D'Sound
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D'Sound (stylized as d'sound) is a Norwegian
Band history
Drummer
In 2000, the band resumed working together on their next album in Jonny Sjo's home studio. After a long period of writing material, Talkin' Talk was recorded. For the first time, the band also produced the album, along with their long-time keyboardist Stein Austrud. In the production of their third album, D'Sound was heavily influenced by modern R&B American artists such as Angie Stone, D'Angelo, Jill Scott and Erykah Badu. The album Talkin' Talk was mixed in Virginia Beach, United States by Serban Ghenea, whose credits include work for Janet Jackson and Prince. For the subsequent tour, D'Sound joined with numerous national and international musicians and toured Norway with the songs from their three albums. Several international musicians like DJ Kemit from American hip-hop group Arrested Development also joined the band in touring.[1][2] The title track from the album was used by Nokia in an ad campaign in 2001 to promote their 8310 cellphone in Asia, where the album gained a favourable reception.[7][8][9]
In 2003, the group released Doublehearted, which featured the hit single "
In June 2018, Simone Eriksrud announced her departure from D'Sound and was replaced by Mirjam Omdal[3][4] because the former wanted to spend more time with the rest of her family.[11]
In March 2019, D’Sound participated in the Norwegian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 (the Melodi Grand Prix), with their new song "Mr. Unicorn" and finished in third place.[12] In September 2019, D’Sound released their eighth studio album, Unicorn. Its cover features Sjo's brother and its title is dedicated to him. It contained tracks that featured Omdal as the band's main vocalist and collaborations with other artists and musicians such Armi Millare. In 2020, Omdal announced that she had returned to her band Bae Louie as a lead vocal but will continue to collaborate with Ofstad and Sjo as a touring member.
In 2021, D’Sound announced that their ninth studio album “25” will be released in January 2022. The album's title commemorates their 25 years since their debut album in 1997. Unlike the previous release, the album's tracklist will be a complete collaboration with many international artists and songwriters. Band vocalists Eriksrud and Omdal will also feature in some tracks. The first single and video from the album, “Save Some”, was released in May 2021 and kicked off their 25th anniversary since their debut with “Real Name” in 1996. “Save Some” is a collaboration with American R&B artist and songwriter Macy Gray. In September 2021, the group collaborated with Barbadian singer Shontelle for the album's second single “Necessary Love”. In December 2021, the band announced that they had reunited with Eriksrud through the release of the third single “Flashback”. The band began promoting the single and the album's release as a trio in 2022.
Line-up
Current members
- Jonny Sjo - bass, occasional guitar, vocals (1993–present)
- Kim Ofstad - drums, percussion (1993–2010, 2013–present)
- Simone Eriksrud - piano, guitar, lead vocals (1993–2018; touring member 2022–present)
- Mirjam Omdal - lead vocals (2018–2020; touring member 2020–present)
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications
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Spice of Life | 11 | |||||||||||||
Beauty Is a Blessing |
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Talkin' Talk |
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Doublehearted |
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My Today |
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16 | ||||||||||||
Starts and Ends |
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24 | ||||||||||||
Signs |
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Unicorn |
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25 |
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"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums
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Smooth Escapes - The Very Best of D'Sound |
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"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Live albums
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Live At Rockefeller Music Hall 2001 |
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Acoustic Live Session |
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Singles
- "Real Name" (1996)
- "All I Wanna Do" (1996)
- "Ain’t Giving Up" (1998)
- "Down On The Street" (1998)
- "Disco Ironic" (1999)
- "Talkin’ Talk" (2001)
- "Sing My Name" (2001)
- "Do I Need A Reason" (2002)
- "I Just Can’t Wait" (2003)
- "Breathe In, Breathe Out" (2003)
- "I Give Myself Away" (2003)
- "Romjulsdrøm" (with Kringkastingsorkestret) (2003)
- "If You Get Scared" (2004)
- "Universally" (2005)
- "Green Eyes" (2005)
- "Feel Again" (2005)
- "Lose Control" (2013)
- "Love Like Rain" (2014)
- "Dance with Me" (2015)
- "If You Don't Know" (2017)
- "Only One" (2017)
- "It's Just Me" (2018)
- "Join Me in My Head" (2018)
- "Lykkelig" (featuring Armi Millare) (2018)
- "Mr. Unicorn" (2019)
- "This Island is Mine" (2019)
- "Somewhere in Between" (featuring Armi Millare) (2019)
- "Aftershock" (2019)
- "Good Intentions" (2020)
- "Save Some" (with Macy Gray) (2021)
- "Necessary Love" (with Shontelle) (2021)
- "Good Nature" (with Pher and Cory Henry) (2021)
- "Run for Cover" (with Armi Millare) (2021)
- "Flashback" (2021)
References
- ^ a b "D'Sound Biography" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. 2006-08-06. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ^ Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ^ a b "The Voice-Mirjam overtar for Simone i D'Sound". tv2.no (in Norwegian). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Simone slutter i D'Sound – Mirjam stepper inn - VG". vg.no (in Norwegian). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Shakatak Down on the Street Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ^ "D'Sound". Scandinavian Soul. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ Radovan, Jill Tan (2016-02-18). "Signs of better things to come for D'Sound". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ Gil, Baby A. "D'Sound for Valentine's Day". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ "Tilbake etter bittert brudd - VG". vg.no (in Norwegian). 8 November 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ^ ""Good Intentions" by d'Sound just might be the song of the summer". 2 June 2020.
- ^ "D'Sound ute av Melodi Grand Prix - KEiiNO vant den norske finalen". h-a.no (in Norwegian). 2 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Norwegian chart peaks". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Salgstroféer". IFPI Norway. Archived from the original (To access, enter the search parameter "D'sound") on 26 June 2006. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
External links
- Official website
- D'Sound on Facebook