Anna Clendening

{{short description|American singer, actor, and Internet personality}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|3|12}}

| birth_place = Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S

| alma_mater = University of North Carolina at Charlotte

| occupation = {{Hlist|Singer|actress}}

| website = {{official website|https://www.annaclendening.com/}}

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| channel_display_name = Anna Clendening

| years_active = 2008–present

| genre = {{hlist|Music|vlogs}}

| subscribers = 705 thousand

| views = 111.4 million

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Anna Clendening (born March 12, 1993) is an American singer, actress, and Internet personality, known originally for being one of the most followed people on the now-defunct video sharing service Vine,{{cite web |last1=Ulanoff |first1=Lance |title=The Ultimate Breakdown of the Weird World of Vine |url=https://mashable.com/2014/07/15/the-weird-world-of-vine/#EzbihYPKzPqW |website=Mashable |date=July 16, 2014 |accessdate=March 17, 2019}} and later as a contestant on season 9 of America's Got Talent.{{cite web |last1=Filipek |first1=Claire |title='America's Got Talent' Contestant Sings Louder Than Her Anxiety Disorder |url=https://bust.com/tv/12393-americas-got-talent-contestant-sings-louder-than-her-anxiety-disorder.html |website=Bust |date=June 14, 2014 }}{{cite news |last1=Reilly |first1=Kaitlin |title=Anna Clendening On How Justin Bieber Inspired Her New Track "Boys Like You" |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/06/200775/anna-clendening-boys-like-u-lyric-meaning |accessdate=March 23, 2019 |work=Refinery29 |date=June 4, 2018}} Now focusing primarily on her music career, Clendening has amassed over 144 million views on her YouTube channel and over 300 million streams on Spotify as of March 2022.{{cite web |title=Anna Clendening's Official Youtube Channel |url=https://www.youtube.com/user/annaclendening08/about |website=Youtube |accessdate=March 17, 2019}}

Early life

Clendening was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina,{{cite web |last1=Collar |first1=Matt |title=Anna Clendening Artist Biography by Matt Collar |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/anna-clendening-mn0003701900/biography |website=AllMusic |accessdate=March 23, 2019}} to parents Vickie Moore Clendening and Michael Clendening.{{cite web |title=Anna Clendening's Personal Facebook Page |url=https://www.facebook.com/annawrenncee/about?lst=580486759%3A650084552%3A1552833713§ion=relationship |website=Facebook |accessdate=March 17, 2019}} At age 14, Anna was discovered to have severe anxiety and depression. While suffering from panic attacks due to her anxiety, Anna turned to music and began writing and performing songs in her bedroom.{{cite web |title=Contestant With Crippling Anxiety Disorder Gives Stunning Performance on 'America's Got Talent' |url=https://themighty.com/2014/06/contestant-with-crippling-anxiety-disorder-gives-stunning-performance-on-americas-got-talent/ |website=The Mighty |access-date=March 17, 2019 |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403080253/https://themighty.com/2014/06/contestant-with-crippling-anxiety-disorder-gives-stunning-performance-on-americas-got-talent/ |url-status=dead }}

Career

Clendening's debut EP, "waves", was released on February 22, 2019, on the East West Records label.{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/waves-ep/1449867298 |title=Waves - EP by Anna Clendening |date=February 22, 2019 |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=April 7, 2019 |via=iTunes}} In April 2019, Clendening embarked on The Waves Tour, performing in eight U.S. cities.{{cite web |url= https://www.axs.com/anna-clendening-announces-the-waves-tour-2019-137155 |title= Anna Clendening announces The Waves Tour 2019 |last1= Robinson |first1= Dominiq |date= March 4, 2019 |website= axs.com |publisher= AXS Group |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190304202352/https://www.axs.com/anna-clendening-announces-the-waves-tour-2019-137155 |archive-date= March 4, 2019 |url-status= live |access-date=April 27, 2019}}

In 2019, Clendening joined the roster at Sony/ATV's new joint venture, TwentySeven Music Publishing.{{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8505822/sonyatv-signs-little-mix-jade-thirlwall-leigh-anne-pinnock-twenty-seven-jv |title=Sony/ATV Signs Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall & Leigh-Anne Pinnock |last=Cirisano |first=Tatiana |date= April 5, 2019 |department=Business News |website= billboard.com |publisher=Billboard Magazine |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190407203030/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8505822/sonyatv-signs-little-mix-jade-thirlwall-leigh-anne-pinnock-twenty-seven-jv |archive-date=April 7, 2019 |url-status=live |access-date=April 7, 2019}}

She signed a record deal with Atlantic as of June 12, 2020

Personal life

Clendening resides in Los Angeles, California.{{cite web |title=Singer Anna Clendening Talks Cutting, Female Role Model, Girls Staying Strong & Music! | date=May 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiYqmn0LOHY |publisher=PacificRimVideoPress}}

Discography

=Extended plays=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" rowspan="1"\| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="1"\| Details
scope="row"\| Waves \| Released: February 22, 2019 Label: East West Records Format: Digital download, streaming
scope="row"\| Evolve \| Released: October 9, 2020 Label: Atlantic Format: Digital download, streaming
scope="row"\| Untitled X's \| Released: September 9, 2022 Label: Atlantic Format: Digital download, streaming

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

scope="col" rowspan="1"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="1"| Details

scope="row"| Waves

Released: February 22, 2019
Label: East West Records
Format: Digital download, streaming

scope="row"| Evolve

Released: October 9, 2020
Label: Atlantic
Format: Digital download, streaming

scope="row"| Untitled X's

Released: September 9, 2022
Label: Atlantic
Format: Digital download, streaming

==Singles==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"\| Title ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Album
scope="row"\| "To My Parents" \| 2016 \|{{N/A\|Non-album single}}
scope="row"\| "Boys Like You" \| 2017 \| rowspan="3"\|Waves
scope="row"\| "Invisible" \| 2018
scope="row"\| "Dead End" \| rowspan="2"\| 2019
scope="row"\| "If I'm Being Honest" \|{{N/A\|Non-album single}}
scope="row"\| "Get Me" \| rowspan="2"\| 2020 \| rowspan="2"\| Evolve
scope="row"\| "Love Song"
scope="row"\| "Girls Like You" \| 2022 \| {{N/A\|Non-album single}}
scope="row"\| "Bare Minimum" \| 2022 \| {{N/A\|Non-album single}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Album

scope="row"| "To My Parents"

| 2016

|{{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Boys Like You"

| 2017

| rowspan="3"|Waves

scope="row"| "Invisible"

| 2018