Wé McDonald (born January 13, 1999), known professionally as Wé Ani, is an American singer and songwriter. She finished in third place in the 11th season on NBC's talent singing competition The Voice on Team Alicia Keys. Her first single, "Dance The Night Away", debuted on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart at #50 on July 7, 2018, and reached its peak at #33 on July 28, 2018. It spent a total of seven weeks on the chart. "Dance The Night Away," written by Ani, Robert Eibach and David Longoria, featured remixes by producer Robert Eibach, ChudaBeats, HuDanz, DJ Chris Z and hi5. Her second single "Confession" peaked on the Billboard Club Songs chart on September 28, 2019. She finished in fifth place in the 21st season on ABC's talent singing competition American Idol. She is currently working on her debut album in Los Angeles, California.
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Early life
Wé Ani was born on January 23, 1999, in Harlem and was raised between there and New Jersey. She now uses Wé Ani as her name, saying that "Ani" is Swahili for "diligence".
Career
2016: The Voice
Ani appeared on season 11 of NBC's The Voice, in the fall of 2016. She got a four chair turn during the auditions, and chose to be part of Alicia Keys's team on the show.
– Studio version of performance reached the top 10 on iTunes
2023: American Idol
Ani appeared on season 21 of ABC's American Idol, in the spring of 2023. She placed fifth overall in the competition.
Discography
Singles
"Dance The Night Away" (2018)
"Confession" (2019)
Disgusted
Song House
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2023
Feeling Good
The Complete Season 11 Collection (The Voice Performance)
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2016
The Standard
The Standard
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2024
Good For?
Frantic
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2023
To the Moon
Frantic
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2023
Flowers
Frantic
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2023
175 Lbs
175 Lbs
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2023
White Chocolate
White Chocolate
Reception
Dance The Night Away debuted on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart at #50 on July 7, 2018, and reached its peak at #33 on July 28, 2018. As of September 1, 2018, it was #28 on the Starfleet Music Dance Songs chart. Ani's second single "Confession" was released in the summer of 2019 and debuted at #40 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart and peaked at #14 on September 28 where it stayed for two weeks. This is her highest Billboard charting song to date.
