Anna Sundstrand | |
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Birth name | Anna Maria Karolina Sundstrand |
Born |
, Sweden |
February 22, 1989
Genres | Pop, dance |
Occupation(s) | Singer, dancer, actress, model |
Years active | 2000–present |
Labels |
Sony BMG, Columbia, (Music World) (2001–2005) DampCellar Music (2010–present) |
Associated acts | Play |
Sony BMG, Columbia, (Music World) (2001–2005)
Anna Maria Karolina Sundstrand (born February 22, 1989 in , Sweden) is an original member of the Swedish pop group, Play.
Sundstrand was born on 22 February 1989 in Stockholm, Sweden. She began dancing when she was four years old and attended Sway Dance School in Stockholm as well as her bandmate Anaïs Lameche. She is a relative of the Swedish actress Greta Garbo.
In 2001 Play's first single "Us Against the World" was featured on the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen film Holiday In The Sun and Disney Channel show Lizzie McGuire. "Us Against the World" was followed by "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" a cover of a Diana Ross song. The song featured Chris Trousdale from Dream Street and received high rotation on Radio Disney.
Their self-titled album dropped in 2002. Play included both singles plus 5 additional songs.
In 2003, Replay was released with 2 big hits "Whole Again" and "I Must Not Chase the Boys". It also featured another Diana Ross cover "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" also after Replay's release Faye Hamlin quit the group to pursue her education and modeling and was replaced with Janet Leon.
In 2004, Don't Stop the Music was released with the single being "everGirl" for Nickelodeon's new show that was never aired. There was also a duet with Aaron Carter, "Every Little Step". They also redid "Ain't No Mountain High" with Janet Leon.