Anja Garbarek

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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]

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 (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

References

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