Marcus & Martinus
| Marcus & Martinus | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | M&M, Mac og Tinus |
| Born |
21 February 2002 Elverum, Norway |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Sony Music Norway |
| Associated acts |
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| Website |
marcusandmartinus |
| Members |
Marcus Gunnarsen Martinus Gunnarsen |
Marcus & Martinus, sometimes known as M&M, is a Norwegian pop duo composed of twin brothers Marcus Gunnarsen and Martinus Gunnarsen (born 21 February 2002) from Trofors. They are both 15 years old, and have released three albums.
Career
2012: Melodi Grand Prix Junior
In 2012, Marcus & Martinus were contestants on the eleventh season of Melodi Grand Prix Junior. It was held at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway and was broadcast live by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), hosted by Margrethe Røed and Tooji. They won the contest with the song "To dråper vann" (English: "Two Drops of Water").[1] The song peaked to number 8 on the Norwegian Singles Chart.
2015–2016: Hei & Together
On 23 February 2015, they released their debut studio album Hei (English: Hi). The album peaked at number 1 on the Norwegian Albums Chart in week 46 of 2015 (15 November 2015) after having charted for 35 weeks, the last 20 not leaving the top ten.[2][3] The album includes the single "Plystre på deg" (English: "Whistle at You"). On 24 July 2015, they released the single "Elektrisk" (English: "Electric"), featuring vocals from Katastrofe. The song peaked at number 3 on the Norwegian Singles Chart. On 25 September 2015, they released the single "Ei som deg" (English: "One Like You") with Inner Tier. The song peaked at number 15 on the Norwegian Singles Chart.
In May 2016, the duo released three singles. The first, "Girls", featuring Madcon, debuted at number 1 in Norway[4] and became their second single to reach the top 100 in Sweden after "Elektrisk". The second and third, "Heartbeat" and "I Don't Wanna Fall in Love", followed just days after the release of "Girls" and debuted at numbers 21 and 37, respectively.[4] They followed up "Girls" with the singles "Light It Up" and "One More Second".
In November 2016, they released their first English album titled Together. The album includes their hit songs "Girls", "Heartbeat", "Light It Up" and "One More Second". In the week after its release, Together debuted at number 1 in Norway and Sweden and number 6 in Finland.
As the Young Talent Act of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize Concert, they performed "Without You" and "Bae" at Telenor Arena in Norway on 11 December 2016.[5][6]
2017–present
On 9 May, it was announced that they would be the spokespersons for Norway in the international Eurovision Song Contest 2017 final, on 13 May.[7]
On July 14th they performed on Swedish crown princess Victoria's 40th birthday with their own song written especially for her ("On this day").
On May 21th, 2017, they released their new single "Like It Like It" alongside singer Silentó.
On July 1, 2017, they release "First Kiss."
On the 28th of that same month, they released their new single "Dance With You".
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [4] |
DEN [8] |
FIN [9] |
SWE [10] | ||||||||||||||||
| Hei |
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1 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Hei (Fan Spesial) |
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1 | — | — | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Together[11] |
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1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [4] |
SWE [10] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | "To dråper vann" | 8 | — | Hei | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | "Leah" | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | "Du" | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Smil" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | "Plystre på deg" | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Elektrisk" (featuring Katastrofe) |
3 | 8 | Hei (Fan Spesial) | ||||||||||||||||
| "Ei som deg" (with Innertier) |
10 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Alt jeg ønsker meg" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | "Girls" (featuring Madcon) |
1 | 40 | Together | |||||||||||||||
| "Heartbeat" | 21 | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| "I Don't Wanna Fall in Love" | 37 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Light It Up" (featuring Samantha J) |
9 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
| "One More Second" | 30 | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| "Go Where You Go" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Without You" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | "Bae" | — | —[upper-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||||
| "Like It Like It" (featuring Silentó) |
16 | 48 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||
| "First Kiss" | — | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| "Dance with You" | 40 [13] | 48 [14] | |||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Filmography
- Film
| Year | Title | Role | Running time | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sammen om drømmen | Themselves | 86 min (1 hr, 26 min) | Documentary for standard release | [15] |
| Marcus & Martinus - Når barn blir popstjerner | 44 min (0 hr, 44 min) | Television documentary on TVNorge and DPlay | [16] |
- Television
| Year | Title | Role | # of episodes | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | MMnews | Themselves | 8 (Season 1) | News satire on DPlay | [17] |
| 2017 | Marcus & Martinus | 6 (Season 1) | Docuseries on TVNorge | [18] | |
Tours
- Together Tour (2016–2017)[19]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Organization | Award | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Spellemannprisen '16 | Årets Låt (Song of the Year) | "Girls" | Nominated |
| Årets Spellemann (Spellemann of the Year) | Marcus & Martinus | Won |
Notes
- ↑ "Bae" did not enter the Swedish Singles Chart (Sverigetopplistan), but peaked to number 1 on the Sweden Heatseeker Songs.[12]
References
- ↑ NRKSuper: Moro med tvillingbesøk (in Norway).
- ↑ Verdens Gang, 15 November 2015, p. 38
- ↑ http://lista.vg.no/artist/marcus-martinus/album/hei/13535
- 1 2 3 4 Peak positions in Sweden:
- For all except noted: "Discography Marcus & Martinus". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- For "Elektrisk": "norwegiancharts.com - Marcus & Martinus feat. Katastrofe - Elektrisk". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien.
- For "Ei som deg": "norwegiancharts.com - Marcus & Martinus + Innertier - Ei som deg". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien.
- For "Heartbeat": "norwegiancharts.com - Marcus & Martinus - Heartbeat". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien.
- For "I Don't Wanna Fall in Love": "norwegiancharts.com - Marcus & Martinus - I Don't Wanna Fall In Love". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien.
- For "Light It Up": "norwegiancharts.com - Marcus & Martinus feat. Samantha J. - Light It Up". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien.
- For "One More Second": "norwegiancharts.com - Marcus & Martinus - One More Second". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien.
- For "Like It Like It": "norwegiancharts.com – Marcus & Martinus feat. Silentó - Like It Like It". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ↑ Karianne Grindem (2016-10-19). "Marcus og Martinus til Nobelkonserten".
- ↑ "Young Talent Act - Marcus & Martinius - Nobel Peace Prize Concert". 2016-10-21.
- ↑ Marcus & Martinus leser stemmene fra Norge
- ↑ "Discography Marcus & Martinus". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ "Discography Marcus & Martinus". Finnish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- 1 2 Peak positions in Sweden:
- For all except noted: "Discography Marcus & Martinus". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- For "Elektrisk": "swedishcharts.com – Marcus & Martinus feat. Katastrofe - Elektrisk". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien.
- For "Like It Like It": "swedishcharts.com – Marcus & Martinus feat. Silentó - Like It Like It". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ↑ "Together by Marcus & Martinus on Apple Music". Apple Inc. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ↑ Swedish Heatseekers Chart - 10 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ↑ "VG-lista – Marcus & Martinus". VG-lista. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ↑ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ Marcus & Martinus - Sammen om drømmen
- ↑ Marcus & Martinus - Når barn blir popstjerner
- ↑ MMNews on DPlay
- ↑ Marcus & Martinus får egen tv-serie
- ↑ OUR FIRST ARENA TOUR – TOGETHER TOUR