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{{short description|Portuguese singer-songwriter (born 1987)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| image = anafree.jpg
| name = Ana Free
| birth_name = Ana Gomes Ferreira
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|6|29|df=y}}
| death_date =
| origin = [[Cascais]], [[Portugal]]
| genre = [[Pop (music)|Pop]], [[Rock music|rock]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|musician|songwriter|performer}}
| years_active = 2007–present
| label = Unsigned
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|https://anafree.com/}}
}}

'''Ana Gomes Ferreira''' (born 29 June 1987), known professionally as '''Ana Free''',<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100620075024/http://aeiou.exameinformatica.pt/ana-free-conta-nos-como-se-chega-a-fama-no-youtube-video%3Df1004150 Ana Free, conta-nos como se chega à fama no YouTube (vídeo)] em aeiou.exameinformatica.pt {{in lang|pt}}</ref> is a singer, musician, songwriter and performer who has had a series of top-five hit singles, including 4 number one hits, in [[Portugal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u7BjP-Kcfk |title=Chart position of in My Place |publisher=Youtube.com |date= |accessdate=6 July 2010}}</ref> She has a growing musical presence on the popular [[video hosting service|video sharing]] website YouTube,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/anafree |title=AnaFree on Youtube |publisher=Youtube.com |date= |accessdate=6 July 2010}}</ref> gaining over 40.1 million views to date.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://yourhiddenpotential.co.uk/2010/05/12/interview-ana-free/ |title=Interview with Your Hidden Talent website |publisher=Yourhiddenpotential.co.uk |date=12 May 2010 |accessdate=6 July 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527204132/http://yourhiddenpotential.co.uk/2010/05/12/interview-ana-free/ |archivedate=27 May 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/anafree |title=anafree's channel |publisher=Youtube.com |date= |accessdate=7 January 2007}}</ref> Ana Free's single "Electrical Storm" from her debut album "Together" occupied the number 1 spot on the [[MTV Portugal]] Top 50 National Music Chart.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mtv.pt/listas/top-50 |title=TOP 50 | MTV Portugal |access-date=12 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724082802/http://www.mtv.pt/listas/top-50 |archive-date=24 July 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Early life==

Born to a British mother and Portuguese father,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRNd21jfBJM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607162042/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRNd21jfBJM&feature=related |archive-date=2015-06-07 |url-status=dead|title=Ana Free – Entrevista 'Bairro Alto' |publisher=Youtube.com |date= |accessdate=19 July 2009}}</ref> Free grew up with her older brother in [[Cascais]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mnc.centralmusical.pt/watch.php?v=9788 |title=Ana Free |publisher=mnc.centralmusica.pt |accessdate=19 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805055140/http://mnc.centralmusical.pt/watch.php?v=9788 |archive-date=5 August 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> At a young age she was passionate about writing poetry and stories,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uAuqBkBaVE |title=Ana Free – Entrevista 'Bairro Alto' |publisher=Youtube.com |date= |accessdate=9 July 2009}}</ref> and began writing and composing at the age of 10. Since then, she has been able to play the guitar fluently for over 15 years, and has amassed well over 500 original compositions.<ref name="GroupedRef1">{{cite web|url=http://www.stereoboard.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=97718&Itemid=9 |title=ANA FREE ANNOUNCES ONE OFF LONDON SHOW & TICKETS |publisher=stereoboard.com |date= |accessdate=19 July 2010}}</ref> During her childhood, she went to St.Julians<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uAuqBkBaVE |title=Ana Free – Entrevista 'Bairro Alto' |publisher=Youtube.com |date= |accessdate=19 July 2010}}</ref> International School in [[Carcavelos]], where she picked up her distinctive accent.

==Personal life==
She is currently recording and living in Los Angeles<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u7BjP-Kcfk |title=Ana Free UK Interview with Nathan Edwards |publisher=Youtube.com |date= |accessdate=19 July 2010}}</ref> and recently finished a degree with First Class Honours in economics at the [[University of Kent]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mundoportugues.org/content/1/4619/ana-free-vive-londres-sucesso-mundial-musica/ |title=Mundo Portugues |publisher=mundoportugues.org |accessdate=19 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727102346/http://www.mundoportugues.org/content/1/4619/ana-free-vive-londres-sucesso-mundial-musica/ |archive-date=27 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in 2008. Ana developed a particular fondness for subjects like [[international trade]] and [[game theory]] and went on to write a dissertation titled ''What is the Impact of Technology on the Structure of the Major [[record label|Record Labels]] (between 1995 and 2005)?'' for which she received a Distinction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wavian.com/blog/interviews/ana-free/ |title=An interview with Ana Free |publisher=wavian.com |date= |accessdate=19 July 2010}}</ref> As well as being fluent in both English and [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], Ana also speaks Spanish, French and [[Greek language|Greek]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ-8eJ-YvO8 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408020254/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ-8eJ-YvO8&feature=related |archive-date=2017-04-08 |url-status=dead|title=Ana Free – Entrevista 'Bairro Alto' |publisher=Youtube.com |date= |accessdate=19 July 2010}}</ref>

