Annabel Fay

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.

Life and career

1987–2006: Early Life Annabel Charlotte Fay was born 23 October 1987 in Auckland, New Zealand. She was sent to school in Switzerland and then Virginia by her father, multimillionaire Sir Michael Fay, 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.

2011–present: Show Me the Right Way and inactivity

Her second album, Show Me the Right Way, was released by EMI on 11 April 2011. The album was not as successful as her debut, selling only 1,300 copies in the first month despite the lead single, "River", peaking at No. 10 on the New Zealand Top 40 Singles Chart. The album peaked on the Official New Zealand Top 40 Albums Chart at No. 8 and stayed on the chart for five weeks. 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. "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

Year Title Details Peak chartpositions NZ 2007 Annabel Fay Released: 21 August 2007 Label: Siren Records 30 2011 Show Me the Right Way Released: 11 April 2011 Label: Siren Records 8 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album NZ 2006 "Lovin You Baby" 9 Annabel Fay 2007 "Shake It Off" — "Strong" 18 2010 "River" 10 Show Me the Right Way 2011 "Show Me the Right Way" 16 "Already Home" — 2012 "Hold On" — 2013 "Warrior" — "—" 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.