Meja Anna Pernilla Kullersten (formerly Beckman; born Anna Pernilla Torndah… Read Full Bio ↴Meja Anna Pernilla Kullersten (formerly Beckman; born Anna Pernilla Torndahl) (born Nynäshamn, Stockholms län, 12 February 1969), commonly known as Meja, is a Swedish composer, artist and singer. ,
Among her best known songs are "Private Emotion", a (duet with Ricky Martin) from his multi-Platinum album Ricky Martin (1999), and "All 'bout the Money", which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1998.
She gained much popularity in the West after her single "How Crazy are You?" was used as the main theme music for the Xbox video game Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball.
Meja was born Anna Pernilla Torndahl in Nynäshamn, Stockholm County. She had her stage debut at "Ystads City theatre" at the age of 7. She was brought up in a musical family, her grandfather, Per Lundkvist, was a composer of both classical and contemporary music and her mother, a recording artist as a child before choosing a path as a painter.
In 1986, at the age of 16, she moved to Mallorca, Spain, to study. She was introduced to American jazz trumpet player/singer Stephen Frankevich and started to take vocal lessons with singer Deborah Carter.
Meja went to Stockholm in 1990. She sang in different bands there before getting out on tour as a backup singer for the Swedish group Rob n Raz DLC in 1991. In 1992 Meja moved to Los Angeles to continue her studies at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood. She graduated from the vocal program in late 1992 then returned to Sweden.
n 1993, Meja worked with the dance project Legacy of Sound. She co-wrote with Anders Bagge the first single, "Happy", from the album Holy Groove. The song reached the Top 10 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club play, and it peaked at number 68 on the Top 100 during a 12-week stay on the chart. "Happy" was released in over 20 countries. Meja recorded one more album with Legacy of Sound in 1994, Tour de Force.
Meja teamed in 1995 with Swedish manager Lasse Karlsson, manager of Ace of Base, and writer/producer Douglas Carr to provide the vocals for the demo The Juvenile titled The Goldeneye.
The first solo album Meja, was released in 1996, with songs co-written by Billy Steinberg. In 1997 Meja had her first concert tour in Japan: The Flower Girl Jam Tour.
Meja released the album Seven Sisters in 1998. Later that year Columbia (Sony) launched the album in the U.S with the single "How Crazy Are You?"
Meja went to Miami in 1999 to record "Private Emotion", a duet with Ricky Martin for his debut album Ricky Martin. After shooting a video for the song, Meja stayed in Los Angeles to work on her next album Realitales (2000) with Steinberg. She also co-wrote two tracks for the album in London with Stephen Lipson. The artwork for this album was shot by Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund.
In 2003 Meja started to work with her former Sony Music boss, Richard Ogden. The album Mellow was released in 2004, with songs in Portuguese ("Água de Beber", "Dindi") and Spanish. She covered a Caetano Veloso song "O'Leaonzinho" that she named "Little Lion." The album was produced by Hamish Stuart. One song, "Simple Days-Walking the Distance", was used in the Japanese film Lakeside Murder Case.
In 2006 Meja went back to Los Angeles to collaborate again with Steinberg on a new album, also working with writers Jeff Barry, Billy Gibbons, Jed Leiber and Boz Boorer.
The first single "At the Rainbow's End" was released in June 2009, the second single "Regrets (I Have None)" in August, and the album Urban Gypsy was released on her own label Seven Sisters Network in October on a license deal with Sony Music. A remix of Mando Diao's "Dance with Somebody" was released early 2010.
The first release from the album Stroboscope Sky was the single "Blame it on the Shadows" (2013) produced by Ebbot Lundberg. Meja teamed with producer Nicolas Gunthardt and together with his sister Alessandra they wrote "Yellow Ribbon" which served as the theme song for the album. "Yellow Ribbon" was released as a single in collaboration with Amnesty International/Free the Angola 3 to help raise awareness of the case of Albert Woodfox. A remix EP was released with remixes by Deep Forest, Dj Swami, Gota Yashiki, DF Tram, NORD and more.
Among her best known songs are "Private Emotion", a (duet with Ricky Martin) from his multi-Platinum album Ricky Martin (1999), and "All 'bout the Money", which was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1998.
She gained much popularity in the West after her single "How Crazy are You?" was used as the main theme music for the Xbox video game Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball.
