Whigfield is an Italian dance act fronted by Danish singer, songwriter and record producer Sannie Charlotte Carlson (born 11 April 1970), known by her various stage names including Whigfield, Naan, or simply Sannie.
She is best known for her 1993 single "
Saturday Night", which became an international hit the following year.
Based in Italy at the time, Carlson worked with Italian producer
Larry Pignagnoli and "
Saturday Night" entered the top five in Italy.
Her single "
Another Day" also managed to peak at number three in Italy as well. The single "
Sexy Eyes" also charted in a number of other markets, along with "Another Day" and "
Think of You" which entered the top ten in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, and her native Denmark.
She competed in the ''
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018
Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song " Higher Ground" written by Niclas Arn and Karl Eurén. The song was performed by Rasmussen. The Danish broadcaster DR (broadcaster), DR organised the national final ''Dansk ...
'' with the song "Boys on Girls" but didn't qualify for the superfinal.
Early life
Carlson was born in
Skælskør
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, Denmark. She spent several years in
Africa
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as a child before returning to her native country. Before singing Carlson worked as a model and studied music.
Carlson played in a duo
before she met the producer Larry Pignagnoli and took on the name "Whigfield" as a tribute to her school music teacher.
Discography
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Singles
Promotional singles
References
External links
Sannie Carlson's official websiteWhigfield's official website
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1970 births
21st-century Danish actresses
English-language singers from Denmark
Eurodance musicians
Danish expatriates in Italy
Danish dance musicians
Danish pop singers
Danish record producers
Danish songwriters
Dansk Melodi Grand Prix contestants
Living people
People from Slagelse Municipality
21st-century Danish women singers
Danish women record producers