Gåte
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Gåte (pronounced
History
The band released their first EP,
During the first part of their career they toured extensively and played almost every popular music festival in Norway, as well as the major international festival Roskilde Festival in Denmark. The band reunited for one concert in 2009, but then decided to follow this up with a mini-tour of Norway consisting of five concerts in 2010. The fifth concert was held at the roof of the Oslo Opera House, and the band stated that this would be their final farewell.[3] In 2018, they started touring Norway again.[6]
In August 2023, Gåte announced that Sveinung was temporarily leaving the band and would not participate in the upcoming tour.[7]
The band took part in Melodi Grand Prix 2024, the Norwegian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "Ulveham".[8] They qualified from their semi-final on 20 January 2024[9] and ultimately won the final on 3 February 2024.
At Eurovision 2024, Gåte finished 10th in the second semifinal on 9 May, qualifying them for the Grand Final on 11 May, where they finished 25th.[10]
Song origins
Many of Gåte's songs are rearranged versions of traditional Norwegian folk tunes, such as "Sjå Attende" (the title translates to "Look Back"), and "Knut Liten og Sylvelin" ("Little-Knut and Sylvelin"). Another main source of Gåte songs are poems by the Norwegian poet Astrid Krog Halse with added music by Sveinung Sundli, such as "Følgje" ("Company") and "Stengd Dør" ("Closed Door"). Some of their songs were written in Nynorsk/Landsmål and performed in a broad Trøndersk dialect.
On "Svevn", several songs have lyrics by veteran folk musician Knut Buen, who also wrote the lyrics to "Kjærleik" on "Iselilja".[5]
Members
Gunnhild Sundli
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Gunnhild (born 2 July 1985) is the band's lead vocalist and joined the band in 1999. She was born and grew up in
Magnus Børmark
Børmark (born 21 November 1982) is from Trondheim. He learned to play guitar and piano from his older brother. He has played in popular rock bands, such as Torch, before joining Gåte in December 2000. He plays a Fender Telecaster, Robotcaster and Les Robot, the last two being made by Frank Stavem. He also plays guitar in the band 22.[11]
Jon Even Schärer
Schärer (born 27 September 1990) is from
Mats Paulsen
Paulsen (born 1 March 1983) is a bass player from Trondheim. Together with Børmark, they formed the Norwegian band 22. He also became a finalist in the Norwegian version of MasterChef in 2010.[13]
John Stenersen
Stenersen is a musician and composer from
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [15] | |||
| Jygri |
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1 | |
| Iselilja |
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3 | |
| Liva |
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15 | |
| Svevn |
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11 | |
| Nord |
|
— | |
| Ulveham |
|
— | |
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [22] | |||
| Gåte EP |
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— | |
| Gåte EP |
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2 | |
| Statt opp (Maggeduliadei) |
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4 | |
| Attersyn |
|
— | |
| Til Nord |
|
— | |
| Vandrar |
|
— | |
| "—" denotes an extended play that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Singles
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [15] |
LTU [29] | |||
| "Sjå attende" | 2004 | 10 | — | Iselilja |
| "Iselilja" (with The Blizzard) |
2009 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Stolt solvår" | 2017 | — | — | Attersyn |
| "Rideboll og gullborg" | — | — | ||
| "Kom no disjka" | 2018 | — | — | Svevn |
| "Bannlyst" | — | — | ||
| "Tonen" | — | — | ||
| "Huldra" | 2019 | — | — | Ulveham |
| "Svarteboka" (featuring Djerv) |
2023 | — | — | Vandrar and Ulveham |
| "Skarvane" | — | — | ||
| "Ulveham" | 2024 | —[A] | 91 | |
| "På veg" | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Other charted songs
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [15] | |||
| "Førnesbrunen (Radio Edit)" | 2023 | 10 | Vandrar |
Notes
References
- ^ "Bandet Gåte gjenoppstår – VG". Vg.no. 18 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2 October 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Store Norske Leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Archivedfrom the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ a b c Follevåg, Geir (26 May 2010). "Gåte Biography". Allkunne.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ "Gåte Biography". Last.fm. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ a b Rønning, Øyvind (29 October 2018). "Mektig Gåte-comeback - 14 år etter forrige album". Dagbladet.no.
- ^ Robin Olsen. "Gåte annonserer flere konserter". Musikknyheter.no. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Guro Kleveland (22 August 2023). "Sveinung Sundli slutter i Gåte". ballade.no. Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Norway's Melodi Grand Prix 2024: The 18 artists and songs". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 5 January 2024. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ Abril, Ángel (20 January 2024). "Melodi Grand Prix 2024: Erika Norwich & Super Rob, Gåte y Dag Erik Oksvold & Anne Fagermo consiguen su pase para la gran final de la preselección noruega" [Melodi Grand Prix 2024: Erika Norwich & Super Rob, Gåte and Dag Erik Oksvold & Anne Fagermo manage to advance to the grand final of the Norwegian preselection]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Gåte". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 11 May 2024. Archived from the original on 25 March 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Jolicoeur, Todd (13 October 2018). "10 Quick Ones with Magnus Børmark of 22". 100% Rock Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Arnesen, Marit (22 May 2017). "Gåte gjenoppstår med Jon Even Schärer på laget" [Gåte is resurrected with Jon Even Schärer on the team]. Arbeidets Rett (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Sørnes, Lars (2 April 2018). "Mats slår seg opp i restaurantbransjen" [Mats sets himself up in the restaurant business]. Bladet (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "John Stenersen". johnstenersen.no. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Gåte". VG-lista. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Jygri - Album by Gåte". Spotify. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Iselilja - Album by Gåte". Spotify. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Liva - Album by Gåte". Spotify. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Svevn - Album by Gåte". Spotify. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Nord - Album by Gåte". Spotify. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Ulveham - Album by Gåte, 3 May 2024, archived from the original on 17 May 2024, retrieved 17 May 2024
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Norway:
- For "Gåte EP": "Gåte". VG-lista. Archived from the original on 23 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- For "Statt opp (Maggeduliadei)": "Gåte - Statt opp (Maggeduliadei) EP". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Gåte - Gåte (2000, CD)". Discogs. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Gåte ep - EP by Gåte". Spotify. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Statt opp (Maggeduliadei) - Single by Gåte". Spotify. Archived from the original on 22 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Attersyn - EP by Gåte". Spotify. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Til Nord - EP by Gåte". Spotify. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Vandrar - EP by Gåte". Spotify. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "2024 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 17 May 2024. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Topplista: Radio 2024 uke 06" (in Norwegian Bokmål). VG-lista. 14 February 2024. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
External links
- Official website
- Gåte on Europopmusic.eu Archived 30 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine
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