Anne-Marie Rose Nicholson (born: April 7, 1991) is an English singer and songwriter.
Personal Life[]
Anne-Marie was born and raised in East Tilbury in Essex. Her father was born in Ireland, while her mother is from Essex. She has one sister, Samantha. She appeared in two West End productions as a child—Les Misérables when she was six, and Whistle Down the Wind, alongside Jessie J, when she was 12.
Karate[]
Anne Marie is a black belt in Shotokan Karate and started taking karate lessons aged nine. She won Double Gold in the 2002 Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Association World Championships, Gold and Silver in the 2007 Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Association World Championships, and Gold in the United Kingdom Traditional Karate Federation National Championships.
She credits this with teaching her "discipline and focus – basically everything I need for this career" but now does not have time to practice it frequently, due to her performing commitments. She also attended Palmer's College in Thurrock as a teenager.
Music Career[]
She has attained several charting singles on the UK Singles Chart, including Clean Bandit's "Rockabye", featuring Sean Paul, which peaked at number one, as well as "Alarm", "Ciao Adios", "Friends" and "2002". Her debut studio album Speak Your Mind was released on 27 April 2018, and peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart. She was nominated for four awards at the 2019 Brit Awards, including Best British Female Solo Artist.
Discography[]
- Speak Your Mind (2018)
- Therapy (2021)
- Unhealthy(2023)
Trivia[]
- Anne-Marie came out as bisexual in 2018.