Kygo

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Kygo

Kygo in 2015
Background information
Birth name Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll
Born (1991-09-11) 11 September 1991
Bergen, Norway
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • musician
Instruments Piano
Years active 2007–present
Labels Sony[2]
Associated acts
Website kygomusic.com

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, songwriter, 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 60 million views on YouTube[4] and his single "Firestone" which has over 240 million views on YouTube with an additional 350 million plays on the music streaming service Spotify, as of January 2016.[5][6] Kygo has accumulated over 300 million views on his music on SoundCloud and YouTube.

Kygo has since released several singles, such as "ID", "Stole the Show", "Here for You", and "Stay", which have debuted on several international charts. Kygo's debut studio album, Cloud Nine, is due for release on 13 May 2016.[7]

Career

Early beginnings

Kygo started to learn to play the piano at age six through lessons.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10]

2014: Breakthrough

On 1 December 2014, he released the single "Firestone", featuring vocals from Conrad (mononym for Conrad Sewell), which gained international recognition and debuted on several charts worldwide. After receiving over 80 million views on YouTube and SoundCloud, Kygo was contacted by both Avicii and Chris Martin of Coldplay to create an official remix of the song "Midnight".[11][12] He has also supported Avicii at Findings Festival in Oslo, Norway, in 2014.[11] On 19 September 2014, it was confirmed that Kygo was to replace Avicii at mainstage in TomorrowWorld, due to Avicii's health concerns.[13] He was also featured in an interview for 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 Music.[16]

2015–present: Cloud Nine

Kygo at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2015

In February 2015, Kygo's 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.

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.[19] On 31 July 2015, he released his third single, "Nothing Left", featuring Will Heard. "Nothing Left" 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. On 18 March 2016, Kygo released his sixth single "Fragile", which features vocals from Labrinth. On 1 April 2016, Kygo released his seventh single "Raging", which features the Irish band Kodaline.

Kygo's singles, in addition to other new tracks, will be released in his debut studio album, Cloud Nine, on 13 May 2016.[7]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details
Cloud Nine

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
NOR
[20]		 AUS
[21]		 AUT
[22]		 BEL
(FL)
[23]		 FIN
[24]		 GER
[25]		 NLD
[26]		 SWE
[27]		 SWI
[28]		 UK
[29]
"Epsilon"[30] 2013 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Cut Your Teeth" (Kygo Remix)
(with Kyla La Grange)		 2014 12 — — — — — 19 55 — —
"Firestone"
(featuring Conrad Sewell)		 1 10 5 4 3 3 3 2 4 8 Cloud Nine
"ID (Ultra Music Festival Anthem)" 2015 31 — — — — — — 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 — — — 57 — — Non-album single
"Nothing Left"
(featuring Will Heard)		 1 69 58 57 11 57 54 14 26 79
  • IFPI NOR: 2× Platinum[31]
 Cloud Nine
"Here for You"
(featuring Ella Henderson)		 9 99 58 50 — 47 11 16 17 18 Non-album single
"Stay"
(featuring Maty Noyes)		 2 67 30 24 13 38 9 3 11 20 Cloud Nine
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of songs, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NOR
[20]		 AUS
[21]		 AUT
[22]		 BEL
(FL)
[23]		 FIN
[24]		 GER
[25]		 NLD
[26]		 SWE
[27]		 SWI
[28]		 UK
[29]
"I See Fire" 2015 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Fragile"
(with Labrinth)		 2016 1 74 69 — — 87 49 55 50 109 Cloud Nine
"Raging"
(featuring Kodaline)		 2 — 54 — — 69 24 6 33 56
"I'm in Love"
(featuring James Vincent McMorrow)		 9
[41] 		— 38 — — — — 66
[42] 		39 99
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remixes

Year Song title Original artist
2013 "Stay" Rihanna (featuring Mikky Ekko)
"The Wilhelm Scream" James Blake
"Limit to Your Love"
"Let Her Go" Passenger
"Caravan"
"Brother" Matt Corby
"Resolution"
"Jolene" Dolly Parton
"Angels" The xx
"No Diggity" vs. "Thrift Shop" Ed Sheeran, Passenger, 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
"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

