Anne-Marie: Everything you need to know about the 'Cry Baby' singer
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Anne-Marie has not been out of the charts since her rise to fame - with mega hits like 'Ciao Adios', 'Friends' and '2002' to name but a few! In addition to her career as a singer-songwriter, she's also released a book, a documentary AND she gave a powerhouse performance at Glastonbury Festival 2024! On top of all that, she's welcomed a baby and released a new song 'Cry Baby' with David Guetta and Clean Bandit! Is there anything she can't do?!
Fans of the singer were thrilled after she released her hugely-anticipated third album 'Unhealthy', which features the singles 'Psycho', 'Sad' and 'Unhealthy' with Shania Twain. Read on to find out more about Anne-Marie the singer...
When did Anne-Marie's third album come out?
It's out now! After the release of her second album 'Therapy' in 2021, Anne-Marie dropped her third album 'Unhealthy' in July 2023. The album features her smash hit 'Psycho' with rapper Aitch, and the title track is an unexpected collab with country music legend Shania Twain! Anne-Marie also then delighted fans by releasing a live version of the track 'Obsessed'.
To celebrate the album's release, the singer had a colouring room listening party, where a select few fans were invited to join her colouring the walls of a room while they listened to her new music!
Where is Anne-Marie from?
She's an Essex gal, born and raised in East Tilbury. Her mum is also from Essex and her dad was born in Ireland.
How old is Anne-Marie?
Her birthday is 7th April 1991, which makes her currently 33-years-old.
What is Anne-Marie's real name?
Anne-Marie's real name IS Anne-Marie! Her full name is Anne-Marie Rose Nicholson.
Is she married?
Although she hasn't confirmed it herself, it's being reported that Anne-Marie is married to rapper Slowthai, real name Tyron Frampton. Publications have obtained a copy of the marriage licence, which shows that the pair got married in Las Vegas in July 2022, which was a few months after they started dating.
Slowthai spoke to Rolling Stone in 2023 about his relationship with Anne-Marie, saying: "When you connect it doesn’t matter about any of that (celebrity). You can talk and vent about stuff, but I think the best thing is when you come home removing all that stuff and you don’t even think that you do anything else. Or you don’t even really need to talk about it."
After celebrating her 33rd birthday in April 2024, Anne-Marie shared a series of photos and videos to her Instagram, documenting a birthday bash she'd shared with close family and friends. In one snap, she could be seen sharing a smooch with her rumoured beau (scroll to slide 4).
Anne-Marie's baby: Is she a mum?
The singer has now confirmed she is a mum! Anne-Marie returned to social media, telling her fans 'Mummy's back'.
This followed several online publications showing photos of her with suspected hubby Slowthai going for a walk with a little one in a pram. It was also being reported that the couple had a little girl who was born in February 2024, and that they'd named her Seven.
Anne-Marie confirmed the news of her little one with her unique name in April 2024, sharing an adorable snap of herself snuggling her daughter, alongside the sweet caption: '2024 is my favourite year already. We have a new member of our gang ❤️.'
She's since shared plenty of candid snaps of her daughter on Instagram, being careful not to show the little one's face.
How did Anne-Marie get famous?
Anne-Marie's talent was clear from the start of her career, becoming a serious rising star very quickly and making her mark working with drum and bass band Rudimental as one of their live vocalists and featuring on 'Rumour Mill' with fellow singer Will Heard.
The singer then collaborated with Clean Bandit and Sean Paul on 'Rockabye', after which Anne-Marie's songs and her solo career really started to take off. Her single 'Ciao Adios' became a huge hit, followed by 'FRIENDS' with Marshmello as well as featuring on The Greatest Showman's 'Rewrite The Stars' with James Arthur.
Anne-Marie's rise to fame:
Career beginnings in school performances
Anne-Marie started a career in music and showbiz by starring in two West End productions when she was a young child. At the age of six-years-old, she appeared in Les Misérables, and when she was 12, she starred in Whistle Down the Wind alongside a young Jessie J.
