United States (Even though she placed both "Saturday Night" and "Another Day" on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1995, with "Night" peaking at #19 and "Day" coming in at #21, respectively).
Later singles include "Think of You", "Close To You", "Last Christmas", "Gimme Gimme" and "Sexy Eyes".
Like Milli Vanilli, Whigfield was accused of not singing her own songs. This was because she did all her live performances lip synching, and she has a high-pitched voice in the recorded tracks. "Saturday Night" was produced by Larry Pignagnoli and Davide Riva, two Italian producers known for a variety of eurodance projects, who usually worked with vocalists such Daniella Galli (better known as Dhany), Annerley Gordon (a.k.a. Ann Lee) and Sandy Chambers. The fact Galli wrote the lyrics to "Saturday Night", and that another Pignagnoli project, Ally & Jo featured a similar voice to Whigfield's but different faces in the CD cover, led to the accusations.
Saturday Night dance
"Saturday Night" is famous for its characteristic associated dance, which has the unusual feature of looping a pattern of five bar-long steps over an ordinary four-bar cycle of music. The steps are, in order:
- Both arms bent at 90 degrees, elbows held at waist, both pushing to the right then to the left
- Left arm stationary, supporting right elbow, right upper arm twiddles. Then reversed.
- Bend over forwards rolling arms around each other
- Hands on waist, step forwards then backwards
- Four jumps, whilst rotating body gradually by 90 degrees.
The end of the cycle is marked by a clap, and leaves the body facing 90 degrees from the beginning.
Albums
- Whigfield (1995)
- Whigfield II (1997)
- Whigfield III (2000)
- Whigfield IIII (2002)
- Was a Time This Album (the essential collection DVD & CD album) (2004)
- X-Tremely Fun: Whigfield's Fitness Workout (compilation) (2005)
- Dance with Whigfield (compilation) (2005)
There are also singles of "Amazing and Beautiful", "Another Day", "Baby Boy", "Be My Baby", "Close To You", "Doo Whop", "Gimme Gimme", "Givin' All My Love", "Gotta Getcha", "Much More", "No Tears To Cry", "Saturday Night", "Sexy Eyes", "Think Of You", "Waiting For Saturday", and "Was A Time". There have been over twenty remixes released of "Saturday Night".
The artist Black Duck recorded the song "Whiggle In Line", borrowing heavily from "Saturday Night". "Whiggle In Line" enjoyed modest popularity in the US, and appears on several compilations of dance music.
In 2005, Sannie appeared on the Benassi Bros album 'Phobia' writing and singing vocals on 2 songs, 'Feel Alive' and 'Rocket In The Sky'. Sannie choose to record these under the name 'NAAN' and also used that name to record 'Yes U Are' with European DJ 'Favretto'. Sannie also wrote the lyrics for 'Its Summertime' performed by spanish singer Katla which was released October, 2005.
Sannie is still currently involved in writing, producing and recording. Most recently she wrote the lyrics for the hit 'Whos Your Daddy' performed by Benny Benassi. 'Feel Alive' was also released in spring 2006 however the vocals on the released version are performed by Sandy.
To the date, her song "Doo Whop" seems to be her last successful song worldwide. It was a hit on many countries like Mexico and Venezuela, where it was published on some dance music compilations.