Donkeyboy

Donkeyboy is a Norwegian pop band from Drammen.

Band History

Donkeyboy began in 2005 as a quartet with the Sundberg - brothers, Cato and Kent, Thomas Drabløs and Øyvind Haga. Already in the following year, they came up with the song Broke My Eyes to Norwegian television, where they finished sixth in the broadcast Urørt. By 2007, Haga was replaced by Peter Michelsen and Alex Ågedal came about. Beginning of 2008 began with the production of one 's own album and appearances and the MySpace page increased to its own reputation. The Major Warner was aware of them and took them in early 2009 under contract.

With their first single release in April of the same year they had a resounding success. The song Ambitions required twelve weeks before it debuted at number one on the charts, but there he could then keep up with interruptions 13 weeks. He was not only the summer hit of the year, but until then the second most frequently sold as a download song in Norway, for which it was awarded double platinum. A whole year spent the song among the 20 best-selling songs of the country, only one song stayed longer in the history of the Norwegian charts. As Donkeyboy had to leave 1st place in September 2009, they pulled themselves from with their second single Sometimes at the top of the singles charts. With the song they introduced another 8 weeks the charts. The band's debut album Caught in a Life rose in late October also a # 1 on the Norwegian charts. Three other songs from the album brought it into the Norwegian Top 10

In early 2010 Ambitions was released in other European countries. In Sweden the band in February so also reached number one. In the rest of Europe Donkeyboy was unsuccessful, at least it brought the song in the cover version of the British talent show winner Joe McElderry in the UK charts at # 6

In 2011 she was awarded with the European Border Breakers Award ( EBBA ).

Early December 2011 was released in anticipation of the second album, the single City Boy. She became the third number -one hit of the band in Norway and in Denmark also reached the top chart.

Discography

Albums

  • Caught in a Life (2009)
  • Silver Moon (2012 )

Songs

  • Broke My Eyes ( 2005)
  • Ambitions (2009)
  • Sometimes ( 2009)
  • Blade Running ( 2009)
  • Awake ( 2009)
  • City Boy (2011)
  • Pull of the eye (2012)
  • Trigger Finger (2013 )
  • Crazy Something Normal ( 2014)

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