2013: Demo tape
After making a solo demo tape in 2013 called 'Summer Girl', she decided to develop herself as an artist before launching a solo career. She featured on songs by big producing groups such as Magnetic Man and Gorgon City before Rudimental signed her up after one of their backing singers left.
2014: Glastonbury with Rudimental
She went on to feature on four of Rudimental's album tracks on their second album, 'We The Generation', and spent two years touring with them - including two performances at Glastonbury in 2014 and 2015.
2015: First single 'Do It Right'
Anne-Marie released her first single 'Do It Right' in November 2015, and released the single 'Alarm' from her debut album in May 2016. She then appeared on 'Rockabye' by Clean Bandit with Sean Paul, which was released in October 2016 and spent nine weeks at Number 1, winning the title of Christmas Number 1 for 2016.
2017: 'Ciao Adios' and debut album
Anne-Marie released 'Ciao Adios' in March 2017, which broke into the top 10 in the UK and has also been certified Platinum. She worked with producer Marshmello in 2018 on 'FRIENDS', and released her debut album 'Speak Your Mind' in April 2018, which went to Number 3 and was certified Gold in the UK. She also released '2002', co-written by Ed Sheeran, featured on 'Don't Leave Me Alone' with David Guetta and also worked with James Arthur on 'Rewrite the Stars' for The Greatest Showman: Reimagined album.
2019: Working on AM2 behind the scenes
Anne-Marie spent most of 2019 working on her second album, which fans dubbed 'AM2', taking some time out to write and record the upcoming follow-up. She was also nominated for four BRIT Awards at the 2019 ceremony - British Female Solo Artist, British Album of the Year for 'Speak Your Mind' as well as British Single of the Year and British Video of the Year for '2002'. She also released 'Lonely' with Lauv.
2020: New album and 'Birthday'
In 2020, Anne-Marie flooded her social media pages with a pink image, revealing that her second album was on the way. She also dyed her hair a matching shade of pink, and released single 'Birthday' in February, which was all themed with the same shade. Anne-Marie also released single 'To Be Young' featuring Doja Cat in July 2020.
2020: Mind ambassador
Anne-Marie became an ambassador for mental health charity Mind in March 2020, and in July opened up about her own mental health struggles in a chat with Mind volunteer Aashni, bravely speaking out about how she'd been diagnosed with anxiety at a young age.
2020: YouTube documentary - How To Be Anne-Marie
Anne-Marie starred in her very own YouTube documentary, How To Be Anne-Marie. It took a look at the Coronavirus lockdown and what 2020 should have been, as well as catching up with friends and celebs, including the Little Mix girls. She also took a trip down memory lane visiting her old school and seeing old friends, visiting her teenage bedroom and meeting up with her sister Sam and best friend Claire.
2021: The Voice
In January 2021, Anne-Marie joined The Voice UK as a mentor alongside Sir Tom Jones, Olly Murs and will.i.am. She was announced to be joining the show in October 2020 after former judge Meghan Trainor announced her pregnancy. Anne-Marie said of joining the show, "I am SO excited to join Sir Tom, will.i.am and Olly as the new coach on The Voice UK. I can't wait to work with incredible undiscovered talent! Wahoooooo!"
She recorded her last show as a judge in 2023 — being replaced in 2024 by LeAnn Rimes, Danny Jones and Tom Fletcher (Olly Murrs announced he'd be leaving too).
2021: Second album 'Therapy' is released
Anne-Marie released second album 'Therapy' on 23rd July! She said: "Music is a source of healing for everyone and music is therapy itself, right?! I hadn't realised until we were hit by the pandemic just how much I NEEDED music. I need to perform. I need to write. My lyrics are my open diary to you all and writing this album has helped me focus and understand my feelings. I needed this album."
2021: 'Dysfunctional Tour' announcement
As well as announcing her second album 'Therapy', Anne-Marie also revealed she would be going on tour in 2022 with the 'Dysfunctional Tour', visiting venues in Dublin, Glasgow, Cardiff, Leeds and London.
