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, best known as Whigfield, is a Danish born, Italian based Eurodance singer best known for the song "Saturday Night" which was a hit in 1994.[1] Singles from her following albums were also very popular across Europe in the mid '90s and were produced by Italian producer Larry Pignagnoli.[1]

Personal life

Sannie Charlotte Carlson was born in Skælskør, Denmark. She spent several years in Africa as a child before returning to her native country. Before singing Sannie worked as model and studied music.[1] She met the producer Larry Pignagnoli and took on the name "Whigfield" as a tribute to her piano teacher.[1][3]

Musical career

Her single "Saturday Night" entered the Top-5 in Italy as well as in other European markets in October 1994.[4] Her single "Another Day" also managed to peak at No.3 in Italy where she was then based.[5] "The single "Another Day" did also well in number of other markets where it entered the Top-10 including UK, Switzerland, Norway and her native Denmark.[6][7][8]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[9]		 CAN
[10]		 FIN
[11]		 GER
[12]		 NLD
[13]		 SWI
[14]		 UK
[15]
Whigfield
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: X-Energy
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
 19 18 30 43 23 37 13
Whigfield II
  • Released: November 10, 1997
  • Label: X-Energy
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — — — — — — —
Whigfield III
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: ToCo International
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — — — — — — —
4
  • Released: July 5, 2002
  • Label: ZYX
  • Formats: CD
 — — — — — — —
W — — — — — — —
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Compilation albums

Title Album details
All in One

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
ITA
[17]		 AUS
[9]		 AUT
[18]		 BEL (FLA)
[19]		 FRA
[20]		 GER
[21]		 IRE
[22]		 NLD
[23]		 SPA
[24]		 SWE
[25]		 SWI
[26]		 UK
[15]
"Saturday Night" 1993 1 — 4 14 2 1 1 7 1 9 1 1 Whigfield
"Another Day" 1994 3 — — 32 24 12 5 32 6 39 9 7
"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 ARIA: Gold
"Gimme Gimme" — 14 — — — — — — 4 — — — Whigfield II
"Baby Boy" 1997 — — — — — — — — — — — —
"No Tears to Cry" — — — — — — — — — 60 — —
"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" — — — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Promotional Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
DEN
[29]		 GER
[21]
"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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Billboard: Italian Acts (page-74). Billboard magazine. 1995-07-01. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  2. ↑ "Allmusic (Whigfield)". Allmusic. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  3. ↑ "Sannie Carlson (a.k.a Whigfield)". zapbangmagazine.com. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  4. ↑ Billboard: Hits of the World (page-58). Billboard magazine. 1994-10-29. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  5. ↑ Billboard: Hits of the World (page-38). Billboard magazine. 1995-01-14. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  6. ↑ "Official Chart Company: Whigfield". Official Chart Company. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  7. ↑ "Hitparade.ch: Whigfiled (Another Day)". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  8. ↑ Billboard: Hits of the World (page-61). Billboard magazine. 1995-01-14. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Australian-charts.com: Whigfield". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  10. ↑ "RPM: Top Albums/CDs - Volume 62, No. 6, September 11, 1995". RPM (magazine). Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  11. ↑ "Finnishcharts.com: Whigfield". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  12. ↑ "Charts.de: Whigfield (Albums)". Media Control. Charts.de. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  13. ↑ "GfK Dutch Charts: Whigfield". GfK Dutch Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  14. ↑ "Hitparade.ch: Whigfield (Albums)". Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Official Charts Company: Whigfield". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "BPI: Certified Awards". BPI. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  17. ↑ Peak positions for Italy:
  18. ↑ "Austriancharts.at: Whigfield". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  19. ↑ "Ultratop Vlaanderen: Whigfield". Ultratop. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  20. ↑ "Lescharts.com: Whigfield". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Charts.de: Whigfield (Singles)". Media Control. Charts.de. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  22. ↑ "The Irish Charts: Search the Charts". IRMA. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  23. ↑ "Media Markt Top 40: Whigfield". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  24. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  25. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com: Whigfield". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  26. ↑ "Hitparade.ch: Whigfield (Singles)". Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  27. ↑ "SNEP: Certifications - année 1995". SNEP. Info Disc. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  28. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Whigfield; 'Saturday Night')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
  29. ↑ "Danishcharts.com: Whigfield". danishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2014-02-06.

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