Whigfield

Whigfield is an Italian dance act fronted by Sannie Charlotte Carlson (born 11 April 1970), who is a Danish singer, songwriter and record producer, known by her various stage names including Whigfield, Naan, or simply Sannie.[3][4][5][6][7] She is best known for her 1993 single "Saturday Night", which became an international hit the following year.

Sannie Charlotte Carlson
Sannie Charlotte Carlson in October 2013
Background information
Birth nameSannie Charlotte Carlson[1]
Also known as
  • Naan
  • Sannie
Born (1970-04-11) 11 April 1970[2]
Skælskør, Denmark[1]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active1993–present
Websitewhigfield.eu

Based in Italy at the time, Sannie Charlotte Carlson worked with Italian producer Larry Pignagnoli and "Saturday Night" entered the top five in Italy.[1][8] Her single "Another Day" also managed to peak at number three in Italy as well.[9] 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.[10][11][12][13]

She competed in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018 with the song "Boys on Girls" but didn't qualify for the superfinal.[14]

Early life

Carlson was born in Skælskør, Denmark. She spent several years in Africa as a child before returning to her native country. Before singing Carlson worked as a model and studied music.[1] Carlson played in a duo[7] before she met the producer Larry Pignagnoli and took on the name "Whigfield" as a tribute to her school music teacher.[1][15]

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[16]		 CAN
[17]		 FIN
[18]		 GER
[19]		 NLD
[20]		 SWI
[21]		 UK
[22]
Whigfield
  • Released: 12 June 1995
  • Label: X-Energy
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
 19183043233713
Whigfield II
  • Released: 10 November 1997
  • Label: X-Energy
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 ———————
Whigfield III
  • Released: 10 October 2000
  • Label: ToCo International
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 ———————
4
  • Released: 13 May 2002
  • Label: ZYX
  • Formats: CD
 ———————
W
  • Released: 28 September 2012
  • Label: Off Limits
  • Formats: Digital download
 ———————
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Compilation albums
Title Album details
All in One
Best Of
Greatest Hits & Remixes

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
ITA
[24]		 AUS
[25]		 AUT
[26]		 BEL (FLA)
[27]		 FRA
[28]		 GER
[19]		 IRE
[29]		 NLD
[30]		 SPA
[31]		 SWE
[32]		 SWI
[33]		 UK
[22]
"Saturday Night" 1993 17841421171911 Whigfield
"Another Day" 1994 3——32241253263997
"Think of You" 1995 4——122525473—177
"Close to You" —————9018—19——13
"Big Time" 13——29—50242213—— 21
"Last Christmas" ———————453—
"Sexy Eyes" 1996 —6730—14—30——1268
"Gimme Gimme" —14——————4——— Whigfield II
"No Tears to Cry" 1997 —99———————60——
"Baby Boy" ————————————
"Givin' All My Love" 1998 ————————————
"Be My Baby" 1999 ———————————— Whigfield III
"Was a Time" 2004 —————74—————— Was a Time - The Album
"Right in the Night" 2008 ———————————— All in One
"C'est Cool" 2011 ———————————— W
"4Ever" 2012 ————————————
"Jeg kommer hjem" ————————————
"How Long" (as Sannie) 2015 ———————————— TBA
"In the Morning" (as Sannie) 2016 ————————————
"Boys on Girls" (as Sannie) 2018 ———————————— Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018
"Suga" (first as "I.D.") 2020 TBA
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Promotional singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
DEN
[37]		 GfK Entertainment
[19]
"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
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  4. Billboard: Italy's Music Industry Is Rising Above Political and Economical Uncertainty. Billboard. 1 July 1995. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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  7. Larkin, Colin (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. Virgin. ISBN 9780753504277. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  8. Billboard: Hits of the World (page-58). Billboard magazine. 29 October 1994. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
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  12. Billboard: Hits of the World (page-61). Billboard magazine. 14 January 1995. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  13. https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/30681/whigfield/
  14. "Denmark: DR reveals the ten Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2017 hopefuls" (in Danish). DR. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
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  25. Australian (ARIA) singles chart peak positions:
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  34. "SNEP: Certifications - année 1995". SNEP. Info Disc. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  35. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Whigfield; 'Saturday Night')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  36. "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1997 Singles". ARIA. ARIA. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
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