Kygo
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll |
| Born |
11 September 1991 Bergen, Norway |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) |
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| Instruments | |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Sony[2] |
| Associated acts | |
| Website |
kygomusic |
Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll (Norwegian pronunciation: ['ɕyʷ:ɾə 'gø:rvɛɫ̪ daːɫ̪] (born 11 September 1991), commonly known by his stage name Kygo,[3] is a Norwegian DJ, record producer and musician. He garnered international attention with his remix of the track "I See Fire" by Ed Sheeran, which has received over 33 million plays on SoundCloud and 50 million views on YouTube.[4] and his single "Firestone" which has over 140 million views on YouTube with an additional 330 million plays on the music streaming service Spotify, as of September 2015.[5][6] Kygo has accumulated over 200 million views on his music on SoundCloud and YouTube.
After a breakthrough in 2014, he was asked by Coldplay vocalist Chris Martin to create a remix for the song "Midnight".[7][8] On 1 December 2014, he released his first single "Firestone", featuring vocals from Conrad (mononym for Conrad Sewell). In February, he released the official Ultra Music Festival theme song, "ID". On 15 March 2015, he released his second single, titled "Stole the Show", which as of 11 April 2015, it had already had 1.4 million online streams.[9] On 31 July 2015, he released his third single, "Nothing Left", featuring vocals by Will Heard and this reached the top position on the Norwegian singles chart. On 4 September 2015, he released his fourth single, titled "Here for You" featuring vocals by Ella Henderson. Three months later his fifth single, "Stay", produced with fellow Norwegian producer William Larsen and featuring vocals by Maty Noyes, was released on 4 December 2015.
Career
Early beginnings
Kygo started to learn to play the piano at age six through lessons.[10] He stopped when he was 15 or 16 and started producing music with Logic Studio and a MIDI keyboard while watching several tutorials on YouTube.[11] When he decided to pursue music full-time he was halfway through a degree in business and finance at Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University in Scotland.[12]
2014–present: Breakthrough
After receiving over 80 million views on YouTube and SoundCloud, Kygo was contacted by both Avicii and Chris Martin of Coldplay to create official remixes of one of the artists' songs. He has also supported Avicii at Findings Festival in Oslo, Norway, in 2014.[7] On 19 September 2014, it was confirmed that Kygo was to replace Avicii at mainstage in TomorrowWorld, due to Avicii's health concerns.[13] Kygo is also set to play various events in North America, and some of the shows have already been sold out. He also got a feature interview in the official Billboard magazine, where he talked about his remixes for Diplo and Coldplay, and talked about his upcoming tour in North America.[14] In July 2014, Kygo partnered with EDM lifestyle brand Electric Family to produce a collaboration bracelet for which 100% of the proceeds are donated to Doctors Without Borders.[15] In that same month, he signed a record label deal with Sony International and Ultra Records.[16] In February 2015, his song "ID" was featured in the official trailer for Ultra Music Festival.[17] The same track is also featured on FIFA 16, a popular video game by EA Sports.[18] In August 2015, Kygo was a featured headliner at Lollapalooza in Chicago, one of the biggest music festivals in the world. He made his U.S. television debut on The Late Late Show with James Corden in October 2015.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Cloud Nine |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [19] |
AUS [20] |
AUT [21] |
BEL (FL) [22] |
FIN [23] |
GER [24] |
NL [25] |
SWE [26] |
SWI [27] |
UK [28] | ||||
| "Cut Your Teeth" (Kygo Remix) (with Kyla La Grange) |
2014 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 55 | — | 65 | ||
| "Firestone" (featuring Conrad Sewell) |
1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Cloud Nine | ||
| "ID (Ultra Music Festival Anthem)" | 2015 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 76 | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Stole the Show" (featuring Parson James) |
1 | 53 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 24 | Cloud Nine | ||
| "Sexual Healing" (with Marvin Gaye) |
23 | — | — | 67 | — | — | 75 | 57 | — | — | |||
| "Nothing Left" (featuring Will Heard) |
1 | 69 | 58 | 57 | 11 | 57 | 81 | 14 | 26 | 79 | |||
| "Here for You" (featuring Ella Henderson) |
9 | 99 | 58 | 50 | — | 47 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||
| "Stay"[34] (featuring Maty Noyes) |
