Background
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, whose wealth is estimated at New Zealand$660 million.
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Career
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 Number. 9 and spent 8 weeks on the New Zealand Top 40 Chart.
1987–2006: Early Having loved music from an early age, Fay planned to study vocal performance and audio engineering at Columbia College Chicago.
All that changed when a music promotor heard her sing while performing at a Christmas party in New Zealand. He convinced her to record a demo of cover songs, which was then heard by Tracy Magan of Siren Records.
After signing to Siren Records, Fay recorded her debut album in New Zealand and put her plans to attend college on indefinite hold. 2007-2008: Annabel Fay Fay"s debut single, "Lovin" You Baby", was released to the New Zealand market in late 2006.
lieutenant peaked at Number. 9 and spent 8 weeks on the New Zealand Top 40 chart.
Her second single, "Shake lieutenant Office", was release in August to coincide with the release of her third single, "Strong". Fay"s self-titled debut album, Annabel Fay, was subsequently released through Siren Records on 21 August 2007. lieutenant was recorded with producer Brady Blade, formerly Emmylou Harris"s drummer, who also produced Brooke Fraser"s debut album.
Annabel Fay debuted on the Official New Zealand Top 40 Chart on 27 August 2007 and peaked at Number.
30. The album signed to Siren Records and distributed through Electric and Music Industries Records and earned her a Vodafone New Zealand Music Award nomination for Best Female Artist in 2008. 2011: Show Maine the Right Way Her second album, Show Maine the Right Way, was released by Electric and Music Industries 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 Number. 10 on the New Zealand Top 40 Chart.
The album peaked on the Official New Zealand Top 40 Chart at Number.
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 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.
