Jesper Jenset

Jesper started his career with the release of the promotional Idol single "Call Me Yours". It reached the number 1 position in Norwegian iTunes and fastly got 1 million plays on Spotify.[3] After signing a joint deal with Sony Music and Eccentric, his first single "Superhero" was unveiled in June 2015.[4] The song was certified Gold in Norway.[5] It was followed by "Never Coming Back" in December.[3][6] In 2016 he released another single, his first internationally, called "High". It was accompanied by a remix EP featuring remixes by Young Bombs[7] and Sjur.[8] It reached the 26 position on the Norwegian chart[9] and went to the top spot on Hype Machine.[10] The track also achieved the 2× Platinum certification in Norway.[5] Jenset performed the song for a VG-lista show in Rådhusplassen.[11] The single "Lies" came out later in the year,[12][13] and an EP was announced to be released early 2017, however, the plans never fulfilled.[14] A single named "Painkiller" was released in April 2017,[15] with its music video premiering in May.[16] After collaborating with CLMD and Justine Skye on "Never Wanna Lose You",[17][18] the lead single of his upcoming EP "For Love." was unveiled. A music video for the track was shot in Cuba.[19] His debut EP named Waves Vol. 1 featuring a duet with H.E.R. was released in April 2018.[20][21][22]

In July he was featured on Polish DJ Gromee's single "One Last Time"[23][24] which ended up being a hit in Poland,[25] reaching the number 1 position[26] and being also certified 3× Platinum there.[27] Another single called "Bad Vibrations" came out in September,[28][29] with its music video directed by Frederic Esnault and featuring actress Emma Draleke premiering on October.[30] It was followed by a feature on American DJ duo Lost Kings' single "Drunk as Hell", also accompanied by an animated video.[31] The following single "Red Eyes", teasing his second EP, was released in January 2019.[32][33] The second volume of his previous EP, Waves Vol. 2, was released on April 12, 2019 including another single named "Blue Flag / Fun Things".[34][35][36][1]

In August he took part as the featuring artist of Madcon's single "No Lies", co-written by Danny Ocean.[37] Its music video was shot in Marbella.[38][39] On September 13, his first single in Norwegian "Hver Gang", featuring rapper Arif, was unveiled.[40][41] It became certified Gold in April 2021.[5] In October, he performed the song along "No Lies", with Madcon, and a cover of "Don't Leave" by British duo Snakehips and Danish singer MØ, with Kapteinen, at the NRK P3 studio.[42] He also co-wrote Alan Walker and Ruben's 2020 single "Heading Home".[43] After collaborating with Ylva on their joint single "Flame",[44][45] as well as with Gromee in "Sweet Emotions",[46][25] this later reaching the number 6 position in Poland,[47] Jenset teased his third EP with the release of the double singles "Facade", accompanied by the track "I Like When We",[48][49] and "Skinny Jeans", along "Someone Else".[50][51] His third EP Vol. 3 was released in April 2020, as well as another single called "Love Me, I'm a Mess",[46][52] which music video shot in Jesper's hometown and directed by his friend Magnus Furset, premiered in June.[53] Later that year, Jenset featured on singles "Company" by Norwegian music producer Hvsun[54] and "Not Like This" by Swiss DJ Gil Glaze.[55] In 2021 he appeared on the track "Fucked Up Kids" from Chris Abolade and Amara's debut album Skrubbsår og skallebank.[56]

On June 18, 2021 he came back with his second single in Norwegian "Skyt me i hjertet".[57][58] Later that year, his collaborations with hip hop artists Avgvstvs in "Seint i september"[59][60] and Vinni in "Diskotek" were released.[61][60]

A string of singles followed in 2022; "Gåsehud",[62][63] "Faded Off" with EDM artists Boye & Sigvardt and Hayes,[64][60] "Tilbake" with singer Julia Lov[63] and "Håper du har det bra".[65]

In 2023 he released "Tilbake til start".[66][67]