Anna Ternheim

Biography

Anna Ternheim (born 31 May 1978) is a Swedish singer-songwriter.

Early life

Ternheim was born 31 May 1978 in Stockholm, Sweden. When she was 10 years old she began playing the guitar, writing songs and performing. During a year abroad in Atlanta, Georgia, Anna created her first band "Sova", playing at smaller festivals and local clubs. Back in Stockholm she continued her song writing and later in Lausanne, Switzerland, where she was performing while studying French.

Career

She released her debut album Somebody Outside×Somebody Outside13 October 2004 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1To Be Gone2:472Better Be4:153I'll Follow You Tonight3:024Bring Down Like I3:545I Say No4:076A French Love3:537A Voice to Calm You Down2:498Somebody's Outside4:139My Secret5:0110Shoreline5:09 in 2004. The Swedish Grammy jury awarded her the Best Newcomer of the Year award, and she was nominated for Best Female Artist, Best Lyricist and Best Songwriter in 2005. She also won the P3 Gold award for Best Newcomer 2004.
For her second album, Separation Road×Separation Road27 September 2006 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 22 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Intro0:552Girl Laying Down2:573Today Is a Good Day3:334Such a Lonely Soul3:435Calling Love4:126No Subtle Men3:097Lovers Dream3:598Feels Like Sand3:429Tribute to Linn3:1010One to Blame3:4311Halfway to Fivepoints2:50Disc 21Intro0:182Lovekeeper2:573Girl Laying Down3:054You Mean Nothing to Me Anymore2:475The Loneliness Is Gone2:486Black Widow2:377Lovers Dream4:198Highlands3:459Nights in Goodville3:3710Words of Love3:1611Such a Lonely Soul3:47 released on 27 September 2006, she was awarded Best Female Artist and Best Lyricist by the Swedish Grammy jury. Again she was nominated for Best Songwriter and Best Album. She received the award for Best Female Artist at the Swedish National Radio's P3 Gold Awards the same year.
Her debut US album, Halfway to Fivepoints, was released on 22 April 2008.
In 2008, Ternheim moved to Manhattan, where she has lived ever since.
Her fourth album, Leaving on a Mayday×Leaving on a Mayday12 November 2008 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11What Have I Done3:242Damaged Ones3:093Terrified4:454Let It Rain4:565My Heart Still Beats for You4:306No, I Don't Remember3:567Summer Rain3:588Losing You3:399Off the Road3:5810Black Sunday Afternoon4:38Disc 21New York, New York3:012Come Fly With Me3:403Fly Me to the Moon3:514That's Life3:535Strangers in the Night6:53, was released on 11 August 2008. The album won Album of the Year at the 2009 Swedish Grammy Awards along with the award for Best Female Artist.
The Night Visitor, Ternheim's fifth studio album, was released in autumn 2011 in both the United States and international territories.
After a series of performances and a brief break from touring, Ternheim announced on her blog in April 2015 recording sessions for a new album or EP, based from the Figure 8 Recording studio in Brooklyn, New York.

Albums

2004 – Somebody Outside
2006 – Separation Road
2008 – Halfway to Fivepoints (US only)
2008 – Leaving on a Mayday
2011 – The Night Visitor
2015 – For the Young (LP, 10 songs)
2016 – For the Young (CD with 12 songs)
2017 – All the Way to Rio
2019 – A Space for Lost Time
2025 – Psalmer från sjunde himlen

Live albums

2016 – Live in Stockholm
2018 – The Winter Tapes

EPs

1996 – Sova
2003 – Anna Ternheim – demo
2004 – I'll Follow You Tonight
2004 – To Be Gone
2005 – My Secret
2005 – Shoreline
2006 – Girl Laying Down
2007 – Lovers Dream & More Music for Psychotic Lovers
2007 – Anna Ternheim
2008 – Halfway to Fivepoints (US only)
2012 – Anna & Ferg (with David Ferguson)
2023 – Before the Dawn

Singles

2004 – "To Be Gone×To Be Gone13 September 2004 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1To Be Gone2:532Troubled Mind3:393A Voice to Calm You Down (demo version)3:024No Way Out (Gotland version)4:10"
2005 – "My Secret×My Secret2003 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1My Secret3:482All for Me4:223A Voice to Calm You Down3:574I Say No (Gotland version)4:125Wedding Song (demo version)3:01"
2005 – "Shoreline"
2006 – "Girl Laying Down×Girl Laying Down13 September 2006 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Girl Laying Down (radio version)2:572Girl Laying Down (naked version)3:05"
2007 – "Today Is a Good Day"
2008 – "What Have I Done×What Have I Done13 March 2009 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1What Have I Done3:222What Have I Done (El Perro Del Mar remix)5:063What Have I Done (live at Decibel studio 4)3:44"
2009 – "Escape Into My Arms×Escape Into My Arms2008 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Escape Into My Arms4:06"
2009 – "No, I don't Remember"
2009 – "Make It On My Own×Make It on My Own7 September 2009 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Make It on My Own3:252What Have I Done3:19"
2012 – "Walking Aimlessly"
2012 – "Lorelie-Marie"
2013 – "Shoreline (Horns & Saw Version)×Shoreline (Horns & Saw version)20 May 2013 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Shoreline (Horns & Saw version)5:022No White Dove3:18"
2013 – "Light of Day×Light of Day27 February 2013 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Light of Day3:37"
2015 – "Every Heartbeat×Every Heartbeat31 August 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Every Heartbeat3:53"
2015 – "Still A Beautiful Day×Still a Beautiful Day25 September 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Still a Beautiful Day2:48"
2015 – "For The Young×For the Young13 November 2015 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Hours3:082Still a Beautiful Day2:483For the Young3:514Caroline3:095Walk Right In3:286Lonely One3:287Keep Me in the Dark3:378Only Those Who Love3:519Don’t Leave3:1810Just as Friends3:00"
2015 – "Caroline×Caroline27 November 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Caroline (single version)3:30"
2016 – "Kärleken Väntar×Kärleken väntar16 December 2016 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Kärleken väntar3:54"
2017 – "Minns Det Som Igår×Minns det som igår24 November 2017 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Minns det som igår3:37"

Guest appearances

2007 – Leave a Light on Voices of Eden by Fläskkvartetten
2007 – Reflexion 07 on Reflexion 07 by Petter
2009 – Du Och Jag and Christmas on The Dark Flower (Den Mörka Blomman) by Freddie Wadling
2010 – Spår on Spår by Tomas Andersson Wij
2012 – Quiet Night on Wallander – The Music by Fleshquartet
2013 – Seventeen (Alternative Version) on Seventeen by Johnossi
2014 – Lovers Never Say Goodbye on The Time Has Come by Weeping Willows
2015 – Far From Any Road on Ghost Rider by Jerry Williams

Songs in popular culture

In 2010, her song "My Heart Still Beats for You" featured on season 7 of The CW's One Tree Hill.
Her song "What Have I Done×What Have I Done13 March 2009 · EPSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1What Have I Done3:222What Have I Done (El Perro Del Mar remix)5:063What Have I Done (live at Decibel studio 4)3:44" was featured on the popular drama series "Grey's Anatomy".
The Ternheim song "Quiet Night" was used in the second series of the Swedish version of Wallander starring Krister Henriksson. On 18 December 2009, her song "No, I Don't Remember" was featured on an episode of Dollhouse entitled "The Attic". This song was featured in July 2010 on a new DLC episode, for the Xbox 360 videogame Alan Wake, entitled "The Signal". The songs "Off the Road" and "Words of Love" also featured in the videogame Silent Hill: Downpour.