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Whigfield
Whigfield in October 2013
Whigfield in October 2013
Background information
Birth nameSannie Charlotte Carlson[1]
Born (1970-04-11) 11 April 1970 (age 54)[2]
Skælskør, Denmark[1]
OriginItaly[1]
GenresEurodance, dance
Occupation(s)Singer, actress, songwriter, record producer
Years active1992–present

Sannie Charlotte Carlson (born 11 April 1970), better known as Whigfield[3] and also as Naan,[4] is a Danish born, Italian-based Eurodance singer best known for the song "Saturday Night", which was a hit in 1994.[1] She worked with Italian producer Larry Pignagnoli.[1] ""Saturday Night" entered the Top 5 in Italy as well as in other European markets in October 1994.[5] Her single "Another Day" also managed to peak at No.3 in Italy where she was then based.[6] "The single "Another Day" & "Think of You" also did well in a number of other markets where it entered the Top-10 including UK, Switzerland, Norway and her native Denmark.[7][8][9]

Early life

Carlson was born in Skælskør, Denmark. She spent several years in Africa as a child before returning to her native country. Before singing Carlson worked as model and studied music.[1] Carlson played in a jazz duo[3] before she met the producer Larry Pignagnoli and took on the name "Whigfield" as a tribute to her piano teacher.[1][10]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[11] 		CAN
[12] 		FIN
[13] 		GER
[14] 		NLD
[15] 		SWI
[16] 		UK
[17]
Whigfield 19 18 30 43 23 37 13
Whigfield II
  • Released: 10 November 1997
  • Label: X-Energy
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — — — — — — —
Whigfield III
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: ToCo International
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — — — — — — —
4
  • Released: 5 July 2002
  • Label: ZYX
  • Formats: CD
 — — — — — — —
W — — — — — — —
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Compilation albums

Title Album details
All in One
Title Album details
Best Of

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
ITA
[19] 		AUS
[20] 		AUT
[21] 		BEL (FLA)
[22] 		FRA
[23] 		GER
[24] 		IRE
[25] 		NLD
[26] 		SPA
[27] 		SWE
[28] 		SWI
[29] 		UK
[17]
"Saturday Night" 1993 1 78 4 14 2 1 1 7 1 9 1 1 Whigfield
"Another Day" 1994 3 — — 32 24 12 5 32 6 39 9 7
"Think of You" 1995 4 — — 12 25 25 4 7 3 — 17 7
"Close to You" — — — — — 90 18 — 19 — — 13
"Big Time" 13 — — 29 — 50 24 22 13 — — 21
"Last Christmas" — — — — — — — 4 53 —
"Sexy Eyes" 1996 — 6 7 30 — 14 — 30 — — 12 68
"Gimme Gimme" — 14 — — — — — — 4 — — — Whigfield II
"No Tears to Cry" 1997 — 99 — — — — — — — 60 — —
"Baby Boy" — — — — — — — — — — — —
"Givin All My Love" 1998 — — — — — — — — — — — —
"Be My Baby" 1999 — — — — — — — — — — — — Whigfield III
"Was a Time" 2004 — — — — — 74 — — — — — — 4
"Right in the Night" 2008 — — — — — — — — — — — — All in One
"C'est Cool" 2011 — — — — — — — — — — — — W
"4Ever" 2012 — — — — — — — — — — — —
"Jeg kommer hjem" — — — — — — — — — — — —
"How Long" (as Sannie) 2016 — — — — — — — — — — — — TBA
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Promotional singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
DEN
[33] 		GER
[24]
"Don't Walk Away" 1995 — — Whigfield
"I Want to Love" 1996 — —
"Doo-Whop" 2000 — — Whigfield III
"Much More" — —
"Gotta Getcha" 2002 — — 4
"Amazing and Beautiful" — —
"Saturday Night (2003 Version)" 2003 19 — Non-album single
"Think of You (2007 Version)" 2007 — — All in One
"No Doubt" 2009 — — Non-album single
"C'est Cool (XMas Mix)" 2012 — —
"Saturday Night"(2013 Version) (featuring Carlprit) 2013 — 83

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Billboard: Italian Acts (page-74). Billboard magazine. 1 July 1995. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Allmusic (Whigfield)". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. Virgin. ISBN 9780753504277. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Sannie Carlson (official web site)". Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  5. ^ Billboard: Hits of the World (page-58). Billboard magazine. 29 October 1994. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  6. ^ Billboard: Hits of the World (page-38). Billboard magazine. 14 January 1995. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Official Chart Company: Whigfield". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Hitparade.ch: Whigfiled (Another Day)". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  9. ^ Billboard: Hits of the World (page-61). Billboard magazine. 14 January 1995. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Sannie Carlson (a.k.a Whigfield)". zapbangmagazine.com. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Australian-charts.com: Whigfield". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  12. ^ "RPM: Top Albums/CDs - Volume 62, No. 6, September 11, 1995". RPM (magazine). Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  13. ^ "Finnishcharts.com: Whigfield". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  14. ^ "Charts.de: Whigfield (Albums)". Media Control. Charts.de. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  15. ^ "GfK Dutch Charts: Whigfield". GfK Dutch Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  16. ^ "Hitparade.ch: Whigfield (Albums)". Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  17. ^ a b "Official Charts Company: Whigfield". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  18. ^ a b c "BPI: Certified Awards". BPI. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  19. ^ Peak positions for Italy:
  20. ^ Australian (ARIA) singles chart peak positions:
  21. ^ "Austriancharts.at: Whigfield". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  22. ^ "Ultratop Vlaanderen: Whigfield". Ultratop. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  23. ^ "Lescharts.com: Whigfield". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  24. ^ a b "Charts.de: Whigfield (Singles)". Media Control. Charts.de. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  25. ^ "The Irish Charts: Search the Charts". IRMA. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  26. ^ "Media Markt Top 40: Whigfield". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  27. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. {{cite book}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  28. ^ "Swedishcharts.com: Whigfield". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  29. ^ "Hitparade.ch: Whigfield (Singles)". Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  30. ^ "SNEP: Certifications - année 1995". SNEP. Info Disc. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  31. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Whigfield; 'Saturday Night')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  32. ^ a b "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1997 Singles". ARIA. ARIA. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  33. ^ "Danishcharts.com: Whigfield". danishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
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