Anja Garbarek (born 24 July 1970 in

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singer-songwriter. She was raised in Oslo.

Career

Garbarek's debut album, ''Velkommen Inn'' (1992), is sung in

. She subsequently released three original albums containing English lyrics: ''Balloon Mood'' (1996), ''Smiling and Waving'' (co-produced by

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on two of her tracks for the 2001 album ''Smiling & Waving''.

Personal life

Raised in

, Garbarek is the daughter of the Norwegian

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. Garbarek is married to John Mallison, with whom she has one daughter, Emily.

Discography

Albums

* ''Velkommen inn'' (1992) * ''Balloon Mood'' (1996) * ''Smiling & Waving'' (2001) * ''Briefly Shaking'' (2005) * '' Angel-A Soundtrack'' (2005) * '' The Road Is Just a Surface'' (2018)

Guest appearances

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– (2002) (voices on 3 songs: "Angstridden", "Mental Mercury" and "Black Lava") *''

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(2003) *'' Sweet Mental'' – Wibutee (2006) (voice on 1 song: "The Ball") *'' Comicopera'' –

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(2008) (voice on 1 song: "Cancelled Pieces") *'' 4 Remixes from Slope'' –

(2008) (voice on 1 song: "Pieces Cancelled (Cancelled Pieces Remix)")

References

External links

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Radiodokumentaren: " – så smeller det" 23.08.2014
on NRK (in Norwegian)
2019 interview with Innerviews (In English)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Garbarek, Anja 1970 births Living people Norwegian songwriters Trip hop musicians English-language singers from Norway Spellemannprisen winners Norwegian people of Polish descent Norwegian women in electronic music 21st-century Norwegian women singers 21st-century Norwegian singers