Anja Garbarek

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

Anja Garbarek
Garbarek in 2007
Background information
Birth name	Anja Garbarek
Born	(1970-07-24) 24 July 1970 (age 54)
Origin	Oslo, Norway
Genres	Electronica, trip hop, experimental
Occupation	musician
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Virgin/EMI
Website	www.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

• 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)