[11] She appeared in two West End productions as a child: she auditioned for Les Misérables aged six, without telling her parents, and performed in Whistle Down the Wind with Jessie J when she was twelve.
[16] Her initial popularity there ended when she was fourteen—she was shunned and bullied by her classmates after being accused of cheating on her boyfriend, when she had only spoken to another boy on the phone late at night.
Anne-Marie also said she regrets being a difficult child—exacerbated by her grandmother's death when she was twelve—and was advised by Ed Sheeran to "call [her] mum and dad every day".
[11][21][22] She credits karate with teaching her the "discipline and focus" necessary for her singing career,[23] but tours have made it difficult for her to find time for the sport.
[26] She also featured on four tracks on their second album We the Generation (2015),[14] including co-features with Dizzee Rascal and Will Heard,[15] and "Rumour Mill", which reached number 67 on the UK Singles Chart and gave her enough confidence to go solo.
[33] In October 2016, Anne-Marie was confirmed to play at the thirty-first edition of Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen, Netherlands.
[35] The same month, Clean Bandit released their song "Rockabye", with Anne-Marie as main vocalist and featuring Jamaican rapper Sean Paul.
[38] On 10 March 2017, Anne-Marie released "Ciao Adios",[39] which she had previously performed live at KOKO on 28 November 2016.
[45] According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), "Friends" was the ninth best-selling single of 2018 with sales of 9.6 million track-equivalent units.
[46] On 22 February, Anne-Marie announced that her debut studio album, Speak Your Mind, would be released on 27 April 2018.
[48] In South Korea, the song topped the country's year-end chart in 2019,[49] making Anne-Marie the first and only foreign artist to achieve this feat.
[55] On 15 June 2018, Anne-Marie teamed up with Rudimental and Major Lazer on a song "Let Me Live", which also featured Mr Eazi.
[56] In July 2018, Anne-Marie featured on a David Guetta song titled "Don't Leave Me Alone", which peaked at 18 on the UK Singles chart.
[57] On 4 November, Anne-Marie and Marshmello performed an acoustic version of "Friends" at the 2018 MTV Europe Music Awards.
[59] In 2019, Anne-Marie featured on the single "Lonely" by American singer Lauv for the soundtrack of 13 Reasons Why: Season 3.
[66] On 2 January 2021, she made her first appearance as the newest coach for the tenth series of The Voice UK, replacing Meghan Trainor.
[69] Anne-Marie contributed vocals on the song "Way Too Long" in collaboration with Nathan Dawe and MoStack on 9 April.
[84] The same month, Anne-Marie and Niall Horan released a cover of Fleetwood Mac's song "Everywhere" for the BBC Children in Need alongside other British musicians, including Ed Sheeran and Yungblud.
[85] On 8 February 2022, Anne-Marie performed a medley of "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" and "Don't Play" at the 42nd Brit Awards.
[90][91][92] Talking to The Standard amid the premiere of the eleventh series of The Voice, Anne-Marie revealed that she had torn a tendon as a result of the fall.
[93] On 27 May 2022, Anne-Marie collaborated with Swedish DJ duo Neiked and American rapper Latto on the song "I Just Called".
[99] In an interview with FM104 regarding her third studio album, Anne-Marie explained that "I've been writing a lot of new stuff... and I feel like I've figured out what I want to say.
[101] On 9 March, Anne-Marie collaborated with Thai singer Minnie, a member of South Korean girl group (G)I-dle, on the song "Expectations".
[102] On 7 April, Anne-Marie teamed up with David Guetta and Coi Leray on the song "Baby Don't Hurt Me" which samples Haddaway's hit "What Is Love".
[108] On August 16, Anne-Marie collaborated with Haitian DJ Michaël Brun and American singer Becky G on the single "Coming Your Way".
[111] Following the conclusion of the first leg of The Unhealthy Club Tour, Anne-Marie took a break from her career commitments for several months as she welcomed her first child in February 2024.
[115] On 9 August, Anne-Marie released the single "Cry Baby" in collaboration with Clean Bandit and David Guetta.