Lena Anderssen
Lena Anderssen | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lena Anderssen |
| Origin | Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | singer and songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1996—present |
| Labels | Independent, ArtPeople |
| Website | lenamusic |
Lena Anderssen is a Faroese/Canadian singer-songwriter with five albums to her name. Her latest album Eagle in the Sky was chosen as Album of the Year on the Faroe Islands at the Faroese Music Awards in 2017. Both her previous albums Letters From The Faroes (2012) and Let Your Scars Dance (2008) also won Album of the Year in The Faroe Islands. Although the lyrics to her songs are all written in English, she is also fluent in both Faroese and Danish. Anderssen is known for her intimate and intense live performances, as well as for having several of her songs featured in TV series like 90210, Scrubs, Felicity, Nikita, Alias, and Miami Social.