Anna Clendening (born March 12, 1993) is an American

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, and

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, known originally for being one of the most followed people on the now-defunct video sharing service

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, and later as a contestant on season 9 of ''

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''. Now focusing primarily on her music career, Clendening has amassed over 144 million views on her YouTube channel and over 300 million streams on Spotify as of March 2022.

Early life

Clendening was born in

Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chapel Hill is a town in Orange, Durham and Chatham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Its population was 61,960 in the 2020 census, making Chapel Hill the 17th-largest municipality in the state. Chapel Hill, Durham, and the state ca ...

, to parents Vickie Moore Clendening and Michael Clendening. At age 14, Anna was discovered to have severe anxiety and depression. While suffering from panic attacks due to her anxiety, Anna turned to music and began writing and performing songs in her bedroom.

Career

Clendening's debut EP, ''"waves",'' was released on February 22, 2019, on the

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label. In April 2019, Clendening embarked on ''The Waves Tour,'' performing in eight U.S. cities. In 2019, Clendening is a member of the roster at Sony/ATV's new joint venture, TwentySeven Music Publishing. She signed the record deal with

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as of June 12, 2020

Personal life

Clendening resides in Los Angeles, California.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Filmography

Television

References

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