Awards and nominations

Year Organization Award Work Result
2015 YouTube Music Awards[43] YouTube Music Video Award "Stole The Show" Won
MTV Europe Music Awards[44] Best Norwegian Act Himself Nominated
2016 International Dance Music Awards[45] Best Break-Through DJ Won
Best Break-Through Artist (Solo) Won
Best Chillout/Lounge Track "Stole The Show" Won
Spelleman Awards[46][47] Spellemann of the year Himself Won
Newcomer of the year / Gramo Grant Nominated
Music Video of the Year "Stole The Show" Nominated
Song of the year Won
"Firestone" Nominated
Electronic Music Awards & Foundation[48] Best New Artist Himself Pending
Single of the Year "Stole The Show" Pending

References

  1. ↑ "Like it or Not, Kygo's Tropical House is the Sound of the Summer".
  2. ↑ NRK. "Kygo signerer med Sony". NRK.
  3. ↑
  4. ↑ "Ed Sheeran – I See Fire (Kygo Remix)".
  5. ↑ "Ed Sheeran – I See Fire (Kygo Remix)". Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Kygo – I See Fire". Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  7. 1 2 Matthem, Meadow. "Kygo Announces Official Release Date Of Debut Album... For Real, This Time". Your EDM. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "Fanabuen Kyrre (22) gikk fra pianotimer til DJ-suksess". Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Interview: Kygo". The Vibe Guide. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "DJ Kygo on tropical house, going with the slow and being a pianist". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  11. 1 2 "Coldplay ringte norske Kygo og ba om musikk". 18 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Norske Kyrre (22) spiller på megafestival". 9 May 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  13. ↑ "Kygo to Replace Avicii at TomorrowWorld". 19 September 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "Kygo Talks Mixing for Diplo, Coldplay and Upcoming Tour". 17 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  15. ↑ "Kygo Bracelet – Electric Family".
  16. ↑ "Norwegian DJ Kygo Is On the Verge of Becoming Dance Music's Next Superstar". 24 October 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  17. ↑ "Ultra Music Festival Announces Brand New Show For Kygo And Reveals His Next Song".
  18. ↑ "Kygo's ID features on FIFA 16".
  19. ↑ "Kygo – Stole the Show feat. Parson James".
  20. 1 2 "Discography Kygo". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  21. 1 2 "Discography Kygo". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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  23. 1 2 "Discografie Kygo". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  24. 1 2 "Discography Kygo". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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  26. 1 2 "Discografie Kygo". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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  28. 1 2 "Discography Kygo". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  29. 1 2 Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
  30. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/epsilon-single/id635806089
  31. 1 2 3 4 "Troféoversikt – Kygo" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  32. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2016 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  33. 1 2 "Goud en Platina – 2015". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  34. 1 2 3 "Certified Awards" (enter "Kygo" into the "Keywords" box, then select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  35. 1 2 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank: Kygo" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  36. ↑ "Kygo Feat. Conrad – Firestone" (in Swedish). Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  37. ↑ http://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Firestone#search_section. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  38. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2016 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  39. ↑
  40. ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2016 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  41. ↑ http://lista.vg.no/liste/topp-20-single/1/dato/2016/uke/17
  42. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  43. ↑ http://raverrafting.com/kygo-stole-the-show-youtube-award/2015/03/26/
  44. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6699532/mtv-emas-2015-nominations
  45. ↑ http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/index.php?wmcyear=2016#idmanominees
  46. ↑ http://www.norveska.org.rs/News_and_events/News-and-events1/Nominees-for-Norwegian-Grammy-Awards-are-in/#.VwQ8Pqz2sj4
  47. ↑ http://musicnorway.no/2016/02/09/sundfor-big-winner-at-spellemann-award/
  48. ↑ http://www.youredm.com/2016/02/18/electronic-music-awards-foundation-announces-nominees-calvin-harris-diplo-kygo/

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