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Anika Born Annika Henderson Is A British And German Singer-Songwriter Musician Political Journalist And Poet. Anika Was Born On 6 February 1987 In Surrey England. Before She Began Her Singing Career Anika Was A Political Journalist Who Spent Her Time Between Berlin And Bristol England. She Met Producer Geoff Barrow Of Portishead Who Was Looking For A Female Vocalist To Work With His Band Beak. Anika Joined The Band In The Studio And Recorded Nine Songs Including A Cover Of Yoko Ono's "Yang Yang" In 12 Days With No Overdubs. The Result Anika Was Released By Barrow's Invada Imprint In Europe And By Stones Throw Records In The U.S. And Japan In October 2010. 1 Anika Received Positive Reviews From Contemporary Critics According To The Music Review Aggregation Of Metacritic It Garnered An Average Score Of 65/100. 2 The Album Also Included Covers Of "Terry" By Twinkle "End Of The World" By Skeeter Davis "Masters Of War" By Bob Dylan And "I Go To Sleep" By Ray Davies. 3 Geoff Barrow With Editor John Minton Directed The Promotional Music Video For Anika's Cover Of "Yang Yang." 4 The Song Was Later Offered As The "Free MP3 Of The Day" On Spinner. On Her Choice To Cover The Song For Her Album Anika Explained "I Loved The Way The Words Sounded And As An Ex-Politics Student And Political Journalist I Thought The Song Would Make A Great Cover. Yoko Ono Is Renowned For Her Political Views But I Think There Was A Dark Side To The Lyrics That The Original Version Had Not Fully Explored. This Is Where We Came In ..." 5 Drowned In Sound Included "Yang Yang" On Its List Singles Of The Year 2010. 6 Several Of The Songs On Anika Found Digital Success On ITunes. "End Of The World" Peaked At Number Seventy-Eight On The ITunes Japan Top 100 Alternative Songs 7 While "Yang Yang" Peaked At Number Sixty-Four On The ITunes Spain Top 100 Alternative Songs. 8 Anika Was Chosen By Portishead To Perform At The ATP I'll Be Your Mirror Festivals That They Curated In July 2011 At London's Alexandra Palace 9 And In September 2011 In Asbury Park New Jersey. 10 Anika Later Formed The Band Exploded View Based In Mexico City Along With Local Musician / Producers Martin Thulin Hugo Quezada And Amon Melgarejo Who Released Their Self-Titled Debut Album On Sacred Bones Records In 2016. 11 They Later Released A Follow-Up EP On The Same Label Entitled ’Summer Came Early’ Which Was Said To Be A Comment On Global Warming In November 2017. She Is Also Known As A DJ Hosts A Radio Program On BCR – Berlin Community Radio Do Not Go Gentle Is Seen And Heard In Experimental Cinema And Collaborates With A Variety Of Artists And Musicians Among Them Jandek Shackleton Woe To The Septic Heart! Tricky Michael Rother Neu! Dave Clarke Skint Andreas Reihse Of Kreidler T.Raumschmiere Sleeping Pills And Habits Doireann O'Malley Ricardo Domeneck Stine Omar / Max Boss EASTER Phillip Geist Or Yann Tiersen. read less