K-391

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K-391
K-391's logo
K-391's logo
Background information
Birth nameKenneth Nilsen
Also known asIIIIXI
Born (1994-11-02) 2 November 1994 (age 27)[1]
Bamble, Norway[2]
OriginÅs, Norway
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instruments
Years active2009–present
Labels
Associated actsAlan Walker, Mangoo, Martin Tungevaag, Wyclef Jean, MagSonics, Ahrix, LINKO, RØRY
Websitek391.no

Kenneth Nilsen (born 2 November 1994), known professionally as K-391, is a Norwegian music producer.[3] He is best known for his 2018 single "Ignite", a collaboration with Alan Walker, Julie Bergan and Seungri which reached number one in Norway.

Career[]

K-391 began his career as an artist in 2009, he was known as Keosni, later he changed to KON-391, Acronym of his full name accompanied by figures (he said on a Twitch livestream that "391" means "CIA" by the order of each letter of the alphabet). Then he finally shortened it to K-391. In 2013 on British record label NoCopyrightSounds promoted his song "Dream Of Something Sweet", featuring Cory Friesenhan, on 22 December 2013. His final song on the label was "Earth", released on 30 April 2016.[4]

In 2017, K-391 and Alan Walker released their collaborative single "Ignite" which is a reboot of his 2015 track "Godzilla" which featured vocalist Marvin Divine.[5] Although the song was a collaboration, Nilsen was only credited as a feature on the song.[6] The song, which was originally released as an instrumental, was released on 7 April 2017, through Walker's record label MER as well as Sony Music.[7] A version of the song, featuring vocals by Norwegian singer-songwriter Julie Bergan and South Korean singer Seungri was later released On 11 May 2018.[8] Although the instrumental was released through Mer Musikk and Sony Music, the vocal interpretation was released under Liquid State, a record label that focuses on electronic dance music.[9][10] The vocal interpretation was praised as being significantly better than the instrumental.[11][12][13] K-391 went on to further collaborate with Alan Walker, remixing such songs as "Tired" and "All Falls Down".[14]

On 30 November 2018, K-391 collaborated with Alan Walker and American singer Sofia Carson on the single "Different World", featuring CORSAK, through MER Musikk and Sony Music Entertainment. The track is a reboot of Nilsen's 2014 track called "Sevje"[15] On 14 December 2018, the single appeared on Alan Walker's debut album of the same name, alongside "Lily" with Emelie Hollow which is the remake from Nilsen's song called "Flux" from "How To Make An Epic Rap Beat" on his YouTube Channel.[16][17] K-391 later collaborated with Scandinavian producers Martin Tungevaag, Mangoo and Alan Walker to create a remake of Mangoo's "Eurodancer", originally released in 2000. The collaboration was released on 30 August 2019 under the name "Play". In March 2020, Nilsen with Alan Walker and Ahrix created a single called End Of Time, the remake version of Ahrix's mega-popular 2013 track Nova incorporating uncredited vocals provided by American born Swedish songwriter Kristin Carpenter.[18][19] In October 2020, he, along with RØRY made a new song called Aurora.

On 24 September 2021, K-391 collaborated with Alan Walker and Boy In Space on the song Paradise, released as part of World of Walker. Also, he appeared on a live performance video released as a follow up of the track. On 12 November 2021, he collaborated with Linko on the song Go Home, featuring Mentum, a reboot of their old track Away.

Discography[]

Compilation albums[]

Title Details
Hello, World
  • Released: 1 August 2018
  • Label: IIIIXI AS, MER
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles[]

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NOR
[20] 		FIN
[21] 		SWE
[22] 		US
Dance
[23]
"Ignite"
(featuring Alan Walker, Julie Bergan and Seungri) 		2018 1 5 13 28 Non-album singles
"Mystery"[24]
(featuring Wyclef Jean) 		— — — —
"Play"
(with Alan Walker, Tungevaag and Mangoo) 		2019 2
[25]		 11
[26]		 25
[27]		 32
"End of Time"[28]
(with Alan Walker and Ahrix) 		2020 4
[29]		 — 60
[30]		 24
"Aurora"[31]
(with Røry) 		— — — — TBA
"Paradise"[32]
(with Alan Walker and Boy In Space) 		2021 37 — — — World of Walker
"Go Home"
(with Linko featuring Mentum) 		— — — — TBA
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

References[]

  1. ^ "K-391 discography". RateYourMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. ^ ""Hun er en av de mest uttrykksfulle, nye vokalistene vi har"". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Power Users List - K-391 (Kenneth Nilsen)". Image-Line. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  4. ^ "'faded' hit maker alan walker picks you his top tunes right now". MTV. 15 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Alan Walker feat. K-391 - Ignite". We Rave You. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Alan Walker Share New Single Featuring K-391, "Ignite"". EDM Sauce. 8 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Alan Walker Releases New Single With K-391, But It Definitely needs vocals". Your EDM. 8 April 2017.
  8. ^ "K-391 and Alan Walker Releases Gorgeous Vocal Version of 'Ignite'". EDM Sauce. 11 May 2018.
  9. ^ "BIGBANG's Seungri Teams Up With DJ Alan Walker And Julie Bergan For Special Collaboration". Soompi. 9 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Innovative artist concept K-391 releases debut single, "Ignite" featuring Alan Walker, Julie Bergan and Seungri". Vents Magazine. 11 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Alan Walker & K-391 drop the vocal version of their collab 'Ignite'". We Rave You. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  12. ^ Ayala, Jasmin (5 June 2018). "Alan Walker & K-391 ft. Julie Bergan and SEUNGRI - Ignite". EDMTunes. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Alan Walker & K-391 release a refreshed version of 'Ignite,' with Julie Bergan and SEUNGRI". Dancing Astronaut. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Alan Walker's "Tired" Receives Remix Package, Including One from Walker himself". Your EDM. 29 May 2018.
  15. ^ Kat Bein (30 November 2018). "Alan Walker Addresses Climate Change in 'Different World' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  16. ^ Lennon Cihak (13 December 2018). "Alan Walker Talks Production, New Sound and Vision Ahead of debut album". EDM.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  17. ^ Kat Bein (14 December 2018). "Alan Walker Breaks Down Debut Album 'Different World': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  18. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/B9YfpWtHj4s/
  19. ^ https://www.theverygood.com/kristincarpenter/
  20. ^ "K-391 IN NORWEGIAN CHARTS". Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  21. ^ "finnishcharts.com - Finnish charts portal". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  22. ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". www.sverigetopplistan.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  23. ^ Peaks on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart:
  24. ^ "Mystery (feat. Wyclef Jean) - Single by K-391 on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  25. ^ "Topplista – Single 2019-W38". . Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  26. ^ https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/singlet/2019/37/
  27. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 36". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  28. ^ "End of Time - Single by K-391 on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  29. ^ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 11, 2020". VG-lista. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  30. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  31. ^ "Aurora - Single by K-391 & RØRY on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  32. ^ "Paradise - Single by Alan Walker, K-391 & Boy In Space on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 October 2021.

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