Whigfield

For her album, see Whigfield (album).

Whigfield is an Italian dance act fronted by Danish singer, former model, songwriter, and record producer Sannie Charlotte Carlson (born 11 April 1970), known by her various stage names, including Whigfield, Sannie, or simply Naan.^{[3][4][5][6][7]} She is best known for her 1993 single "Saturday Night", which became an international hit the following year.

Sannie Charlotte Carlson
Sannie Charlotte Carlson in October 2013
Background information
Birth name	Sannie Charlotte Carlson[1]
Also known as	Naan Sannie
Born	(1970-04-11) 11 April 1970 (age 55)[2] Skælskør, Sjælland, Denmark[1]
Genres	Eurodance dance pop
Occupations	Singer Model Songwriter Record producer
Years active	1993–present
Website	whigfield.com

Based in Italy at the time, Carlson collaborated with Italian producer Larry Pignagnoli, and "Saturday Night" entered the top five in Italy.^[1][8] The single "Another Day" also peaked at number three in Italy.^[9] Additionally, the single "Sexy Eyes" charted in various markets, along with "Another Day" and "Think of You", both of which entered the top ten in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, and her native Denmark.^{[10][11][12][13]}

She competed in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018 with the song "Boys on Girls" but did not qualify for the superfinal.^[14]

Early life

Carlson was born in Skælskør, Denmark. As a child, she spent several years in Africa before returning to her native country. Prior to her singing career, Carlson worked as a model and studied music.^[1] She performed in a duo^[7] before meeting producer Larry Pignagnoli, at which point she adopted the name "Whigfield".^[1][15]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions							Certifications
		AUS [16]	CAN [17]	FIN [18]	GER [19]	NLD [20]	SWI [21]	UK [22]
Whigfield	Released: 12 June 1995 Label: X-Energy Formats: LP, CD, cassette	19	18	30	43	23	37	13	UK: Silver[23]
Whigfield II	Released: 10 November 1997 Label: X-Energy Formats: CD, cassette	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Whigfield III	Released: 10 October 2000 Label: ToCo International Formats: CD, cassette	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
4 (GER only)	Released: 13 May 2002 Label: ZYX Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
W (ITA only)	Released: 28 September 2012 Label: Off Limits Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes items that were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details
Mega Mixes	Released: 1995 Label: ZYX Music Formats: CD
Eurodance (CAN only)	Released: 2001 Label: Popular Records Formats: CD
Dance With Whigfield (GER only)	Released: 2004 Label: ZYX Music Formats: CD
Waiting for Saturday Night (Her Greatest Hits) (GER only)	Released: 2004 Label: ZYX Music, Silver Star Formats: CD
Greatest Remix Hits (AUS and Philippines only)	Released: 2006 Label: ToCo Australia, Dyna Music Formats: CD
All in One	Released: 9 October 2007 Label: Off Limits Formats: CD, digital download
Best Of (X-Mas Edition)	Released: December 2013 Label: X-Energy Formats: digital download
Greatest Hits & Remixes	Released: September 2018 Label: ZYX Music Formats: 2xCD, LP
Dance with Whigfield	Released: April 2022 Label: X-Energy Formats: digital
The Hits Collection	Released: May 2022 Label: X-Energy Formats: digital

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions												Certifications	Album
		ITA [24]	AUS [25][26]	AUT [27]	BEL (FLA) [28]	FRA [29]	GER [19]	IRE [30]	NLD [31]	SPA [32]	SWE [33]	SWI [34]	UK [22]
"Saturday Night"	1993	2	78	4	14	2	1	1	7	1	9	1	1	FRA: Silver[35] GER: Platinum[36] UK: 2× Platinum[23]	Whigfield
"Another Day"	1994	3	—	—	32	24	12	5	32	6	39	9	7	UK: Silver[23]
"Think of You"	1995	4	—	—	12	25	25	4	7	3	—	17	7
"Close to You"		—	170	—	—	—	90	18	—	19	—	—	13
"Big Time"		11	—	—	29	—	50	24	22	13	—	—	21
"Last Christmas"		—	—	—	—	—	—		—	4	53	—
"Sexy Eyes"	1996	—	6	7	30	—	14	—	30	4	—	12	68	AUS: Platinum[37]
"Gimme Gimme"		—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	AUS: Gold[37]	Whigfield II
"No Tears to Cry"	1997	—	99	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	60	—	—
"Baby Boy"		—	123	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Givin' All My Love"	1998	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Be My Baby"	1999	—	184	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Whigfield III
"Doo-Whop"	2000	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Much More"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Gotta Getcha"	2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		4
"Amazing and Beautiful"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Was a Time"	2004	—	—	—	—	—	74	—	—	—	—	—	—		Was a Time - The Album (reissue of 4)
"Right in the Night"	2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		All in One
"No Doubt"	2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"C'est Cool"	2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		W
"4Ever"	2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Jeg kommer hjem"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"How Long" (as Sannie)	2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		TBA
"In the Morning" (as Sannie)	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Boys on Girls" (as Sannie)	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2018
"Suga"	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		TBA
"Megamix"	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		TBA
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		DEN [38]	GfK Entertainment [19]
"Don't Walk Away" (Scand only)	1995	—	—	Whigfield
"Junto A Ti" (MEX only)	1995	—	—
"I Want to Love" (CAN and Singapore only)	1996	—	—
"Saturday Night (2003 Version)"	2003	19	—	Non-album single
"Think of You (2007 Version)"	2007	—	—	All in One
"Saturday Night" (2013 Version) (featuring Carlprit)	2013	—	83	Non-album single