Anneli Drecker
| Anneli Drecker | |
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Drecker in 2001.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anneli Marian Drecker |
| Born |
12 February 1969 Tromsø, Norway |
| Genres | Electronica, pop, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels |
EMI Records Capitol/EMI Records Rune Grammofon |
| Associated acts | Bel Canto, Röyksopp, a-ha |
| Website | www |
Anneli Marian Drecker (born 12 February 1969, Tromsø, Norway) is a Norwegian singer and actress from the city of Tromsø. Her father Peter Drecker, a German from Bielefeld, emigrated in 1960 to Norway.
Drecker is the vocalist for the seminal dream pop band Bel Canto. In the fall of 2006 Bel Canto celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the first album with several concerts. She has released three solo albums, and has provided vocals for various artists including Motorpsycho, Jan Bang, Savoy, a-ha, Röyksopp, Jah Wobble, Ketil Bjørnstad, Simon Raymonde, Mental Overdrive, Illumination and Hector Zazou.
Drecker contributed as composer and singer in a production of Pär Lagerkvist's Bøddelen at Det Norske Teatret (2000), and has worked as a free lance actress and composer at Hålogaland Teater from 2009 to 2015.
She worked with fellow Norwegians Röyksopp, since 1999-2012 including as the vocalist on the track "Sparks" and as their live vocalist (as heard on their live album Royksopp's Night Out), on three songs on their album Junior. Additionally, she appeared with countrymen a-ha on their Minor Earth, Major Sky Tour and appeared on the live DVD Live from Vallhall and the following album from their European Tour, How Can I Sleep With Your Voice In My Head..
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