Anita Ward

Anita Ward is proof that one perfect record can outlast almost everything. 'Ring My Bell' topped the Hot 100, R&B, and dance charts in 1979 and conquered the UK too, and decades on it still fills floors instantly. I find that kind of legacy oddly moving. Plenty of artists chase whole catalogs and never land a single song that lodges itself this deep into collective memory. Coming out of Memphis, a city soaked in soul and blues, gives her voice a lineage you can feel. To me she is the rare one-hit wonder whose one hit is genuinely immortal.

Name (English)

Anita Ward

Name (Japanese)

アニタ・ウォード

Reading

あにた・うぉーど

Born

December 20, 1956 (age 69)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Monkey

Origin

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Occupation

singer

University

Rust College

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89

Tags

• Tennessee
• singer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.