Anja Helèn Fagerli is a fresh, upcoming pop artist originally from Scandinavia, that special part of Norway known for the Northern lights in the winter and Midnight sun in the summer. Anja is a down to earth and humble girl with one mission in life, to create, explore, inspire and perform her own music. From a very young age Anja has been humming melodies and writing songs.
"To me music is life, I had no other choice but to follow my passion and that is something I will never regret".
After a one year course in Trondertun folk high school in Trondheim studying jazz music, Anja left her home country to start her BA (hons) degree in Performing Arts Music at the Paul McCartney School in Liverpool four years ago. When she graduated in 2009, she headed to London and teamed up with The 2 Mcs management, which is Bernard Mcintosh and Ricky Mckenzie. Anja is currently working with several top producers from Norway, Sweden, US and the UK. She is due to release her new single "Gawjous" in September 2010. Her new material is set to have a quirky, edgy, pop sound with elements of dance and hip hop. Anja was offered a record deal in February 2010 from a new independent label, however, Anja and her management team was not happy with the contract, and turned it down.
Anja has the ability to spellbind an audience with her soft and unique tone of voice, impressive moves and her magic stage presence. She has always been passionate about music and the world of entertainment and she has studied music for nine years including all genre's from classical to jazz. Her first real hero and inspiration is as for so many, The King of Pop, Michael Jackson. She remember's getting her first MJ leather jacket when she was eight years old and after school she would stand in front of the TV screen and imitate his moves for hours. She even started her own girl band when she was ten with two other girls who were twins. Together they choreographed dances and wrote songs. Coming from a small town who offered a limited amount of opportunities for the younger generation, she grabbed hold of every opportunity she could get to perform and to feed the hunger of her dream.
Prior to meeting her management team in London, Anja hooked up with songwriter and singer Ben Adams in August 2009, known from the boy band A1. The tracks "Goodbye" and "Shoot away" has gained great interest in the music industry, however, Anja didnt feel the sound was right for her, so she continued looking for the right producers to work with. Anja has also been featured on several German TV stations and CNN international together with celebrity hairdresser Stuart Phillips. Anja was the first solo artist to perform on the show, one of them was broadcasted to over 255 countries in September 2009.