Anna Jones

Anna Jones (Born on 24th March 1989) is a female singer, model, actor, business owner and producer in the United Kingdom.

She is signed to Fusion Records and has achieved five top 10 singles. Anna Jones has currently released two albums in the United Kingdom both gone platinum along with two sellout UK tours. She was the winner of the Best Breakthrough Act at the Urapopstar Awards in July 2012.

Early Life
Anna was born in the West Midlands, England. She lived in her family home with the mother and her father, both business individuals, and her brother Calvin Jones, who later signed a record contract on the same label, Strawberry Records.

As a young girl, Jones had always expressed interest in singing and performing. She performed at several charity events as a teenager and won a few talent competitions. However, when she started her GCSE exams she decided to focus on a business future and she got top qualifications for business. She moved to London and complete a four year course on music management.

Early Career
After completing her time at university she landed herself a job at Fascination Records where she managed the management side to the company. She won numerous awards while working under the company and was often poached by various other companies for her management skills. She was later approached by an investor to set up her own record company. Strawberry Records was officially launched in 2010. After a successful start to her business career, she decided she wanted to take on music as well however after her success with music the record label soon closed down afterwards due to lack of management.

2011: Through The Shadows
After Jones' decision to turn to music as-well as business, she signed onto her own record label for financial support. Throughout the final stages of 2010, she wrote and recorded her debut album. She also worked with a wide variety of producers including Red One, Xenomania, Stargate and Wayne Wilkins. She even produced a couple tracks by herself.

In early January 2011, a press release issued from Strawberry read that Jones would release her debut single, Wait A Minute on the 21st February 2011. Throughout the following weeks, Jones did extensive promo for the single and the single charted at No.8 which was a success for the label. Shortly after the release, it was announced Anna would be releasing her favorite track off the album as second single. DJ was released on 11th April 2011 and went a huge marketing campaign which included billboards and televised advertisements. The single charted at No. 6 and sold considerably better than the previous effort. Her debut album Through The Shadows was released on April 11th and charted at No. 3, which was a commercial success for Jones.

In July 2011, she supported Taylor during the European leg of his world tour. She was greatly recieved by the international market. She later announced the release of her third single, Turn Your Head which was released through On Air, On Sale on July 25th. She did little promotion as she was preparing for her upcoming tour, The Out Tonight Tour, but the single charted at No.10 and sold over 200,000 which was more than her previous effort.

2012: Pleasure Island
Anna returned to the music scene in May 2012 to release her new single, Satisfaction of the Mind. After a huge promotional campaign, the single was released on 9 July 2012. She promoted the single at Capital FM's Summertime Ball, T4 on The Beach, Loose Women and Daybreak. The following week the album, Pleasure Island was released in two formats; standard and deluxe edition. The album launched straight to number one and sold over 500,000 copies within six months. The second single lifted from the album, Red Alert (feat. Caymon was released on 20 August 2012 and charted at Number 3. She embarked on her first UK arena tour, Pleasure Island Live in November which saw her sell out eight arenas within the UK.

On Christmas Eve it was announced that Rhythm of Dance would be the third single lifted from the album set to be released on 31 December 2012. She promoted the single on a large number of platforms including Top of the Pops Christmas Special, Radio 1's Live Lounge and New Years Eve Live. The single charted at number 3 in the charts and she also received her first number 1 on the downloads chart. On 11th February it was announced that the fourth and final single to be lifted from the album would be Candy Shop set to be released on March 25th. Anna didn't undertake as much promotion as she was completing the second leg of her Pleasure Island tour where she visited theatres to perform a more cut down version of the album's tracks. The final single charted at number two. Speaking of the future Anna stated, "There will be no studio album in 2013 but expect one early 2014 with the lead single dropping this November".

2013/2014: Third Studio Album
Shortly after her break to work on her third studio album, it was revealed that Anna had been recording a single which would be released in 2013, going against her plans to launch her next album completely in 2014. In July 2013, "Anything Go Boom" was announced as the lead single from the third studio album. It was scheduled in for released on September 9th and was sent out to radios the day it was announced. There was particular confusion to do with Anna's plans and she therefore confirmed in an interview that she wanted to release a single or two before launching the album to give fans a better taste of the album.

Personal Life
After dating quiche manufacturer Adam Kelly McVey for 2 weeks Jones turned to lesbianism and settled down with Eastender's Natalie Cassidy. The pair reside in Birmingham with Threads, their Staffordshire bull terrier.

Discography
Main Article: Anna Jones Discography

Albums
2011: Through The Shadows 2012: Pleasure Island

Singles
2011: "Wait A Minute" 2011: "DJ" 2011: "Turn Your Head" 2012: "Satisfaction of the Mind" 2012: "Red Alert" (feat. Caymon) 2012: "Rhythm of Dance" 2013: "Candy Shop" 2013: "Anything Go Boom"

Concert tours
Headlining
 * The Out Tonight Tour (2011)
 * Pleasure Island Live (2012)

Supporting
 * Pass By Me Tour - Taylor (2011)

Endorsements and other ventures
Anna made an exclusive deal with KitKat in 2011 as they sponsored her tour at the time. She did a wide range of promotions for them including a billboard campaign, two adverts and a set of exclusive limited time Kit Kat bars. It was reported in December 2011 that Anna has profitied over £1 million from the deal.

Awards and honors

 * 2011: Urapopstar Awards 19 - Best Miscellaneous Art - DJ Billboard(Nominated)
 * 2011: URAPS Rate 16 - #58 (60%)
 * 2011: URAPS Rate 16 - #67 (47%)
 * 2011: Popjustice £20 Music Award - Wait A Minute(Nominated)''
 * 2012: URAPS Rate 18 - #30 (74%)
 * 2012: Urapopstar Awards 22 - Best Breakout Act (WINNER)
 * 2012: Urapopstar Awards 22 - Best Single Art - Satisfaction of the Mind (Nominated)
 * 2012: Urapopstar Awards 22 - Best Album Art - Pleasure Island (Nominated)
 * 2012: Urapopstar Awards 22 - Best Banner (Nominated)
 * 2012: Urapopstar Awards 22 - Best Miscellaneous Art - iTunes Sales Page (Nominated)
 * 2013: Urapopstar Awards 23 - Best Miscellaneous Art - iTunes Sales Page (Nominated)
 * 2013: URAPS Rate 19 - #26 (78%)