Annah Mac is a

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singer-songwriter, producer and musician. Her debut album, '' Little Stranger'' was released on the 5 September 2011, it was listed for seven weeks on the New Zealand Albums Top 40 Chart. The most successful single off the album was " Girl in Stilettos". The single was certified

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in New Zealand and was listed for 23 weeks on the New Zealand Top 40.

Musical career

Mac moved to Auckland at the age of 17 and signed a deal with Sony Music New Zealand in November 2009. In November 2011, Mac's single "Girl In Stilettos" was released and certified double platinum. The music video was funded by NZ On Air. In March 2012, Mac opened for

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on the NZ Leg of their world tour. In April 2012, Mac won an International Songwriting Award for original "Celia". She was nominated for a New Zealand Silver Scroll Award for "Girl In Stilettos" and also for two categories in the

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, Breakthrough Artist and Best Single for "Girl In Stilettos". Mac performed at the awards ceremony. In September 2012, Mac performed the national anthem for the

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at the All Blacks vs Springbox game in Dunedin. Towards the end of 2012, Mac released the final single from the album titled "Bucket". The single was to feature as part of a Deluxe Album release in early 2013 from Sony Music, but the edition was pulled. In 2016 Mac began a collaboration with the Otago Corrections Facility, teaching prisoners in the

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facility to play the ukulele and write songs. The collaboration led to Mac's production company Big House Records releasing a CD of 37 original songs, “The Kowhai Project”, in March 2021. Proceeds of the sale of the CD are donated to the Dunedin Night Shelter.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mac, Annah Living people New Zealand rock musicians 1991 births 21st-century New Zealand women singers Sony Music New Zealand artists