Ann Wilson
American singer and songwriter (born 1950) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ann Dustin Wilson (born June 19, 1950) is an American singer and songwriter best known as the lead singer of the rock band Heart.
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Background information | |
Birth name | Ann Dustin Wilson |
Born | (1950-06-19) June 19, 1950 (age 73) San Diego, California, U.S. |
Origin | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Genres | Hard rock, folk rock, pop rock, AOR |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter[1] |
Instruments | Vocals, flute, guitar |
Years active | 1967āpresent |
Member of | Heart |
Wilson has been a member of Heart since the early 1970s; her younger sister, Nancy Wilson, is also a member of the band. The first hard rock band fronted by women,[2] Heart released numerous albums between 1976 and 2016; the early Heart albums Dreamboat Annie (1976), and Little Queen (1977) generated classic hard rock singles such as "Magic Man", "Crazy on You", and "Barracuda".[3] All told, Heart has sold over 35 million records worldwide,[3] placed 29 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, and has scored top 10 albums on the Billboard 200 in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2010s.[4][5]
Ann Wilson was ranked no. 78 in Hit Parader's 2006 list of "Greatest Heavy Metal Vocalists of All Time".[6] In 2013, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Heart. Wilson possesses a dramatic soprano vocal range.[7][note 1] She is known for her operatic abilities.[9]