Madden (music producer)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Marius Njølstad |
| Born | February 6, 1989 |
| Origin | Nesodden, Norway |
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| Instruments | Keys |
| Years active | 2010-present |
| Labels | Warner Music Norway |
| Associated acts | Kontaktor |
| Website |
maddenofficial |
Marius Njølstad (born February 6, 1989), professionally known as Madden, is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and producer. He started his solo career in 2016, when he signed with Warner Music Norway.[1]
Career
Marius had an early interest in music, and started playing the piano at age 7. His dedication to music led him to take a degree in jazz at Berklee in Copenhagen, as well as a degree in arrangement/music technology at the Norwegian Academy of Music. Through his studies he met Daniel Wold, and they created the duo Kontraktor together, following a writing session back in 2010.[2]
In their debut year, they won the John Lennon Songwriting Contest with their track "Bocce Ball" in the category Electronic.[3] Still, their collab ended two years later.
2016-present
Madden started his solo-career with the release of his first single "Golden Light" in the spring of 2016. The song features vocals from artist 6AM, and it spent a total of 19 weeks on the official Norwegian charts VG-lista topp 40, where it peaked at #10. The song also reached official charts in other countries, including its peak as #14 in Sweden, where it spent 23 weeks. The song reached top 100 charts in Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands and Ireland,[4] as well as reaching the top 200 chart in the UK[5] over the summer of 2016.
The attention around the track led Madden to be a part of the official VG-lista tour of 2016.[6] He performed at the main event in Oslo, which attracted close to 60,000 people.[7]
In the fall of 2016 he released his second single, "Alive", which reached #19 in official Norwegian charts and spent a total of 11 weeks on the list.[8] It was also featured on Swedish top 100 charts.[9]
Discography
Singles
- Golden Light featuring 6AM (2016)
- Alive (2016)
- Alive - Acoustic (2016)
- Echo (featuring Chris Holsten) (2017)
References
- ↑ "Warner Music Norway signerer Madden". Mynewsdesk (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-02-14.
- ↑ "About". MADDEN. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
- ↑ "John Lennon Songwriting Contest". jlsc.com. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "norwegiancharts.com - Madden feat. 6AM - Golden Light". www.norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
- ↑ "CHART: CLUK Update 18.06.2016 (wk24)".
- ↑ "Madden". VG-lista 2016 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-02-14.
- ↑ "Turné og artister i sommer". VG-lista 2016 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-02-14.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "norwegiancharts.com - Madden - Alive". www.norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2017-02-14.
- ↑ "Alive by Madden - Music Charts". acharts.co. Retrieved 2017-02-14.