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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 hit #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 hit #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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nickplowman wrote:
Annie = best pop. [2]
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franciscom2m wrote:
love her
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Joaopsb wrote:
Annie = best pop.
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summerdreamin wrote:
Hi!!! Please visit Scandinavian Girls, the place for the lovers of female Scandinavian voices. Let's share our favourite artists, find new ones and listen to our exclusive radio! :)
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Claudio83 wrote:
My God I'm suprised now. 'Athonio' is an amazing song. I love the remix 'Vaugh E Remix' since when I heard.
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unconscious132 wrote:
Anthonio needs more love. I really think it's one of the best pop songs of 2009 already. I hope the new album is equally amazing, can't wait!
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AdrianDanz wrote:
Hey Annie, nice Music site I like your Music very much. Adrian Danz from http://www.adrian-danz.de
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AssisJr wrote:
Anniemal, My Best Friend and Heartbeat its so fucking amazing :O
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HrsMinsSecs wrote:
This is not the Annie I be listening to.
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PatrickAviv wrote:
when comes the new album?
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ShambolicRiot wrote:
Gah.
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theultranova3 wrote:
I love Anthonio and Ferret Summer. I hope this is the new direction she is going to take musically as Don't Stop was utter crap and Anniemal was amazing cutting edge pop like her new songs. :D
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igrivi wrote:
Songs Remind Me Of You > Anthonio > Heartbeat [3]
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modernaire wrote:
Why is she so great?!?! It's right on the edge of being cheesy but her music ends up getting cooler and cooler.
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JoshHubi wrote:
FEEL MY HEARTBEAT NOW!
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SkylineDancing wrote:
I heard Annie's Heartbeat in a korean drama I watched! She's great.
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neogarin wrote:
I'm in love with heartbeat
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Kewbs wrote:
<3
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elma-- wrote:
oh anthonio, my anthonio <3
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ofdarkskies wrote:
And get Annie's "Nite in Berlin" mix she did, at her blog on myspace! Here's a link if you're lazy... http://www.bek.no/~clubrectum/Audio/Mixer/Night_in_Berlin.mp3
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Good morning!Was up too early this morning...just eating some breakfast,and will then catch the boat to Tallin,Estonia. Gonne do a djgig there tonight.So if you happened to be in Tallin... …
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