name | Annet Artani |
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background | solo_singer |
birth name | Annette Denise Stamatelatos |
alias | Annette Artani |
born | September 6, 1976New York City, New York, USA |
origin | New York, United States |
instrument | Vocals |
genre | Pop rock, R&B;, soul |
occupation | Singer-songwriter |
years active | 1994–present |
label | Virus Music (2005-2008)Ultra Records (2008–present) |
notable instruments | }} |
Annet Artani (Αννέτ Αρτάνι in Greek; born September 6) is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known for representing Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Why Angels Cry", as well as co-writing worldwide hit "Everytime" with Britney Spears.
Artani is currently signed to Ultra Records and is pursuing a career in the American music industry. Her debut single "Alive" was released in March 2009 and is a precursor to a full length studio album.
Artani and her older sister Diana, who also sings, formed a rock band named Nootropia (A state of mind), singing in Greek, and promoted on National Greek TV (NGTV) and Aktina FM, with a fast-growing New York following. The group sang Greek rock songs which were fused with classical elements.
Over the years, Artani incorporated influences of singing in her college Gospel choir, as well as listening to R&B;, pop and rock music. She started off her singing career as an opening act for Mando, a Greek pop star, and was featured in her own summer concert in 1995. She collaborated with several accomplished writers in New York such as Jeff Franzel, who's written for NSYNC and played with Frank Sinatra, and Alex Forbes who has written for Taylor Dayne and Cyndi Lauper, among others.
According to Artani, "Everytime" was written in large part as a response to "Cry Me a River" as well as various radio interviews. Artani explained, "He was getting personal. Here, she had a different type of image, and he was really exposing some stuff that she probably didn't want out there, and in front of her little sister ... I remember her sister being mortified and her being mortified. I'm sure that that really hurt her." "Everytime" was recorded at Conway Studios in Los Angeles and mixed at Frou Frou Central in London, England. "Everytime" was released as a single on May 17, 2004 through Jive Records, and was positively received by critics, who complimented its simple lyrics and the organic feel of the song. The single also achieved commercial success, peaking inside the top five in most countries, while reaching the top of the charts in Australia, Hungary, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
In 2006, she was invited by Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation to take part in the Cypriot selection show for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. On February 22, the public selected its entry from 20 songs during the final round of a show entitled "A Song For Europe" where Artani won the majority of the votes for her ballad "Why Angels Cry", even though she was suffering from laryngitis. After the show, the song was tweaked a bit for Eurovision by adding the Russian philharmonic in its orchestration. She represented Cyprus in Athens at the Contest's semi-final. She later released her first studio album Mia Foni, which featured songs in both Greek and English; the album reached the top ten on the Greek Albums Chart.
Artani signed with Ultra Records in the United States, and began recording her first English language album. The first single is "Alive" which she performed at club Duvet on December 19 for her then management company SWAP's holiday party. "Alive" was released as an eight-track digital download on March 31, 2009 through iTunes and was accompanied by a music video in the months succeeding. It was then licensed by Ultra Records worldwide and became available in all iTunes music stores.
In an interview with Radio International on November 18, 2009, Artani announced that she was working on her second single which was produced by Swedish producer Ishi Mughal and described it as a "sort of" remake of The Supremes 1966 hit "You Keep Me Hangin' On". During the interview, she played an exclusive clip of the unfinalized song as well as the previously unheard song "Nothing Lasts". She ended the interview by playing a new version of her song "Too Late" which was remixed by her friend Greg Christos.
In 2010, Annet also wrote the song "Nothing Lasts Forever" with Canadian producers C2, which became a huge hit in Korean Pop, performed by Korean Pop group "Girls day". http://www.allkpop.com/tag/girls-day/page/20
Currently Annet is working on an independent album with her writing partner, Eric Nicolas, in New York City.
Category:American female singers Category:American people of Greek descent Category:American pop singers Category:American rhythm and blues singers Category:Cypriot Eurovision Song Contest entrants Category:Eastern Orthodox Christians from the United States Category:Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2006 Category:Greek Orthodox Christians Category:Living people Category:1976 births Category:Modern Greek-language singers Category:Queens College, City University of New York alumni Category:Ultra Records artists Category:Virus Music artists Category:Musicians from New York City
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