Ann Saunderson is a British

United Kingdom

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 dance

Dance music

Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...

/soul

Soul music

Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...

 artist

Artist

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. Ann Nanton met Kevin Saunderson

Kevin Saunderson

Kevin Saunderson is an American electronic music producer. At the age of nine he moved to Belleville, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit where he attended Belleville High School and befriended two students, Derrick May and Juan Atkins...

 when she went to join her older sister Judy in London in 1987. (Judy was already a session singer). Soon afterward, she married him and moved to the US, appearing on several of his recordings as a vocalist. She also recorded under the aliases Surreal and Karen Joy, and was lead vocalist of dance group Kaos. She also worked with Inner City, her husband's band. One of Saunderson's most famous contributions to Inner City was its 1992 hit, "Pennies From Heaven." The late 1990s were rather inactive, and it was only in 2000 that Saunderson began to record with new acts. In the early 2000s, she worked with the American techno band Octave One

Octave One

Octave One is a group of American Techno musicians composed of siblings Lenny Burden and Lawrence Burden, sometimes associated with their three other brothers, Lorne Burden, Lynell Burden and Lance Burden. In 1989, The band debuted on Derrick May's Transmat record label with the single "I Believe"...

. She provided guest vocals on two of its single releases, "Blackwater" and "Somedays." All of these projects were large club hits and had great critical success, especially the former. Saunderson also featured on tracks on Octave One's debut album. Additionally, she provided vocals for singles by Slam

Slam (band)

Slam are a producer/DJ duo from Glasgow, consisting of Stuart MacMillan and Orde Meikle . They are co-founders of Soma Quality Recordings. Their music style consists of house and techno.-History:...

("Lie to Me" (2004)), Dave Lee ("You're Not Alone" (2006)), and, more recently, Notenshun ("Move a Little Closer" (2007)).

With Kaos:

1. "Definition Of Love," 1989
2. "Gonna Get Over U," 1990
3. "Freedom Of Choice," 1995

As Karen Joy:

1. "Talk to Me," 1992

As Surreal:

1. "Happiness"
2. "Pearls," 1994

As Ann Saunderson:

1. "Blackwater" (Octave One featuring Ann Saunderson), 2001. UK #47
2. "Blackwater" (remix) (Octave One featuring Ann Saunderson), 2002. UK #69
3. "Lie To Me" (Slam featuring Ann Saunderson), August 2004.
4. "Somedays" (Octave One featuring Ann Saunderson), March 2005.
5. "You're Not Alone" (Dave Lee featuring Ann Saunderson), January 2006.
6. "Move A Little Closer" (Notenshun featuring Ann Saunderson), May 2007

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