''Anar'' is the debut solo album by Czech songwriter, musician, actress, and singer

Markéta Irglová Markéta Irglová () (born 28 February 1988) is a Czech-Icelandic singer-songwriter, musician and actress, who starred in the film '' Once'', which earned her a number of major awards, including the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Fal ...

. It was released in United States on October 11, 2011 on the ANTI- record label. The title of the album is from the

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word انار (''anâr''), meaning "

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". The album also contains a

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Persian song, "Dokhtar Ghoochani".

Track listing

References

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