Anne Gadegaard

Anne Gadegaard
Birth nameAnne Mondrup Gadegaard Jensen
Also known asAnne, Anne G
Born (1991-11-07) 7 November 1991 (age 33)
Århus, Denmark
OriginDanish
GenresPop, Europop, Eurodance
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2002–present
LabelsUniversal Music (2003)
My Way Music (2004–2008)
U&I Music (2010)
Awake Music (2013–present)
Websitewww.annegadegaard.com
www.annegadegaard.dk

Anne Mondrup Gadegaard Jensen (born 7 November 1991 in Århus, Denmark), better known as Anne Gadegaard, is a Danish singer and songwriter. She is best known for finishing 5th at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 while representing Denmark.

Career

2003: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 and Arabiens Drøm

Main articles: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 and Arabiens Drøm

Anne started singing in 2002, inspired by the success of child singer Razz. In 2003, she entered the Danish MGP Contest 2003, where she was accepted, and later, won the competition to represent Denmark at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003. Her song was called "Arabiens Drøm". Although it had very good reviews, it did not win the contest. The song finished 5th out of 16 participants, scoring 93 points. During that year, she released her debut studio album Arabiens Drøm.

2004–05: Ini Mini Miny and Chiki Chiki

Main articles: Ini Mini Miny and Chiki Chiki

Anne's second studio album, Ini Mini Miny, was released in 2004 and her third Chiki Chiki, in 2005. Also in early 2005, she released her 1st music video Kan Du Mærke Beatet.

2006: De første og Største hits and Annes Jul

Main articles: De første og Største hits and Annes Jul

She released her first compilation album called De første og Største hits in 2006, which includes a DVD of her performing live at the Langelandsfestivalen 2005. Anne released her 4th studio album, Annes Jul, during Christmas time 2006 with two editions for the album, standard one and deluxe edition. Soon after, she toured Italy.

2008–14

In 2008, she collaborated with the Danish singers Nicolai Kielstrup, Caroline Lind, B-Boys, Sebastian, Amalie, Mathias and Mark, in two music projects, presenting two songs called "En Verden Til Forskel" and "Gør Noget". Also in this year, some plans for a 5th studio album were cancelled. In 2010, she released a new single, entitled "Blah Blah", under the artistic name Anne G. After some months of the official release of the single, Anne released a music video for "Blah Blah". In 2013, she presented a new single, back as her original name Anne Gadegaard. The single was entitled "Bag Skyerne", and reached number 1 in iTunes Denmark and Norway.

2015–present: Eurovision Song Contest

In 2015, Gadegaard was announced as one of the ten competing musicians in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2015 with the song "Suitcase". She finished second in the final behind the winning song "The Way You Are" by Anti Social Media,[1][2][3][4] which became Denmark's first Eurovision song to fail to qualify since 2007.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
DEN
[5] 		NOR
[6]
Arabiens Drøm
  • Released: 19 September 2003
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
 4 —
Ini Mini Miny
  • Released: 24 May 2004
  • Label: My Way Music
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
 2 13
Chiki Chiki
  • Released: 11 March 2005
  • Label: My Way Music
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
 3 —
Annes Jul
  • Released: 27 October 2006
  • Label: My Way Music
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
 — —
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Compilation albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
DEN
[5] 		NOR
[6]
De første og Største hits
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: My Way Music
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
 10 29

Singles

As lead artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
DEN
[5]
2003 "Arabiens Drøm" — Arabiens Drøm
2005 "Chiki Chiki" — Chiki Chiki
"Kan Du Mærke Beatet" —
2010 "Blah Blah" (credited as Anne G) — Non-album singles
2013 "Bag Skyerne" 10
2015 "Suitcase" 37 Melodi Grand Prix 2015
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
Year Title Album
2005 "Here We GO!"
(featuring Cool Kids, B-Boys, Shout, Amalie og Frederikke, Sigurd Barrett, Kaj og Andrea & Sebastian og Jeppe) 		Non-album singles
2008 "En Verden Til Forskel"
(featuring Nicolai Kielstrup, Sebastian, Amalie, Mathias & Mark)
"Gør Noget"
(featuring Nicolai Kielstrup, Caroline Lind & B-Boys)

Music videos

Year Title
2005 "Kan Du Mærke Beatet"
2010 "Blah Blah"
2013 "Bag Skyerne"
2015 "Suitcase"

References

  1. ^ "MELODI GRAND PRIX 2015 (CD) – FORUDBESTILLING" (in Danish). Sony Music Entertainment. 26 December 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. ^ Christensen, Kasper Madsbøll (5 January 2015). "DR udgiver alle Grand Prix-sangene på YouTube – to uger før showet" (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. ^ Petersen, Rasmus (5 January 2015). "Denmark: Grand Prix 2015 songs on YouTube – two weeks before the show". eurovisionworld.com. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  4. ^ Granger, Anthony (7 February 2015). "Denmark: Anti Social Media Has Won". Eurovoix. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  5. ^ a b c Hung, Steffen. "Discography Anne Gadegaard". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  6. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography Anne Gadegaard". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
None
 Denmark in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
2003 		Succeeded by
Cool Kids
with "Pigen Er Min"