Annie Haslam (born in 1944) is an English progressive
rock vocalist
and songwriter.
She was born in Bolton, Lancashire. Originally a fashion student,
she began studying under opera singer Sybil Knight in 1970 and developed her
extraordinary five-octave vocal range. In
1971, she became the lead singer of Renaissance after
answering an ad in a magazine and auditioning for the band in Surrey.
In 1977, she began her solo career with her album Annie in
Wonderland, produced by Roy
Wood who played most of the instruments, and who also duetted
with her on one track, and also performed on the one-shot Intergalactic Touring
Band album. She has since released eight studio
albums, three of which were released through her own record label, White Dove. She has also collaborated
with Steve Howe on a number of
projects.
Her latest release, Live Studio Concert,
has also been released as her first solo DVD. Annie Haslam released an
EP called Night and Day, her first solo recording
for some years, with Welsh rock band Magenta
in 2006. The song was specially written for her by the band.
Annie Haslam currently resides in northern Bucks
County, Pennsylvania.
Discography
- 1977: Annie in Wonderland
- 1985: Still Life
- 1989: Annie Haslam
- 1994: Blessing
in Disguise
- 1998: LIVE Under Brazilian Skies
- 1999: The Dawn of Ananda
- 2000: It Snows in Heaven Too
- 2002: One Enchanted Evening
- 2005: Icon by John
Wetton & Geoff Downes (album) (guest
vocalist)
- 2006: Guest appearance on Miles of Music with Bob Miles
- 2006: Live Studio Concert
- 2006: Night and Day EP with Magenta
written for Annie Haslam by Rob
Reed and Christina Booth
- 2007: Woman Transcending
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