Anders Glenmark
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Born | Gert Anders Glenmark 20 November 1953 Simrishamn,Sweden |
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Relatives | Karin Glenmark(sister) |
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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.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]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.[citation needed]
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.[1]
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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
Glenmark has participated inMelodifestivalen,the Swedish heats of the Eurovision Song Contest, seven times:[citation needed]
- 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
[edit]Albums
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- "Anders Glenmark".Nationalencyklopedin(in Swedish).Retrieved9 May2010.
References
[edit]- ^"Murray Head – One Night In Bangkok (1984, Tape One Pressing, Vinyl)".3 September 1984 – viaDiscogs.
External links
[edit]- Anders GlenmarkatAllMusic
- Anders Glenmarkdiscography atDiscogs
- Anders GlenmarkatIMDb