Annika Klose (born 14 July 1993 in

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), known professionally as Anna Naklab, is a German singer-songwriter. Naklab grew up in the town of

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in the German state of

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near

, Germany. Singers and bands that inspire her very much are

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and Room Eleven.

Career

In 2013, Anna Naklab worked with German producer and DJ Parra for Cuva on a

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(remix) of

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's original 1989 song titled "

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". The remix was re-titled as "

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" (plural). "Wicked Games" was first released on

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, a U.S. based electronica website, as a digital download in August 2013. A mainstream release followed as a digital download in France in October 2013 and Germany in February 2014. The song charted at number 1 in the United Kingdom and charted in Australia, France, Belgium, Netherlands and other European nations. In early 2015, Anna Naklab, German producer and DJ

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and Younotus released a cover version of the German band

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's original 2000 song titled "

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". In July 2015 Anna Naklab's version of "Supergirl" charted at number 1 in Austria and number 2 on Germany's Top Forty Charts. The official music video of Anna's Supergirl, posted on YouTube, received over 63,500,000 views in less than one year.

Discography

Singles

;As featured artist

Awards

* ''Nominated as'' Best Female Artist...1LIVE Krone (2015)

References

External links

*
Anna Naklab Facebook page

Official SoundCloud page
1993 births German women singers Living people Musicians from Göttingen 21st-century German women singers {{Germany-singer-stub