==Influences==

Free claims to have been very musically influenced by the records her father used to play to her as a child. She says she grew up listening to artists such as [[Eric Clapton]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[The Beatles]], [[Bob Marley]], [[Santana (band)|Santana]], [[Sam Cooke]], [[Joni Mitchell]] and [[Sheryl Crow]].<ref name="GroupedRef2">{{cite web|url=http://www.anafreemusic.com |title=About Me |publisher=anafreemusic.com |accessdate=1 December 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101206101510/http://www.anafreemusic.com/| archivedate= 6 December 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> She learned to play a lot of blues songs on guitar, which she practised with her father. She says that as a teenager she used to borrow her brother's records and listened to artists like [[Bryan Adams]], [[Guns N' Roses]], [[Bon Jovi]], [[Aerosmith]] and [[4 Non Blondes]].<ref name="GroupedRef2" /> She was also a fan of mainstream pop acts like [[Christina Aguilera]], [[En Vogue]], [[Britney Spears]], [[Destiny's Child]], [[Spice Girls]], and [[Ace of Base]]. Among these, she listens to artists like [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], [[John Mayer]], [[Rihanna]], [[Jason Mraz]], [[Pixie Lott]], [[Katy Perry]], [[Ellie Goulding]] and [[Linkin Park]], as well as having strong influences from Portuguese, Greek, Spanish and [[Music of France|French]] music.<ref name="GroupedRef2" /><ref>{{cite news |title=YouTube star Ana Free |url=https://filmindustry.network/portuguese-youtube-star-ana-free/1596 |publisher=Film Industry Network |date=27 January 2010}}</ref>

==Career==

In 2013, Ana Free was invited to be the musical ambassador for the [[Volkswagen]] brand in their digital campaign "As Sun As Possible" to promote the new [[Volkswagen Beetle]] cabriolet, filmed in Hawaii.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwJOJ9FQJdM |url-status=dead |title=Beetle Cabriolet As Sun As Possible |publisher=youtube.com |date= |accessdate=31 January 2014 |archive-date=5 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905052602/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwJOJ9FQJdM }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.pt/noticias/Ana-Free-no-Havai/ |title=Ana Free no Havai |publisher=mtv.pt |date= |accessdate=31 January 2014 |archive-date=3 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203040814/http://www.mtv.pt/noticias/Ana-Free-no-Havai/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="vip.pt">{{cite web |url=http://vip.pt/55612a8/mod_artigos_obj_moda.aspx?sid=1bf0ec56-1aba-417e-98ef-bd77ec2b53ef&cntx=mcgbE846XEK9jF8wb8C8Vgc%2BadSFuCa0qNpUgbbiisFAACpcac9Ggi2fqTgijX4b |title=Ana Free: Sempre tive os pes assentes no chao |publisher=vip.pt |date= |accessdate=31 January 2014 |archive-date=20 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220203448/http://vip.pt/55612a8/mod_artigos_obj_moda.aspx?sid=1bf0ec56-1aba-417e-98ef-bd77ec2b53ef&cntx=mcgbE846XEK9jF8wb8C8Vgc%2BadSFuCa0qNpUgbbiisFAACpcac9Ggi2fqTgijX4b |url-status=dead }}</ref> Ana also released her debut album, "TOGETHER", in January 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.pt/noticias/Ana-Free-apresenta-novo-%C3%A1lbum/ |title=Ana Free apresenta novo album |publisher=mtv.pt |date= |accessdate=31 January 2014 |archive-date=3 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203040926/http://www.mtv.pt/noticias/Ana-Free-apresenta-novo-%C3%A1lbum/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

