Anders Glenmark
Encyclopedia
Anders Glenmark is a Swedish pop
and rock
singer, as well as one of Sweden's most successful music producers and song writers. He is the brother of singer Karin Glenmark
and nephew of band leader Bruno Glenmark. Among the artists he's written and produced for are Eva Dahlgren
, Orup
, Ted Gärdestad
and Patrik Isaksson. He has also, early on in his career, been a backing singer on solo albums by members of ABBA
such as Anni-Frid Lyngstad
's Frida Ensam
and Agnetha Fältskog
's Elva Kvinnor I Ett Hus
, both released in 1975. In 1984 Glenmark sang in the chorus of Murray Head
's hit single "One Night in Bangkok
" (US #3, UK #12) from the Benny Andersson
/Tim Rice
/Björn Ulvaeus
musical Chess
. In 1996 he produced and co-wrote Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad's Swedish solo album Djupa Andetag
. He has also collaborated with a number of Danish artists such as Lis Sørensen and Søs Fenger.
Anders Glenmark has been a member of several groups, including the family group Glenmarks and the siblings duo Gemini. Since 1994 he has been a member of the sporadically existing group GES together with Orup
and Niklas Strömstedt.
He has participated in Melodifestivalen
, the Swedish heats of the Eurovision Song Contest, six times.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
singer, as well as one of Sweden's most successful music producers and song writers. He is the brother of singer Karin Glenmark
Karin Glenmark
Karin Glenmark, born 8 April 1952, is a Swedish pop and rock singer. She is the niece to Bruno Glenmark and sister to Anders Glenmark. Together with Anders, she is a part of the siblings duo Gemini, and together with uncle Bruno and his wife Ann-Louise Hanson, they formed the group Glenmarks.She...
and nephew of band leader Bruno Glenmark. Among the artists he's written and produced for are Eva Dahlgren
Eva Dahlgren
Eva Dahlgren is a Swedish pop musician, born 9 June 1960 in Umeå, Sweden.Dahlgren was discovered by musician/producer Bruno Glenmark in 1978 after appearing on the TV show "Sveriges magasin" and her debut album Finns det nån som bryr sej om was released the same year...
, Orup
Orup
Orup is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter and guitarist who enjoyed major success in his native country in the late 1980s and early 1990s with songs like "M.B.", "Då står pojkarna på rad", "Magaluf", "Stockholm" and "Regn hos mej." Orup has also written several songs for other performers...
, Ted Gärdestad
Ted Gärdestad
Ted Gärdestad , internationally known as Ted Gardestad, Ted Gaerdestad or just Ted was a Swedish singer, songwriter and musician.-Early career:...
and Patrik Isaksson. He has also, early on in his career, been a backing singer on solo albums by members of ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
such as Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Anni-Frid Prinzessin Reuss von Plauen , is a Norwegian-born Swedish pop singer...
's Frida Ensam
Frida ensam
Frida ensam is a solo album by ABBA singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The album was produced by her fiancé, ABBA member Benny Andersson and was first released by Polar Music in 1975. It has since been re-released several times, most significantly in remastered form in 2005 with bonus tracks...
and Agnetha Fältskog
Agnetha Fältskog
Agnetha Åse Fältskog is a Swedish recording artist. She achieved success in Sweden after the release of her début album Agnetha Fältskog in 1968, and reached international stardom as a member of the pop group ABBA, which to date has sold over 375 million records worldwide, making it the fourth...
's Elva Kvinnor I Ett Hus
Elva kvinnor i ett hus
Elva kvinnor i ett hus , released on December 1, 1975, was the 5th and last full-length solo album in the Swedish language by Swedish pop singer and ABBA member Agnetha Fältskog.-Album Information:...
, both released in 1975. In 1984 Glenmark sang in the chorus of Murray Head
Murray Head
Murray Seafield Saint-George Head is a British actor and singer, most recognised for his international hit songs "Superstar" and "One Night in Bangkok" and his album Say It Ain't So...
's hit single "One Night in Bangkok
One Night in Bangkok
"One Night in Bangkok" is the title of a song originally sung by the British actor and Pop-dance singer Murray Head on the 1984 concept album for the musical Chess...
" (US #3, UK #12) from the Benny Andersson
Benny Andersson
Göran Bror "Benny" Andersson is a Swedish musician, composer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
/Tim Rice
Tim Rice
Sir Timothy Miles Bindon "Tim" Rice is an British lyricist and author.An Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award and Grammy Award-winning lyricist, Rice is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus...
/Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Ulvaeus
Björn Kristian Ulvaeus is a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, writer, producer, a former member of the Swedish musical group ABBA , and co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!...
musical Chess
Chess (musical)
Chess is a musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, formerly of ABBA, and with lyrics by Tim Rice. The story involves a romantic triangle between two top players, an American and a Russian, in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other;...
. In 1996 he produced and co-wrote Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad's Swedish solo album Djupa Andetag
Djupa andetag
Djupa andetag is an album by Frida , released in 1996. Recorded in the Polar Music Studio, Stockholm. Lyrics are in Swedish. The album went to #1 in Sweden. Lead single from the album was "Även En Blomma" . "Djupa Andetag" is included in the Frida Box Set...
. He has also collaborated with a number of Danish artists such as Lis Sørensen and Søs Fenger.
