Annagrace
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AnnaGrace is an electronic dance music
group from Belgium
. They have seen success on dance and pop
charts around the world. Among their hit songs are "Castles in the Sky," "Will I?," and "Inspiration." Their third album, and debut under the AnnaGrace alias, was released on June 17, 2010.
. Later, Peter Luts
and David Vervoort (more famously known as Dave McCullen
) joined the group. In 2008, the group changed its name to AnnaGrace retaining only Annemie Coenen and Peter Luts as members.
. There are two different videos for the track and both of which feature Cindy Mertens. A video with Annemie Coenen was never made. The first is the regular radio edit which shows a selection of dancers in an underground sewer. The second video uses the Peter Luts radio edit and features clips of an instrument being played amongst clips of the original video. The song achieved great success through-out Europe, charting at #3 in the UK Singles Chart
.
The second single "Will I?" was the first to officially feature Annemie Coenen as the vocalist and front woman. The song, again, was an international success, peaking at #5 on the UK
chart
.
Following the release of the first two singles, Ian Van Dahl released their debut album Ace to global success. The album charted at #7 in the UK Albums Chart
, achieving gold status after only four weeks.
The third single to be taken from Ace was "Reason" which charted at #8 in the UK. "Secret Love" was chosen as the third single in a number of European countries instead. The fourth single release, "Try", reached #15 in the UK chart.
Lost & Found also featured "Where Are You Now?" and "Inspiration", the two other single releases, which became Billboard Hot Dance Airplay
, Hot Dance Club Play
and Hot Dance Singles Sales
hits in the United States
. "Inspirarion" was also released in the UK a number of years after its recording, by a small dance record label
, Tubulence Records.
The last singles released under the Ian Van Dahl alias were "Movin' On", which was issued in December 2005, and "Just a Girl", which was released in July 2006. Both songs charted in Belgium and the US. Neither were released in the UK. Peter Luts decided to produce new tracks with Annemie under a new name, and AnnaGrace was born. In September 2008, A&S Productions released three further Ian Van Dahl tracks on i-tunes, "Time 2 Go" (previously unreleased radio edit), "Run" (previously unreleased radio edit) and "Driving In My Car" (a track from the unreleased third Ian Van Dahl album).
", was released in Belgium, shortly followed by a release in the United States, where it reached number one on Billboards Hot Dance Airplay
chart the following October. The track was remixed for the UK and given a digital only release through the Hard2Beat
label in April 2009 but failed to make any impact on the charts.
The second AnnaGrace single, "Let the Feelings Go
", was released in May 2009. An exclusive preview video filmed in Los Angeles for the new track was made available on April 16. The song achieved success in the Netherlands and Belgium. The track also became their second consecutive number one single on the US Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart the following July, making them the first duo on this chart to reach number one with back to back singles. "Love Keeps Calling
", the third AnnaGrace single, is now available to purchase as a digital download and physical CD. The song itself achieved moderate success in Belgium and the Netherlands. Her debut album is complete, and AnnaGrace has announced its release for June after the release of the next single. The next single, titled "Celebration", was released in Belgium on May 17, 2010. In June 2010, the debut AnnaGrace album "Ready to Dare" was released and entered in Belgium charts at number 39, climbing to a peak of 15.
"Don't Let Go" was the fifth and final single to be released from 'Ready to Dare', achieving moderate success in Belgium, reaching no.26 in the charts. The video was directed by Peter Van Eyndt and was shot in New York. No announcement has been made yet regarding a new single or album but both are expected during 2012.
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
group from Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. They have seen success on dance and pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
charts around the world. Among their hit songs are "Castles in the Sky," "Will I?," and "Inspiration." Their third album, and debut under the AnnaGrace alias, was released on June 17, 2010.
Members
Ian Van Dahl began in 2000 as Christophe Chantzis, Erik Vanspauwen and Martine Theeuwen, who was referred to as Marsha. Marsha was later replaced by vocalist Annemie CoenenAnnemie Coenen
Annemie Anne Francine Coenen is a singer, producer and Belgian composer best known for her role in the group AnnaGrace . She has an older sister, Tiny....
. Later, Peter Luts
Peter Luts
Peter Luts is a DJ/Remixer/Producer from Belgium. He is also better known to his fans as a member of the vocal trance act Lasgo and as the producer behind the group AnnaGrace ....
and David Vervoort (more famously known as Dave McCullen
Dave McCullen
Dave McCullen is a Belgian record producer and musician, and was a member of the groups Lasgo and Ian Van Dahl.His most famous pieces and remixes include:*"Rave Heaven"...
