Penny Ford

Penny Ford
close-up of Penny Ford holding her face in her hands, smiling at camera
Background information
Also known asPennye Ford
Born (1964-06-11) June 11, 1964 (age 60)
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • multi-instrumentalist
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
  • flute
  • bass
Years active1979–present
Labels
Member ofSnap!
Formerly of

Penny Ford (born June 11, 1964), also known as Pennye Ford, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer from Cincinnati, Ohio. She rose to fame in the 1980s after signing a recording contract with Total Experience Records and releasing her debut solo album, Pennye. It spawned the singles "Change Your Wicked Way" and "Dangerous", which were produced and written by Ford.

She garnered international fame as the lead singer of Eurodance group Snap! Managed and produced by Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti, the group released their debut album, World Power, in 1990, which sold over seven million copies worldwide and became one of the most successful dance albums to date.[1][2] The album contained the hits "The Power", "Ooops Up", "Cult of Snap", and "Mary Had a Little Boy", which have collectively sold over nine million records.[3] Snap!'s hiatus saw the release of Ford's second album, Penny Ford (1993), which established her as a solo artist worldwide and featured the singles "Daydreaming" and "I Lose Control".

Ford has also been a member of the groups Klymaxx and Soul II Soul. In 2006, she returned to Snap! and began touring worldwide with them. Throughout her career, Ford has sold over 16 million records.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b Snap! Biography. Milk 'n' 2 Sugars. Retrieved on January 10, 2017
  2. ^ Luca Anzilotti (Snap) Archived July 31, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. RME Audio. Retrieved on January 10, 2017
  3. ^ a b Penny Ford – Biography. Billboard. Retrieved on January 8, 2017