Broiler (DJs)
| Broiler | |
|---|---|
 Photo: Christopher Lunde | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Drammen, Norway |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Website |
www |
| Members |
Mikkel Christiansen Simen Auke |
Broiler is a Norwegian DJ and electronic music duo consisting of Mikkel Christiansen (born 1992) and Simen Auke (born 1991). From 2011 to 2013, they were known as DJ Broiler. They found success online in late 2011 as "DJ Broiler", becoming an internet phenomenon due to their dance tunes with comical elements, but have since gone over to focusing on professional remixing and own songs without comedy.
Music career
Early career
Christiansen had some success with "Navy Seals" featuring F. Genius in 2011, while Auke had major success with his song "Cannabus" under the pseudonym SimenA. "Cannabus" charted on the Norwegian Singles Chart for two weeks, peaking at 15.
2012–13: The Beginning
DJ Broiler released several singles and got famous for their funny videos, which often portrayed and parodied the life in the suburbs and local cities around Drammen.[1] They released "Afterski" in November 2012, which instantly became a hit and charted on the Norwegian Singles Chart, and peaked at number 3.[2] In May 2013 they released "Vannski" peaking at number 1 in their third week charting. "Vannski" became their first number one hit in Norway. In June 2013 they released "En gang til", peaking to number 8 on the Norwegian Singles Chart. on November 4, 2013 they released their debut studio album The Beginning, peaking to number 9 on the Norwegian Albums Chart, the album also includes the single "Bonski", which has peaked to number 5 on the Norwegian Singles Chart. On November 29, 2013 the released Episode 1 EP, peaking to number 19 on the Norwegian Albums Chart, the album includes the single "Colors", which has peaked to number 18 on the Norwegian Singles Chart.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| NOR [2] | ||
| The Beginning |
|
6 |
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| NOR [2] | ||
| Episode 1 |
|
13 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [2] |
AUT [3] |
BEL (Vl) [4] |
BEL (Wa) [5] |
DEN [6] |
FR [7] | |||||||||||
| 2012 | "Afterski"[A] | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | The Beginning | ||||||||
| 2013 | "Vannski"[A] | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "En gang til"[A] (with Sirkus Eliassen) |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Bonski"[A] | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Colors" | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | Episode 1 | |||||||||
| 2014 | "Rays of Light" | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||||||||
| "Wild Eyes" (featuring Ravvel) |
1 | 70 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 138 | ||||||||||
| "For You" (featuring Anna Bergendahl). |
21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 2015 | "Fly by Night" (featuring Tish Hyman) |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2016 | "Money" (featuring Bekuh Boom) |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||||
- Remixes
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [2] | |||
| 2014 | "Happy Home (Broiler Remix)" | — | Remix of original by Hedegaard (DJ) |
| 2015 | "Shots (Broiler Remix)" | – | Remix of original by Imagine Dragons |
| 2015 | "It's You (Broiler Remix)" | 10 | Remix of original by Syn Cole |
| 2015 | "I Can't Say No! (Broiler Remix)" (with Lea Rue) |
17 | Remix of original by Lea Rue |
References
Notes
A ^ Credited as DJ Broiler.
Sources
- ↑ Per Christian Selmer-Anderssen (2012-11-28). "Det glade liv som DJ Broiler". dt.no. Retrieved 2012-12-14. (in Norwegian)
- 1 2 3 4 5 Hung, Steffen. "Discography DJ Broiler". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Broiler". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Broiler". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Broiler". Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography DJ Broiler". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography DJ Broiler". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
External links
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