Donkeyboy
Donkeyboy | |
|---|---|
Synthpop | |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Warner Music Norway |
| Members | Cato Sundberg Kent Sundberg Peter Michelsen Thomas Drabløs |
| Past members | Alexander Garborg Ågedal |
| Website | www |
Donkeyboy (occasionally stylised as donkeyboy) is a
synthpop band from Drammen, Norway, formed in 2005. The band consists of Cato Sundberg (vocals, rhythm guitar), Kent Sundberg (synth, vocals), Peter Michelsen (guitar, backing vocals) and Thomas Drabløs (drums
)
History
Donkeyboy were signed to
guest vocals by Linnea Dale. "Ambitions" debuted on the Norwegian singles chart at number seven on 6 April 2009,[3] and reached the number one spot on 29 June, after 13 weeks on the charts. "Ambitions" remained at the number one spot for 12 consecutive weeks, before being replaced by the band's second single "Sometimes" on September 22. This was the first time ever for a Norwegian artist to occupy the top two spots on the singles chart.[4] Guitarist Peter Michelsen described the situation as "completely absurd".[4]
Donkeyboy's debut album European Border Breakers Award for their international success.[6]
Donkeyboy's second album Silver Moon was released on March 2, 2012, and in 2013 they released the single "Triggerfinger" featuring vocals by Kiesza.
Honours
- 2009: Three times Spellemannprisen in the categories this year's Hit song, Newcomer and Musical video, for the album Caught in a Life and the tune/video "Ambitions"
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [7] |
DEN
[8] |
FIN
[9] |
SWE [10] | ||||||||||
| Caught in a Life |
|
1 | — | — | 6 | ||||||||
| Silver Moon |
|
2 | 35 | — | — | ||||||||
| Lost |
|
17[12] | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes albums which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [7] |
DEN
[8] |
FIN
[9] |
SWE [10] | ||||
| 2009 | "Ambitions" | 1 | — | — | 1 | Caught in a Life | |
| "Sometimes" | 1 | — | — | — |
| ||
| "Broke My Eyes" | 6 | — | — | — | |||
| "Awake" | 8 | — | — | — | |||
| "Blade Running" | 8 | — | — | — | |||
| 2010 | "Stereolife" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | "City Boy" | 1 | 1 | 7 | — |
|
Silver Moon |
| 2012 | "Pull of the Eye" | 11 | — | — | — | ||
| "Silver Moon" | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2013 | "Triggerfinger" | — | — | 9 | — | Lost | |
| 2014 | "Crazy Something Normal" | 13 | — | — | — | ||
| "Hero" | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2015 | "Downtown" | 18 | — | 9 | — | ||
| "Lost" | 36 | — | — | — | |||
| 2016 | "Dollar" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 | "Kaleidoscope" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018 | "It'll Be Alright" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019 | "Think You Should" (feat. Linnea Dale) | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021 | "Kentucky" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes singles which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||
References
- ^ a b Narverud Moen, Siri (2009-04-23). "Slik fikk Donkeyboy platekontrakt" (in Norwegian). NRK P3. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ^ Myrvold, Kine (2009-03-26). "DonkeyBoy A-listet på P3" (in Norwegian). Drammens Tidende. Archived from the original on 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ^ "DonkeyBoy debuterer på VG-lista" (in Norwegian). Drammens Tidende. 2009-04-09. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ^ a b Røyseland, Halstein (2009-09-23). "Donkeyboy skapte norsk pophistorie". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ a b Bakke, Sven Ove (2009-10-15). "I skyggen av sin egen hit". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Winners of the 2011 European Border Breakers Awards", ec.europa.eu. Retrieved February 20, 2012
- ^ a b "Norwegian Charts > Donkeyboy". norwegiancharts.com, Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
- ^ a b "Danish Charts > Donkeyboy". danishcharts.dk, Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
- ^ a b "Finnish Charts > Donkeyboy". finnishcharts.com, Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
- ^ a b "Swedish Charts > Donkeyboy". swedishcharts.com, Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
- ^ a b c "IFPI Norsk platebransje - Salgstroféer". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - IFPI Denmark. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
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