Anders Glenmark has been a member of several groups, including the family group Glenmarks and the siblings duo Gemini. Since 1994 he has been a member of the sporadically existing group GES together with Orup
Orup
Orup is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter and guitarist who enjoyed major success in his native country in the late 1980s and early 1990s with songs like "M.B.", "Då står pojkarna på rad", "Magaluf", "Stockholm" and "Regn hos mej." Orup has also written several songs for other performers...
and Niklas Strömstedt.
He has participated in Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959...
, the Swedish heats of the Eurovision Song Contest, six times.
- 1973Melodifestivalen 1973Melodifestivalen 1973 was the selection for the 14th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 13th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 10 songwriters were selected by SVT for the competition...
as part of Glenmarks with the song "En liten sång som alla andra" (4th place) - 1974Melodifestivalen 1974Melodifestivalen 1974 was the selection for the 15th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 14th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 10 songwriters were selected by SR for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio...
as part of Glenmarks with the song "I annorlunda land" (8th place) - 1975Melodifestivalen 1975Melodifestivalen 1975 was the selection for the 16th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 15th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 10 songwriters were selected by SVT for the competition...
as part of Glenmarks with the song "Lady Antoinette" (6th place) - 1981Melodifestivalen 1981Melodifestivalen 1981 was the selection for the 21st song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 20th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 90 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio...
with the song "Det är mitt liv - det är jag" (4th place) - 1984Melodifestivalen 1984Melodifestivalen 1984 was the selection for the 24th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 23rd time that this system of picking a song had been used. 90 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The final was broadcast on TV1 but was not broadcast on radio...
with his sister Karin GlenmarkKarin GlenmarkKarin Glenmark, born 8 April 1952, is a Swedish pop and rock singer. She is the niece to Bruno Glenmark and sister to Anders Glenmark. Together with Anders, she is a part of the siblings duo Gemini, and together with uncle Bruno and his wife Ann-Louise Hanson, they formed the group Glenmarks.She...
(before this duo became known as Gemini) with the song "Kall som is" (4th place) - 1989Melodifestivalen 1989Melodifestivalen 1989 was the selection for the 29th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 28th time that this system of picking a song had been used. 1223 songs were submitted to SVT for the competition. The hostess, Yvonne Ryding, was the 1984 Miss Universe...
with OrupOrupOrup is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter and guitarist who enjoyed major success in his native country in the late 1980s and early 1990s with songs like "M.B.", "Då står pojkarna på rad", "Magaluf", "Stockholm" and "Regn hos mej." Orup has also written several songs for other performers...
with the song "Upp över mina öron" (2nd place) - 2007Melodifestivalen 2007Melodifestivalen 2007 was the selection for the 47th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 46th time that this system of picking a song has been used. Five semifinals took place to select the ten songs for the final, in Jönköping, Gothenburg, Örnsköldsvik, Gävle and a...
As a songwriter with Niklas StrömstedtNiklas StrömstedtBo Anders Niklas Strömstedt, born on 25 July 1958 in Lund, Sweden, is a pop singer and songwriter.- Early years :Son of Bo Strömstedt, a former editor in chief at Expressen, and Margareta Strömstedt, author, journalist and translator.- Career :...
with the song "Lev Livet"
Albums
- 2002 - Alla dessa bilder
- 1997 - Glenmark
- 1993 - Boogie i mitt huvud
- 1991 - 99
- 1990 - Jag finns här för dig
- 1988 - Här går en man
- 1981 - Det är mitt liv - det är jag
- 1977 - Express
- 1975 - Anders Glenmark!
- 1973 - Känslor
Singles
- 2002 - "Låt det komma ut" (with Patrik 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" (with OrupOrupOrup is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter and guitarist who enjoyed major success in his native country in the late 1980s and early 1990s with songs like "M.B.", "Då står pojkarna på rad", "Magaluf", "Stockholm" and "Regn hos mej." Orup has also written several songs for other performers...
) - 1988 - "Vill du resa i vår, så reser jag med dig"
- 1988 - "Bröllopet"
- 1988 - "Här går en man"
- 1984 - "One Night In BangkokOne Night in Bangkok"One Night in Bangkok" is the title of a song originally sung by the British actor and Pop-dance singer Murray Head on the 1984 concept album for the musical Chess...
" (sings main chorus) - 1984 - "Kall som is" (with Karin GlenmarkKarin GlenmarkKarin Glenmark, born 8 April 1952, is a Swedish pop and rock singer. She is the niece to Bruno Glenmark and sister to Anders Glenmark. Together with Anders, she is a part of the siblings duo Gemini, and together with uncle Bruno and his wife Ann-Louise Hanson, they formed the group Glenmarks.She...
) - 1981 - "Det är mitt liv - det är jag"
- 1977 - "Falling Star"
- 1975 - "Sextitalslivet"
- 1974 - "Hur går det till" (with Karin GlenmarkKarin GlenmarkKarin Glenmark, born 8 April 1952, is a Swedish pop and rock singer. She is the niece to Bruno Glenmark and sister to Anders Glenmark. Together with Anders, she is a part of the siblings duo Gemini, and together with uncle Bruno and his wife Ann-Louise Hanson, they formed the group Glenmarks.She...
) - 1973 - "Det både känns och bränns"
- 1973 - "Marianne Marianne"
- 1972 - "Någon gång, Någonstans"