Keiino

Keiino (/ˈkeɪnoʊ/ KAY-noh, Norwegian: [keɪˈnoː]; often stylised as KEiiNO) is a Norwegian supergroup consisting of Sámi rapper Fred Buljo and singers Alexandra Rotan and Tom Hugo. The group was created in late 2018 in preparation for their participation in Melodi Grand Prix 2019, which they won and so were selected to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, finishing in sixth place.[1]

Keiino
Keiino at Cologne Pride 2019.(L–R: Rotan, Hugo, Buljo)
Keiino at Cologne Pride 2019.
(L–R: Rotan, Hugo, Buljo)
Background information
OriginNorway
Genres
Years active2018–present
Members
Websitekeiino.com

Background and career

The group was established in the late summer of 2018 when Tom Hugo and his husband, Alex Olsson, began writing "Spirit in the Sky", a song inspired by historical struggles for equality. They later joined Sámi rapper and joiker Fred-René Buljo and singer Alexandra Rotan. The group name Keiino was inspired by the name of Buljo's home town Kautokeino (Northern Sami: Guovdageaidnu). The last part -geaidnu translates to the 'way' or 'road', which Buljo said "represents the road that brought us together" in an interview with TV 2.[2] In an interview with the Kven-minority-centered media Ruijan Kaiku, Fred Buljo discussed his Kven/Finnish ancestry, and that they had worked with a Finnish producer, and thus landed on the name keino, the Kven variant of North Sami geaidnu 'way'.[3] Alexandra Rotan explained that they each had their own career before Keiino, but it was Keiino that showed them the way to success.[3]

As a result of winning Melodi Grand Prix 2019, the group represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Spirit in the Sky". In the second semi-final held on 16 May 2019, they qualified to the final. At the finals, their entry received the highest points from the televoting with a total of 291 points, although combined with their lesser score from the jury groups they finished in sixth place, with 331 points.

On 8 May 2020, the group released their debut studio album, Okta. The album peaked at number 30 on the Norwegian chart. Okta was re-issued twice, first as a Norway-only deluxe CD in October 2021, and later as Okta (Guokte) on 24 February 2022.

On 11 January 2021, it was announced that Keiino would participate in the Melodi Grand Prix 2021 final with the pre-qualified song "Monument". The song was released at midnight on 15 January 2021 with the group's debut performance of the song during the first heat of Melodi Grand Prix 2021 on 16 January 2021. The song reached the top four in the final on 20 February 2021, eventually reaching the gold duel, but lost to Tix's "Fallen Angel".[4]

Keiino embarked on an Australian tour in early 2022, which included performances at the Australian national final and the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.[5] During the tour, Rotan was admitted to hospital due to an infected koala scratch.[6]

Discography

Albums
List of studio albums, with selected details
Title Details Peak chart positions
NOR
[7]		 UK Down.
[8]
Okta 3063

Extended Plays
List of EPs, with selected details
Title EP details
Midnight Marina

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
NOR
[10]		 AUT
[11]		 BEL
(FL)
Tip
[12]		 IRE
[13]		 NLD
[14]		 SWE
[15]		 SWI
[16]		 UK
[17]
"Spirit in the Sky" 2019 16119845533761 Okta
"Shallow" ——————[upper-alpha 1]—— Non-album single
"Praying"[20] ———————— Okta
"Vill ha dig" ———————— Non-album single
"Dancing in the Smoke"[21][22] ———————— Okta
"Colours"[23] 2020————————
"Black Leather"
(featuring Charlotte Qamaniq)[24]		 ————————
"Would I Lie"
(featuring Electric Fields)[25][26][27]		 ————————
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"[28] ———————— Non-album singles
"Transarctic Lover"
(with Sordal)		 ———————— Okta (Deluxe)[29]
"A Winter's Night"[30] ———————— Non-album singles
"Monument" 2021 7———————
  • IFPI NOR: Platinum[18]
 Okta (Deluxe)[29]
"Unbreakable"[31] ————————
"Drivers License"[32] ———————— Non-album single
"Summer of My Life"[33] ———————— Okta (Deluxe)
"Mellom Bakkar og Berg"
(with Kautobahn)[34]		 ———————— Non-album single
"Addjas"[35] ———————— Okta (Deluxe)
"End of Time (Taste of Heaven)"[36] ————————
"Venus"[37] ————————
"A New Beginning"
(featuring Peder Elias)[38]		 ————————
"On a Night Like This"[39] 2022 ———————— Non-album singles
"Mother of the Night" ————————
"Nights of Thunder" ————————
"Alt du kan se" 2023 ———————— Midnight Marina
"The Sun Always Shines on TV" ————————
"Ritma"[40] ————————
"Get Up" ———————— Non-album singles
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

Notes
  1. "Shallow" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[19]

References
  1. Ertesvåg, Oda Ruggesæter (2 March 2019). "Dette er årets MGP-artister". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. "Dette betyr joiken i Melodi Grand Prix-vinnerlåten". TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  3. Heidi Nilima Monsen (2019-11-22). "KEiiNo er faktisk litt kvensk". Ruijan Kaiku (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  4. "Rotterdam 2021 Grand Final Scoreboard". Eurovision. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  5. "Update: 'Eurovision – Australia Decides' lineup nearly complete 🇦🇺". 23 January 2022.
  6. "KEiiNO-Alexandra: Rispet opp av koala - sendt til sykehus". vg.no (in Norwegian). 7 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  7. "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 21, 2020". VG-lista. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  8. "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  9. "OKTA EP". Apple Music. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  10. "Discography KEiiNO". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  11. "Discographie KEiiNO". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  12. "Discografie KEiiNO". Ultratop. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  13. "Discography KEiiNO". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  14. "Discografie KEiiNO". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  15. "Discography KEiiNO". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  16. "Discographie KEiiNO". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  17. "Keiino | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  18. "Norwegian certifications – Keiino" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  19. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 26". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  20. eurovisiontj (2019-06-16). "KEiiNO to release 'Praying' on June 21". ESCXTRA.com. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  21. "Dancing in the Smoke: KEiiNO release dance-pop single focused on climate change". wiwibloggs. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  22. "Our newest single "Dancing in the Smoke" has been added to a lot of playlists!". Facebook. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  23. "Colours". Apple Music. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  24. "Black Leather". Apple Music. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  25. "KEiiNO & Electric Fields release "Would I Lie"". ESC Xtra. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  26. "KEiiNO & ELECTRIC FIELDS - Would I Lie (Official lyric video)". YouTube. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  27. "KEiiNO & Electric Fields Wow With New Single". Fame Magazine. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  28. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody - single". Apple Music. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  29. "OKTA Deluxe Announcement". Facebook. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  30. "A Winter's Night - single". Apple Music. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  31. "Unbreakable - single". Apple Music. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  32. "Drivers License - single". Apple Music. 9 April 2021. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  33. "Summer of My Life - single by Keiino". Apple Music. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  34. "Mellom Bakkar og Berg - single by Keiino". Apple Music. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  35. "Addjas - single by Keiino". Apple Music. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  36. "End of Time (Taste of Heaven) - single by Keiino". Apple Music. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  37. "Venus - single by Keiino". Apple Music. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  38. "A New Beginning (feat. Peder Elias) - single by KEiiNO". Apple Music. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  39. "KEiiNO release cover of Kylie Minogue's 'On A Night Like This'". AussieVision. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  40. "New music this week (part 2): Songs from Blind Channel, Achille Lauro, KEiiNO and more". wiwibloggs. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.

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