Anne Kalmering was born in 1962 in Sweden, into a Russian Ashkenazi Jewish family.[1][2] She began her involvement in traditional Jewish music as a child,[3] and went on to study at the Teaterstudion [sv] drama school in Stockholm.[4]
Kalmering performs songs from both the Ashkenazi and Sephardic musical traditions, singing in Yiddish, Ladino, and Hebrew.[1][3][5][6] She is one of Scandinavia's most popular performers of Jewish music,[1][2] and one of the most prominent voices for Jewish culture in Sweden.[7]
As a singer, she regularly performs alongside the musician Hayati Kafe [sv] and the group Stahlhammer Klezmer Classic, among others.[1][5] In 2019, she worked with Stahlhammer Klezmer Classic to produce the album Vayter.[2] In 2020, they were nominated for an award at the Swedish Folk & World Music Gala [sv].[8]
Kalmering also performs in schools and leads a youth choir, Kum Zing Mit Undz ("Come Sing With Us").[1][7][9] In addition to her music, she works as a radio and TV presenter and host, with Sveriges Radio P1 airing her show Thoughts for the Day [sv].[1][3]
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