Whigfield

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.[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
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.com

Based in Italy at the time, 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 did not 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".[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
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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 (GER only)
  • Released: 13 May 2002
  • Label: ZYX
  • Formats: CD
W (ITA only)
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Compilation albums

Title Album details
Mega Mixes
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: ZYX Music
  • Formats: CD
Eurodance (CAN only)
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Popular Records
  • Formats: CD
Dance With Whigfield (GER only)
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: ZYX Music
  • Formats: CD
Waiting for Saturday Night (Her Greatest Hits) (GER only)
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: ZYX Music, Silver Star
  • Formats: CD
Greatest Remix Hits (AUS and Philippines only)
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: ToCo Australia, Dyna Music
  • Formats: CD
All in One
Best Of (X-Mas Edition)
Greatest Hits & Remixes
  • Released: September 2018
  • Label: ZYX Music
  • Formats: 2xCD, LP
Dance with Whigfield
  • Released: April 2022
  • Label: X-Energy
  • Formats: digital
The Hits Collection
  • Released: May 2022
  • Label: X-Energy
  • Formats: digital

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 27841421171911 Whigfield
"Another Day" 1994 332241253263997
"Think of You" 1995 4122525473177
"Close to You" 90181913
"Big Time" 112950242213 21
"Last Christmas" 453
"Sexy Eyes" 1996 6730143041268
"Gimme Gimme" 144 Whigfield II
"No Tears to Cry" 1997 9960
"Baby Boy"
"Givin' All My Love" 1998
"Be My Baby" 1999 Whigfield III
"Doo-Whop" 2000
"Much More"
"Gotta Getcha" 2002 4
"Amazing and Beautiful"
"Was a Time" 2004 74 Was a Time - The Album
(reissue of 4)
"Right in the Night" 2008 All in One
"No Doubt" 2009 Non-album single
"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" 2020 TBA
"Megamix" 2022 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" (Scand only) 1995 Whigfield
"Junto A Ti" (MEX only) 1995
"I Want to Love" (CAN and Singapore only) 1996
"Saturday Night (2003 Version)" 2003 19 Non-album single
"Think of You (2007 Version)" 2007 All in One
"Saturday Night" (2013 Version) (featuring Carlprit) 2013 83 Non-album single

References

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    • All singles chart peaks within top 50: australian-charts.com singles chart search for "Whigfield". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
    • All peaks between 51 and 100: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 300.
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  34. "SNEP: Certifications - année 1995". SNEP. Info Disc. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
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