Anja Garbarek

Biography

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

Career

Garbarek's debut album, Velkommen Inn×Velkommen inn1992 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Vil du være med4:032Male øynene dine3:393Vingene mine5:014Somme tider3:335Det du ser4:286Velkommen inn3:497Elsker du som jeg4:198Dekk deg til4:019Du3:3410Er det flere her4:1411Løp alt du kan5:14 (1992), is sung in Norwegian. She subsequently released three original albums containing English lyrics: Balloon Mood×Balloon Mood1996 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Beyond My Control5:192I.C.U.5:073Just One of Those Days4:254Picking Up Pieces5:145The Cabinet4:376Something Written5:347Strange Noises4:308The Telescope Man Says6:159She Collects (Stuff Like That)4:1010Balloon Mood3:24 (1996), Smiling and Waving (co-produced by Steven Wilson; 2001), and Briefly Shaking (2006). She received the Spellemannsprisen in 2001 for her album Smiling & Waving×Smiling & Waving26 March 2001 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Her Room2:342The Gown3:223Spin the Context4:494Stay Tuned4:175You Know3:446Big Mouth3:207The Diver4:068That's All3:519And Then4:2610It Seems We Talk4:57 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.
Garbarek collaborated with Mark Hollis of Talk Talk on two of her tracks for the 2001 album Smiling & Waving.

Personal life

Raised in Oslo, Garbarek is the daughter of the Norwegian jazz saxophonist Jan Garbarek.
Garbarek is married to John Mallison, with whom she has one daughter, Emily.

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)