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Anja Garbarek (born 24 July 1970 in Oslo, Norway)[1] is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. She was raised in Oslo.[2]

Anja Garbarek
Background information
Birth nameAnja Garbarek
Born (1970-07-24) 24 July 1970 (age 52)
OriginOslo, Norway
GenresJazz, electronica, trip hop, experimental
Occupation(s)musician
Years active1992–present
Labels
  • Virgin/EMI
  • Mute (UK)
Websitewww.anjagarbarek.com

Career


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


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



Albums



Guest appearances



References


  1. "Anja Garbarek: Artist" (in Norwegian). Bransjeregister MIC.no. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. Molnes, Svein Jarle (2 July 2009). "Anja Garbarek: mørk lyrikk" (in Norwegian). NRK P2. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  3. "Garbarek, Anja". Biography (in Norwegian). Norsk musikkinformasjon MIC.no. 6 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  4. "Anja Garbarek." Contemporary Musicians. Vol. 79. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2014. Retrieved via Biography in Context database, 27 May 2017.


Awards
Preceded by Recipient of the Open class Spellemannprisen
2001
Succeeded by
Sidsel Endresen & Bugge Wesseltoft

На других языках


[de] Anja Garbarek

Anja Garbarek (* 24. Juli 1970 in Oslo, Norwegen) ist eine norwegische Singer-Songwriterin und Filmmusikkomponistin.
- [en] Anja Garbarek

[ru] Гарбарек, Аня

Аня Гарбарек (норв. Anja Garbarek, род. 24 июля 1970, Осло, Норвегия) — норвежский автор-исполнительница песен. Выпустила четыре альбома, а также написала саундтрек к фильму Люка Бессона «Ангел-А»[1]. Аня — дочь известного норвежского джазового саксофониста Яна Гарбарека.



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