Annna

Anna Madara Pērkone (Latvian pronunciation: [ˈana ˈmadara ˈpæːrkuɔnæ]; born 18 July 1994), professionally known as Annna (stylized in all caps), is a Latvian-Dutch singer, songwriter and music producer. Born and raised in Saulkrasti, Latvia, she moved to the Netherlands when she was 17 years old.[1][2] Environmental sustainability, burnouts and dysfunctional families are major themes in Pērkone's songs, and she only wears sustainable or second-hand clothes on stage.[3][4]

Annna
Annna in Barcelona in 2020
Background information
Birth nameAnna Madara Pērkone
Also known asANNNA
Born (1994-07-18) 18 July 1994
Saulkrasti, Latvia
OriginAmsterdam, Netherlands
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, music producer
Websiteannna.studio

Career

Early career

At the age of 17, Pērkone moved to the Netherlands to study European studies at Maastricht University, but ended her studies early to focus on her musical career.[5] With the Amsterdam-based electropop band Madara, she recorded an EP while on tour in Colombia. 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 opening act for the American singer LP at a concert in Sigulda.[5] She subsequently gained popularity in Latvia, and her single "The One That Got Away" reached position 1 in the top 50 most played songs on radio station Star FM.[5] With the track "Stardom/Hater", she won the 24th edition of the competition Demolition at the 2019 Amsterdam Dance Event.[6]

2020: Supernova
Further information: Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020

In late 2019, Pērkone submitted the song "Polyester" to Supernova, the Latvian preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 to be held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. In January 2020, it was announced that she and 25 other acts had been shortlisted from the 126 entries received by the Latvian broadcaster LTV.[7] She survived a second elimination round and proceeded to the final on 8 February 2020, where she finished third out of nine finalists.[8]

Discography

Singles
Title Year Album
"Swim" 2019 Non-album singles
"The One That Got Away"
"Stardom/Hater"
"Polyester" 2020

References
  1. "Amsterdamse Madara mogelijk voor Letland naar Eurovisiesongfestival". AT5.nl (in Dutch). 21 January 2020.
  2. "ANNNA". Supernova (in Latvian). Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  3. "ANNNA". Eurosonic Noorderslag (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. "Amsterdamse Annna wil naar Songfestival voor Letland". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 20 January 2020.
  5. "Amsterdamse ANNNA wil voor Letland naar het Songfestival". NPO Radio 1 (in Dutch). 30 January 2020.
  6. "The track 'Stardom' is the winner of ADE's Sound Lab Demolition competition". ADE. 19 November 2019.
  7. "Latvia: Markus Riva among shortlisted acts for Supernova 2020". wiwibloggs. 9 January 2020. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  8. "9 artists and songs remain in the race for Latvia". Eurovision Song Contest. 16 January 2020.
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