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| birth_name = Anjulie Persaud
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| birth_date = 1983 (age 28-29)<ref>http://streetdate.radio.com/2009/08/03/anjulie-anjulie/</ref><ref>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2010263464_anjulie13.html</ref><ref>http://www.styledon.com/fashion/features/articles/boom-anjulie-sits-down-with-styledon</ref>
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| birth_place = [[Oakville, Ontario|Oakville]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]
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| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Alternative pop|Alt-Pop]]
| genre = Pop, Hip Hop, Alt, Euro, Dance
| occupation = [[Singer]], [[songwriter]]
| occupation = [[Singer]], [[songwriter]]
| instrument = [[Singing|Vocals]], Guitar, Piano,
| instrument = [[Singing|Vocals]], Percussion, Guitar, Piano, [[Computer music|Computer Music]]<ref name="anjfacebook" /><ref>Iqbal, Phylis J. [http://www.desihits.com/news/view/exclusive-interview-with-red-hot-chanteuse-anjulie-20090622 Exclusive Interview With Up and Coming Songstress Anjulie] Desihits.com. June 30, 2009</ref>
| years_active = 2007 – present
| years_active = 2009 – present
| label = [[Universal Republic]]
| label = [[Universal Republic]]
| website = [http://anjuliemusic.com/ anjuliemusic.com]
| website = [http://anjuliemusic.com/ anjuliemusic.com]
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'''Anjulie'''
'''Anjulie''' (born 1983) is the stage of name of '''Anjulie Persaud''',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/lifetimes/article/742584|date=July 28, 2009|work=Times & Transcript}}</ref> a [[Canadian]] [[singer]] and [[songwriter]].

==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early life===
She was born and raised in [[Oakville, Ontario|Oakville]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. Her parents are from [[Guyana]] of [[Indo-Guyanese|Indian]] descent.<ref name="tampabay">{{cite web|title=Q&A: Anjulie Boom|url=http://tampabay.metromix.com/music/article/q-and-a-anjulie/1027486/content|date=March 16, 2009|publisher=Tampa Bay Metromix|author=Anderson, Jacqui}}</ref><ref>Horowitz, Joanna.[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2010263464_anjulie13.html Anjulie mixes musical styles into a lot of fun]. The Seattle Times. November 13, 2009.</ref><ref name="aboutanj">[http://www.concordmusicgroup.com/artists/Anjulie/ Concord Music Group: About Anjulie]</ref> She is the youngest of four children.<ref name="aboutanj" />

===Music career===
===Music career===
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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", Anjulie opened for [[Jesse McCartney]] during his United States tour in 2009.<ref name="gettingfired">{{cite web|title=Getting fired works out for Anjulie|url=http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/music/2009/07/27/10278566.html|publisher=''Toronto Sun''|date=July 27, 2009|author=Pritchard, Trevor}}</ref><ref name="jessemtv">{{cite web|title=Jesse McCartney Fans Can Vouch: Keep An Eye On Anjulie! |url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/02/27/jesse-mccartney-fans-can-vouch-keep-an-eye-on-anjulie/#more-9743|author=Bhansali, Akshay|date=2009-02-27|publisher=MTV Newsroom}}</ref> Her unreleased singles, "Rain", "Crazy That Way", and "The Heat" have been featured on the [[MTV]] television series ''[[The Hills]]''<ref name="tampabay" /> and "Addicted2Me" on ''[[The City (MTV series)|The City]]''.<ref name=jessemtv /> The single "Boom" has been featured on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Eastwick]]'', [[The CW Television Network|The CW]]'s ''[[Melrose Place (2009 TV series)|Melrose Place]]'',<ref>[http://www.anjuliemusic.com/content/melrose-place-eastwick-fame-whip-it MelroSe Place! Eastwick! Fame! Whip It!!] Anjulie blog. October 1, 2009.</ref> ''[[The Vampire Diaries (TV series)|The Vampire Diaries]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=The week's best music on TV| url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/item_z24mHH0TDA1qtGELZDj4SK|date=October 9, 2009|publisher=New York Post|author=Brockington, Ryan}} "Vampire Diaries" - Episode 1.5 "You're Undead To Me".</ref><ref name="concordmusicgroup">{{cite web|title=Anjulie Joins Raphael Saadiq for Upcoming U.S. Tour! And, "Boom" Nominated for Best Video Woodie at mtvU's Woodie Awards|url=http://concordmusicpress.com/news/anjulie-joins-raphael-saadiq-for-upcoming-u.s.-tour-and-boom-nominated-for-best-video-woodie-at-mtvus-woodie-awards-/|date=October 8, 2009|publisher=ConcordMusicPress.com}}</ref> and ''[[Canada's Next Top Model]].''<ref name="musicpublisherca">{{cite web|title=SONY/ATV goes "Boom" with Anjulie|url=http://www.musicpublishercanada.ca/userUploads/magazine.MPC8-3.pdf|date=Summer 2009|publisher=Music Publisher Canada. Vol. 8, No. 3}}</ref>
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]].<ref>[http://www.mp3.com/albums/20155769/summary.html "Anjulie's Debut Album at MP3.com"]</ref>

