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Highasakite
Norway's Highasakite emerged in 2012 with a sound that fused icy synths and dramatic indie pop with a more organic percussive rock element. After establishing themselves with their debut, the band achieved widespread success with their 2014 follow-up, Silent Treatment, which topped the Norwegian charts and remained in the Top 40 for two years. 2016's Camp Echo marked their second number one, setting the table for Highasakite's 2019 release, Uranium Heart. The band formed when vocalist Ingrid Håvik met drummer Trond Bersu while studying jazz at the Trondheim Jazz Conservatory. Starting as a duo, they soon recruited producer Thomas Dahl to help out on bass and guitar, while also adding Øystein Skar to play synthesizer. Once bonded, they spent six months working on their debut album. All That Floats Will Rain was released in early 2012 by Riot Factory Records in Norway, and the tightly wound, dramatic style of indie rock on display found favor with critics. After the album's release, the band began to play live shows, adding Marte Eberson on synthesizer and Kristoffer Lo on guitar, percussion, flugabone, and tuba to fill out the sound. The band played many prestigious festivals during 2012, including Øya in Norway and Iceland Airwaves. While working on a follow-up album, Highasakite turned to the U.S. market in early 2013 with the release of the In and Out of Weeks EP (which consisted of the first five songs from All That Floats Will Rain) on Propeller Records. Subsequently, they entered the studio with Norwegian producer Kåre Christoffer Vestrheim (Ida Jenshus, Katzenjammer) and recorded their second full-length, Silent Treatment, which arrived in 2014. The album was a major success in Norway, reaching number one on the pop charts and earning Highasakite a Spellemannprisen (the Norwegian equivalent of a Grammy Award) for Pop Group of the Year. In 2016, they returned with the more politically minded follow-up, Camp Echo, which featured the singles "Someone Who'll Get It" and "Golden Ticket." That same year, Highasakite performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert. The non-album single "5 Million Miles" appeared in 2017, followed a year later by "Out of Order," the lead single from the band's fourth album, Uranium Heart, which was released in January 2019. ~ Tim Sendra, Rovi
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YLVA
Ylva is a young and amazingly talented singer from Norway,
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Tobias StenPumpegris is a folk-fusion band that playfully mixes the old and new, the humorous and serious. Inspired by Norwegian folk music, west African music, shoegaze and the singer songwriter genre they make pop music. They focus on groove, Norwegian traditional dance tunes and witty yet bittersweet lyrics.
They have played venues like Oslo Pride, Parkteateret, Kulturhuset and John Dee. Together with folk music label Ta:lik and producer Tuva Syvertsen they will release their first album spring of 2025. In their coming release they pick up references from West-African music, rap, singer-songwriter and shoegaze, taking a departure from witch-like folkrock into something more groovy, dirty and intimate. -
Chris Abolade
His background as a photographer and deep roots in the Norwegian pop art community was the entry point to creating and experimenting with music Chris was introduced to the scene while shooting content and hanging with established artists around the world. One day he was asked to jump on a beat and ever since that he never looked back Only a few years into his career, Chris made noise with singles such as «Mandag», «Tranquilo», «Hvit Ford Bronco», «Engler de faller de og» and «Sex og Blomster» Abolade already passed 20 million streams on Spotify and performed in front of crowds exceeding 80.000 people He has definitely established himself as «one to watch» Stay tuned!
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Anna LilleDrawing inspiration from artists such as Lizzy McAlpine, Taylor Swift and Phoebe Bridgers, 21 year old Anna Lille has quickly established herself as one of Norway’s most exciting new voices. Known for her sharp lyricism, captivating melodies, and remarkable vocals, she has already made a mark with two well-received EPs, and several singles that have dominated Norway’s radio charts as well as German college radio. Anna Lille was also picked up by BBC Radio1’s Future Pop, and awarded 'Breakthrough of the Year' (early 2025) at The Norwegian Music Publisher’s Award. Anna Lille has been nominated for the Music Moves Europe (MME) Awards, the EU prize for emerging European artists. Winners will be revealed at the award ceremony on 15 January, 2026 at ESNS.
