Anna Mjöll
Anna Mjöll Ólafsdóttir (born January 7, 1970 in Reykjavík ) is an Icelandic jazz singer and composer .
Live and act
Anna Mjöll comes from a musical family. She learned the piano , guitar and cello and studied music in Paris and Los Angeles . She was selected to represent Iceland at the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo . With the jazz pop song Sjúbidú ("Schubiduu"), which she wrote with her father, she landed in 13th place.
After the competition she worked as a background singer for Julio Iglesias for a few years . Several of her solo albums in the field of jazz followed. She moved to Los Angeles, where she also works as a singing teacher.
Discographic notes
- Shadow of Your Smile (Tonaljon, 2009)
- Christmas JaZZmaZ (2010, with Vinnie Colaiuta )
Web links
- Anna Mjöll in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Anja Mjöll at Allmusic (English)
- Anna Mjöll Ólafsdóttir at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Iceland - 1996 at diggiloo.net
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Anna Mjöll |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Anna Mjöll Ólafsdóttir |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic jazz singer and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 7th January 1970 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Reykjavík |