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Anjulie opened for [[Jesse McCartney]] during his United States tour in 2009.<ref name="gettingfired">{{cite web|title=Getting fired works out for Anjulie|url=http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/music/2009/07/27/10278566.html|publisher=''Toronto Sun''|date=July 27, 2009|author=Pritchard, Trevor}}</ref><ref name="jessemtv">{{cite web|title=Jesse McCartney Fans Can Vouch: Keep An Eye On Anjulie! |url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/02/27/jesse-mccartney-fans-can-vouch-keep-an-eye-on-anjulie/#more-9743|author=Bhansali, Akshay|date=2009-02-27|publisher=MTV Newsroom}}</ref> Her unreleased singles, "Rain", "Crazy That Way", and "The Heat" have been featured on the [[MTV]] television series ''[[The Hills]]''<ref name="tampabay" /> and "Addicted2Me" on ''[[The City (MTV series)|The City]]''.<ref name=jessemtv /> The single "Boom" has been featured on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Eastwick]]'', [[The CW Television Network|The CW]]'s ''[[Melrose Place (2009 TV series)|Melrose Place]]'',<ref>[http://www.anjuliemusic.com/content/melrose-place-eastwick-fame-whip-it MelroSe Place! Eastwick! Fame! Whip It!!] Anjulie blog. October 1, 2009.</ref> ''[[The Vampire Diaries (TV series)|The Vampire Diaries]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=The week's best music on TV| url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/item_z24mHH0TDA1qtGELZDj4SK|date=October 9, 2009|publisher=New York Post|author=Brockington, Ryan}} "Vampire Diaries" - Episode 1.5 "You're Undead To Me".</ref><ref name="concordmusicgroup">{{cite web|title=Anjulie Joins Raphael Saadiq for Upcoming U.S. Tour! And, "Boom" Nominated for Best Video Woodie at mtvU's Woodie Awards|url=http://concordmusicpress.com/news/anjulie-joins-raphael-saadiq-for-upcoming-u.s.-tour-and-boom-nominated-for-best-video-woodie-at-mtvus-woodie-awards-/|date=October 8, 2009|publisher=ConcordMusicPress.com}}</ref> and ''[[Canada's Next Top Model]].''<ref name="musicpublisherca">{{cite web|title=SONY/ATV goes "Boom" with Anjulie|url=http://www.musicpublishercanada.ca/userUploads/magazine.MPC8-3.pdf|date=Summer 2009|publisher=Music Publisher Canada. Vol. 8, No. 3}}</ref>


Anjulie wrote the single "[[Don't Call Me Baby (Kreesha Turner song)|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.
Anjulie wrote the single "[[Don't Call Me Baby (Kreesha Turner song)|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.

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Anjulie
Birth nameAnjulie
GenresPop, Hip Hop, Alt, Euro, Dance
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, Guitar, Piano,
Years active2009 – present
LabelsUniversal Republic
Websiteanjuliemusic.com

Anjulie

Biography

Music career

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", Anjulie opened for Jesse McCartney during his United States tour in 2009.[1][2] Her unreleased singles, "Rain", "Crazy That Way", and "The Heat" have been featured on the MTV television series The Hills[3] and "Addicted2Me" on The City.[2] The single "Boom" has been featured on ABC's Eastwick, The CW's Melrose Place,[4] The Vampire Diaries,[5][6] and Canada's Next Top Model.[7]

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.[8]

She cowrote the single "I Want You" with its performer Fefe Dobson.[9] 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.[10] On October 14, 2009 Dobson announced via her official imeem,[11] Twitter (in graphic),[12] Facebook[13] and more that she will perform and that Anjulie will be a special guest at one of the PINKtober events,[14] a benefit concert held at the Hard Rock Cafe in Hollywood, CA on October 22, 2009.[15][16]

Anjulie's music is featured in the 2009 movie/musical Fame. She wrote and performed "Big Things"[17] which plays during the opening scene of the film.

