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Anna Myrra Malmberg is an American–Swedish singer, actress, songwriter and photographer.
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Life
Anna Myrra Malmberg was born in Chicago, Illinois, and spent her childhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota and her teenage years in Stockholm, Sweden. She graduated the Stockholm High School of Music and immediately embarked upon a theatrical career. Early on she took on roles such as "Maria" in West Side Story, "Hodel" in Fiddler on the Roof and "Jemima" in Cats, but also straight acting roles such as "Poppy" in Noises Off.
In London's West End where she was cast as "Christine" in Phantom of the Opera by Hal Prince. Malmberg also played "Cosette" in Les Misérables, "Estella" in Great Expectations and "The Narrator" in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. She caught the attention of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and joined the cast of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber in St Paul's Cathedral and elsewhere. Myrra also starred in the BBC's Royal Variety Show broadcast from London's Palladium Theatre, BBC’s Blue Peter, GMTV and the BBC series Showstoppers.
Other roles include "Eva Perón" in Evita at the Gothenburg Opera, "Emma Carew" in Jekyll and Hyde at Stockholm's China Theatre and "Maria" in West Side Story at the Rome Opera in Italy and the Gothenburg Opera, Sweden.
Malmberg’s Swedish TV credits span from drama production "Fallet Paragon" over popular entertainment shows such as "Allsång på Skansen", "Go’kväll", "Söndagsöppet" and "Så ska det låta" to "Celebrity Jeopardy" (which she won) and participating in "Melodifestivalen" (Eurovision Song Contest). She has also performed as a special guest star, out of contest, in Russia’s own Eurovision in the early 1990’s to 80 million viewers.
Her discography includes an intimate and personal look at Stephen Sondheim's music on "Myrra Malmberg Sings Sondheim: What Can You Lose", an Lloyd Webber's music accompanied by a string quartet on "Myrra Malmberg Sings Lloyd Webber: Unexpected", a handful of bossa nova albums especially successful throughout Asia, the singer/songwriter album "Serendipity," plus various cast albums and soundtracks. She has been awarded a Grammy.
Myrra’s latest recording is a classical crossover production titled "Another World". Together with the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra and internationally renowned conductor Paul Bateman she explores the musical territory between the classical and popular music genres.Myrra has lent her voice to a long list of Disney characters in their Swedish incarnations, including "Princess Jasmine" in Aladdin, "Ariel" in The Little Mermaid, "Wendy" in Peter Pan, "Megara" in Hercules and "Norma Jean" in Happy Feet.
She has written songs and lyrics for other recording artists, and has translated lyrics and scripts into Swedish from English, French and Danish, among them “Jekyll and Hyde - the Musical” for Malmö Opera.
Her photography includes portraits and album covers for various recording artists such as Benny Andersson, Berndt Rosengren and The Sweet Jazz Trio. Myrra has also held solo exhibits of her work.
Stage including
2008 - Jekyll and Hyde, "Emma Carew" The China Theatre, Stockholm
2006 - West Side Story, "Maria" The China Theatre
2005 - Myrra & Helen - Bit by Bit, Riksteatern
2003 - Myrra & Helen - Bit by Bit, The Malmö Opera
2002 - Evita, "Eva Perón" Cirkus, Stockholm
2001 - Evita, "Eva Perón" The Gothenburg Opera
2000 - One Touch of Kurt Weill, Theater Kilen in Kulturhuset, Stockholm
2000 - West Side Story, "Maria" Teatro dell'Opera, Rom
2000 - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, "Narrator" W&M, UK
1999 - West Side Story, "Maria" The Gothenburg Opera
1997 - The Phantom of the Opera, "Christine" Her Majesty's Theatre, London
1995 - Les Misérables, "Cosette" The Palace Theatre, London
1994 - Great Expectations, "Estella" Apollo, London
1994 - The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, St Paul's Cathedral, London
1993 - The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cirkusbygningen, Copenhagen, Denmark
1992 - Noises Off, "Poppy" Theatre Folkan, Stockholm
1990 - Fiddler on the Roof, "Hodel" Stockholms Stadsteater & Riksteatern
Films including
2010 - Toy Story 3, “Mom” Disney
2008 - Kiki’s Delivery Service, “Mrs Osono” Studio Ghibli
2008 - Deep Sea, “Narrator” IMAX
2008 - The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning, “Ariel” Disney
2007 - Happy Feet, “Norma Jean” Warner Brothers
2006 - Underdog, “Polly” Disney
2005 - The Emperor’s New Groove 2: Kronks New Groove, “Miss Birdwell” Disney
2005 - Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus, “Brietta” Universal Pictures
2003 - Beauty and the Beasts’s Enchanted Christmas, “Angelique” Disney
2002 - Peter Pan: Back to Neverland, “Wendy” Disney
2000 - The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, “Ariel” Disney
1999 - The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot, “Kayley” Warner Brothers
1999 - Mary Poppins, “Mary Poppins” Disney
1997 - Hercules, “Megara” Disney
1997 - 101 Dalmatians, “Anita” Disney
1995 - The Return of Jafar, “Princess Jasmine” Disney
1994 - Aladdin, “Princess Jasmine” Disney
1994 - Fallet Paragon, “Ulrika” Swedish Television Drama
1993 - Peter Pan, “Wendy” Disney
DISCOGRAPHY
Solo albums
2011 - Another World, Warner Music
2007 - Bossa Volym 2, Arietta Discs
2007 - Bossa Volym 1, Arietta Discs
2006 - Bossa Kiss Pop, Kang & Music
2003 - Sweet Bossa, Spice of Life Records
2004 - Serendipity, BMG
1999 - Julia, Musikverkstan
1997 - Unexpected: Myrra Malmberg Sings Lloyd Webber, Arietta Discs
1995 - What Can You Lose: Myrra Malmberg Sings Sondheim, Arietta Discs
Cast recording & soundtracks, including
2009 - Bröderna Lejonhjärta, Naxos
2009 - Disney: En magisk värld, Egmont
2001 - Evita, Swedish cast, BMG
1997 - Hercules - Swedish soundtrack, Buena Vista
1995 - Great Expectations - Highlights Cast Recording, TER records
1994 - Aladdin: The Return of Jafar - Swedish soundtrack, Buena Vista
1993 - Aladdin - Swedish soundtrack, Buena Vista
Collections, including
2010 - 100 Moments Lounge
2005 - Svenska Musikalfavoriter
Guest Appearances, including
2005 - My Rubber Soul/Peter Nordahl Trio, BMG
1998 - Easy Listening för Masochister/Carl-Johan Vallgren, Twin
Links
www.myrramalmberg.com
Sources
www.dubbningshemsidan.se
www.myrramalmberg.com
archives: Dagens Nyheter, Svenska Dagbladet, Aftonbladet, Expressen, SydSvenska Dagbladet etc.
www.imdb.com
www.artistgruppen.se
Categories:- Living people
- 1966 births
- Swedish female singers
- Melodifestivalen contestants
- American singer stubs
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