Introduction
Sannie Charlotte Carlson (born 11 April 1970), better known as Whigfield and also as Naan, is a Danish born, Italian-based Eurodance singer best known for the song "Saturday Night", which was a hit in 1994. She worked with Italian producer Larry Pignagnoli. "Saturday Night" entered the Top 5 in Italy as well as in other European markets in October 1994. Her single "Another Day" also managed to peak at No. 3 in Italy where she was then based. The single "Another Day" & "Think of You" also did well in a number of other markets where it entered the Top 10 including UK, Switzerland, Norway and her native Denmark.
Early life
Carlson was born in Skælskør, Denmark. She spent several years in Africa as a child before returning to her native country. Before singing Carlson worked as model and studied music. Carlson played in a jazz duo before she met the producer Larry Pignagnoli and took on the name "Whigfield" as a tribute to her piano teacher.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
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| AUS | CAN | FIN | GER | NLD | SWI | UK | |||||
| Whigfield |
| 19 | 18 | 30 | 43 | 23 | 37 | 13 |
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| Whigfield II |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Whigfield III |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 4 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| W |
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| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| All in One |
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| Title | Album details |
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| Best Of |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA | AUS | AUT | BEL (FLA) | FRA | GER | IRE | NLD | SPA | SWE | SWI | UK | ||||||
| "Saturday Night" | 1993 | 1 | 78 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Whigfield | ||
| "Another Day" | 1994 | 3 | — | — | 32 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 32 | 6 | 39 | 9 | 7 |
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| "Think of You" | 1995 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | 17 | 7 | ||||
| "Close to You" | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | 18 | — | 19 | — | — | 13 | |||||
| "Big Time" | 13 | — | — | 29 | — | 50 | 24 | 22 | 13 | — | — | 21 | |||||
| "Last Christmas" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 53 | — | |||||||
| "Sexy Eyes" | 1996 | — | 6 | 7 | 30 | — | 14 | — | 30 | — | — | 12 | 68 |
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| "Gimme Gimme" | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| Whigfield II | |||
| "No Tears to Cry" | 1997 | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | ||||
| "Baby Boy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Givin All My Love" | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Be My Baby" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Whigfield III | |||
| "Was a Time" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |||
| "Right in the Night" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All in One | |||
| "C'est Cool" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W | |||
| "4Ever" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Jeg kommer hjem" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "How Long" (as Sannie) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | |||
| "In The Morning" (as Sannie) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | |||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | GER | |||
| "Don't Walk Away" | 1995 | — | — | Whigfield |
| "I Want to Love" | 1996 | — | — | |
| "Doo-Whop" | 2000 | — | — | Whigfield III |
| "Much More" | — | — | ||
| "Gotta Getcha" | 2002 | — | — | 4 |
| "Amazing and Beautiful" | — | — | ||
| "Saturday Night (2003 Version)" | 2003 | 19 | — | Non-album single |
| "Think of You (2007 Version)" | 2007 | — | — | All in One |
| "No Doubt" | 2009 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "C'est Cool (XMas Mix)" | 2012 | — | — | |
| "Saturday Night"(2013 Version) (featuring Carlprit) | 2013 | — | 83 | |