Anni B Sweet is the stage name of Ana Fabiola López Rodríguez (born 1987 in
Málaga
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), a Spanish
indie and
folk
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singer-songwriter.
López has been composing songs since the age of seven and in her teenage years performed in a number of bands with her friends. In 2007, Anni started to perform as a solo artist and word of her spread among music fans through
MySpace
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. In 2008, she was signed by
Subterfuge Records, Spain's biggest independent label, with whom she released her debut album ''Start, Restart, Undo'' the following year. Anni was offered the chance to perform at the
Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
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in 2009 before having released her album. This was followed up by a massive tour of Spain and several other countries. In October 2009 Anni's acoustic cover version of
Take On Me
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, by
A-Ha
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, was used on a television advert for a major fast food chain, and in 2019 it was used in Season One of the UK television show
Brassic. She was also voted Artist Sensation of 2009 by
El País
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online.
Discography
Albums
*''Start, Restart, Undo'' (2009)
*''Oh, Monsters!'' (2012)
*''Chasing Illusions'' (2015)
*''Universo por Estrenar'' (2019)
Singles
*"Motorway"
*"La La La"
*"Take On Me"
*"At Home"
*"Getting Older"
*"Ridiculous Game 2060"
*"Locked In Verses"
Awards and nominations
References
External links
MySpace profileSubterfuge RecordsAnni B Sweet
1987 births
Living people
Spanish women singer-songwriters
Spanish singer-songwriters
21st-century Spanish singers
21st-century Spanish women singers
English-language singers from Spain
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