Anmari was born in 1973 in Essex, England. At an early age she began to combine her two main interests - languages and music - in writing songs. For many years classical music, including studies in clarinet, saxophone and piano took up most of her time. Although her interest in other genres gradually took over, her music still incorporates some classical features in addition to folk, jazz and pop influences.

She was a finalist in the UK Songwriting Contest (folk/country category) in August 2005.