After completing the [[Volkswagen]] campaign, Ana Free moved to Los Angeles where she is currently based.<ref name="vip.pt"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.pt/noticias/Ana-Free-conquista-americanos/ |title=Ana Free conquista Americanos |publisher=mtv.pt |date= |accessdate=31 January 2014 |archive-date=3 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203040811/http://www.mtv.pt/noticias/Ana-Free-conquista-americanos/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In late 2013 Ana Free was asked to be one of the official songwriters and composers for the US drama series [[SAF3]]<ref name="vip.pt"/> for the opening season of the show, airing on the CW channel.<ref name="vip.pt"/> Ana was announced as one of the 10 finalists of the 2013 [[Guitar Center]] Singer Songwriter Competition selected by Grammy-winning record producer [[Don Was]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://songwriter.revimage.com/|title=Guitar Center Singer Songwriter 3 Competition |publisher=songwriter.revimage.com |date= |accessdate=31 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.pt/noticias/ana-free-finalista-do-guitar-center/|title=Ana Free finalista do guitar center|publisher=mtv.pt|date=|accessdate=31 January 2014|archive-date=3 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203040808/http://www.mtv.pt/noticias/ana-free-finalista-do-guitar-center/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2012, Ana Free launched a crowd funding campaign via the popular website [[PledgeMusic]] which lasted 8 months.<ref name=bbbiz-1006076382>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/indies/how-ana-free-became-a-youtube-phenom-topped-1006076382.story |title=How Ana Free Became a YouTube Phenom |publisher=billboard.com |date= |accessdate=23 May 2012}}</ref> She went on to complete her debut album alongside Argentinian producer [[Rodrigo Crespo]], who has worked with an array of artists including [[Shakira]],<ref name=bbbiz-1006076382(2)>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.pt/noticias/Ana-Free-com-novo-v%C3%ADdeo/ |title=Electrical Storm First Release |publisher=mtv.pt |date= |accessdate=8 August 2012 |archive-date=28 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828104351/http://www.mtv.pt/noticias/Ana-Free-com-novo-v%C3%ADdeo/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> recording the album in [[Buenos Aires]], London and [[Lisbon]].<ref name=bbbiz-1006076382/> A recent interview with ''[[Billboard Magazine]]'' mentioned Ana was scheduled to release her debut album later in 2012.<ref name=bbbiz-1006076382(2)/> In May 2012, Ana showcased her album at the first officially YouTube endorsed festival in Singapore, her first ever visit to Asia, sponsored by Warner Singapore, Blackberry and telecoms company [[Starhub]]. Performing alongside [[David Choi]], Tiffany Alvord, Jason Chen and Joseph Vincent,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://video.xin.msn.com/watch/video/who-are-the-youtube-stars-favourite-youtubers/tnktkbe7?cpkey=cd8b8ef5-556e-0524-b638-2d83147d48f5|title=Who Are The YouTube Stars|publisher=msn.com|date=|accessdate=6 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415053741/http://video.xin.msn.com/watch/video/who-are-the-youtube-stars-favourite-youtubers/tnktkbe7?cpkey=cd8b8ef5-556e-0524-b638-2d83147d48f5|archive-date=15 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ana debuted the first single "Electrical Storm" off her upcoming debut album on The MTV Show.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uK03DWXWkI&list=UUpI7iDgx7Z3irk1EvyamaOw&index=1&feature=plcp |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/1uK03DWXWkI |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=The MTV Show |publisher=youtube.com |date= |accessdate=14 February 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In December 2012 she released her debut album "TOGETHER" (also known as "TO.GET.HER") on Warner Singapore and it was welcomed onto the music scene with very strong 4/5 star reviews,<ref name=bbbiz-1006076382(3)>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/music-reviews/ana-free-%E2%80%93-together |title=Ana Free - TO.GET.HER |publisher=msn.com |date= |accessdate=7 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415052204/http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/music-reviews/ana-free-%E2%80%93-together |archive-date=15 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> dubbing the debut album as "written beautifully" and "emotional".<ref name="bbbiz-1006076382(3)"/> On 2 June 2012, Ana performed at the prestigious Rock in Rio festival in Lisbon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.pt/noticias/Ana-Free-no-RIR/ |title=Ana Free na Billboard e no RIR |publisher=mtv.pt |accessdate=16 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223190132/http://www.mtv.pt/noticias/Ana-Free-no-RIR |archivedate=23 February 2012 }}</ref>

In late 2011, Ana teamed up with MTV EMA nominee DJ Diego Miranda and together they recorded the hit single "Girlfriend" which went on to hold the number 1 spot on the national charts for over 8 weeks.<ref name=bbbiz-1006076382/> The videoclip has over 1.5 million views.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sre2AdoFFo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/7Sre2AdoFFo |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=DIEGO MIRANDA FEAT. ANA FREE – GIRLFRIEND (OFICIAL VIDEOCLIP)|publisher=youtube.com |date= |accessdate=19 December 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In August 2011 it was revealed that Ana had won the Music Crowns pop category with her track 'In My Place' as judged by [[Samantha Mumba]], [[Liam Bailey]], Ahmir, [[Su-Elise Nash]] and ultimately the UK and Ireland general public.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}

In May 2010, Free travelled to New York City to work with British film director, music producer and writer [[Mark Maclaine (director)|Mark Maclaine]], for the filming of the videoclip for ''Questions in My Mind'', her first single off the five-track EP ''Radian'',<ref name="GroupedRef4" /> released in February 2010. She also travelled to Portugal to record the videoclip with Portuguese rock band [[Hands on Approach]],<ref name="GroupedRef4" /> for whom she recorded vocals on the song ''Black Tears'', for their album High and Above{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}.

