Ann'so

Ann'so
Birth name	Anne-Sophie Crantelle
Also known as	YXXY, Ann Sophie, Anne So
Born	(1970-12-10) December 10, 1970 Bezons, Val-d'Oise, France
Genres	Pop, pop rock, electronic music, progressive house, house music, ragga jungle
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Keyboard
Years active	1995–present
Labels	BMG Entertainment (1995–1996) Mercury Records (1998) Bruits de fond (2001)

Ann'so or YXXY, born Anne-Sophie Crantelle, is a singer-songwriter and actress from France, born on December 10, 1970, in Bezons.

Biography

As a student at Lycée Molière, she participated in productions such as La Grande-duchesse de Gérolstein by Jacques Offenbach. She left school three months before her baccalauréat to focus on a career in entertainment. At eighteen, Anne-Sophie Crantelle initially performed opera. She later worked in an art gallery before giving birth to a daughter named Lila.

In 1993, she met Fabrice Aboutlker. They wrote the first album for Ann'so; he composed the music and she wrote the lyrics. Signed with Mercury Records, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, she promoted the album on TV shows, at festivals, and opened for Pascal Obispo at La Cigale, for Maxime Le Forestier at the Olympia, and for Richard Gotainer. The album O 21st Century produced two singles, Tout me rappelle à toi and Hey Jo! in 1995. That year, she also recorded Mets-toi à l'aise for the compilation Le beautiful megamix galactique dance volume 2.

Written by Ann'so with arrangements by Mirwais, she released two more singles: Fous ceux qui croient qu'ils ne le sont pas in 1996, and Tu m'jures tu l'répètes pas in 1998.

In 1999, she appeared in a duet with UHT on the track Le pouvoir de tes doigts, featured on the EP co I/O e.p. from the album Enregistrements du cavage 05, which also included Saoulaterre.

Close to Fabrice Aboulker, she joined the cast of the musical Les Mille et Une Vies d'Ali Baba. The premiere took place on 15 September 2000 at the Zénith in Toulon. From September 23 to October 29, the musical ran at the Zénith de Paris, followed by a provincial tour and a return to Paris. She performed on the single Ainsi va la vie which ranked No. 93 in France and No. 3 (tip) in Belgium. The album Les Mille et Une Vies d'Ali Baba was recorded with the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra, peaking at No. 14 in France and No. 29 in Belgium. A DVD was also released.

In 2001, she sang in duets with Saoulaterre on the tracks Cher perfide and Lystere. These were featured on the collective album Tous les trous nécessaires from the album Enregistrements du cavage 06. The album Entre deux os with Saoulaterre was released in 2001. That same year, the 12" vinyl Ras-le Bol by Lamos-K Feat. Ann´So, authored by her, was released. In 2002, she appeared in a duet with Lamos-K on Poupée de cire, poupée de son included on the compilation album NRJ - les tubes de l'été 2002.

Together with Roland Romanelli, she created a tribute show to the singer Barbara, titled Ma plus belle histoire d'amour... Barbara. The show, produced by Jean-Claude Camus, premiered at the Bénabar festival. In 2005, she was featured in the magazine Neon with an article dedicated to her.

Since 2007, Ann'so and Saoulaterre have regularly performed in bars in Paris. In 2009, she provided vocals on T'es belle from the album Bruits de fond by Serge Evesque. The song was produced by Moby. In 2013, she sang Ton problème, included on the album Ensemble pour elles.