Anja Eline Skybakmoen (born 17 October 1984 in

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...

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) is a Norwegian jazz singer, composer and band leader, the younger sister of guitarist Jonas Skybakmoen, and married 31 July 2014, to the guitarist

David Aleksander Sjølie David Aleksander Sjølie (born 7 May 1988) is a Norwegians, Norwegian jazz guitarist, known from bands like Mopti (band), Mopti, married 31 July 2014, to the jazz singer Anja Eline Skybakmoen. Career Sjølie was born in Oslo, where he lives an ...

Career

Skybakmoen was educated at

Norges Musikkhøgskole The Norwegian Academy of Music (Norwegian: ''Norges musikkhøgskole'', NMH) is a university-level music conservatory located in Oslo, Norway, in the neighbourhood of Majorstuen, Frogner. It is the largest music academy in Norway and offers the c ...

in Oslo. She has sung in projects like Eplemøya Songlag and Aphrodisiac. She replaced

Tora Augestad Tora Karen Elisabeth Augestad (born 10 December 1979) is a Norwegian mezzosoprano, musical conductor and actor. One of Norway's most established classical singers, she focuses on jazz, musical theater, contemporary music, and cabaret. Her stag ...

in the vocal group

Pitsj Pitsj (founded 1999 in Oslo, Norway) is a female Norwegian a cappella quintet. The band consists of Anine and Benedikte Kruse, the twin sisters Ane Carmen and Ida Roggen, and Anja Eline Skybakmoen (who replaced Tora Augestad when she left P ...

, and appeared on the album ''

Gjenfortellinger ''Gjenfortellinger'' with Pitsj is a jazz a cappella album. It was released in 2009 on Grappa Music (GRCD 4317). Track listing # «Fanteguten» (4:07) (Trad / Arr.: Sverre Indris Joner) # «Skjøre / Fragile» (3:27) (Sting /Norsk lyrics: Kjel ...

'' (2009) together with the sisters Anine and Benedikte Kruse, and the twin sisters Ane Carmen and Ida Roggen. In 2013 she appeared for the first time with her own Anja Eline Skybakmoen Band including with Sebastian Haugen-Markussen (bass), Ivar Loe Bjørnstad (drums),

(guitar), Dag-Filip Roaldsnes (rhodes & synth) and Kim-Erik Pedersen (saxophon). She presented original material at

Moldejazz Molde International Jazz Festival (MIJF) or Moldejazz (established 1961 in Molde Municipality) takes place annually in July, and is known as one of the oldest jazz festivals in Europe. It was initiated by the local Storyville Jazz Club. Since 1 ...

and released her debut solo album ''We’re The Houses'' (2014).

Honors

*2012: Jazz Talent Award at the

*2012: Geir Digernes Minnepris at the Trondheim Jazz Festival

Discography

Solo albums

*2014: ''We're The Houses'' (Øra Fonogram) *2015: ''Echo'' (Triogram) ;Within

*2008: '' Edvard Grieg in Jazz Mood'' (

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), with

Kjell Karlsen Kjell Oddvar Karlsen (29 July 1931 – 5 May 2020) was a Norwegian band leader, composer, arranger, jazz pianist and organist, and a Nestor of Norwegian music and show business, with a career spanning more than 60 years. He was the father of the ...

(" I Dovregubbens hall") *2009: ''

'' (Grappa Music) *2014: ''Snow Is Falling'' (Grappa Music) ;Within «Eplemöya Songlag» *2010: ''Eplemöya Songlag'' (

NorCD NorCD (established 1991 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian record label for folk, jazz, world music and improvisational music, led by the founder saxophonist and composer Karl Seglem. NorCD is distributed through Musikkoperatørene, and is a member ...

) *2012: ''Möya Og Myten'' (NorCD) ;EP *2012: ''Glorious People''

Collaborations

;Within Johndoe *2000: ''Explosift!'' (D'sign Records) ;Within

Lumsk Lumsk is a Norwegian folk metal band from Trondheim. The band combines traditional Norwegian folk music and folklore with rock, progressive rock and metal. The group has both male and female vocals with violin, guitar and drums. History After ha ...

*2005: ''

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'' (

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) ;With «Northern Arc» *2012: ''Northern Arc'' (

Curling Legs __NOTOC__ Curling Legs Productions A/S (established 1992 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian record label with a catalogue encompassing all styles of jazz and improvised music. It was started by Knut Værnes and Morten Halle to release their own m ...

)

References

External links

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En sang til båtflyktningene (A song for the boat refugees)
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