- Ann Wilson
Infobox musical artist
Background = solo_singer
Instrument =Vocals ,flute ,guitar
Name = Ann Wilson
Img_capt = Sisters Ann (left) and Nancy Wilson in the early 1970s
Born = Birth date and age|1950|6|19|mf=y
Died =
Alias =
Genre = Rock,Hard rock ,Pop rock ,Folk rock
Associated_acts = Heart, The Lovemongers
Label =
Notable_instruments =
Years_active = 1970–present
URL =Ann Dustin Wilson (born
June 19 ,1950 inSan Diego, California ) is the lead singer andflute player of Heart.Biography
When she was a child, Wilson's family moved around because her father was a Marine Corps colonel. The family eventually settled in Bellevue, a suburb of
Seattle, Washington . Shy due to astutter , Wilson turned to music, and in the early 1970s she joined a local band, Whiteheart, which, in 1974, changed its name to Heart.Ann adopted her daughter Marie in 1991 and her son Dustin in 1998. She underwent a weight-loss surgery called
Adjustable gastric band in January 2002 [ [http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/spotlighthealth/2002-12-11-wilson-weightloss_x.htm "Wilson weightloss"] , "USA Today". Accessed June 2007.] after what she calls "a lifelong battle" with her weight.Recording career
In 1974, Ann's younger sister Nancy joined Heart. The band moved to
Canada , and cut their first album "Dreamboat Annie " inVancouver in 1975; it was released in the United States in 1976. In 1977, "Little Queen " was released. "Dog & Butterfly " was released in 1978. Ann also sang the duet "Almost Paradise " withMike Reno in the movie "Footloose ". She also had a hit with "Surrender To Me" in1989 , a duet withCheap Trick singerRobin Zander , which reached number six in the U.S.In 1992 Ann appeared on
Alice in Chain's EP "Sap". She did the vocals for "Brother" and "Am I Inside"Ann and Nancy started a recording studio, "Bad Animals", in Seattle in the mid-1990s. They formed a side band,
The Lovemongers , which performed "Battle of Evermore " on the soundtrack to brother-in-lawCameron Crowe 's 1992 movie "Singles", and later released a four-song EP. The Lovemongers' debut album "Whirlygig" was released in 1997.olo career
In 2006, Ann began recording her first solo album, "Hope & Glory", produced by
Ben Mink , and released by the Rounder (Zoe) Music Group onSeptember 11 ,2007 . "Hope & Glory" features guest appearances fromElton John ,k.d. lang ,Alison Krauss ,Gretchen Wilson ,Shawn Colvin ,Rufus Wainwright ,Wynonna Judd andDeana Carter . Ann's sister, Nancy, also contributed.The "Hope & Glory" version of
Led Zeppelin 's "Immigrant Song " is available on Ann's Official [http://www.myspace.com/officialannwilson My Space page] , and charted as "the #9 most podcasted song of 2007" on thePMC Top10 's annual countdown.cite web|last=Doelle|first=Chris|url=http://www.podmusiccountdown.com/archives/2008/01/pmc_top10_01040.html|title=PMC Top10 - 010408 - Top Hits of 2007!!!|publisher="PMC Top10 "|date=2008-01-05|accessdate=2008-09-01]In June 2007 she sang with the group Sed Nove and
Ian Gillan in the Festival of Music in Paris.References
External links
* [http://www.heart-music.com/ Heart]
* [http://www.myspace.com/officialannwilson Official Ann Wilson My Space page]
*imdb name|id=1017352|name=Ann Wilson
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