Anders Glenmark

Anders Glenmark
Glenmark in 2011
Born	Gert Anders Glenmark (1953-11-20)20 November 1953 Simrishamn,Sweden
Occupations	Singer songwriter musician record producer
Years active	1972–2002 2015–present
Relatives	Karin Glenmark(sister)
Musical career
Genres	Rock pop
Instruments	Vocals bass guitar guitar
Labels	Metronome Polar
Formerly of	Glenmarks

Gert Anders Glenmark(born 20 November 1953) is a Swedish singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. He is the brother of singerKarin Glenmarkand nephew of band leaderBruno Glenmark.

Career

Among the artists for whom Glenmark has written and produced areEva Dahlgren,Orup,Ted Gärdestad,andPatrik Isaksson.He has also, early on in his career, been a backing singer on solo albums by members ofABBA,such asAnni-Frid Lyngstad'sFrida EnsamandAgnetha Fältskog'sElva Kvinnor I Ett Hus,both released in 1975.

In 1976, Glenmark played lead guitar in Abba's hit single "Money, Money, Money".

In 1984, Glenmark sang in the chorus ofMurray Head's hit single "One Night in Bangkok"(US No. 3, UK #12), from theBenny Andersson/Tim Rice/Björn UlvaeusmusicalChess.

In 1996, Glenmark produced and co-wrote Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad's Swedish solo albumDjupa Andetag.He has also collaborated with a number of Danish artists such as Lis Sørensen andSøs Fenger.

Glenmark has been a member of several groups, including the family group Glenmarks and the siblings duoGemini.Since 1994, he has been a member of the sporadically existing groupGlenmark Eriksson Strömstedt (GES)together withOrupand Niklas Strömstedt.

Glenmark has participated inMelodifestivalen,the Swedish heats of the Eurovision Song Contest, seven times:

• 1973as part of Glenmarks with the song "En liten sång som alla andra" (4th place)
• 1974as part of Glenmarks with the song "I annorlunda land" (8th place)
• 1975as part of Glenmarks with the song "Lady Antoinette" (6th place)
• 1981with the song "Det är mitt liv – det är jag" (4th place)
• 1984with his sisterKarin Glenmark(before this duo became known asGemini) with the song "Kall som is" (4th place)
• 1989withOrupwith the song "Upp över mina öron"(2nd place)
• 2006As a songwriter withNiklas Strömstedtwith the song "Lev Livet"

Discography

Albums

• Känslor(1973)
• Anders Glenmark!(1975)
• Express(1977)
• Det är mitt liv – det är jag(1981)
• Här går en man(1988)
• Jag finns här för dig(1990)
• Jag finns här för dig(1990)
• Boogie i mitt huvud(1993)
• Glenmark(1997)
• Alla dessa bilder(2002)

Singles

• 2002 – "Låt det komma ut" (withPatrik Isaksson)
• 2002 – "Lust och välbehag"
• 2000 – "Kom karavaner" (with Søs Fenger)
• 1997 – "Lätt som en fjäder"
• 1997 – "Leva länge"
• 1997 – "I min säng"
• 1993 – "Boogie i mitt huvud"
• 1993 – "Högre standard"
• 1993 – "Bygg på mig"
• 1992 – "Mare Mare"
• 1991 – "Anna dansar"
• 1991 – "Greyhound Bus"
• 1990 – "Hon sa"
• 1990 – "Hon har blommor i sitt hår"
• 1989 – "Prinsessor bor någon annanstans"
• 1989 – "Upp över mina öron" (withOrup)
• 1988 – "Vill du resa i vår, så reser jag med dig"
• 1988 – "Bröllopet"
• 1988 – "Här går en man"
• 1984 – "One Night in Bangkok"(sings main chorus)
• 1984 – "Kall som is" (withKarin Glenmark)
• 1981 – "Det är mitt liv – det är jag"
• 1977 – "Falling Star"
• 1975 – "Sextitalslivet"
• 1974 – "Hur går det till" (withKarin Glenmark)
• 1973 – "Det både känns och bränns"
• 1973 – "Marianne Marianne"
• 1972 – "Någon gång, Någonstans"

Bibliography

• "Anders Glenmark".Nationalencyklopedin(in Swedish).Retrieved9 May2010.

External links

• Anders GlenmarkatAllMusic
• Anders Glenmarkdiscography atDiscogs
• Anders GlenmarkatIMDb