Things every Avery fan should know or should want to know!
Avery was born on November 22, 1994. Her full name is Anna Marie Iannitelli. She is an American singer and a song writer who was born and raised in Phoenix Arizona. Her debut single and video "Love me or let me go" was released on her YouTube Account and it reached over 1 million views in less than 3 months. She is now signed by Universal records and in January 2011 Entertainment tonight labeled her, "The Next Big Thing and she is one of the youngest artists to be signed by Universal Motown.
Avery's first experience with music was in the local theater where she played Gabriella in their version of High School Musical. Avery sang in her hometown choir, and she was part of a singing charity group "Acts of Love" where she would perform at homeless shelters and teen crisis centers throughout the city.
Avery is now signed to Universal Motown Records and is currently in the studio writing and recording her debut album. it is planned to be released in late 2011.
Her second single was just released on iTunes May 28, 2011. The song is entitled. "Go Screw Yourself (GSY)" As she describes it: "This song goes out to anyone that's ever tried to bring you down. Anyone that's ever stabbed you in the back. Anyone that's ever cheated on you." and jokingly adds "Hey Haters? THIS ONE'S FOR YOU....GO SCREW YOURSELF!!" it is not yet clear if the song is going to be featured on her first album or just remain a single, along with "Love Me or Let Me Go."
Avery was discovered at the age of 14 by manager/producer Aton Ben-Horin from The Agency. Ben-Horin was with a friend who was watching comedy skits on YouTube. Avery and a few friends had recreated the car scene from the movie Stepbrothers, singing "Sweet Child of Mine" by Guns and Roses. Ben-Horin, who was not watching the skit, had heard Avery's voice in the video, and chose to take action.
With the help of Avery's parents, he flew her to Plush Studios in Orlando, FL where they wrote and recorded her first single called "Love Me or Let Me Go." The music video was filmed 2 weeks later, which can be seen on her YouTube account Annamarieee22.
Since then, Avery has recorded a bunch of cover songs as well as another original called "Sick Of Hating Your Guts", which was written by Avery, Aton Ben-Horin, and Josh Snyder. the song is currently only available on her YouTube channel.