2021: You Deserve Better
Anne-Marie released a self-help book entitled You Deserve Better in September 2021! A statement describes what the book will be about: 'Anne-Marie's been told these things her whole life too and they didn't make her feel any better. But now, she's discovered the simple tools that mean she treats herself with the love and respect she needs and this, in turn, means she's able to go out into the world and be as strong, confident and true to herself as she can be. And she wants YOU to be able to do the same.'
2021: Celebrity Gogglebox
Anne-Marie made several appearances along her The Voice costar Tom Jones in Celebrity Gogglebox. This made for some great telly, with the chemistry between the two being on point. There were some real gems on the show, with Tom revealing he still uses a flip phone and him and Anne-Marie struggling to get the cork out of a bottle of bubbly. Tom sadly couldn't make an episode, so he was replaced by the one and only Ed Sheeran.
2021: Anne-Marie X New Look
On 20th September 2021, New Look announced that they were dropping a brand new collection designed with Anne-Marie. The collection was made available on 4th October and it's fair to say we certainly weren't disappointed. She's been showing off the stylish garms at every possible opportunity - and who can blame her with such stylish clothes, that literally have her name on them?
2021: Anne-Marie joins Strictly's Christmas special line-up
In November 2021, it was announced that Anne-Marie would be joining the official line-up for Strictly Come Dancing's Christmas special! Paired with professional dancer Graziano Di Prima, Anne-Marie joins other celebs such as First Dates star Fred Sirieix, Repair Shop presenter Jay Blades, former Great British Bake Off presenter Mel Giedroyc and journalist Moira Stuart OBE.
2021: Anne-Marie wins Strictly Come Dancing Christmas 2021
Anne-Marie took home the Strictly Christmas gong in December 2021! Paired with Graziano Di Prima, the singer competed against First Dates star Fred Sirieix, Repair Shop presenter Jay Blades, former Great British Bake Off presenter Mel Giedroyc and journalist Moira Stuart OBE. They performed a Cha Cha to Feliz Navidad by Gwen Stefani and won the show!
2022: Anne-Marie performs at The BRIT Awards 2022
In February 2022, Anne-Marie took to the stage at the world-renowned BRIT Awards to perform 'Don't Play' with rapper KSI. It's safe to say that fans were obsessed with Anne-Marie's stunning Valentine's themed sparkly red dress - and despite suffering from a small fall at the beginning, gave a truly incredible performance! Not to worry, Anne-Marie quickly laughed off the tumble on Twitter.
'Psycho' with Aitch
Anne-Marie started dropping teasers for her new song 'Psycho' in August 2022, and followed this up with the news that it was actually a collab with rapper Aitch before dropping the track on 9th September. It is thought to be the first release from her upcoming third album.
2023: Anne-Marie released her song 'Sad'
Anne-Marie released her first song of the year on 3rd February, called 'Sad'. The music video for the song was filmed at Adventure Island in Southend-on-Sea in Essex.
2023: Anne-Marie collaborates with David Guetta
Anne-Marie teamed up with DJ David Guetta and rapper Coi Leray on a song called 'Baby Don't Hurt Me'. The song samples Haddaway's 90s hit 'What Is Love?' and was released on 7th April 2023. The hit won Anne-Marie her first Grammy Award nomination at the 2024 ceremony, but she sadly lost out to Kylie Minogue for 'Padam Padam'.
2023: Anne-Marie released a paperback version of her book
On 8th June 2023, Anne-Marie released the paperback version of her Sunday Times Bestseller book, You Deserve Better.
2023: Anne-Marie releases third album 'Unhealthy'
After months of teasing, Anne-Marie released her third album 'Unhealthy' in July 2023! The tracklist includes her song 'Sad' and 'Psycho' featuring Aitch, in addition to a collaboration with singer Khalid, 'You & I'.
2023: 'The Unhealthy Club Summer Tour' 2024
In November 2023 Anne-Marie announced 'The Unhealthy Club Summer Tour' for 2024. The singer will be performing at several outdoor venues in June and July 2024, including in cities such as Nottingham, Leeds and Cardiff. Find out everything you need to know about her Summer 2024 tour dates.
2024: Anne-Marie announced for Glastonbury 2024
In March 2024, Anne-Marie was announced for the Glastonbury 2024 line-up. The singer was announced to perform on the Other Stage, which would also be hosting Disclosure, Camila Cabello, and Avril Lavigne.
