Anja Garbarek
Norwegian singer-songwriter
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::summary Norwegian singer-songwriter ::
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| Field | Value |
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| name | Anja Garbarek |
| image | Anja Garbarek.jpg |
| image_size | 250px |
| caption | Garbarek in 2007 |
| birth_name | Anja Garbarek |
| birth_date | |
| origin | Oslo, Norway |
| genre | Electronica, trip hop, experimental |
| occupation | musician |
| years_active | 1992–present |
| label | {{Plainlist |
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| name = Anja Garbarek | image = Anja Garbarek.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Garbarek in 2007 | alias = | birth_name = Anja Garbarek | birth_date = | death_date = | origin = Oslo, Norway | genre = Electronica, trip hop, experimental | occupation = musician | years_active = 1992–present | label = {{Plainlist|
Anja Garbarek (born 24 July 1970 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. She was raised in Oslo.
Career
Garbarek's debut album, Velkommen Inn (1992), is sung in Norwegian. She subsequently released three original albums containing English lyrics: Balloon Mood (1996), Smiling and Waving (co-produced by Steven Wilson; 2001), and Briefly Shaking (2006). She received the Spellemannsprisen in 2001 for her album Smiling & Waving in the open class category. She was also responsible for the soundtrack to Luc Besson's 2005 film Angel-A, which included music from her albums as well as several new songs composed specifically for the film.
Garbarek collaborated with Mark Hollis of Talk Talk on two of her tracks for the 2001 album Smiling & Waving.
Personal life
Raised in Oslo, Garbarek is the daughter of the Norwegian jazz saxophonist Jan Garbarek.
Garbarek is married to John Mallison, with whom she has one daughter, Emily.
Discography
Albums
- Velkommen inn (RCA, 1992)
- Balloon Mood (RCA, 1996)
- Smiling & Waving (Virgin/EMI, 2001)
- Briefly Shaking (Virgin/EMI, 2005)
- Angel-A (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Virgin/EMI, 2005)
- The Road Is Just a Surface (Drabant, 2018)
Guest appearances
- Satyricon: Volcano (2002), voices on "Angstridden", "Mental Mercury" and "Black Lava"
- Rita Marcotulli: Koinè (2002), voice on "Interference"
- Wibutee: Sweet Mental (2006), voice on "The Ball"
- Robert Wyatt: Comicopera (2007), cover of "Stay Tuned" written by Garbarek
- Steve Jansen: Slope (2008), voice on "Cancelled Pieces" (and its remix on 4 Remixes from Slope)
References
References
- "Anja Garbarek: Artist". Bransjeregister MIC.no.
- Molnes, Svein Jarle. (2 July 2009). "Anja Garbarek: mørk lyrikk". [[NRK P2]].
- (6 August 2006). "Garbarek, Anja". Norsk musikkinformasjon MIC.no.
- "Anja Garbarek." ''Contemporary Musicians''. Vol. 79. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2014. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database, 27 May 2017.
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