Subwoolfer

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Subwoolfer
Subwoolfer at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022
Subwoolfer at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022
Background information
OriginNorway
Genres
Years active2021–present
LabelsUniversal Music
MembersKeith
Jim
DJ Astronaut (backing)
Websitewww.subwoolfer.no

Subwoolfer is a Norwegian pop duo formed in 2021. The two members perform in black suits with white shirts with distinctive yellow wolf-head masks and yellow gloves and ties and go by the pseudonyms Keith and Jim.[2] Their real identities have not been publicly revealed.[2] After winning Melodi Grand Prix 2022, they represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with their debut song "Give That Wolf a Banana".[3] The name of the duo is a combination of the words subwoofer and wolf.[4]

History[]

Subwoolfer performing at the Eurovision 2022 semi-final

On 10 January 2022, the Norwegian public broadcaster, NRK, revealed that Subwoolfer would compete in Melodi Grand Prix 2022, the Norwegian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[5] Having been selected as an automatically qualified finalist, they were scheduled to showcase their entry "Give That Wolf a Banana" in the third heat of the competition on 29 January.[6] However, their performance was postponed to the fourth heat, due to a positive COVID-19 test.[6] They performed "Give That Wolf a Banana" again in the final on 19 February, and went on to win the competition with 368,106 votes from the public.[2] With their victory, they were selected to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, which was held in Turin, Italy.[7]

On 11 February 2022, Subwoolfer released a Valentine's Day version of "Give That Wolf a Banana", titled "Give That Wolf a Romantic Banana".[8] As of 17 June 2022, "Give That Wolf a Banana" has been streamed more than 20.4 million times on Spotify,[9] with its Valentine edition having been streamed over 918 thousand times.[10]

As Keith and Jim dress in yellow wolf-like masks during performances, the duo's real identities have remained undisclosed. Their desired anonymity has led to some speculation on social media regarding their identities. Among Keith and Jim's speculated identities are the Ylvis brothers, Gaute Ormåsen, Ben Adams and Erik & Kriss.[7][11][12] A fictional origin story about the duo states that they are the "most successful band in our galaxy," and began their career "4.5 billion years ago on the Moon."[5]

On 10 May 2022, NRK filmed DJ Astronaut taking off his helmet, with his identity speculated to be Tix, the Norwegian entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.[13][14][15] This was later denied by the Norwegian head of delegation, Stig Karlsen, and Tix himself. Tix was later revealed to be the Norwegian jury spokesperson for the Eurovision 2022 final.[16]

On 23 May 2022, Subwoolfer announced that "new music [will be] out soon" in a music video on YouTube for their parody of "Grace Kelly" by Mika, titled "Space Kelly" [17] which had gained over 1 million views as of 17 June 2022.

On 1 July 2022, Subwoolfer released "Melocoton (The Donka Donk Song)", their first song since the Eurovision Song Contest.[18] It was accompanied by a music video.[19]

Discography[]

Singles[]

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NOR
[20] 		IRE
[21][22] 		LIT
[23] 		NLD
[24] 		SWE
[25] 		UK
[26]
"Give That Wolf a Banana"[3] 2022 4 59 10 54 13 47 Non-album singles
"Give That Wolf a Romantic Banana"[8] — — — — — —
"Melocoton (The Donka Donk Song)"[18] — — — — — —

References[]

  1. ^ Grace, Emily (2 March 2022). "Norway: Who Are Subwoolfer?". Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Give That Wolf a Banana! Subwoolfer wins MGP 2022 in Norway". Eurovisionworld. 19 February 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Kristjans, Kristin (19 February 2022). "Norway: Subwoolfer wins Melodi Grand Prix 2022 with "Give That Wolf A Banana"". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. ^ Adams, William Lee (13 January 2022). "Grandma tastes the best: Do Subwoolfer's "Give That Wolf a Banana" lyrics encourage Covid vaccination?". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Hyttebakk, Jon Marius (10 January 2022). "Disse skal være med i Melodi Grand Prix 2022" [These will participate in the Melodi Grand Prix 2022]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Strand, Marit Sofie (25 January 2022). "Subwoolfer rammet av korona" [Subwoolfer hit by corona]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 14 February 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Khorami, Aida (19 February 2022). "Subwoolfer er Norges bidrag til Eurovision" [Subwoolfer is Norway's contribution to Eurovision]. NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Bird, Lisa (11 February 2022). "Subwoolfer release 'Give That Wolf A Romantic Banana'". ESCXTRA.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Subwoolfer 'Give That Wolf A Banana'". Spotify. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Subwoolfer 'Give That Wolf Romantic A Banana'". Spotify. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  11. ^ Veen, Renske ten (10 January 2022). "Norway: Are Ylvis behind Subwoolfer's Melodi Grand Prix 2022 entry?". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  12. ^ Muldoon, Padraig (21 February 2022). "Subwoolfer sleuths: Are Ben Adams and Gaute Ormåsen the men behind the masks?". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  13. ^ Kvien, Elise (10 May 2022). "Her blir Tix avslørt som DJ Astronaut" [Here, Tix is revealed as a DJ Astronaut]. NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  14. ^ Losen, Johannes Fjeld, Sofie (10 May 2022). "NRK: Tix er DJ Subwoolfer" [NRK: Tix is Subwoolfer DJ]. Se og Hør (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 May 2022.
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