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Annika Wells | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Annika Wells |
| Born | February 16, 1996 Los Angeles, U.S. |
| Origin | Sleepy Hollow, Marin County, California[1] |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer-Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Piano, Guitar |
Annika Marie Wells (born February 16, 1996) is an American singer-songwriter from Sleepy Hollow, Marin County, California.[1][2] Since moving to LA she has worked with BTS, The Jonas Brothers, Steve Aoki, PRETTYMUCH, ILLENIUM,[3] Grey, Shawn Wasabi, Benjamin Ingrosso and others. She is a regular collaborator of Maggie Lindemann and AJ Mitchell and has worked with Hailee Steinfeld, The Chainsmokers, Whethan, Emily Warren, Social House, Lennon Stella, Kennedi, Sabrina Carpenter, Tove Styrke, Matoma, Freddy Wexler, and Jason Evigan.
Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, she wrote Illenium's single "Crawl Outta Love", which made the Top 30 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Charts and was awarded the grand prize at the International Songwriting Competition.[4][5] In 2019 she performed her collaborations with Illenium on his arena tour.[6] Her song which she co-wrote with Illenium entitled "Nightlight" reached No.1 at Dance Radio in November 2020.[7] Annika then released her first album in November 2023 titled "EAT DIRT".
- ^ a b "Bringin' It Backwards: Interview with Annika Wells". American Songwriter magazine. December 4, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ Simpson, Paul. "Annika Wells | Biography and History". Allmusic.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ Sundius, Michael (February 12, 2016). "Illenium Premieres 'Reverie,' Shares Insight On Debut Album 'Ashes': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Illenium Song "Crawl Outta Love Ft. Annika Wells" Wins the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) Grand Prize" (Press release). International Songwriting Competition. PR Newswire. April 23, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Illenium - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ Roberts, Hannah (December 18, 2019). "Illenium Ascends at Exhilarating Live Show in San Diego [Review]". EDM Identity. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ "ILLENIUM's 'Nightlight' Leaps to No. 1 on Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2021.