2024: Announced as a special guest for Shania Twain's BST Hyde Park performance
Anne-Marie's special relationship with Shania Twain continues to flourish, as she was announced in May 2024 to be a special guest for Shania's headline show at BST Hyde Park on 7th July 2024! Taking to Instagram, Anne-Marie wrote: 'AND WE'RE BACK 🤠 I'm joining @shaniatwain for her @bsthydepark show in July!!! Get your cowboy hats ready 💖 Tickets on sale NOW!!!'
2024: Glastonbury Festival performance
Anne-Marie took to The Other Stage at Glastonbury Festival 2024, giving an absolutely incredible performance which was made up of some of her biggest hits like 'Alarm', 'Unhealthy', 'Kiss My (Uh‐Oh)' as well as a sneak peek of her upcoming track 'Cry Baby'. After her performance, she took to Instagram to gush over her experience: 'Heaven. For 1 whole hour I was in heaven. Performing at my favourite place in the world glastofest I can't believe how many of you came to see me. And I thought no-one was gonna come!! 😅😅 My heart is entirely full and I really hope you enjoyed the show.' (sic)
2024: BST Hyde Park performance with Shania Twain
After creating their incredible friendship after teaming up for the song 'Unhealthy', Anne-Marie supported Shania Twain for her BST Hyde Park performance, along with The Corrs, Natalie Imbruglia, Nell Mescal and plenty of others! After the show, she took to Instagram to post a series of performance pics, alongside the caption: 'BST HYDE PARK!!! Had to bring out the leopard print for this one 🐆🐆🐆🐆.' (sic)
August 2024: Collaboration with David Guetta and Clean Bandit drops
Anne-Marie dropped her new song in collaboration with David Guetta and Clean Bandit on 9th August. She first teased the song 'Cry Baby' by performing it live while on her 'Unhealthy Club (Summer Run) Tour'.
Clean Bandit shared the music video on their YouTube account, which shows the band, along with Anne-Marie on the 'Cry Baby Express' train, driven by Clean Bandit members Jack and Luke Patterson, while Grace Chatto serves tea, and plays the cello on the top of the train!
David said he was 'super happy' they were able to make the record together, saying on Instagram: ' "The way it happened is, we have Anne-Marie as a common friend and you know that she sent me this song, and I was like what is this? This is fire, so the music wins over anything and your music has always been so beautiful.'
When is Anne-Marie on tour?
After the success of her 'Unhealthy Club' tour in Autumn 2023, she started out on her 'Unhealthy Club (Summer Run) Tour' in the Summer of 2024. During the first night of her summer tour she premiered a new song called 'Cry Baby'. She also took to The Other Stage at Glastonbury Festival 2024, plus performing with Shania Twain for her BST Hyde Park performance on 7th July!
Does she play any instruments?
She sure does! In a now-deleted Instagram post, the singer shared a snap of herself playing an electric guitar to celebrate the first birthday of her track 'Problems'!
Did she win The X Factor?
To our knowledge, Anne-Marie didn't take part in The X Factor - but she did work with X Factor winner James Arthur on 'Rewrite The Stars', a cover of the song from The Greatest Showman for the 'Reimagined' album.
WATCH: Anne-Marie & James Arthur - 'Rewrite The Stars' from The Greatest Showman: Reimagined
Anne-Marie on The Voice
Anne-Marie was announced as a judge on The Voice UK in October 2020, joining Sir Tom Jones, Olly Murs and will.i.am on the panel, following former judge Meghan Trainor's pregnancy announcement.
Amazingly, Anne-Marie's first series as a judge on the show saw her take the crown! Her act Craig Eddie won the show, singing James Arthur's 'Train Wreck', No Doubt's 'Don't Speak' in collaboration with Anne-Marie as well as his winner's single 'Come Waste My Time', an original song.
The 2023 season of The Voice was Anne-Marie's last, with Olly also leaving the panel. The empty judges seats have now been filled by LeAnn Rimes, Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones.
