Singer, songwriter, and musician Anna Ternheim was born in Stockholm, Sweden on May 31, 1978. Inspired at a young age by artists like Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Neil Young, and Leonard Cohen, she began to learn guitar and write her own songs. At the age of 17, she spent a year in Atlanta, Georgia and formed her first band, Sova, performing live in various venues. After studying in France and then completing schooling in Sweden, she decided to pursue music as a career. She released her debut album, Somebody Outside, in 2004. The album was a success, earning her a Grammis - the Swedish equivalent of a Grammy Award - for Best Newcomer of the Year in 2005. Her second album, Separation Road, was released in 2006. She won two Grammis Awards that year: Best Female Artist and Best Lyricist. In 2007, Halfway to Fivepoints, a compilation of tracks from her two Swedish albums, was released in the U.S. Anna Ternheim permanently relocated to Manhattan in 2008. She recorded her next album, Leaving on a Monday, with the help of Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley and guitarist Matt Sweeney. Three years later, she released the album The Night Visitor (2011), which was produced by Dave Ferguson and recorded in Nashville, Tennessee. The album featured musical assistance from musicians like Matt Sweeney, Will Oldham and Jack Clement. Her next album, For the Young (2015) featured the hit "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely". She released the live album All the Way to Rio in 2017, followed a year later by The Winter Tapes. Signing a new deal with BMG, Anna Ternheim released A Space for Lost Time in 2019.