Meja was born Anna Pernilla Torndahl in Nynäshamn, Stockholm County. She had her stage debut at "Ystads City theatre" at the age of 7. She was brought up in a musical family, her grandfather, Per Lundkvist, was a composer of both classical and contemporary music and her mother, a recording artist as a child before choosing a path as a painter.
In 1986, at the age of 16, she moved to Mallorca, Spain, to study. She was introduced to American jazz trumpet player/singer Stephen Frankevich and started to take vocal lessons with singer Deborah Carter.
Meja went to Stockholm in 1990. She sang in different bands there before getting out on tour as a backup singer for the Swedish group Rob n Raz DLC in 1991. In 1992 Meja moved to Los Angeles to continue her studies at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood. She graduated from the vocal program in late 1992 then returned to Sweden.
n 1993, Meja worked with the dance project Legacy of Sound. She co-wrote with Anders Bagge the first single, "Happy", from the album Holy Groove. The song reached the Top 10 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club play, and it peaked at number 68 on the Top 100 during a 12-week stay on the chart. "Happy" was released in over 20 countries. Meja recorded one more album with Legacy of Sound in 1994, Tour de Force.
Meja teamed in 1995 with Swedish manager Lasse Karlsson, manager of Ace of Base, and writer/producer Douglas Carr to provide the vocals for the demo The Juvenile titled The Goldeneye.
The first solo album Meja, was released in 1996, with songs co-written by Billy Steinberg. In 1997 Meja had her first concert tour in Japan: The Flower Girl Jam Tour.
Meja released the album Seven Sisters in 1998. Later that year Columbia (Sony) launched the album in the U.S with the single "How Crazy Are You?"
Meja went to Miami in 1999 to record "Private Emotion", a duet with Ricky Martin for his debut album Ricky Martin. After shooting a video for the song, Meja stayed in Los Angeles to work on her next album Realitales (2000) with Steinberg. She also co-wrote two tracks for the album in London with Stephen Lipson. The artwork for this album was shot by Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund.
In 2003 Meja started to work with her former Sony Music boss, Richard Ogden. The album Mellow was released in 2004, with songs in Portuguese ("Água de Beber", "Dindi") and Spanish. She covered a Caetano Veloso song "O'Leaonzinho" that she named "Little Lion." The album was produced by Hamish Stuart. One song, "Simple Days-Walking the Distance", was used in the Japanese film Lakeside Murder Case.
In 2006 Meja went back to Los Angeles to collaborate again with Steinberg on a new album, also working with writers Jeff Barry, Billy Gibbons, Jed Leiber and Boz Boorer.
The first single "At the Rainbow's End" was released in June 2009, the second single "Regrets (I Have None)" in August, and the album Urban Gypsy was released on her own label Seven Sisters Network in October on a license deal with Sony Music. A remix of Mando Diao's "Dance with Somebody" was released early 2010.
The first release from the album Stroboscope Sky was the single "Blame it on the Shadows" (2013) produced by Ebbot Lundberg. Meja teamed with producer Nicolas Gunthardt and together with his sister Alessandra they wrote "Yellow Ribbon" which served as the theme song for the album. "Yellow Ribbon" was released as a single in collaboration with Amnesty International/Free the Angola 3 to help raise awareness of the case of Albert Woodfox. A remix EP was released with remixes by Deep Forest, Dj Swami, Gota Yashiki, DF Tram, NORD and more.
