Anne-Marie Rose Nicholson (born 7 April 1991) is an English singer and songwriter. She has attained various charting singles on the UK Singles Chart, including

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's " Rockabye", which peaked at number one, as well as "

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", "

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Don't Play "Don't Play" is a song by English musicians Anne-Marie, KSI, and Digital Farm Animals. It was written alongside Andrew Murray, S-X, Richard Boardman of the disbanded Delphic, Pablo Bowman, and Mojam, who produced it with Digital Farm Anima ...

" and "

Kiss My (Uh-Oh) "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" is a song by English singer-songwriter Anne-Marie and British girl group Little Mix. It was released by Asylum Records, as the fourth single from Anne-Marie's second studio-album ''Therapy'' (2021). It was written by Anne Mar ...

". Her debut studio album, ''

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'' (2018), peaked at number three on the

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. Her next two studio albums, ''Therapy'' (2021) and ''

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'' (2023), both peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart. Anne-Marie was nominated for four awards at the

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, including Best British Female Solo Artist. To date she has been nominated for ten Brit Awards and has also received a nomination for a ''Billboard'' Music Award and a

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. In 2015, she signed a record deal with

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and began releasing her work through the label. From 2021 to 2023, Anne-Marie appeared as a coach on the television singing competition ''

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''.

Early life

Anne-Marie Rose Nicholson was born on 7 April 1991 in

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, Essex. While her mother is a local teacher, her father, a builder and handyman, is from the East End of London. She has an older sister named Samantha. When she was five, Anne-Marie went to stage school. She appeared in two West End productions as a child: she auditioned for ''

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'' aged six, without telling her parents, and performed in '' Whistle Down the Wind'' with

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when she was twelve. Anne-Marie attended

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, where she also involved herself in performing arts. Her initial popularity there ended when she was fourteenshe was shunned and bullied by her classmates after being accused of cheating on her boyfriend, when she had only spoken to another boy on the phone late at night. Anne-Marie also said she regrets being a difficult childexacerbated by her grandmother's death when she was twelveand was advised by

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to "call ermum and dad every day". She began filming herself singing in her room as a teenager. Anne-Marie went on to go to

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. Anne-Marie is a black belt in

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. She began taking lessons aged nine, and became a triple world champion, winning double gold in the Funakoshi Shotokan Karate Association World Championships in 2002, and further gold and silver in 2007; as well as gold in the United Kingdom Traditional Karate Federation National Championships. She credits karate with teaching her the "discipline and focus" necessary for her singing career, but tours have made it difficult for her to find time for the sport.

Career

2013–2015: Career beginnings and ''Karate''

Anne-Marie was picked up by Rocket Music and released the demo "Summer Girl" in 2013. It attracted attention when Ed Sheeran linked to it on his

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account. A possible solo career was curtailed for her to develop herself as an artist. Guest appearances on songs by

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and Raized by Wolves drew Anne-Marie to the attention of the band

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, and in 2014 they asked her to replace a vocalist who left the band. Anne-Marie spent two years touring with Rudimental as a vocalist. She also featured on four tracks on their second album ''

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'' (2015), including co-features with

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and

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, and " Rumour Mill", which reached number 67 on the UK Singles Chart and gave her enough confidence to go solo.Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom: *All except "Rockabye": *"Rockabye": She said that she was writing daily while touring. Anne-Marie's debut

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(EP), ''Karate EP'', was released on June 10, 2015, under Rudimental's then-new label Major Tom's. Produced by

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and Two Inch Records, it contained three tracks and a remix. Debut single "Karate" and "Gemini" led to Anne-Marie making her first solo live performances. ''

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'' favorably reviewed "Boy" and opined that ''Karate'' "proves she's ready to step out alone". She released the single " Do It Right" in November, which peaked at number 90 on the UK Singles Chart and was certified platinum in Australia.

2016–2018: ''Speak Your Mind''

Her debut album had the working title of ''Breathing Fire''. On 20 May 2016, Anne-Marie released "

", the first single from her debut album. It spent one week at number 76 in June before resurfacing a month later; it later peaked at number 16 and was certified Platinum in the UK. In October 2016, Anne-Marie was confirmed to play at the thirty-first edition of

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, Netherlands. On 10 October 2016, Anne-Marie featured on Illy's song " Catch 22". The same month,

released their song " Rockabye", with Anne-Marie as main vocalist and featuring Jamaican rapper

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. It spent nine consecutive weeks at number one and gained the coveted Christmas number one. The song has since been certified multi-platinum across most of Europe, North America and Oceania. The

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ranked "Rockabye" as the 57th biggest song of the decade (2010–2019) in the UK. Anne-Marie-4562

On 10 March 2017, Anne-Marie released "

", which she had previously performed live at KOKO on 28 November 2016. The single became a top 10 hit in the UK, charting at number nine and being certified double platinum by the BPI. In May 2017, Anne-Marie teamed up with

