Anjulie
Anjulie | |
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Birth name | Anjulie Persau[1] |
Origin | Oakville, Canada |
Genres | Pop, Alt-Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, Percussion, Guitar, Piano, Computer Music[2][3] |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | Hear Music, Universal Republic |
Website | anjuliemusic.com |
Anjulie is the stage of name of Anjulie Persaud, a Canadian singer/songwriter from Oakville, Ontario Canada, a suburb outside of Toronto. She was born and raised in Canada, and her parents are from Guyana of Indian descent.[4][5][6] She is the youngest of four children.[6] Anjulie is a self-described music addict and has been writing and composing her own music since she was a teenager. She wrote the song "Say Goodbye to Jr. High", contributed background vocals and played percussion for the CD Unfabulous and More. Her debut album was co-written and produced by Jon Levine of the Philosopher Kings.[7]
Anjulie opened for Jesse McCartney during his United States tour in 2009.[8][9] Her unreleased singles, "Rain", "Crazy That Way", and "The Heat" have been featured on the MTV television series The Hills[4] and "Addicted2Me" on The City.[9] The single "Boom" has been featured on ABC's Eastwick, The CW's Melrose Place,[10] The Vampire Diaries,[11][12] and Canada's Next Top Model.[13]
Anjulie wrote the single "Don't Call Me Baby" by Canadian recording artist Kreesha Turner which reached number eight on Billboard's Canadian Hot 100 in 2008 and number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play Chart.
Influences on Anjulie's music are as varied as Annie Lennox, Lauryn Hill, U2 and Prince.[2]
She cowrote the single "I Want You" with its performer Fefe Dobson.[14] Music videos have been released and the song appears on Dobson's album, Joy (2010). "I Want You" has appeared on various projects ranging from promos for TV shows to promos for films to even a version recorded in Simlish for the PC game The Sims 3: World Adventures.[15] On October 14, 2009 Dobson announced via her official imeem,[16] Twitter (in graphic),[17] Facebook[18] and more that she will perform and that Anjulie will be a special guest at one of the PINKtober events,[19] a benefit concert held at the Hard Rock Cafe in Hollywood, CA on October 22, 2009.[20][21]
Anjulie's music is featured in the 2009 movie/musical Fame. She wrote and performed "Big Things"[22] which plays during the opening scene of the film.
Anjulie has toured with Shwayze and Bobby Ray aka B.o.B.[23][24] and she toured Fall/Winter (2009–2010) with Raphael Saadiq.[12]
Discography
Albums
External videos | |
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- Anjulie (2009)
- TBA (2012)
Singles
Year | Single | ||||||||
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CAN | Hot Dance Club Play | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||||||
2008 | "Boom" | — | 1 | Anjulie | |||||
2009 | "Love Songs" | — | 8 | ||||||
2009 | "Rain" | — | 3 | ||||||
2011 | "Brand New Chick" | 16 | 7 | CAN: Platinum [26] | "TBA" | ||||
2011 | "Stand Behind The Music" | — | — | — | |||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Chart performance
Released on August 4, 2009, Anjulie's self-titled CD reached number two on the US Billboard "Heatseekers Albums" chart and number 108 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart.[27] The album's first single "Boom", released in 2008,[28] reached number one on the US Dance chart in 2009.[13][29] Remixes of follow-up "Love Songs" reached the Top 10 on Billboard's Hot Dance/Club Play charts in October 2009.[30]
"Rain" debuted on Billboard's Hot Dance/Club Play charts in November 2009 at number forty-eight.[31] After nine weeks on the chart it reached a peak of three.[32]
Awards and nominations
- In 2009, Anjulie was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for "Best Breakthrough Video"[33]
- Also in 2009, she was nominated for mtvU Woodie Award for "Best Video Woodie" for her single "Boom".[34]
References
- ^ Times & Transcript. July 28, 2009 http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/lifetimes/article/742584.
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(help) - ^ a b "Anjulie's Facebook Profile"
- ^ Iqbal, Phylis J. Exclusive Interview With Up and Coming Songstress Anjulie Desihits.com. June 30, 2009
- ^ a b Anderson, Jacqui (March 16, 2009). "Q&A: Anjulie Boom". Tampa Bay Metromix.
- ^ Horowitz, Joanna.Anjulie mixes musical styles into a lot of fun. The Seattle Times. November 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Concord Music Group: About Anjulie
- ^ "Anjulie's Debut Album at MP3.com"
- ^ Pritchard, Trevor (July 27, 2009). "Getting fired works out for Anjulie". Toronto Sun.
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(help) - ^ a b Bhansali, Akshay (2009-02-27). "Jesse McCartney Fans Can Vouch: Keep An Eye On Anjulie!". MTV Newsroom.
- ^ MelroSe Place! Eastwick! Fame! Whip It!! Anjulie blog. October 1, 2009.
- ^ Brockington, Ryan (October 9, 2009). "The week's best music on TV". New York Post. "Vampire Diaries" - Episode 1.5 "You're Undead To Me".
- ^ a b "Anjulie Joins Raphael Saadiq for Upcoming U.S. Tour! And, "Boom" Nominated for Best Video Woodie at mtvU's Woodie Awards". ConcordMusicPress.com. October 8, 2009.
- ^ a b "SONY/ATV goes "Boom" with Anjulie" (PDF). Music Publisher Canada. Vol. 8, No. 3. Summer 2009.
- ^ "I Want You". ASCAP. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
- ^ "The Sims 3 World Adventures Gets an All-Star Soundtrack: LeAnn Rimes, Fefe Dobson, Natalie Portman's Shaved Head and more each sing a tune in Simlish" (Press release). IGN.com. October 13, 2009.(Archived by WebCite at link on 2009-10-13)
- ^ Dobson, Fefe (October 14, 2009). "Show at the Hard Rock, in Elle Eh (sic)". imeem. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
- ^ Dobson, Fefe (October 14, 2009). "FEFE DOBSON performing LIVE Thursday October 22, 2009 With special guest Anjulie…". Twitter. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
- ^ Dobson, Fefe. "Fefe Dobson Live Show with Special Guest Anjulie". Facebook. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
- ^ "Hard Rock Cafe: PINKtober 2009 10th anniversary". Hard Rock Café.(Archived by WebCite at link on 2009-10-13)
- ^ "FEFE DOBSON: PINKTOBER". Hard Rock Café.(Archived by WebCite at link on 2009-10-13)
- ^ "Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood PINKTOBER: FEFE DOBSON". TicketWeb.com.(Archived by WebCite at link on 2009-10-13)
- ^ Fame – Complete Soundtrack Track Listing
- ^ "Shwayze confirm Australian headline shows, and you could be there!". GetMusic.com.au. 3 February 2010.
- ^ Bhansali, Akshay. Anjulie Says Madonna Inspired New Video 'Rain' MTV Newsroom. October 1, 2009.
- ^ Interview with Anjulie about her video Boom. Lostateminor.com. May 12, 2009
- ^ http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssd=1/1/2011&sed=12/1/2011&ssb=Cert.%20Date&ssdir=ascending
- ^ Billboard Album Chart History
- ^ Concord Music Group: Anjulie Goes 'Boom' 07 November 2008.
- ^ Concord Music Group: Anjulie CD-DVD
- ^ "Love Songs" on Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play
- ^ "Rain" debut on Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/song/anjulie/rain/13981670
- ^ 2009 MTV Video Music Awards: Breakthrough Video MTV.com
- ^ 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards: Best Video Woodie MTV.com