Anne-Marie facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Anne-Marie
Anne-Marie performing in 2017
Born	Anne-Marie Rose Nicholson (1991-04-07) 7 April 1991 (age 34) East Tilbury, Essex, England
Occupation	Singer songwriter
Years active	2013–present
Works	Discography
Spouse(s)	Slowthai ​ (m. 2022)​
Children	1
Musical career
Genres	Pop R&B dance-pop
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Asylum Warner Music Atlantic

Anne-Marie Rose Nicholson (born on 7 April 1991) is an English singer and songwriter. She is famous for her many hit songs on the UK Singles Chart. These include "Rockabye" with Clean Bandit, which reached number one. Other popular songs are "Alarm", "Ciao Adios", "Friends", and "2002".

Her first album, Speak Your Mind (2018), reached number three in the UK. Her next two albums, Therapy (2021) and Unhealthy (2023), both reached number two. Anne-Marie has been nominated for many awards, including ten Brit Awards and a Grammy Award. From 2021 to 2023, she was a coach on the TV singing show The Voice UK.

Early Life and Talents

Anne-Marie Rose Nicholson was born in East Tilbury, Essex, on 7 April 1991. Her mom was a teacher, and her dad was a builder. She has an older sister named Samantha.

When she was five, Anne-Marie started going to stage school. She performed in two big West End shows in London. At age six, she auditioned for Les Misérables without telling her parents! When she was twelve, she performed in Whistle Down the Wind alongside Jessie J.

Anne-Marie went to St Clere's School and later Palmer's College. She loved performing arts. She also started filming herself singing in her room when she was a teenager.

Karate Skills

Anne-Marie is a black belt in Shotokan karate. She started learning karate when she was nine. She became a triple world champion! She won two gold medals at the world championships and a gold at the UK Karate championships in 2002. She says karate taught her "discipline and focus," which helps her in her music career.

Music Career Journey

2013–2015: Starting Out

Anne-Marie performing with Rudimental at V Festival 2014

In 2013, Anne-Marie released a demo song called "Summer Girl." It got noticed when singer Ed Sheeran shared it on Twitter. She then joined the band Rudimental in 2014 as a vocalist. She toured with them for two years and sang on four songs on their album We the Generation (2015). One song, "Rumour Mill", reached number 67 in the UK, which gave her the confidence to start her solo career.

On 10 June 2015, Anne-Marie released her first extended play (EP) called Karate EP. It had three songs. Her first solo live performances were for the songs "Karate" and "Gemini." Later that year, she released the single "Do It Right," which reached number 90 in the UK.

2016–2018: Speak Your Mind Album

On 20 May 2016, Anne-Marie released "Alarm," the first song from her first album. It became a big hit, reaching number 16 in the UK. In October 2016, she was the main singer on Clean Bandit's song "Rockabye," which also featured rapper Sean Paul. This song was a massive success! It stayed at number one for nine weeks and was the UK's Christmas number one song.

Anne-Marie performing at the SWR3 New Pop Festival in 2017

On 10 March 2017, Anne-Marie released "Ciao Adios," which became another top 10 hit in the UK, reaching number nine. In 2018, she worked with Marshmello on the song "Friends." This song was her second top five hit as a lead artist.

On 22 February, Anne-Marie announced that her first studio album, Speak Your Mind, would be released on 27 April 2018. Before the album came out, she released the song "2002" on 20 April. Ed Sheeran helped write this song and encouraged her to release it. In July 2018, Anne-Marie was featured on a David Guetta song called "Don't Leave Me Alone," which reached number 18 in the UK.

In November 2018, Anne-Marie and James Arthur recorded "Rewrite the Stars" from The Greatest Showman for a special album.

Anne-Marie in 2019

2019–2021: The Voice UK and Therapy Album

In 2019, Anne-Marie sang on a song for the TV show 13 Reasons Why: Season 3. She released the song "Birthday" on 7 February 2020. She also released "Her" for Mother's Day and "To Be Young" with American rapper Doja Cat.

On 12 November 2020, Anne-Marie released the single "Problems." On the same day, her documentary, How To Be Anne-Marie, came out on YouTube Originals. It showed fans more about her personal life.

On 2 January 2021, Anne-Marie became a new coach on The Voice UK. A singer from her team, Craig Eddie, won the show, giving Anne-Marie a win in her first season as a coach!

She released the song "Don't Play" with KSI and Digital Farm Animals in January 2021. She also sang on "Way Too Long" with Nathan Dawe and MoStack. On 13 May 2021, she announced the song "Our Song" with Niall Horan.

On 23 July 2021, Anne-Marie released the song "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" featuring Little Mix. On the same day, her second album, Therapy, was released.

In September 2021, Anne-Marie released her first book, "You Deserve Better: An Imperfect Guide To Finding Your Own Happiness." It became a bestseller! In November 2021, she won the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special with her dance partner Graziano Di Prima.

2022–Present: Unhealthy Album

On 27 May 2022, Anne-Marie worked with Neiked and Latto on the song "I Just Called." She also appeared on a remix of Diljit Dosanjh's song "Peaches" and a new version of Seventeen's song "_World." On 16 September, she released "Psycho" with rapper Aitch.

Anne-Marie said that she learned a lot about herself from her first two albums and now knows what she wants to say with her music. On 7 April 2023, she teamed up with David Guetta and Coi Leray on "Baby Don't Hurt Me." On 27 April, she announced her third album, Unhealthy, which came out on 28 July. The title song, "Unhealthy," features country music star Shania Twain.

In February 2024, Anne-Marie welcomed her first child. In May, she worked with Nicholas Galitzine on "The Idea of You" for a movie soundtrack. On 9 August, she released "Cry Baby" with Clean Bandit and David Guetta.

Personal Life

Anne-Marie has shared some personal things about her life. She has been a vegetarian since 2018 and tries to eat vegan food often. She has also talked about her struggle with emetophobia, which is a fear of vomiting. She says her vegetarian diet helps reduce her anxiety about food.

Anne-Marie has been open about having anxiety. She found that therapy helped her a lot during the lockdown. She has also shared that she has ADHD, dyslexia, and OCD.

In 2022, Anne-Marie started dating British rapper Slowthai. They got married secretly in July 2022 in Las Vegas. In February 2024, they welcomed their daughter.

Discography

Studio albums

• Speak Your Mind (2018)
• Therapy (2021)
• Unhealthy (2023)

Filmography

Tours

Headlining

• Speak Your Mind World Tour (2018–19)
• Dysfunctional Tour (2022)
• The Unhealthy Club Tour (2023–24)

Supporting

• ÷ Tour (Europe and North America legs) (2017–18)

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Anne-Marie para niños