Anne-Marie's book
Anne-Marie announced her self-help book You Deserve Better in August 2021 and released it a month later in September: 'I’m holding in my hands…the manuscript for YOU DESERVE BETTER!!!! It is complete. I’m so excited to be able to share my book with you and hopefully help you to become the best, happiest version of yourself ❤️❤️.' She later released a paperback version in June 2023.
Anne-Marie collaborations
Read more about which other artists Anne-Marie has collaborated with.
Is she dating Niall Horan?
Anne-Marie is NOT dating One Direction's Niall Horan - but the pair are really good friends after their collaboration on ‘Our Song’! Read up on Anne-Marie and Niall Horan’s friendship...
Anne-Marie performs at the BRIT Awards 2022
Anne-Marie was nominated for Song of the Year for her song 'Don't Play' with KSI and Digital Farm Animals, however the award went to Adele for 'Easy On Me'.
Anne-Marie also performed at the show singing 'Kiss My (Uh Oh)' and 'Don't Play', and had a slight mishap when she fell while coming on stage. She tumbled down some steps at the start of the performance but managed to recover well and continued performing.
Afterwards, the singer showed her amazing sense of humour and took to Twitter to say: 'Didn’t need my left ankle anyway'. She also joined in with fans and accounts joking about the incident, which even included Specsavers who joked about her paying them a visit!
Anne-Marie X New Look
Did someone say match made in heaven?! Read up on Anne-Marie's collection with New Look.
What is Anne-Marie's net worth?
In November 2021, Anne-Marie was included in heat's Rich List! Thanks to her amazing singing career, canny property investments through her real estate firm Miss AM and plenty of other projects, Anne-Marie is reportedly worth an estimated £5.4 million.
YouTube documentary: 'How To Be Anne-Marie'
Anne-Marie's YouTube documentary How To Be Anne-Marie was released on Thursday 12th November 2020. The singer's documentary is an honest snapshot of her life as she emerged from the Coronavirus lockdown and contemplates what 2020 should have been.
What film does Anne-Marie star in?
Anne-Marie announced in February 2022 that she was part of the voice cast for animated Disney film called Turning Red. The film is about a 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian girl called Mei who is torn between being a good daughter for her family and being a rebellious adolescent, with Anne-Marie playing Lauren - one of Mei's classmates.
WATCH: The Voices Behind Disney's Turning Red
Anne-Marie: Ambassador for mental health charity MIND
Anne-Marie was announced as an ambassador for mental health charity MIND in 2020, working with the charity to promote mental health wellbeing and encouraging others to open up and share their problems.
The singer has been open and honest about her own issues with mental health in the past, and announced that she was excited to work with the charity to help others in similar situations.
Watch Anne-Marie answer fans' questions at Hits Live:
Anne-Marie's karate career
Anne-Marie began practising martial arts when she was nine-years-old, and has won Gold and Silver awards in the World Championships. Anne-Marie has spoken in the past about how learning karate taught her "discipline and focus," adding that it's "basically everything I need for this career."
Unfortunately, she doesn't have time to practise it frequently thanks to her work commitments, but she was able to marry the two up in 2015 for her song 'Karate' which included a music video featuring her showing off some moves.
WATCH: 'Karate' - Anne-Marie (Official Video)
Which are the most popular Anne-Marie songs?
Read up on all of Anne-Marie's songs and her biggest hits.
Does Anne-Marie have any pets?
We don't know for sure, but the singer posted a (now-deleted) photo of a VERY adorable dog on her Instagram in the 2020 lockdown! The loving look in her eyes makes us think the dog might be hers though. ❤️
What is Anne-Marie's Instagram username?
Anne-Marie's Instagram username is annemarie. Months before the start of her 2024 tour however, Anne-Marie wiped her Instagram feed of all posts, leaving fans wondering if she had a surprise on the way.
Anne-Marie on TikTok
You can also follow Anne-Marie on TikTok, where her username is annemarie. Anne-Marie is hugely popular on the platform, having been crowned the fourth most viewed artist on TikTok in the UK in 2023.
WATCH: Anne-Marie speaks out about being a role model
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