Sannie Charlotte Carlson (born 11 April 1970), also known as Whigfield, Sannie, or Naan, is an Italian-Danish singer, former model, songwriter, and record producer. She is best known for her 1993 single "Saturday Night", which became an international hit the following year.
Based in Italy at the time, Carlson collaborated with Italian producer Larry Pignagnoli, and "Saturday Night" entered the top five in Italy. The single "Another Day" also peaked at number three in Italy. Additionally, the single "Sexy Eyes" charted in various markets, along with "Another Day" and "Think of You", both of which entered the top ten in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, and her native Denmark. A cover version of Last Christmas, coupled with an original composition Big Time, was the outfit's final UK Top 40 hit in December 1995.
Carlson competed in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018 with the song "Boys on Girls" but did not qualify for the superfinal.
Early life Carlson was born in Skælskør, Denmark. As a child, she spent several years in Africa before returning to her native country. Prior to her singing career, Carlson worked as a model and studied music. She performed in a duo before meeting producer Larry Pignagnoli, at which point she adopted the name "Whigfield".
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsAUSCANFINGERNLDSWIUK Whigfield Released: 12 June 1995 Label: X-Energy Formats: LP, CD, cassette 19 18 30 43 23 37 13UK: Silver 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: CD, digital download — — — — — — — "—" denotes items that 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 Released: 2001 Label: Popular Records Formats: CD Dance With Whigfield Released: 2004 Label: ZYX Music Formats: CD Waiting for Saturday Night (Her Greatest Hits) Released: 2004 Label: ZYX Music, Silver Star Formats: CD Greatest Remix Hits Released: 2006 Label: ToCo Australia, Dyna Music Formats: CD All in One Released: 9 October 2007 Label: Off Limits Formats: CD, digital download Best Of (X-Mas Edition) Released: December 2013 Label: X-Energy Formats: digital download 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 AlbumITA Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Whigfield".AUSAustralian (ARIA) singles chart peak positions: 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: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.AUTBEL (FLA) FRAGER IRE NLDSPA SWE SWIUK "Saturday Night" 1993 2 78 4 14 2 1 1 7 1 9 1 1FRA: Silver GER: Platinum UK: 2× Platinum Whigfield "Another Day" 1994 3 — — 32 24 12 5 32 6 39 9 7UK: Silver "Think of You" 1995 4 — — 12 25 25 4 7 3 — 17 7 "Close to You" — 170 — — — 90 18 — 19 — — 13 "Big Time" 11 — — 29 — 50 24 22 13 — — 21 "Last Christmas" — — — — — — — 4 53 — "Sexy Eyes" 1996 — 6 7 30 — 14 — 30 4 — 12 68 AUS: Platinum "Gimme Gimme" — 14 — — — — — — 4 — — — AUS: Gold Whigfield II "No Tears to Cry" 1997 — 99 — — — — — — — 60 — — "Baby Boy" — 123 — — — — — — — — — — "Givin' All My Love" 1998 — — — — — — — — — — — — "Be My Baby" 1999 — 184 — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — "C'est Cool" 2011 — — — — — — — — — — — — W "4Ever" 2012 — — — — — — — — — — — — "Jeg kommer hjem" — — — — — — — — — — — — "How Long" (as Sannie) 2015 — — — — — — — — — — — —rowspan=2 "In the Morning" (as Sannie) 2016 — — — — — — — — — — — — "Boys on Girls" (as Sannie) 2018 — — — — — — — — — — — —Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018 "Suga" 2020 — — — — — — — — — — — — "Megamix" 2022 — — — — — — — — — — — —"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
Promotional singles TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum DENGfK Entertainment"Don't Walk Away" 1995 — —Whigfield"Junto A Ti" 1995 — —"I Want to Love" 1996 — —"Saturday Night (2003 Version)" 2003 19 — rowspan=1 "Think of You (2007 Version)" 2007 — —All in One"Saturday Night" (2013 Version) (featuring Carlprit) 2013 — 83 rowspan=1
References
External links
Sannie Carlson's official website Whigfield's official website