Marcus & Martinus
| Marcus & Martinus | |
|---|---|
| Born |
21 February 2002 Trofors, Norway |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2012–Present |
| Labels | Sony Music Entertainment Norway |
| Members |
Marcus Gunnarsen Martinus Gunnarsen |
Marcus Gunnarsen and Martinus Gunnarsen (born in Elverum, Norway on 21 February 2002), better known as Marcus & Martinus are two identical Norwegian twin brothers. In 2012 they won the eleventh season of Melodi Grand Prix Junior.[1]
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 broadcast live Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). It was hosted by Margrethe Røed and Tooji. They won the contest with the song "To dråper vann" (English: "Two Drops of Water"). The song peaked to number 8 on the Norwegian Singles Chart.
2015–present: Hei
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 to number 3 on the Norwegian Singles Chart. On 25 September 2015 they released the single "Ei som deg" (English: "One Like You") with Innertier. The song peaked to number 15 on the Norwegian Singles Chart.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [4] |
SWE [5] | ||
| Hei |
|
1 | — |
| Hei – Fan-Spesial |
|
— | 26 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [6] |
SWE [7] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | "To dråper vann" | 8 | — | Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2012 | |||||||||||||||
| 2015 | "Plystre på deg" | — | — | Hei | |||||||||||||||
| "Elektrisk" (featuring Katastrofe) |
3 | 62 | Hei – Fan-Spesial | ||||||||||||||||
| "Ei som deg" (with Innertier) |
15 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ NRKSuper: Moro med tvillingbesøk (in Norwey).
- ↑ Verdens Gang, 15 November 2015, p. 38
- ↑ http://lista.vg.no/artist/marcus-martinus/album/hei/13535
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Marcus & Martinus (Albums)". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Marcus & Martinus (Songs)". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ↑ http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/