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Anne Lilia Berge Strand (born November 21, 1977 in Trondheim, Norway), better known by her stage name Annie, is a pop artist and DJ from Bergen, Norway.
Her debut album, Anniemal, was released in 2004 (the name originally an idea of her late boyfriend Tore). Annie worked again with Timo Kaukolampi, as well as fellow Norwegians Röyksopp and Richard X, who made a return to produce and co-write the track Me Plus one. Greatest Hit earned a spot in the tracklist, and the album’s second single Heartbeat was voted #1 in Pitchfork Media’s Top 50 singles of 2004 before the song was even officially released. Chewing Gum was #11 on that same list.
In 2005 Annie won several awards for her work, including Best Pop Album and Best Newcomer at the Norwegian Alarm Awards (Chewing Gum had also been nominated for Song of the Year). Annie also won the Best Newcomer award at the prestigious Spellemannsprisen, the Norwegian Grammy Awards. Annie’s February 5th performance at the Alarm Awards was one of her first ever live performances.
She also toured around the world to promote Anniemal, including a brief United Kingdom tour with Saint Etienne, to whom she had sent a demo tape while still in the band, Suitcase in 1996. Annie performed at sold out club venues in the United States in the summer of 2005, and returned to the US later that year. That same year, Annie released a compilation in the DJ-Kicks series on the !K7 label.
As a fun sidenote, her songs Chewing Gum and Heartbeat were rerecorded in the “Simlish” nonsense-language for The Sims 2: Nightlife’s Danish and Norwegian localizations.
Her debut album, Anniemal, was released in 2004 (the name originally an idea of her late boyfriend Tore). Annie worked again with Timo Kaukolampi, as well as fellow Norwegians Röyksopp and Richard X, who made a return to produce and co-write the track Me Plus one. Greatest Hit earned a spot in the tracklist, and the album’s second single Heartbeat was voted #1 in Pitchfork Media’s Top 50 singles of 2004 before the song was even officially released. Chewing Gum was #11 on that same list.
In 2005 Annie won several awards for her work, including Best Pop Album and Best Newcomer at the Norwegian Alarm Awards (Chewing Gum had also been nominated for Song of the Year). Annie also won the Best Newcomer award at the prestigious Spellemannsprisen, the Norwegian Grammy Awards. Annie’s February 5th performance at the Alarm Awards was one of her first ever live performances.
She also toured around the world to promote Anniemal, including a brief United Kingdom tour with Saint Etienne, to whom she had sent a demo tape while still in the band, Suitcase in 1996. Annie performed at sold out club venues in the United States in the summer of 2005, and returned to the US later that year. That same year, Annie released a compilation in the DJ-Kicks series on the !K7 label.
As a fun sidenote, her songs Chewing Gum and Heartbeat were rerecorded in the “Simlish” nonsense-language for The Sims 2: Nightlife’s Danish and Norwegian localizations.
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OkerekeTML wrote:
cannot stop cannot stop don't stop listening.
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Hydra wrote:
Saw Annie when they played with Saint Etienne recently, I was impressed! Keep up the good work!
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irritableskillz wrote:
What. Do. Ya. Want.
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elvpak wrote:
I've played this album every day since it came out...sometimes more than once! Wasn't much of a pop person until I discovered Annie (through this very site) :-p
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Nikmagda wrote:
She's the best thing that happened in pop this year and noone knows it. [3]
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pj_harvey wrote:
agree
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johanwearsprada wrote:
She's the best thing that happened in pop this year and noone knows it. [2]
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neogarin wrote:
Anthonio is perfect! [2]
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helplessone wrote:
sad isnt it?
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Sp-Ice-Lord wrote:
She's the best thing that happened in pop this year and noone knows it.
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hot_chili_peper wrote:
Anthonio is perfect!
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heyjupiter88 wrote:
My copy of Don't Stop arrived, and i just wanted to say the obvious: the album is fantastic!
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mieal wrote:
so cute
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rcaz wrote:
LISBON PLEASE!
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JamesAXD wrote:
It's OUT! Go get Don't Stop =D x
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optimistic_tour wrote:
whoa, the new album is out already?!? or just leaked?
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bc_harry wrote:
Anniemal = Don't Stop (3)
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neogarin wrote:
new album is pretty good, but i think anniemal is better =)
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pal3_movi3 wrote:
Ok, Anniemal may be way better than Don't stop but that doesn't mean that don't stop isn't a fucking awesome album, just that Anniemal was THE best pop album of the 00's.
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cjkisaragi wrote:
Both albums are great
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DON'T STOP OUT NOW IN NORWAY!!! and sore necks..
26 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/anniemusic
Sitting in the kitchen in Bergen.A beautiful evening....but about 4hours ago,I just started feeling sick.S.O.S...NOOOOO...drinking water with lemon,ginger and honey.al natural..hopefully it.. …
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gil08 wrote about Annie – Don't Stop in Best albums of 2009. yesterday morning
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