Myrra Malmberg

Anna Myrra Malmberg (born December 20, 1966 in Farsta) is a Swedish singer, actress, songwriter and photographer.

Life

Anna Myrra Malmberg was born in the Stockholm suburb of Farsta,[1] 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 1990s 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

Films including

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

External links

Sources

  1. ↑ Sveriges befolkning 1980: Malmberg, Anna Margareta

Web sources

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