Anja Garbarek
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anja Garbarek |
| Born | 24 July 1970 |
| Origin | Oslo, Norway |
| Genres | Electronica, trip hop, experimental |
| Occupation | musician |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | www |
Anja Garbarek (born 24 July 1970 in Oslo, Norway)[1] is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. She was raised in Oslo.[2]
Career
[edit]Garbarek's debut album, Velkommen Inn (1992), is sung in Norwegian.[3] 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).[4] 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.[4]
Garbarek collaborated with Mark Hollis of Talk Talk on two of her tracks for the 2001 album Smiling & Waving.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Raised in Oslo, Garbarek is the daughter of the Norwegian jazz saxophonist Jan Garbarek.[2]
Garbarek is married to John Mallison,[4] with whom she has one daughter,[4] Emily.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
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- ^ "Anja Garbarek: Artist" (in Norwegian). Bransjeregister MIC.no. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ a b Molnes, Svein Jarle (2 July 2009). "Anja Garbarek: mørk lyrikk" (in Norwegian). NRK P2. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ a b "Garbarek, Anja". Biography (in Norwegian). Norsk musikkinformasjon MIC.no. 6 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Anja Garbarek." Contemporary Musicians. Vol. 79. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2014. Retrieved via Biography in Context database, 27 May 2017.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Radiodokumentaren: " – så smeller det" 23.08.2014 on NRK (in Norwegian)
- 2019 interview with Innerviews (In English)
