Annika Tõnuri was born in Pärnu, Estonian SSR, USSR. Estonian opera singer (mezzo-soprano), pianist, music teacher. In 1979 she graduated from the Tallinn Music School (class of Ruta Taras). In 1989 she graduated from the State Conservatory in Tallinn (class of Tiiu Levald). In 1989-1998 - soloist of the Estonia Theatre (National Opera) in Tallinn. Since 2006 she has lived and worked in Iceland.