Ann Saunderson (born Ann Karen Joy Nanton in

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) is a British dance music singer.

Biography

Early career

Ann Nanton met

Kevin Saunderson Kevin Maurice Saunderson (born September 5, 1964) is an American electronic dance music DJ and record producer. He is famous for being a member of a trio, along with Juan Atkins and Derrick May, who came to be known as the Belleville Three, w ...

when she went to join her older sister Judy in London in 1987 (Judy was already a session singer). Soon afterward, she married him and moved to the US, appearing on several of his recordings as a vocalist. She also recorded under the aliases Surreal and Karen Joy, and was lead vocalist of dance group Kaos. She also worked with

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, her husband's group.

Career

One of Saunderson's most known contributions to Inner City was its 1992 hit, "Pennies from Heaven". As Sürreal, in 1994 Saunderson covered "Pearls" (from the ''Love Deluxe'' album) by Sade. The late 1990s were rather inactive, and it was only in 2000 that Saunderson began to record with new acts. In the early 2000s, she worked with American techno group Octave One. She provided guest vocals on two of its single releases, "Blackwater" and "Somedays". All of these projects were large club hits and had great critical success, especially the former. Saunderson also featured on tracks on Octave One's debut album. Additionally, she provided vocals for singles by Slam ("Lie to Me", 2004), Dave Lee ("You're Not Alone", 2006), Notenshun ("Move a Little Closer", 2007), and Andre Crom & Chi Thanh ("These Walls", 2014).

Discography

;With Kaos *"Definition of Love" (1989) *"Gonna Get Over U" (1990) *"Freedom of Choice" (1995) ;As Karen Joy *"Talk to Me" (1992) ;As Surreal *"Happiness" *"Pearls" (1994) ;As Ann Saunderson *"Blackwater" (Octave One featuring Ann Saunderson) (2001) - UK #47 *"Blackwater" (remix) (Octave One featuring Ann Saunderson) (2002) - UK #69 *"Lie to Me" (Slam featuring Ann Saunderson) (2004) *"Somedays" (Octave One featuring Ann Saunderson) (2005) *"You're Not Alone" (Dave Lee featuring Ann Saunderson) (2006) *"Move a Little Closer" (Notenshun featuring Ann Saunderson) (2007) *"Lose Yourself" (Surkin featuring Ann Saunderson) (2011) *"R.L.H." (Supernova featuring Ann Saunderson) (2013)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saunderson, Ann 1967 births Living people 20th-century Black British women singers 20th-century British women singers 21st-century Black British women singers 21st-century British women singers English women singers English house musicians English women in electronic music Singers from Birmingham, West Midlands