# Anaiis
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{{Short description|French-Senegalese singer-songwriter}}
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'''Anaiis''' (stylized '''anaiis''') is a French-Senegalese singer-songwriter based in [London](/source/London) who is noted for her diverse style, introspective lyrics and her [multilingual](/source/Multilingualism) singing ability.
== Biography ==
Anaiis was born in [Toulouse](/source/Toulouse), France. While growing up, her family frequently moved from city to city, including Dublin, [Dakar](/source/Dakar), [Oakland](/source/Oakland%2C_California), [New York City](/source/New_York_City), and London, where she would eventually relocate and settle.[{{Cite web |date=2021-05-19 |title=Anaiis Takes Us Through Her Untitled Sophomore Album |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2021/05/19/anaiis-spring-21-issue-vagabond/ |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=Wonderland |language=en-GB}}] She attended [NYU's Tisch School of the Arts](/source/New_York_University_Tisch_School_of_the_Arts).
In 2018, she released ''Before Zero'', her debut EP.[{{Cite web |last=Jagota |first=Vrinda |title=anaiis: "window" |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/anais-window/ |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}] The following year, she released ''Darkness at Play'', produced by [Om'Mas Keith](/source/Om'Mas_Keith). She would go on to release a number of singles from 2019 to 2021, including "Vanishing", which she performed on [A COLORS Show](/source/ColorsxStudios).[{{Cite web |date=2021-08-05 |title=anaiis featuring Topaz Jones, "chuu" |url=http://officemagazine.net/anaiis-featuring-topaz-jones-%E2%80%9Cchuu%E2%80%9D |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=Office Magazine |language=en}}][{{Cite web |title=anaiis – vanishing |url=https://colorsxstudios.com/shows/anaiis-vanishing |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=COLORSxSTUDIOS |language=en}}] In September 2021, she released her debut album ''This Is No Longer a Dream'' via Dream Sequence Recordings.[{{Cite web |title=anaiis - this is no longer a dream |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/anaiis-this-is-no-longer-a-dream |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=Clash Magazine |date=13 September 2021 |language=en}}][{{Cite web |date=2021-09-10 |title=anaiis reimagines her debut album in short film, spirit moves |url=https://www.factmag.com/2021/09/10/anaiis-reimagines-her-debut-album-this-is-no-longer-a-dream-in-short-film-spirit-moves/ |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=Fact Magazine |language=en-US}}][{{Cite web |title=anaiis shares debut album this is no longer a dream |url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/09/10/anaiis-shares-debut-album-this-is-no-longer-a-dream |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=The FADER |language=en}}]
== Discography ==
'''Studio albums'''
* ''Darkness at Play'' (2019)
* ''This Is No Longer a Dream'' (2021)[{{Cite web |date=2021-09-20 |title=anaiis drops introspective debut album 'this is no longer a dream' |url=https://earmilk.com/2021/09/20/anaiis-drops-introspective-debut-album-this-is-no-longer-a-dream/ |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=EARMILK |language=en-US}}]
* ''Devotion & the Black Divine'' (2025)[{{Cite web |date=2021-09-20 |title=anaiis Announces New Album 'Devotion & The Black Divine'|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/anaiis-announces-new-album-devotion-the-black-divine |access-date=2025-07-25 |website=LineOfBestFit |language=en-US}}]
'''EPs'''
* ''Before Zero'' (2018)
* ''Anaiis & Grupo Cosmo'' (2024)
** ''Live from [BBC](/source/BBC) [Maida Vale Studios](/source/Maida_Vale_Studios)'' (2025)
'''Singles'''
* "Nina" (2018)
* "No Control" (2018)
* "Lost My Faith" (2019)
* "Learn to Love" (2020)
* "Vanishing" ([A Colors Show](/source/ColorsxStudios)) (2020)[{{Cite web |title=anaiis debuts new single 'vanishing' |url=https://mixmag.net/read/anaiis-debuts-new-single-vanishing-colors-news |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=Mixmag}}]
* "Juno" (2021)[{{Cite web |title=French-Senegalese singer anaiis on joy and new beginnings |url=https://theface.com/music/anaiis-french-sengalese-singer-dr-martens-music-joy-sanah-ahsan-julianknxx |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=The Face |date=23 April 2021 |language=en-gb}}]
* "Reverie" (2021)
* "Chuu" (featuring [Topaz Jones](/source/Topaz_Jones)) (2021)[{{Cite news |last=Burns |first=Brian |date=2021-10-21 |title=anaiis (feat. Topaz Jones), 'chuu' |language=en |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/now-playing/2021/10/21/1048014961/anaiis-feat-topaz-jones-chuu |access-date=2022-03-24}}]
* "Cry in Your Sleep" (featuring [Chronixx](/source/Chronixx)) (2021)
== References ==
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Category:French emigrants to England
Category:French women singer-songwriters
Category:French singer-songwriters
Category:Musicians from Toulouse
Category:21st-century Senegalese women singers
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