Anna Mjoll & Bill Carrothers at Crooners Supper Club

Anna Mjöll is an Icelandic jazz singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of guitarist, composer and arranger Ólafur Gaukur and singer, model and radio program director/producer Svanhildur Jakobsdóttir. Her parents had one of the most successful bands in the history of Iceland, "Sextett Ólafs Gauks" - with their own TV show, numerous albums and constant touring. Mjöll was trained in piano, guitar and cello. She released her first CD recorded with her mother at age 19, and performed on Iceland television numerous times prior to her Eurovision appearance where she represented Iceland with the song Sjúbídú (Shoe-be-do) which she co-wrote with her father...

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Anna Mjöll is an Icelandic jazz singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of guitarist, composer and arranger Ólafur Gaukur and singer, model and radio program director/producer Svanhildur Jakobsdóttir. Her parents had one of the most successful bands in the history of Iceland, "Sextett Ólafs Gauks" - with their own TV show, numerous albums and constant touring. Mjöll was trained in piano, guitar and cello. She released her first CD recorded with her mother at age 19, and performed on Iceland television numerous times prior to her Eurovision appearance where she represented Iceland with the song Sjúbídú (Shoe-be-do) which she co-wrote with her father. In 1993 and 1994 Mjöll represented Iceland in the OGAE Second Chance Contest. Following her Eurovision appearance, Mjöll toured worldwide with singer Julio Iglesias for three years. In 2006 Mjöll co-wrote three songs with C.J. Vanston for the film "For Your Consideration" directed by Christopher Guest.

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