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30 Seconds 30 SECONDS (M.Beckman/M.Valentin) 1 Took a little less than…
All 'Bout the Money Sometimes I find another world Inside my mind When I realize…
All About The Money Sometimes I find another world inside my mind When I realise…
April Love Life couldn't be much better It makes me wonder Could it be…
are you ready Here I walk down the avenue Looking at the pretty view Maybe…
At The Rainbows End At the Rainbows End (M.Beckman/M.Landquist) 1 Life is a rol…
Awakening I磎 a grown up now whatever it means the older I get…
Ayla AYLA (outro) (m.beckman) I am daughter of the morning I li…
Babysteps I磎 living in a dream a fairytale I wonder what is real an…
Caught Up in the Middle I know it ain't easy to live up to your dreams If…
Chasing Butterflies Chasing Butterflies (M.Beckman/M.Llandquist) 1. I can´t hid…
Daniella's Eyes The first time she burned him with her eyes He…
Daughter of Mornin' Daughter of mornin', just like a child So fresh and so…
Do the Angels Have a Home Do the angels have a home? I'm not too young to…
Do the Angels Have a Home? I'm not to young to notice Too innocent to see Angels all…
Do The Angles Have A Home? Do the angels have a home? I'm not too young to…
Don't Look Down DON´T LOOK DOWN (Billy F Gibbons/J.Leiber/J.Barry/M.Beckman)…
Don't Push The River I know you wish life would hurry up And make all…
Flower Girl My , Oh my. Days are passing by Little flowergirl…
Hippies In The 60's I don't need therapy I don't need Disney (to be happy) I…
How Crazy Are You Here I walk down the avenue Looking at the pretty view Maybe…
How Crazy Are You ? Here I walk down the avenue Looking at the pretty view May…
How Crazy Are You%3F Here I walk down the avenue Looking at the pretty view Maybe…
I ' m Here Saying Nothing Once on a bitter morning I woke to reality You were…
I Didn't Know I was alone thinking I was just fine I wasn't looking…
i don't recognize you I DON´T RECOGNIZE YOU (M.Beckman /M. Boz Boorer) 1. You’ve…
I know how you feel I know how you feel (M.Beckman/ B.Steinberg/J.Alexander) Yo…
I Wanna Make Love Livin'all alone in a big apartment I got cash, I'm independe…
I'd Run Away I'd Run Away don´t know why There isn´t any better way to…
I'm Here Saying Nothing Once on a bitter morning I woke to reality You were…
I'm Missing You I miss your love since you been gone I find it…
If As princess of today I read too many fairytales of how…
Im Missing You I miss your love since you been gone I find it…
Intimacy Last night before you fell asleep You whispered something to…
Invisible It's invisible Things that we know Treasures we hide we can …
It Ain't Over Right, out of my life Out of this house Out of our…
It's All About The Money Sometimes...I find another world inside my mind When I real…
I´d Run Away I'd Run Away don´t know why There isn´t any better way to…
Land Of Makebelieve Come with me to a land never seen A place in…
Last Hours LAST HOURS (M.Beckman/M.Landquist) 1. You know what he is l…
Lay Me Down I get so weary sometimes Of all the pain and…
Life is a River Meant to be So many things around us happening beyond belie…
Life Is River Meant to be So many things around us happening beyond belief…
Light in my Soul LIGHT IN MY SOUL E .Bazilian - M. Kullersten I BEEN…
Lullaby Song Dear little lullaby angel Can you do a little favour, for…
Luxury Who's giving you luxury It's funny how circumstances Takes c…
Manic Star MANIC STAR (B.Steinberg/M.D’Ubaldo/R.Fulber One day is one …
My Best Friend My best friend is myself to be there for me…
O Leãozinho Tell me why you look so sad Little Lion Tell me…
Pop & Television You're itching from the fever Forever gonna be there, you…
Pop and Television You're itching from the fever You get from your receiver F…
Present Delay No need to over do it we might as well go…
Private Emotion Every endless night has a dawning day Every darkest sky has…
Radio Radio In this town there's so many stations Tune is the one That…
Rainbow Can somebody tell me How clouds can make you Forget a blue…
Ready Water falling, out to sea can磘 help laughing at my own…
Regrets Regrets (I have none) (m.beckman/m.blomdahl/c.waltz/m.landq…
Roses in December Who are you to say that love isn't give and…
Runnin' Hiding Woman in the mirror She's looking at her face She's lookin…
Scum Like Me me.... all I wanted in my life was 2 be seen it…
Seven Sisters Road The footlights are fading And all the balloons are falling…
Space And Time SPACE AND TIME (M. Beckman /O.Valeskog) 1. He could easily…
Spirits Light years of hurting And lifetimes of pain Feelings that h…
The One I was alone thinking I was just fine I wasn't looking…
Todays and Tomorrows TODAYS AND TOMORROWS (Meja Kullersten) 1. YOU MAKING MONSTE…
Too Late Stayed in bed all mornin' Just to pass the time. There's som…
Too Many Nights Late I woke up this morning with a feeling of just…
Under The Sun Looking back at history you磖e not different than the rest …
Waiting for the Rain Waiting For the Rain (J.Huff/M.Beckman/M.Landquist) 1 She …
Wake Up Call I guess I have changed somehow Child like is just childish…
Welcome To The Fanclub Of Love Welcome to the fanclub of love You, staring at the sky Wish…
Yellow Ribbon Liberty forever Post stamps on a letter God where has your h…
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