In the autumn of 2009, Free recorded her five-track acoustic/pop EP ''[[Radian (EP)|Radian]]'' in London which went into physical distribution in FNAC stores in Portugal the following year.<ref name="GroupedRef3">{{cite web|url=http://www.lux.iol.pt/nacionais/ana-free-shakira-abertura-concerto-lisboa-fnac/1207416-4996.html |title=Ana Free abre o concerto da Shakira em Lisboa |publisher=lux.iol.pt |date= |accessdate=10 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lux.iol.pt/nacionais/ana-frre-a-christmas-carol-filme-musica-single-disco/1100092-4996.html |title=Ana Free: estou a gravar o meu primeiro disco em Londres! |publisher=lux.iol.pt |accessdate=20 July 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100606085631/http://www.lux.iol.pt/nacionais/ana-frre-a-christmas-carol-filme-musica-single-disco/1100092-4996.html| archivedate= 6 June 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tuguitarras.com/cms/view/id/563/ |title=Ana Free Radiante com "Radian" |accessdate=20 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504202318/http://www.tuguitarras.com/cms/view/id/563 |archivedate=4 May 2010 }}</ref> In February and March 2010 she debuted the record in Miami and New York City.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lux.iol.pt/moda-e-social/ana-free-disco-lancamento/1137839-4061.html |title=Ana Free lança novo trabalho nos Estados Unidos |publisher=lux.iol.pt |date= |accessdate=20 July 2010}}</ref> She was also featured prominently on a billboard in [[Times Square]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lux.iol.pt/moda-e-social/ana-free-miami-nova-iorque-questions-in-my-mind-radian-youtube/1148269-4061.html |title=Ana Free conquista Miami e Nova Iorque |publisher=lux.iol.pt |date= |accessdate=20 July 2010}}</ref> The album has an acoustic/pop theme and is a selection of 5 of Ana's most popular original-content YouTube videos.<ref name="GroupedRef4">{{cite news|url=http://www.lux.iol.pt/nacionais/ana-free-nova-iorque-portugal-digressao-concertos-verao/1166151-4996.html# |title=Ana Free regressa a Portugal |newspaper=Lux |publisher=lux.iol.pt |date= |accessdate=20 July 2010}}</ref>

In November 2008, Free was invited to record the Portuguese theme tune ''Voa Até Ao Teu Coração'' for the release of the [[Disney]] movie [[Tinker Bell]] for which she also recorded the music video.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://disneyportugal.wordpress.com/2009/01/13/sininho-analise/ |title=Sininho Analise |publisher=disneyportugal.com |date= 13 January 2009|accessdate=20 July 2010}}</ref>

She made her first live TV performance in the summer of 2007 on [[Televisão Independente|TVI]] in Portugal, where she sang "Crazy", a song she composed herself. Ana has achieved chart success with her first single, which was released on 23 May 2008, "In My Place".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001AL3GWC |title=In My Place |website=Amazon |date= |accessdate=6 July 2010}}</ref> The popularity of her song made it feature in various Portuguese series including ''[[Morangos com Açúcar]]'' and ''[[:pt:Podia Acabar o Mundo|Podia Acabar o Mundo]]''.<ref name="GroupedRef1" />

