{{Use British English|date=August 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Annabel Fay | image = | caption = Annabel Fay | years_active = 2007–2013 | birth_name = Annabel Charlotte Fay | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|10|23}}<ref>[http://www.annabelfay.co.nz/bio Annabel Fay Biography] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625042652/http://www.annabelfay.co.nz/bio |date=25 June 2012 }} annabelfay.co.nz. Retrieved J 7 July 2012.</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20130129083410/http://www.muckmouth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=25865 Happy Birthday Annabel Fay!] muckmouth.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012.</ref> | origin = Auckland, New Zealand | genre = Pop, soul, R&B | occupation = Singer, songwriter | instrument = Vocals | label = EMI, Siren Records | website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120118033710/http://www.annabelfay.co.nz/ www.annabelfay.co.nz] }}
'''Annabel Charlotte Fay''' (born 23 October 1987) is a pop recording artist from Auckland, New Zealand; and the daughter of merchant banker Sir Michael Fay. She first appeared on the New Zealand music scene in late 2006 as a nineteen-year-old with her debut single, "Lovin' You Baby". The single peaked at No. 9 and spent 8 weeks on the New Zealand Top 40 Singles Chart.<ref name="muzic.net.nz">{{cite web|url=http://www.muzic.net.nz/charts/s39130/lovin-you-baby |title=Lovin' You Baby – Annabel Fay – Top 40 Singles |publisher=Muzic.net.nz |date= |accessdate=7 April 2014}}</ref>
==Life and career==
===1987–2006: ''Early Life''=== Annabel Charlotte Fay was born 23 October 1987<ref>[http://www.annabelfay.co.nz/bio Annabel Fay Biography] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625042652/http://www.annabelfay.co.nz/bio |date=25 June 2012 }} annabelfay.co.nz. Retrieved J 7 July 2012</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20130129083410/http://www.muckmouth.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=25865 Happy Birthday Annabel Fay!] muckmouth.com. Retrieved 7 July 2012</ref> in Auckland, New Zealand.<ref name=mtv>{{cite web|title=Annabel Fay biography|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/annabel-fay/#biographyEnd|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826162751/http://www.mtv.com/artists/annabel-fay/#biographyEnd|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 August 2014|work=MTV|accessdate=23 May 2013}}</ref> She was sent to school in Switzerland and then Virginia by her father, multimillionaire Sir Michael Fay,<ref name=mtv /> whose wealth is estimated at NZ$660 million. Having loved music from an early age, Fay planned to study vocal performance and audio engineering at Columbia College Chicago.<ref name=mtv /> All that changed when a music promoter heard her sing while performing at a Christmas party in New Zealand.<ref name=mtv /> He convinced her to record a demo of cover songs, which was then heard by Tracy Magan of Siren Records. After signing to Siren Records, Fay recorded her debut album in New Zealand and put her plans to attend college on indefinite hold.<ref name=mtv />
===2007–08: ''Annabel Fay''=== {{Main|Annabel Fay (album)}} Fay's debut single, "Lovin' You Baby", was released to the New Zealand market in late 2006. It peaked at No. 9 and spent 8 weeks on the New Zealand Top 40 Singles chart.<ref name="muzic.net.nz"/> Her second single, "Shake It Off", was released in August to coincide with the release of her third single, "Strong". Fay's self-titled debut album, ''Annabel Fay'', was subsequently released through Siren Records on 21 August 2007. It was recorded with producer Brady Blade, formerly Emmylou Harris's drummer, who also produced Brooke Fraser's debut album. ''Annabel Fay'' debuted on the Official New Zealand Top 40 Albums Chart on 27 August 2007 and peaked at No. 30.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.maxfoundation.co.nz/default,197,annabel_fay.sm |title=Annabel Fay |publisher=Max Foundation |date= |accessdate=2 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426012548/http://www.maxfoundation.co.nz/default,197,annabel_fay.sm |archive-date=26 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album signed to Siren Records and distributed through EMI Records and earned her a Vodafone NZ Music Award nomination for Best Female Artist in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz-music-awards/news/article.cfm?c_id=1500975&objectid=10530360 |title= 2008 Vodafone NZ Music Award Nominees – NZ Herald News |publisher=Nzherald.co.nz |date= 4 September 2008|accessdate=7 July 2012}}</ref>
