Anna Jones

Anna Jones (Born on 24th March 1989) is a female singer, model, actor, business owner and producer in the United Kingdom. She is famous for her current singing career, but also founded and owned the UK-based record company, Strawberry Records, for two years until it was closed in December 2011 following a series a financial problems.

She rose to fame in early 2011 with the release of her debut single "Wait A Minute" and her debut album, "Through The Shadows" which both hit the top ten, with the album hitting the top 3. After releasing two more singles she then released a deluxe edition repackaged version of her album which again hit the top ten. After the success of the album, she embarked on her first tour which first went on the road in August 2011 for a whopping 17 theatre dates throughout the UK and Wales. The was sold out and a DVD was filmed during the London dates of the tour.

After a long break while writing and recording her second album, the lead single, "Satisfaction of the Mind" was released on July 9th 2012 and hit No.2 in the charts. The album, "Pleasure Island" was released a week later and hit No.1 in the charts selling over 80,000

Early Life
Anna was born in the West Midlands, England. She lived in her family home with the mother and her father, both business individuals, and her brother Calvin Jones, who later signed a record contract on the same label, Strawberry Records.

As a young girl, Jones had always expressed interest in singing and performing. She performed at several charity events as a teenager and won a few talent competitions. However, when she started her GCSE exams she decided to focus on a business future and she got top qualifications for business. She moved to London and complete a four year course on music management.

Early Career
After completing her time at university she landed herself a job at Fascination Records where she managed the management side to the company. She won numerous awards while working under the company and was often poached by various other companies for her management skills. She was later approached by an investor to set up her own record company. Strawberry Records was officially launched in 2010. After a successful start to her business career, she decided she wanted to take on music as well however after her success with music the record label soon closed down afterwards due to lack of management.

2011: Through The Shadows
After Jones' decision to turn to music as-well as business, she signed onto her own record label for financial support. Throughout the final stages of 2010, she wrote and recorded her debut album. She also worked with a wide variety of producers including Red One, Xenomania, Stargate and Wayne Wilkins. She even produced a couple tracks by herself.

In early January 2011, a press release issued from Strawberry read that Jones would release her debut single, Wait A Minute on the 21st February 2011. Throughout the following weeks, Jones did extensive promo for the single and the single charted at No.8 which was a success for the label. Shortly after the release, it was announced Anna would be releasing her favorite track off the album as second single. DJ was released on 11th April 2011 and went a huge marketing campaign which included billboards and televised advertisements. The single charted at No. 6 and sold considerably better than the previous effort. Her debut album Through The Shadows was released on April 11th and charted at No. 3, which was a commercial success for Jones.

In July 2011, she supported Taylor during the European leg of his world tour. She performed to over 300,00 and showcased a cut down version of her album to the potential new fans. She was greatly recieved by the international market and it has been rumored she will launch a mix of her debut and upcoming albums as an EP in late 2012.

Anna then later took a break after the death of her best friend Becki Lyons. She later announced the release of her third single, Turn Your Head which was released through On Air, On Sale on July 25th. She did little promotion as she was preparing for her upcoming tour, The Out Tonight Tour, but the single charted at No.10 and sold over 200,000 which was more than her previous effort. A week later she released the deluxe edition for Through The Shadows. This marked the end of the era. The overall single sales for the album are 596,628 and the final album sales are 310,000 bringing a total of 906,628 making the album a huge success for Jones.

2012: Pleasure Island
Anna returned to the music scene in May 2012 to release her new single, Satisfaction of the Mind. After a huge promotional campaign, the single was released on July 9th 2012. She promoted the single at Capital FM's Summertime Ball, T4 on The Beach, Loose Women and Daybreak. The following week the album, Pleasure Island was released in two formats; standard and deluxe edition.

Other singles

 * 2011 Heart Heart Kiss Kiss (US Only)
 * 2012 Neon Lights (Promo Single)

Concert tours
Headlining
 * The Out Tonight Tour (2011)
 * Pleasure Island Live (2012)

Supporting
 * Pass By Me Tour - Taylor (2011)

Endorsements and other ventures
Anna made an exclusive deal with KitKat in 2011 as they sponsored her tour at the time. She did a wide range of promotions for them including a billboard campaign, two adverts and a set of exclusive limited time Kit Kat bars. It was reported in December 2011 that Anna has profitied over £1 million from the deal.

Awards and honors

 * 2011: Urapopstar Awards 19 - Best Miscellaneous Art - DJ Billboard(Nominated)
 * 2011: URAPS Rate 16 - #58 (60%)
 * 2011: URAPS Rate 16 - #67 (47%)
 * 2011: Popjustice £20 Music Award - Wait A Minute(Nominated)''
 * 2012: URAPS Rate 18 - #30 (74%)
 * 2012: Urapopstar Awards 22 - Best Breakthrough Out (WINNER)
 * 2012: Urapopstar Awards 22 - Best Single Art - Satisfaction of the Mind (Nominated)
 * 2012: Urapopstar Awards 22 - Best Album Art - Pleasure Island (Nominated)
 * 2012: Urapopstar Awards 22 - Best Banner (Nominated)
 * 2012: Urapopstar Awards 22 - Best Miscellaneous Art - iTunes Sales Page (Nominated)