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. Read more on Last.fm