Sweet ANN

Etymology
Her name is a pun based on her origins, meaning that Sweet-Ann = Swe-den.

Appearance
Sweet ANN has been described as a "white Lena Horne" by PowerFX. According to PowerFX, their VOCALOIDs are more like Cyborgs than Androids.
She is the first English Vocaloid to have a depiction as such on her boxart, although at this point the general idea of a true "avatar" would not be considered until Hatsune Miku's release a few months later. She is loosely based on "The Bride of Frankenstein". Her staples (or stitches) are often mistaken for a choker.[2]
Sweet Ann's Taiwan design is based on a bride and features some steampunk details, possibly from the fact she was based on Bride of Frankenstein.

Relations
   BIG AL; a complementary voice bank with masculine vocals.

At the time of release, ANN received positive reviews with many praising her "sweet" voice. Reviewers noted that on occasion she sounded realistic enough to not notice she was a virtual singer which was also pleasing to reviewers. Another positive sign was that reviewers had praised the improvements between VOCALOID and VOCALOID2. This resulted in ANN receiving a good reception upon her release.[6]

In late 2009, prior to the release of BIG AL, she was regarded as the second most popular English VOCALOID. The first most popular was Prima.

She was sold under as a 'space lounge robo-vocalist sensation'.[3]

Like VOCALOIDs before her, she was aimed at professional musicians as there was no established Vocaloid fandom. Her boxart itself appears to be based on the poster art for a movie "Stormy Weather" starring Lena Horne