Anne-Marie: Everything you need to know about the 'Perfect To Me' singer
There's a LOT to know!
Anne-Marie will be joining us at Hits Live Manchester on 17th November 2019 and tickets are available to buy now, from Eventim and Ticketmaster. Here we look at how Anne-Marie shot to fame over the last couple of years.
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After making her mark by working with drum and bass band Rudimental, as one of their vocalists, and performing with the group at Glastonbury, Anne-Marie then featured on track 'Rumour Mill' with fellow singer Will Heard.
After starring on global hit 'Rockabye' by Clean Bandit with Pitbull, Anne-Marie's solo singing career really started to take off, and her single 'Ciao Adios' became a huge hit. But there's so much more to know about the 28-year-old singer.
Here's everything you need to know about Anne-Marie:
What is Anne-Marie's real name?
Anne-Marie's real name IS Anne-Marie! Her full name is Anne-Marie Rose Nicholson.
How old is Anne-Marie?
Anne-Marie's birthday is 7th April 1991, which makes her currently 28.
Where is Anne-Marie from?
Anne-Marie the singer is from Essex. She was born and raised in East Tilbury. Her mum is from Essex and her dad was born in Ireland.
Is Anne-Marie dating Niall Horan?
As far as we know, Anne-Marie is NOT dating One Direction's Niall Horan - but he is going to teach her to play golf! She recently said, "I like golf now! I used to hate it because I thought it was so boring and I thought, do you know what, I’m just going to try it.
"It was quite hard in these nails, but because I did karate they were like super impressed with my aggression. I was smashing it and they were like, 'We’ve never seen this from a woman before.' Don’t stand behind me with a golf club in your hand!"
Doing an excellent impression of the Irish singer, Anne-Marie said, "He was like, 'It’s all right. I'll give you a shot'. He tweeted me back and I was like, yes please, and then kind of didn’t speak and then he messaged me again saying, come on then let’s do it. So we're actually going to do it."
When is Anne-Marie on tour?
Anne-Marie's tour was announced in October 2018 and took place throughout May and June 2019.
How did Anne-Marie become famous?
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 Anne-Marie appeared in Les Misérables, and when she was 12, she starred in Whistle Down the Wind alongside a young Jessie J.
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.
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.
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.
Since then, she's collaborated with DJ Marshmello on 'FRIENDS' and with David Guetta on 'Don't Leave Me Alone', and announced a solo tour.
Did Anne-Marie win The X Factor?
To our knowledge, Anne-Marie didn't take part in The X Factor - but she has recently worked with X Factor winner James Arthur on 'Rewrite The Stars', a cover of the song from The Greatest Showman for the 'Reimagined' album.
WATCH: James Arthur reveals what it was like working with Anne-Marie on 'Rewrite The Stars'
What is Anne-Marie's net worth?
According to Celebrity Glorious, Anne-Marie's net worth is $5 million.
Anne-Marie's song 'Lonely' featuring Lauv
Speaking about the collaboration, Anne-Marie said, "Well he's amazing! I met him not long ago honestly, I've loved his music and his songwriting and I feel like we’re quite similar songwriters. Like we’d write the same thing, it would come out of both our brains if that makes sense."
Anne-Marie's song 'Perfect To Me'
Anne-Marie has long been known for her body positivity, and for being a fantastic role model when it comes to self-love and accepting yourself. She released track 'Perfect To Me' - originally just called 'Perfect' - in November 2018.
The chorus lyrics are,
'Don't feel like putting makeup on my cheeks / Do what I wanna / Love every single part of my body / Top to the bottom
'I'm not a supermodel from a magazine / I'm okay with not being perfect / 'Cause that's perfect to me.'
She spoke about being a role model, saying that she'd give her younger self the advice to "not worry" so much.
She said, "I used to worry about everything possible. I used to worry what people would think of me, what I look like," adding that she looked up to Christina Aguilera, Lauryn Hill and P!nk when she was younger.
Which are the most popular Anne-Marie songs?
1) '2002'
Anne-Marie's most popular song as it stands is '2002', which she co-wrote with Ed Sheeran. It peaked at Number 3 in the charts and has spent 23 weeks in the Top 40 in total so far.
2) 'FRIENDS'
Anne-Marie's next most popular song is 'FRIENDS', a track she made with music producer Marshmello. It peaked at Number 4 and has spent 27 weeks in the charts so far.
3) 'Ciao Adios'
Anne-Marie's third solo single behind 'Do It Right' and 'Alarm' is 'Ciao Adios', which reached Number 9 in the charts and has spent 23 weeks in the charts.
Does Anne-Marie disguise herself in the street?
Anne-Marie told us, "When I go out, I get quite worried about being recognised because I'm quite anxious about it. This one time I went out in Germany and it's really cold, I had the excuse of wearing a hoodie and a coat and a scarf and everything.
"I had my hoodie wrapped around my face - you know when you got the tightening things so it's literally like the smallest little hole on your face? I was doing that, so I was walking round the streets with that as my face and a girl actually recognised me from my nose! I was like I literally can’t do anything!"
What is 'Alarm' by Anne-Marie about?
Anne-Marie's song 'Alarm' is about the singer realising that her partner is cheating on her with another woman. The lyrics to the chorus are,
'And there goes the alarm ringing in my head/Like somebody said, "don't you trust him, no"
'Texting from his ex, what did you expect?/Now you're lying here knowing where he goes...'
She also released a music video for the track, which was loosely inspired by the Romeo and Juliet film adaptation by Baz Luhrmann in 1996.
What is 'FRIENDS' by Anne-Marie about?
Anne-Marie's song 'FRIENDS' with DJ Marshmello is about how one of the singer's friends has developed romantic feelings for her, but she's not interested as they've been friends since childhood. The lyrics for the first verse are,
'You say you love me, I say you crazy/We're nothing more than friends/You're not my lover, more like a brother/I known you since we were like ten'
The chorus lyrics are,
'Haven't I made it obvious?/Haven't I made it clear?/Want me to spell it out for you?/F-R-I-E-N-D-S'
Anne-Marie told Harpers Bazaar, "I think it's quite a funny subject. It might be a bit awkward for some people who are actually being put in the friend zone. I just try and write songs that I haven't really heard a lot. I haven't really heard that many songs about that kind of subject. To be honest, I've kind of just told people that if they need to give anyone more of a hint, then just send them this song now."
Anne-Marie '2002': Behind the lyrics
Anne-Marie had a huge hit in 2018 with the single '2002', co-written by her friend Ed Sheeran. People have been loving the lyrics to the chorus as they reference plenty of noughties' pop hits.
'Oops I got ninety-nine problems singing bye, bye, bye/Hold up, if you wanna go and take a ride with me/Better hit me, baby, one more time.'
In just those three lines, Anne-Marie covers Britney Spears' 'Oops... I Did It Again', '99 Problems' by Jay-Z, *NSYNC's 'Bye Bye Bye', 'Ride Wit Me' by Nelly, and another Britney classic in the form of '... Baby One More Time'.
Does Anne-Marie do karate?
Anne-Marie does do karate! She 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)
What is Anne-Marie's Snapchat username?
Anne-Marie's Snapchat username is Annemariemusic.
What is Anne-Marie's Instagram username?
Anne-Marie's Instagram username is annemarie.
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