Never Gone (Andee song)

Andee, then going by her birth name Andrée-Anne Leclerc, first gained exposure by competing on the fifth edition of Québecois reality singing competition Star Académie in 2012 where she placed in the top eight and drew the attention of Paul Jessop, the vice-president of promotions at Universal Music Canada. In early 2013, Andee encountered Sébastien Lefebvre, who would work with her over the next year as the executive producer of her debut album. In January 2014, Leclerc signed a record deal with Universal Music Canada and adopted the stage name Andee, an anglophone derivative of Andrée-Anne. ==Reception==

Critical Noah Siegel of New Canadian Music wrote that the song is "a forceful Adele-inspired single that's effective pop in both English and French versions." Andee was nominated for Best New Group or Solo Artist in the category of AC (adult contemporary radio) at the 2015 Canadian Radio Music Awards for the song. Commercial "Never Gone" debuted at number 94 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart dated June 28, 2014. It entered the top 50 in its sixth week, rising 53–43 on the chart dated August 2, 2014. The song reached its peak position of 40 on the chart dated August 23, 2014. "Never Gone" is Andee's only top fifty single to date and spent a total of 20 weeks on the chart. The song was also a multi-format radio hit, peaking at numbers 6, 25, and 15 on the Billboard Canada AC, CHR/Top 40, and Hot AC charts, respectively. ==Music video==

An accompanying music video was directed by Alon Isocianu and premiered June 26, 2016. A French version was released the same day. ==Track listings==

;Digital download • "Never Gone" – 2:52 ;Digital download (French) • "Never Gone" – 2:50 ==Credits and personnel==

Credits adapted from liner notes. ;Technical • Recorded by Sébastien Lefebvre at Man of the Hour Studio / Fever Music Group in Montréal, Québec • Mixed by Serban Ghenea at Mixstar Studio in Virginia Beach, Virginia • Mastered by Ryan Morey at Ryan Morey Mastering in Outremont, Québec ;Musicians • Andee (Andrée-Anne Leclerc) – vocals • Sébastien Lefebvre – guitar, bass, keyboards, programming • Chantal Bergeron – violin • Brian Bacon – violin alto • Christine Giguère – cello • Nathalie Bonin – violin ;Additional personnel • Strings recorded by Patrick Goyette at Planet Studio • Strings arranged by Sébastien Lefebvre and Jay Lefebvre ==Charts==

Weekly charts Year end charts ==Release history==