) joined the group. In 2008, the group changed its name to AnnaGrace retaining only Annemie Coenen and Peter Luts as members.
2001–2003: Ace
In 2001 the debut single "Castles in the Sky" was released by Ian Van Dahl. The vocals were originally recorded by Marsha, however, the producers felt that Marsha wouldn't make a good front woman for the act and therefore cast Cindy Mertens for the role. This decision proved to be quite controversial at the time as Cindy mimed to Marsha's vocals both in the video and during live performances. Cindy was later replaced, however, by Annemie Coenen due to her poor performance at live shows. Annemie continued to mime to Marsha's vocals before a re-recorded version appeared on the debut album, AceAce (Ian Van Dahl album)
Ace is the debut studio album by the Belgian dance music act known as Ian Van Dahl, released in 2002. The album contains four songs that reached the top 20 of the UK singles chart: "Will I" ; "Reason" ; "Try" ; and their biggest hit single, "Castles In The Sky", which reached #3 in the UK and spent...
. There are two different videos for the track and both of which feature Cindy Mertens. A video with Annemie Coenen was never made. The first is the regular radio edit which shows a selection of dancers in an underground sewer. The second video uses the Peter Luts radio edit and features clips of an instrument being played amongst clips of the original video. The song achieved great success through-out Europe, charting at #3 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
.
The second single "Will I?" was the first to officially feature Annemie Coenen as the vocalist and front woman. The song, again, was an international success, peaking at #5 on the UK
United Kingdom
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chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
.
Following the release of the first two singles, Ian Van Dahl released their debut album Ace to global success. The album charted at #7 in the UK Albums Chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
, achieving gold status after only four weeks.
The third single to be taken from Ace was "Reason" which charted at #8 in the UK. "Secret Love" was chosen as the third single in a number of European countries instead. The fourth single release, "Try", reached #15 in the UK chart.
2003–2005: Lost & Found
Then followed the debut single from the new album Lost And Found, called "I Can't Let You Go". This single only charted at #20 in the UK. It was then followed by the second single "Believe" which charted at #27 in the UK, resulting in the eventual cancellation of the UK release of the second album, and a hiatus on the UK chart ensued for a number of years. NuLife Recordings ceased to exist a number of months later.Lost & Found also featured "Where Are You Now?" and "Inspiration", the two other single releases, which became Billboard Hot Dance Airplay
Hot Dance Airplay
Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...
, Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
and Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes...
hits in the United States
United States
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. "Inspirarion" was also released in the UK a number of years after its recording, by a small dance record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
, Tubulence Records.
The last singles released under the Ian Van Dahl alias were "Movin' On", which was issued in December 2005, and "Just a Girl", which was released in July 2006. Both songs charted in Belgium and the US. Neither were released in the UK. Peter Luts decided to produce new tracks with Annemie under a new name, and AnnaGrace was born. In September 2008, A&S Productions released three further Ian Van Dahl tracks on i-tunes, "Time 2 Go" (previously unreleased radio edit), "Run" (previously unreleased radio edit) and "Driving In My Car" (a track from the unreleased third Ian Van Dahl album).
2008-Present: Ready To Dare
In June 2008, the debut AnnaGrace single, "You Make Me FeelYou Make Me Feel (Annagrace song)
"You Make Me Feel" is the debut single released by the Belgian duo Annagrace, formerly known as Ian Van Dahl. It was released in Belgium on June 23, 2008 and then in the United States on August 26. The track reached number one on the U.S...
", was released in Belgium, shortly followed by a release in the United States, where it reached number one on Billboards Hot Dance Airplay
Hot Dance Airplay
Dance/Mix Show Airplay is a monitored electronic dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in Billboard magazine. The chart came about as a result of the small but influential impact of electronic dance music on the radio in the United States and the stations that program it...
chart the following October. The track was remixed for the UK and given a digital only release through the Hard2Beat
Hard2Beat
Hard2Beat was a British independent record label which is a subsidiary of Ministry of Sound. In 2010 it was rebranded as 'Dance Nation'.The label's first release was "Now You're Gone" by Basshunter in 2007, and they have released other singles and compilation albums since then.In April 2009 they...
label in April 2009 but failed to make any impact on the charts.
The second AnnaGrace single, "Let the Feelings Go
Let the Feelings Go
"Let the Feelings Go" is the second single released by the Belgian duo AnnaGrace, formerly known as Ian Van Dahl. The track is a follow-up to their 2008 debut single "You Make Me Feel", and as with the former, also reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart in its July 25,...
