Whigfield
| Whigfield | |
|---|---|
 Whigfield in October 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sannie Charlotte Carlson[1] |
| Born |
11 April 1970[2] Skælskør, Denmark[1] |
| Origin | Italy[1] |
| Genres | Eurodance, dance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress, songwriter, record producer |
| Years active | 1992–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 |
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| Whigfield II |
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| Whigfield III |
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| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| All in One |
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| Title | Album details |
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| Best Of |
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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 |
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| "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 | — | — | — |
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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 | |||
| "In The Morning" (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 2 3 4 5 6 7 Billboard: Italian Acts (page-74). Billboard magazine. 1995-07-01. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- ↑ "Allmusic (Whigfield)". Allmusic. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. Virgin. ISBN 9780753504277. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ↑ "Sannie Carlson (official web site)". Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ↑ Billboard: Hits of the World (page-58). Billboard magazine. 1994-10-29. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- ↑ Billboard: Hits of the World (page-38). Billboard magazine. 1995-01-14. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- ↑ "Official Chart Company: Whigfield". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- ↑ "Hitparade.ch: Whigfiled (Another Day)". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- ↑ Billboard: Hits of the World (page-61). Billboard magazine. 1995-01-14. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
- ↑ "Sannie Carlson (a.k.a Whigfield)". zapbangmagazine.com. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com: Whigfield". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "RPM: Top Albums/CDs - Volume 62, No. 6, September 11, 1995". RPM (magazine). Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "Finnishcharts.com: Whigfield". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "Charts.de: Whigfield (Albums)". Media Control. Charts.de. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "GfK Dutch Charts: Whigfield". GfK Dutch Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "Hitparade.ch: Whigfield (Albums)". Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- 1 2 "Official Charts Company: Whigfield". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- 1 2 3 "BPI: Certified Awards". BPI. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ Peak positions for Italy:
- For "Saturday Night", "Another Day": "Hit Parade Italia: I singoli più venduti del 1994". hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- For "Think of You", "Big Time": "Hit Parade Italia: I singoli più venduti del 1995". hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ Australian (ARIA) singles chart peak positions:
- All singles chart peaks within top 50: australian-charts.com singles chart search for "Whigfield". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- All peaks between 51 and 100: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at: Whigfield". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "Ultratop Vlaanderen: Whigfield". Ultratop. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com: Whigfield". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- 1 2 "Charts.de: Whigfield (Singles)". Media Control. Charts.de. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts: Search the Charts". IRMA. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "Media Markt Top 40: Whigfield". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com: Whigfield". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "Hitparade.ch: Whigfield (Singles)". Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "SNEP: Certifications - année 1995". SNEP. Info Disc. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Whigfield; 'Saturday Night')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- 1 2 "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1997 Singles". ARIA. ARIA. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
- ↑ "Danishcharts.com: Whigfield". danishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
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