2 | 67 | 30 | 24 | 13[35] | 42 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 20 | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| "I See Fire" | 2015 |
Remixes
| Year | Song title | Original artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Stay" | Rihanna (featuring Mikky Ekko) |
| "The Wilhelm Scream" | James Blake | |
| "Limit to Your Love" | James Blake | |
| "Let Her Go" | Passenger | |
| "Brother" | Matt Corby | |
| "Resolution" | Matt Corby | |
| "Caravan" | Passenger | |
| "Jolene" | Dolly Parton | |
| "Angels" | The xx | |
| "No Diggity" vs. "Thrift Shop" | Ed Sheeran and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis | |
| "Can't Afford It All" | Jakubi | |
| "Electric Feel" | Henry Green | |
| "Dancer" | Didrik Thulin | |
| "I Don't Like You" | Eva Simons | |
| "High for This" | Ellie Goulding The Weeknd | |
| "Sexual Healing" | Marvin Gaye | |
| "I See Fire" | Ed Sheeran | |
| 2014 | "Younger" | Seinabo Sey |
| "Cut Your Teeth" | Kyla La Grange | |
| "Miami 82" | Syn Cole (featuring Madame Buttons) | |
| "Wait" | M83 | |
| "Shine" | Benjamin Francis Leftwich | |
| "Midnight" | Coldplay | |
| "Often" | The Weeknd | |
| "Dirty Paws" | Of Monsters and Men | |
| 2015 | "Coming Over" (with Dillon Francis) | James Hersey |
| "Take On Me" | A-ha |
References
- ↑ "Like it or Not, Kygo's Tropical House is the Sound of the Summer".
- ↑ NRK. "Kygo signerer med Sony". NRK.
- ↑
- ↑ "Ed Sheeran – I See Fire (Kygo Remix)".
- ↑ "Ed Sheeran – I See Fire (Kygo Remix)". Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ↑ "Kygo – I See Fire". Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- 1 2 "Coldplay ringte norske Kygo og ba om musikk". 18 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ "Norske Kyrre (22) spiller på megafestival". 9 May 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ "Kygo – Stole the Show feat. Parson James".
- ↑ "Fanabuen Kyrre (22) gikk fra pianotimer til DJ-suksess". Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ "Interview: Kygo". The Vibe Guide. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ↑ "DJ Kygo on tropical house, going with the slow and being a pianist". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- ↑ "Kygo to Replace Avicii at TomorrowWorld". 19 September 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ "Kygo Talks Mixing for Diplo, Coldplay and Upcoming Tour". 17 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ "Kygo Bracelet – Electric Family".
- ↑ "Norwegian DJ Kygo Is On the Verge of Becoming Dance Music's Next Superstar". 24 October 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ "Ultra Music Festival Announces Brand New Show For Kygo And Reveals His Next Song".
- ↑ "Kygo's ID features on FIFA 16".
- ↑ "Discography Kygo". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Discography Kygo". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- "Nothing Left": Ryan, Gavin (8 August 2015). "ARIA Singles: One Direction 'Drag Me Down' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- "Stole the Show": Ryan, Gavin (12 September 2015). "ARIA Singles: Justin Bieber 'What Do You Mean?' Spends Second Week At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- "Here for You": Ryan, Gavin (7 November 2015). "ARIA Singles: Adele Earns Platinum Status with 'Hello' at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- "Stay": Ryan, Gavin (13 February 2016). "ARIA Singles: Flume 'Never Be Like You' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ↑ "Discographie Kygo". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Discografie Kygo". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Discography Kygo". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Kygo (Single)". officialcharts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Discografie Kygo". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Discography Kygo". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Discography Kygo". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
- "Firestone": "Kygo Ft Conrad" (select "Singles" tab). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- "Stole the Show": "Kygo Ft Parson James" (select "Singles" tab). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Troféoversikt – Kygo" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank: Kygo" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Kygo Feat. Conrad – Firestone" (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- 1 2 "Certified Awards" (enter "Kygo" into the "Keywords" box, then select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ "Stay". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ↑ http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/virallinen-lista/singlet/2016/4
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