
Though pop and rock were the genres that Annika Catharina first loved, it was the songs of Patsy Cline that drew her to country music. After hearing “Walking After Midnight” and “Crazy”, she wanted to perform country songs any chance she got.
Based in the Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Annika started singing country covers along with other classics, placing in various competitions, such as Variety’s Got Talent, PNE Star Showdown, and Youth Talent Search BC.
In 2017, a bad accident changed Annika’s course, requiring multiple surgeries and reconstructive facial surgery as part of her recovery. While her new circumstances made singing challenging, it hardened her resolve to pursue music. Determined to turn a setback into a turning point of positive transformation and inner strength, Annika steadily grew her musical activities, eventually taking on singing duties with a working band and in an acoustic duo.
In 2021, Annika began releasing music for the first time – first with a collaborative cover of “Sweet Child of Mine” with Sad Puppy and DuoViolins that netted over a 1 million Spotify streams, as well as four 2022 singles as part of the country duo Broadway Crush. Eager to release music as a solo artist, Annika’s first single, “Better” arrived in 2023, gaining Spotify editorial placement on the “Fresh Finds” playlist and also being added to rotation on Sirius XM Canada’s Top of the Country.
Having found a new muse in the form of the producing duo The Renaissance (Garrett Ward and Dan Botch), Annika released her follow-up single “Broke It” later that summer, gaining support through Amazon Music this time on their “Breakthrough Country” and “Just North of Nashville” playlists.
Annika’s first single of 2024, “What if I”, marked new milestones for the artist by hitting 170K streams on Spotify through the editorial playlists “New Music Friday Country”, “Country Frontier”, “North Country”, “Next From Nashville”, “RADAR Canada”, and “EQUAL Canada”. Apple Music featured it on the “Canada’s Country” editorial playlist, charted at #2 on SiriusXM Top of the Country Radio in Canada.
Next up was “Bandit”, which hit #1 on SiriusXM Top of the Country Radio twice and earned 100K Spotify streams, a slot on Spotify’s “Fresh Finds Country” editorial playlist, and placement on Apple Music’s “Canada Country” playlist. The “Bandit” music video – Annika’s first – was added by CMT Australia.
The follow-up “Love and Hate” also hit #1 on SiriusXM Top of the Country, reached 200K Spotify streams, earned Annika the cover of Amazon Music’s “Poppin’ Country” and Apple Music’s “Canada’s Country” playlists, and music video support from CMT Australia.
As she marks 2025 with her newest offering, Dishonest”, Annika Catharina has already received love from Apple Music, making her the cover of Canada’s Country and adding the song to “Country Risers,” “New in Country,” “Caffeine Country,” and “New Music Daily.” Spotify has placed Dishonest on “North Country,” “RADAR Country” and “Fresh Finds Canada.” “Dishonest” also received support from Amazon Music by being placed on “Brand New Music,” “Just North of Nashville,” “Fresh Country,” and “Breakthrough Country.” Annika is excited to share that her debut EP, “You & Me,” will come out later this year!