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and

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on the single " Remember I Told You". Anne-Marie's next single saw her collaborate with Snakehips on " Either Way", which also featured

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. On 21 September Anne-Marie released "

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", followed by " Then" on 15 December. In 2018, Anne-Marie collaborated with

Marshmello Christopher Comstock (born May 19, 1992), known professionally as Marshmello, is an American DJ and record producer. His songs "Silence (Marshmello song), Silence" (featuring Khalid (American singer), Khalid), "Wolves (Selena Gomez and Mar ...

on "

". The song was released on 9 February 2018, and was Anne-Marie's second top five UK hit as a lead artist. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), "Friends" was the ninth best-selling single of 2018 with sales of 9.6 million track-equivalent units. On 22 February, Anne-Marie announced that her debut studio album, ''

'', would be released on 27 April 2018. Prior to the release of her album, Anne-Marie released the single "

" on 20 April in response to constant urging by

, the co-creator of the song. "2002" became one of Anne-Marie's most successful singles worldwide. It peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart, where it spent 47 non-consecutive weeks. In South Korea, the song topped the country's year-end chart in 2019, making Anne-Marie the first and only foreign artist to achieve this feat. That same year, "2002" was also the most-streamed song on the Korean music streaming service

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. As of March 2023, "2002" is the fourth-longest-charting song in Melon history (145 weeks), and the only non-Korean song to surpass 350 million streams on the platform. The song has been streamed more than 1.6 billion times on

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. Her debut album, ''Speak Your Mind'', was a commercial success, peaking at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart and charting in 22 other countries. It has since been certified Platinum in the UK and remained on the chart for a total of 102 non-consecutive weeks. ''Speak Your Mind'' was also the biggest debut album by a British artist in 2018. On 15 June 2018, Anne-Marie teamed up with

and

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on a song "

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", which also featured

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. In July 2018, Anne-Marie featured on a

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song titled "

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", which peaked at 18 on the ''UK Singles'' chart. Anne-Marie MTV

In November 2018, Anne-Marie released the single " Perfect To Me", which was a remixed and retitiled version of her song "Perfect" from her debut album. On 4 November, Anne-Marie and Marshmello performed an acoustic version of "Friends" at the

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. The same month, Anne-Marie and

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recorded " Rewrite the Stars" from ''

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'' for the re-recording of its soundtrack, '' The Greatest Showman: Reimagined''.

2019–2021: ''The Voice UK'', single releases and ''Therapy''

In 2019, Anne-Marie featured on the single " Lonely" by American singer

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for the soundtrack of '' 13 Reasons Why: Season 3.'' The single was released on 1 August. That same year, Anne-Marie performed her first solo set on the Pyramid Stage at the

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. Anne-Marie released the song "

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" on 7 February 2020. On Mother's Day 2020, Anne-Marie released the song "Her". In May 2020, Anne-Marie featured on a remix of " This City" by Sam Fischer. "

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", was released on 17 July, featuring American rapper

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. On 28 August, Anne-Marie featured on the

song " Come Over", alongside

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. On 12 November, Anne-Marie released the single "Problems". On the same day, her documentary, ''How To Be Anne-Marie'', was released on

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. The documentary gives light to the fans and a closer look about her personal life and her "time away from the limelight". Her documentary also features fellow celebrities, including

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. On 2 January 2021, she made her first appearance as the newest coach for the tenth series of ''

'', replacing

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. A member of her team, Craig Eddie, won series 10, giving Anne-Marie her first win on her first series as a coach. Anne-Marie spent the next two years as the coach, with the twelfth series, aired in 2023, being her last. On 15 January, Anne-Marie released the single "

" in collaboration with British YouTuber and rapper-singer

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and English DJ and producer

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as the lead single from her second studio album. Anne-Marie contributed vocals on the song " Way Too Long" in collaboration with

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and

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on 9 April. The same month, she teamed up with Singaporean singer

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on a song "Bedroom" from his EP, ''Like You Do''. On 13 May, Anne-Marie announced the single " Our Song" with

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as the third single from her upcoming second studio album. The song was released on 21 May. On 12 July, Anne-Marie released the track "Beautiful". The music video for the song retold the life of the Syrian refugee and parathlete Dima Aktaa. On 23 July, Anne-Marie released the single "

" as the fourth single, featuring

. On the same day her album ''

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'' was released. It peaked at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart. On 30 September, Anne-Marie released her first book "You Deserve Better: An Imperfect Guide To Finding Your Own Happiness". The book was published by Orion Spring and was a

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bestseller. As of 8 February 2022, the book has sold over 10 000 copies. The Korean version of the book was published on 23 February 2022 and was the only official translation. In November 2021 it was announced she would dance with

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in the 2021 ''Strictly Come Dancing'' Christmas Special, which she went on to win. The same month, Anne-Marie and Niall Horan released a cover of

