Anja Garbarek

Anja Garbarek
Anja Garbarek
Background information
Birth name	Anja Garbarek
Born	24 July 1970 (age 51)
Origin	Oslo, Norway
Genres	Jazz, electronica, trip hop, experimental
Occupation(s)	musician
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Virgin/EMI; Mute (UK);
Website	www.anjagarbarek.com

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

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[]

Velkommen inn (1992)
Balloon Mood (1996)
Smiling & Waving (2001)
Briefly Shaking (2005)
Angel-A Soundtrack (2005)
(2018)

Guest appearances[]

Volcano – Satyricon – (2002) (voices on 3 songs: "Angstridden", "Mental Mercury" and "Black Lava")
– Rita Marcotulli (2003)
Cuckooland – Robert Wyatt (2003)
Sweet Mental – Wibutee (2006) (voice on 1 song: "The Ball")
Comicopera – Robert Wyatt (2007)
Slope – Steve Jansen (2008) (voice on 1 song: "Cancelled Pieces")
– Steve Jansen (2008) (voice on 1 song: "Pieces Cancelled (Cancelled Pieces Remix)")

References[]

^ "Anja Garbarek: Artist" (in Norwegian). Bransjeregister MIC.no. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Molnes, Svein Jarle (2 July 2009). "Anja Garbarek: mørk lyrikk" (in Norwegian). NRK P2. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ Jump up to: ^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[]

Official website
Radiodokumentaren: " – så smeller det" 23.08.2014 on NRK (in Norwegian)
2019 interview with Innerviews (In English)

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

[1] "Anja Garbarek: Artist" (in Norwegian). Bransjeregister MIC.no. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

[Molnes-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Molnes, Svein Jarle (2 July 2009). "Anja Garbarek: mørk lyrikk" (in Norwegian). NRK P2. Retrieved 9 April 2010.

[mic-3] Jump up to: ^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.

[ContempMusicians-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d "Anja Garbarek." Contemporary Musicians. Vol. 79. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2014. Retrieved via Biography in Context database, 27 May 2017.

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