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

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- Born
- 1978. · Sollentuna parish.
- Nationality
- Sweden.
- Occupation
- pianist, singer-songwriter, composer, singer, musician and songwriter.
- Fields
- pop rock.
- Honours
- P3 Gold Awards and Grammis for Newcomer of the Year.
- Languages
- Swedish, English and French.
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Anna Ternheim (born 31 May 1978) is a Swedish singer-songwriter.
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Anna Ternheim (born 1978) is a Swedish composer, musician and pianist, among other activities. The composer was born in Sollentuna parish. Anna Ternheim lived in Brooklyn, East Village and Stockholm.
Genres include pop rock. Languages used include English, French and Swedish. The composer received Grammis for Newcomer of the Year and P3 Gold Awards.
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Early life
Early life
The recorded working language is Swedish, English and French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are pop rock. Residence is recorded at Stockholm and East Village. Distinctions recorded are P3 Gold Awards and Grammis for Newcomer of the Year.
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
Career
She released her debut album Somebody Outside 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 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, 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
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
Live albums
2016 – Live in Stockholm 2018 – The Winter Tapes
EPs
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
Singles
2004 – "To Be Gone" 2005 – "My Secret" 2005 – "Shoreline" 2006 – "Girl Laying Down" 2007 – "Today Is a Good Day" 2008 – "What Have I Done" 2009 – "Escape Into My Arms" 2009 – "No, I don't Remember" 2009 – "Make It On My Own" 2012 – "Walking Aimlessly" 2012 – "Lorelie-Marie" 2013 – "Shoreline (Horns & Saw Version)" 2013 – "Light of Day" 2015 – "Every Heartbeat" 2015 – "Still A Beautiful Day" 2015 – "For The Young" 2015 – "Caroline" 2016 – "Kärleken Väntar" 2017 – "Minns Det Som Igår"
Guest appearances
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
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" 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.
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- Stockholm, East Village and Brooklyn.
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Sollentuna parish.
Birth place
Discography
Her most popular songs include: "To Be Gone", "My Secret", "Girl Laying Down", "Today is A Good Day", and "Shoreline" (a Broder Daniel cover).
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- 1.Anna Ternheim Biography.
- 2.Reges, Margaret. Biography: Anna Ternheim. Allmusic.
- 3.Video: Talk: Anna Ternheim. - Morgenmagazin – ARD, Das Erste.
- 4.Anna Ternheim. Best female artist & Album of the year, Grammy Awards.
- 5.Ternheim, Anna. FIGURE 8 RECORDING. annaternheim.com. self-published.
- 6.CBS Interactive Music Group. Anna Ternheim's Charts – Last.fm: Anna Ternheim.
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