Anjulie has toured with Shwayze and Bobby Ray aka B.o.B.[18][19] and she toured Fall/Winter (2009–2010) with Raphael Saadiq.[6]

Discography

Albums

External videos
video icon The official music video for "Boom" by Anjulie with information about the music video and song.
at LostAtEminor.com [20]
Title Details Peak chart positions
U.S. U.S.
Heat
Anjulie 108 2
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Single
CAN U.S.
Dance 		Certifications
(sales thresholds) 		Album
2008 "Boom" — 1 Anjulie
2009 "Love Songs" — 8
"Rain" — 3
2011 "Brand New Bitch" 16 3 TBA
"Stand Behind the Music" 54 —
"—" 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.[22] The album's first single "Boom", released in 2008,[23] reached number one on the US Dance chart in 2009.[7][24] Remixes of follow-up "Love Songs" reached the Top 10 on Billboard's Hot Dance/Club Play charts in October 2009.[25]

"Rain" debuted on Billboard's Hot Dance/Club Play charts in November 2009 at number forty-eight.[26] After nine weeks on the chart it reached a peak of three.[27]

Awards and nominations

  • In 2009, Anjulie was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for "Best Breakthrough Video"[28]
  • Also in 2009, she was nominated for mtvU Woodie Award for "Best Video Woodie" for her single "Boom".[29]

References

  1. ^ Pritchard, Trevor (27 July 2009). "Getting fired works out for Anjulie". Toronto Sun. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b Bhansali, Akshay (27 February 2009). "Jesse McCartney Fans Can Vouch: Keep An Eye On Anjulie!". MTV Newsroom.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference tampabay was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ MelroSe Place! Eastwick! Fame! Whip It!! Anjulie blog. October 1, 2009.
  5. ^ Brockington, Ryan (9 October 2009). "The week's best music on TV". New York Post. "Vampire Diaries" - Episode 1.5 "You're Undead To Me".
  6. ^ 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. 8 October 2009.
  7. ^ a b "SONY/ATV goes "Boom" with Anjulie" (PDF). Music Publisher Canada. Vol. 8, No. 3. Summer 2009.
  8. ^ "Anjulie's Facebook Profile"
  9. ^ "I Want You". ASCAP. Retrieved 4 September 2009.
  10. ^ "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. 13 October 2009.(Archived by WebCite at link on 2009-10-13)
  11. ^ Dobson, Fefe (14 October 2009). "Show at the Hard Rock, in Elle Eh (sic)". imeem. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
  12. ^ Dobson, Fefe (14 October 2009). "FEFE DOBSON performing LIVE Thursday October 22, 2009 With special guest Anjulie..." Twitter. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
  13. ^ Dobson, Fefe. "Fefe Dobson Live Show with Special Guest Anjulie". Facebook. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
  14. ^ "Hard Rock Cafe: PINKtober 2009 10th anniversary". Hard Rock Café.(Archived by WebCite at link on 2009-10-13)
  15. ^ "FEFE DOBSON: PINKTOBER". Hard Rock Café.(Archived by WebCite at link on 2009-10-13)
  16. ^ "Hard Rock Cafe Hollywood PINKTOBER: FEFE DOBSON". TicketWeb.com.(Archived by WebCite at link on 2009-10-13)
  17. ^ Fame – Complete Soundtrack Track Listing
  18. ^ "Shwayze confirm Australian headline shows, and you could be there!". GetMusic.com.au. 3 February 2010.
  19. ^ Bhansali, Akshay. Anjulie Says Madonna Inspired New Video 'Rain' MTV Newsroom. October 1, 2009.
  20. ^ Interview with Anjulie about her video Boom. Lostateminor.com. May 12, 2009
  21. ^ 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
  22. ^ Billboard Album Chart History
  23. ^ Concord Music Group: Anjulie Goes 'Boom' 07 November 2008.
  24. ^ Concord Music Group: Anjulie CD-DVD
  25. ^ "Love Songs" on Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play
  26. ^ "Rain" debut on Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play
  27. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/song/anjulie/rain/13981670
  28. ^ 2009 MTV Video Music Awards: Breakthrough Video MTV.com
  29. ^ 2009 mtvU Woodie Awards: Best Video Woodie MTV.com

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