Anna Madara Pērkone (; born 18 July 1994), known professionally as Annna (stylized in

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), is a Latvian singer, songwriter and music producer based in

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, Netherlands.

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, burnouts and

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are major themes in her songs, and she only wears sustainable or

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clothing on stage.

Career

Early career

Originally from

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in Latvia, Pērkone moved to the Netherlands at the age of 17 to study Diplomacy and Law at

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. During her study years, she also did a year long exchange program in Australia where she started to join several jam sessions in the evenings. After her studies, she worked at several advertising agencies in Amsterdam while doing music on the side. As a member of the Amsterdam-based

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band Madara, she recorded an EP while on tour in

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. When she returned, Pērkone decided to pursue a solo career as ANNNA. In 2019, she released three singles: "Swim", "The One That Got Away" and "Stardom/Hater". In August 2019, Pērkone was the

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for the American singer LP at a concert in

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. She subsequently gained popularity in Latvia, and her single "The One That Got Away" reached number one in the top 50 most-played songs on radio station Star FM. With the track "Stardom/Hater", she won the 24th edition of ''Demolition'', a competition held at the 2019 Amsterdam Dance Event.

2020: ''Supernova''

In late 2019, Pērkone submitted the song "Polyester" to ''Supernova'', the Latvian national selection for the

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to be held in

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, Netherlands. In January 2020, it was announced that she and 25 other acts had been

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from the 126 entries received by the Latvian broadcaster

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. She survived a second elimination round and proceeded to the final on 8 February 2020, where she finished third out of nine finalists.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

External links

Official website

References

{{reflist, 2 Latvian pop singers Latvian women pop singers 1994 births Living people Latvian expatriates in the Netherlands 21st-century Latvian women singers Latvian record producers Latvian women record producers Latvian songwriters Latvian women songwriters English-language singers from Latvia