Anne-Marie" is a British singer and songwriter. She has attained five charting singles on the UK Singles Chart, with Clean Bandit's "Rockabye", featuring Sean Paul, peaking at number one. Anne-Marie was born in Essex on 7 April 1991 as Anne-Marie Rose Nicholson. Her father was born in Ireland, while her mother is from Essex. She appeared in two West End productions as a child—Les Misérables when she was six, and Whistle Down the Wind alongside a young Jessie J when she was 12.