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's song "

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" for the ''

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'' alongside other British musicians, including

and

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2022–present: ''Unhealthy'', features in other artists' songs

On 8 February 2022, Anne-Marie performed a medley of "

" and "

" at the

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. At the beginning of her performance, she stumbled while descending the steps to the stage but continued singing. Following the performance, she was praised by fans for her quick recovery. Anne-Marie's fall was described as one of the most talked-about moments of the 2022 Brit Awards ceremony. Talking to

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amid the premiere of the eleventh series of The Voice, Anne-Marie revealed that she had torn a tendon as a result of the fall. On 27 May 2022, Anne-Marie collaborated with Swedish DJ duo

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and American rapper

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on the song "

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". On 19 August, Anne-Marie appeared on the remix of

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's single "Peaches", while on 26 August, she featured in K-pop boy group Seventeen's new version of their song "_World". On 16 September, Anne-Marie released the single " Psycho", in collaboration with British rapper

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, as the lead single from her third studio album. The song interpolates Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)" by

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, and peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart. In an interview with

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regarding her third studio album, Anne-Marie explained that "I've been writing a lot of new stuff... and I feel like I've figured out what I want to say. I feel like from the first and second album I've learnt a lot about myself, and know this is now who I am." Anne-Marie live in Gdynia

On 3 February 2023, Anne-Marie released " Sad Bitch" as the second single from her upcoming third studio album. On 9 March, Anne-Marie collaborated with Thai singer

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, a member of South Korean girl group

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, on the song "Expectations". On 7 April, Anne-Marie teamed up with

and

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on the song " Baby Don't Hurt Me" which samples Haddaway's hit "

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". On 27 April, Anne-Marie announced that her third album ''

'' would be released on 28 July. The

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from the album, featuring

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, was released on 18 May 2023. The same month, she received the

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for achieving over one billion digital streams in the United Kingdom. On 5 July, Anne-Marie released "Trainwreck". ''Unhealthy'' peaked at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart, making it her third consecutive album to debut inside the top 3 in the UK. With first-week sales of 23,778 copies, it secured the highest weekly sale for an album by a UK female solo artist since

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's ''

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'' topped the chart in May 2022. On August 16, Anne-Marie collaborated with Haitian DJ

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and American singer

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on the single "Coming Your Way". "Christmas Without You" was released exclusively on

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on 7 November as part of the soundtrack for '' Your Christmas or Mine 2''. The same month, Anne-Marie earned her first

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nomination for the song ''Baby Don't Hurt Me''. Anne-Marie live Utilita Arena Birmingham 2023

Following the conclusion of the first leg of The Unhealthy Club Tour, Anne-Marie took a break from her career commitments for several months as she welcomed her first child in February 2024. In May, she teamed up with

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on the song "The Idea of You", which was featured on the

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of the film of the same name. In June 2024, she performed at the

for the second time. On 9 August, Anne-Marie released the single " Cry Baby" in collaboration with

and

. On 14 February 2025, Anne-Marie released an extended play, ''Act I: If You're Looking For a New Best Friend'', with two tracks, "Don't Panic" and "I Don't Like Your Boyfriend". Another extended play, ''Act II: If You're Looking for a Reason to Key Your Ex's Car'', was released on 11 April 2025, and included two tracks, "That's What You Get" and "Knock-Knock". On 24 April, Anne-Marie featured on

's single "Luv?".

Personal life

In 2018, Anne-Marie revealed that she is attracted to both men and women, but that she does not identify with the label

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. She said, "I just feel like I'm attracted to who I like." Anne-Marie has been a

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since 2018, however she stated that she will "try to eat

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as much as possible". On the ''

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'' podcast she revealed that she suffers from

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– a fear of vomiting – and that the vegetarian diet helps reduce her anxiety around food, as she fears getting sick from eating meat. In a 2025 interview with '' Capital FM'', Anne-Marie revealed that she was no longer following a vegetarian diet. Anne-Marie has opened up about her struggle with

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. She said that therapy helped her "face her demons during lockdown". She also stated that she has

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and obsessive-compulsive disorder ( OCD). In 2022, Anne-Marie started dating British rapper

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. Their relationship, while mostly private, was confirmed by Slowthai in an interview with ''

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'' in February 2023. In 2024, it was revealed that the couple had secretly married in July 2022 in Las Vegas. In February 2024, Anne-Marie gave birth to their daughter. In February 2025, Anne-Marie announced that the couple was expecting their second child together. In April 2025, she gave birth to their son.

Discography

Studio albums * ''

'' (2018) * ''

'' (2021) * ''

'' (2023)

Filmography

Tours

Headlining * Speak Your Mind World Tour (2018–19) * Dysfunctional Tour (2022) * The Unhealthy Club Tour (2023–24) Supporting *

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(Europe and North America legs) (2017–18)

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

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