Anna Jones

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Anna Jones
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Anna Jones at a charity event in London, May 2012
Background information
Born March 24th, 1989
Origin London, England
Genre Pop
Pop/Dance,
Electropop
Years active 2010-present
Label Fusion Records
Associated acts
Becki Lyons
Bella-May
Kleo

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

Biography[edit | edit source]

Early Life[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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.

Music Career[edit | edit source]

2011: Through The Shadows[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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.

Discography[edit | edit source]

Albums[edit | edit source]

Year Cover Title Charts Sales Certifications
2011 Through The Shadows
  • First studio album
  • Label: Strawberry Records
  • Released: 11th April 2011
#3
300,000+
Platinum
2012 Pleasure Island
  • Second studio album
  • Label: Fusion Records
  • Released: 16th July 2012
#1
470,000+
Platinum
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Singles[edit | edit source]

Year Single title Peak Download Airplay Sales Certification Weeks in Chart Album
2011 "Wait A Minute"
8
4
4
220,000+
Gold
07
Through The Shadows
2011 "DJ"
6
4
5
185,000+
Silver
06
Through The Shadows
2011 "Turn Your Head"
10
14
DNC
196,000+
Gold
08
Through The Shadows
2012 "Satisfaction of the Mind"
2
7
22
455,000+
Platinum
10
Pleasure Island
2012 "Red Alert" (featuring Caymon)
3
6
40
282,000+
Gold
04
Pleasure Island

Other singles[edit | edit source]

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

Concert tours[edit | edit source]

Headlining

Supporting

Endorsements and other ventures[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]