Ana frequently tours in Portugal, London and New York,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://collect.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=bandprofile.listAllShows&friendid=262067833&n=Ana+Free |title=Shows and upcoming events – Ana Free |publisher=Collect.myspace.com |accessdate=6 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828164831/http://collect.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=bandprofile.listAllShows&friendid=262067833&n=Ana+Free |archive-date=28 August 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jornaldamadeira.pt/not2008.php?Seccao=13&id=117700&sdata=2009-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726165611/http://www.jornaldamadeira.pt/not2008.php?Seccao=13&id=117700&sdata=2009-03-03 |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 July 2011 |title=Portuguese journal article about Ana's performances |publisher=Jornaldamadeira.pt |accessdate=6 July 2010 }}</ref> and her gigs are recorded by her friends and uploaded to her blogs and websites. She opened for British singer/songwriter [[James Morrison (singer)|James Morrison]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lux.iol.pt/moda-e-social/james-morrison-ana-free-concerto-carreira-artista/1183858-4061.html |title=Ana Free e James Morrison juntos em palco |publisher=lux.iol.pt |date= |accessdate=11 August 2010}}</ref> in the summer of 2010. In November 2010, she opened for [[Shakira]],<ref name="GroupedRef3" /> which Ana considers one of her career's most defining and special moments.<ref name="GroupedRef3" /> Some of her most popular songs, with over a million views each, include covers of [[Nickelback]]'s "[[Savin' Me]]", [[The Rolling Stones]] hit "Angie", and [[Shakira]]'s 2010 World Cup theme "[[Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)|Waka Waka]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syh3KTBaMCY |title=Ana Free sings Nickelback (Savin Me) |publisher=Youtube.com |accessdate=6 July 2010| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100804035515/https://www.youtube.com//watch?v=syh3KTBaMCY| archivedate= 4 August 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRsPm8BIM9o |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/DRsPm8BIM9o |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Ana Free sings Shakira – Waka Waka (This Time For Africa): The World Cup Song |publisher=Youtube.com |date= |accessdate=14 June 2010}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsG0AgsN4LU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/rsG0AgsN4LU |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=Ana Free – Angie (Rolling Stones) |publisher=Youtube.com |date= |accessdate=21 July 2007}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Charity==

Ana has contributed to a variety of charitable causes, including lending her name to the [http://www.ligacontracancro.pt/ Liga Portuguesa contra o Cancro (LPCC)] in 2009, as an ambassador for raising awareness for [[cervical cancer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.publico.pt/Sociedade/campanha-de-prevencao-do-cancro-do-colo-do-utero-vai-passar-por-dez-universidades_1367662|title=Campanha de prevenção do cancro do colo do útero|publisher=www.publico.pt|accessdate=13 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001234156/http://www.publico.pt/Sociedade/campanha-de-prevencao-do-cancro-do-colo-do-utero-vai-passar-por-dez-universidades_1367662|archive-date=1 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> She is also the current ambassador to the Lisbon Oceanarium.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.planetazul.pt/edicoes1/planetazul/desenvArtigo.aspx?c=2253&a=21130&r=37|title= Ana Free|publisher= www.planetazul.pt|date= |accessdate= 31 January 2012|archive-date= 15 April 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140415041243/http://www.planetazul.pt/edicoes1/planetazul/desenvArtigo.aspx?c=2253&a=21130&r=37|url-status= dead}}</ref> In 2010, the [[Make-A-Wish Foundation|Make A Wish Foundation]] worked with Ana to fulfil the wishes of a young teenage fan suffering from [[cystic fibrosis]], by inviting her and her family to spend 5 days in London, where she accompanied Ana to studio, the [[London Eye]], and attended her popular show at The Barfly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.last.fm/event/1632806+Ana+Free+at+London+Barfly+on+16+September+2010 |title=Ana Free at London Barfly|publisher=www.barflyclub.com |date=16 September 2010 |accessdate=10 September 2011}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Albums===
*'''''TOGETHER (alt. name: TO.GET.HER)''''' (2013)
#"Perfection"
#"Electrical Storm"
#"Rewind"
#"Renegade"
#"I Want Your Love"
#"Sugar Rush"
#"Wake Up Call"
#"No Other Way"
#"Surrender"
#"Beautiful Goodbye"

===EPs===
*'''''Radian''''' (2010)
#"Questions In My Mind"
#"Chained"
#"Try"
#"Playgrounds And Kisses"
#"Child"

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Singles
! Year
! Portuguese Chart
|-
| No Other Way (from debut album "TOGETHER")
| 2013
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
| Electrical Storm (from debut album "TOGETHER")
| 2012
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
| Girlfriend
| 2012
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
| Playgrounds and Kisses
| 2010
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
| Questions in My Mind
| 2010
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|-
| Self Inflicted
| 2009
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|-
| Keep on Walking
| 2009
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|-
| In My Place
| 2008
| style="text-align:center;"|1<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u7BjP-Kcfk |title=Ana Free Interview discloses chart position of in My Place |publisher=Youtube.com |date= |accessdate=6 July 2010}}</ref>
|}

===Official Music Videos===
#"No Other Way"
#"Electrical Storm"
#"Girlfriend"
#"Black Tears"
# "Playgrounds And Kisses"
#"Questions in My Mind"
#"Keep on Walking"
#"Voa Até O Teu Coração for "Sininho" (Tinkerbell Movie for Portugal)"

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|www.anafree.com}}
* {{IMDb name|nm3182128}}

{{Authority control}}

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Ana Free - Revision history

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