", was released in May 2009. An exclusive preview video filmed in Los Angeles for the new track was made available on April 16. The song achieved success in the Netherlands and Belgium. The track also became their second consecutive number one single on the US Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart the following July, making them the first duo on this chart to reach number one with back to back singles. "Love Keeps Calling
Love Keeps Calling
"Love Keeps Calling" is the third single released by the Belgian duo AnnaGrace, formerly known as Ian Van Dahl. The track is the group's third single following their 2008 debut single "You Make Me Feel" and 2009 second single "Let the Feelings Go", both of which reached number one on the U.S....
", the third AnnaGrace single, is now available to purchase as a digital download and physical CD. The song itself achieved moderate success in Belgium and the Netherlands. Her debut album is complete, and AnnaGrace has announced its release for June after the release of the next single. The next single, titled "Celebration", was released in Belgium on May 17, 2010. In June 2010, the debut AnnaGrace album "Ready to Dare" was released and entered in Belgium charts at number 39, climbing to a peak of 15.
"Don't Let Go" was the fifth and final single to be released from 'Ready to Dare', achieving moderate success in Belgium, reaching no.26 in the charts. The video was directed by Peter Van Eyndt and was shot in New York. No announcement has been made yet regarding a new single or album but both are expected during 2012.
Albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
DN Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
FI Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
US Dance | ||
| 2002 | Ace Ace (Ian Van Dahl album) Ace is the debut studio album by the Belgian dance music act known as Ian Van Dahl, released in 2002. The album contains four songs that reached the top 20 of the UK singles chart: "Will I" ; "Reason" ; "Try" ; and their biggest hit single, "Castles In The Sky", which reached #3 in the UK and spent... |
41 | 7 | 40 | 10 | 16 |
| 2004 | Lost & Found | 29 | – | – | – | 13 |
| 2010 | Ready to Dare | 15 | – | – | – | - |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEF Flanders Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp... |
BEG Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
BDC | UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
IE Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
DK Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
DE Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
NL Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
PL Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
FI Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
EU European Union The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US Dance | |||
| 2001 | "Castles in the Sky" | 35 | – | 4 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 43 | 43 | – | – | 22 | 91 | – | Ace |
| 2001 | "Will I?" | 14 | – | 4 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 51 | – | 17 | 14 | – | 18 | |
| 2002 | "Reason" | 31 | – | 5 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 51 | 75 | – | – | 26 | – | – | |
| 2002 | "Try" | 36 | – | 10 | 15 | – | 18 | – | – | – | 20 | 32 | – | – | |
| 2003 | "Secret Love" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2003 | "I Can't Let You Go" | 22 | – | 12 | 20 | 35 | – | 72 | – | – | – | 61 | – | – | Lost and Found |
| 2004 | "Where Are You Now?" | 23 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | – | – | – | |
| 2004 | "Believe" | – | – | – | 27 | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | 75 | – | – | |
| 2004 | "Inspiration" | 23 | – | 1 | 83 | – | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
| 2005 | "Movin' On" | 24 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 48 | – | 7 | – | – | – | — |
| 2006 | "Just a Girl" | 35 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | 6 | |
| 2008 | "You Make Me Feel You Make Me Feel (Annagrace song) "You Make Me Feel" is the debut single released by the Belgian duo Annagrace, formerly known as Ian Van Dahl. It was released in Belgium on June 23, 2008 and then in the United States on August 26. The track reached number one on the U.S... " |
35 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | Ready To Dare |
| 2009 | "Let the Feelings Go Let the Feelings Go "Let the Feelings Go" is the second single released by the Belgian duo AnnaGrace, formerly known as Ian Van Dahl. The track is a follow-up to their 2008 debut single "You Make Me Feel", and as with the former, also reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay chart in its July 25,... " |
5 | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 26 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| 2009 | "Love Keeps Calling Love Keeps Calling "Love Keeps Calling" is the third single released by the Belgian duo AnnaGrace, formerly known as Ian Van Dahl. The track is the group's third single following their 2008 debut single "You Make Me Feel" and 2009 second single "Let the Feelings Go", both of which reached number one on the U.S.... " |
23 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 26 | – | – | – | 1 | |
| 2010 | "Celebration" | 21 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2010 | "Don't Let Go" | 26 | – | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
- BEF: Flanders singles chart
- BEG: Belgian global singles chart
- BDC: Belgian dance chart
- (-) Not released / did not chart
- Note that both "Movin On" and "Just A Girl" were expected to be featured on the third Ian Van Dahl album, prior to the project name change.