An Edmonton, Alberta native, Anderson played through the rank and file of the grungy Edmonton bar scene doing original pop with a few covers in bands around the city. With her own strong songwriting - sort of folk-rock - she headed to Los Angeles and performed an acoustic set in the offices of Impact Records' Randy Nicklaus who immediately signed her.
Her debut album on Impact/MCA was 'Labyrinth' and garnered her a Juno nomination in 1992. Anderson still performs occasional acoustic shows around Edmonton.