===2011–present: ''Show Me the Right Way'' and inactivity=== {{Main|Show Me the Right Way}} Her second album, ''Show Me the Right Way'', was released by EMI on 11 April 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/show-me-the-right-way/id427343732 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623123416/http://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/show-me-the-right-way/id427343732 |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 June 2011 |title=iTunes Store |publisher=iTunes |date= |access-date=7 April 2014}}</ref> The album was not as successful as her debut, selling only 1,300 copies in the first month<ref>{{cite news |author=Drinnan |first=John |date=13 May 2011 |title=Media: Did TVNZ learn nothing from the Paul Henry debacle? |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10725232 |accessdate=2 December 2011 |work=The New Zealand Herald |publisher=NZME Publishing Limited}}</ref> despite the lead single, "River", peaking at No. 10 on the New Zealand Top 40 Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/58317 |title= Annabel Fay – River |publisher= achart.us |date= |accessdate=7 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/music/news/article.cfm?c_id=264&objectid=10718847 |title=Album Review: Annabel Fay, Show Me the Right Way – Music – NZ Herald News |publisher=Nzherald.co.nz |date= 11 April 2011|accessdate=2 December 2011}}</ref> The album peaked on the Official New Zealand Top 40 Albums Chart at No. 8 and stayed on the chart for five weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muzic.net.nz/charts/s63913/show-me-the-right-way |title=Show Me The Right Way – Annabel Fay – Top 40 Albums |publisher=Muzic.net.nz |date= |accessdate=7 April 2014}}</ref> The album and music videos were partly funded by New Zealand On Air, a fact that was criticised in the New Zealand press, given the fact that her father was quite wealthy.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10458181 |title=Annabel Fay's rich sound all her own – Entertainment – NZ Herald News |publisher=Nzherald.co.nz |date=19 August 2007 |accessdate=7 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/blogs/blog-on-the-tracks/4454355/The-joke-that-is-NZ-on-Air-funding-II |title=The joke that is NZ On Air funding: II |publisher=Stuff.co.nz |date=14 December 2010 |accessdate=7 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Celebrity |url=http://www.nzwomansweekly.co.nz/celebrity/annabel-fays-treasured-memories/ |title=Annabel Fay's treasured memories – Celebrity – Kiwi celebrities – New Zealand Woman's Weekly |publisher=Nzwomansweekly.co.nz |date=23 February 2014 |accessdate=7 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/website-reveals-crown-dollars-delivered-broadcasters-musicians-126622 |title=Website reveals Crown dollars delivered to broadcasters, musicians | The National Business Review |publisher=Nbr.co.nz |date=22 July 2010 |accessdate=7 April 2014 |archive-date=26 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626053149/https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/website-reveals-crown-dollars-delivered-broadcasters-musicians-126622 |url-status=dead }}</ref> "Hold On" and "Warrior" were singles preceding Fay's third album ''Brave the Rain'' which was announced for 2012, and then early 2013, but was not ultimately released after their underperformance. In 2015, Fay announced she was studying for a psychology degree at Santa Monica College, California and keeping music in her life by joining the college choir.
==Discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! rowspan="2" | Year ! rowspan="2" | Title ! rowspan="2" | Details ! Peak chart<br />positions |- ! <small>NZ</small><ref name=charts>{{cite web|title=ANNABEL FAY IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Annabel+Fay|work=charts.nz|accessdate=23 May 2013}}</ref> |- | 2007 | ''Annabel Fay'' | * Released: 21 August 2007 * Label: Siren Records | style="text-align:center;"| 30 |- | 2011 | ''Show Me the Right Way'' | * Released: 11 April 2011 * Label: Siren Records | style="text-align:center;"| 8 |- | colspan="4" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |}
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! rowspan="2" | Title ! style="width:3em;"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" | Album |- ! <small>NZ</small><ref name=charts /> |- | 2006 | "Lovin You Baby" | style="text-align:center;"| 9 | rowspan=3 | ''Annabel Fay'' |- | rowspan=2 | 2007 | "Shake It Off" | style="text-align:center;"| — |- | "Strong" | style="text-align:center;"| 18 |- | 2010 | "River" | style="text-align:center;"| 10 | rowspan=3 | ''Show Me the Right Way'' |- | rowspan=2 | 2011 | "Show Me the Right Way" | style="text-align:center;"| 16 |- | "Already Home" | style="text-align:center;"| — |- | 2012 | "Hold On" | style="text-align:center;"| — | {{non-album single}} |- | 2013 | "Warrior" | style="text-align:center;"| — | {{non-album single}} |- | colspan="4" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |}
== Personal life == After working on her third album and promoting the singles Hold On and Warrior in New Zealand, Fay moved from Sydney, Australia to Los Angeles in the fall of 2014, and commenced study at a chef training school.
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== *{{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20111128005040/http://www.annabelfay.co.nz/home}} *[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/annabel-fay-p988007 All Music profile]
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