Anne Williamsen
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| Birth name | Anne Elizabeth Williamsen | |
| Born | November 3, 1986 (age 23) London, England |
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| Years active | 2005- Present | |
Anne Williamsen (born November 3, 1986) is a British Musician and lead singer of the alt-pop duo Blackout.
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[edit] Early Life
Anne was born and raised in the London Borough of Richmond to Tom and Jane Williamsen, a British Lord (and practicing attorney) and a theatre company director respectively. She is the youngest of two children with an older brother, Harvey, who is 1 year her senior.
As a girl Anne always went to play practices with her mother, even auditioning in a few roles in the local company, though only landing ansulary roles. Her parents always fostered an appreciation for the arts in their children, though neither of them were particularly musical. Anne has sited her materal grandmother as her musical inspiration, recalling summers spent at her home near Brighton where she and her cousins would put on musicals for the neighbors.
Academically Anne was an average student, she graduated from Harrodian Private School in London in 2005 but never applied to university. She has been quoted in interviews as saying she doesn't have the attention span for traditional classes, but won't rule out returning to school in the future.
[edit] Career
[edit] Blackout
Anne has said she knew from a young age that music was in her soul, and is without a doubt what she was meant to do. She has never been professionally trained vocally though received lessons in guitar as a teen. All throughout secondary school Anne was in and out of numerous bands and even tried a solo act for a while. After graduation she started working at a recording studio writing and sometimes performing jingles for radio advertisements and it was while working there that she was inspired to start Blackout with her brother Harvey.
Blackout formed officially when Anne was nineteen, the two musicians banding together to create an interesting in unique sound that got them a deal with Virgin records in less than a years time. While honing their sound, Blackout toured Europe and the states extensively before hitting the studio to release their first full length studio album entitled 'We Started Nothing' in August of 2008.
The album debuted at number 1 in The U.K. and heavy radio airplay of the first two singles have brought steady sales internationally. Blackout has been on tour in support of the album since the fall of 2008 and are planning a full tour of The U.S. in the summer of 2009.
[edit] Discography
| Year | Title |
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| 2008 | We Started Nothing |
[edit] Future Projects
There have been some rumors about Anne returning to her roots on the stage in a theatre production, but for right now she is fully concentrated on ensuring the success of Blackout and hopes to start working on a follow up album by the end of the year.
[edit] Personal Life
As a staple on the London night life scene, Anne has managed to get past the invasiveness of the paparazzi relatively unscathed. She recently purchased a flat in the trendy Chelsea neighborhood of London after moving out of her parents home. In an interview she admitted that this is the first time she has lived alone, though she shares the place with her pug, named Churchill.
As Blackout makes more of a name for themselves in America, Anne has been rumored to be looking at places in both New York and Los Angeles.
