Kygo

For the radio station in Denver, see KYGO-FM.

Kygo
Background information
Birth nameKyrre Gørvell-Dahll
Born (1991-09-11) 11 September 1991 (age 33)
Singapore
OriginBergen, Norway
Genres
Occupations
  • DJ
  • record producer
Years active2013–present
Labels
Websitekygomusic.com

Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll (Norwegian pronunciation: [çʏrːə ˈɡøːrʋelː dɑːl]; born 11 September 1991), known professionally as Kygo (Norwegian: [ˈkỳːɡuː]), is a Norwegian DJ and record producer. He garnered international attention with his December 2013 remix of the track "I See Fire" by Ed Sheeran[6] and his December 2014 single "Firestone" (featuring Conrad Sewell).[7][8] In late 2015, he reached one billion streams on Spotify faster than any other artist, and by June 2016, he had reached two billion streams.[9]

Kygo has since released several singles, such as "Stole the Show", "Here for You", and "Stay" in 2015, "It Ain't Me" collaborating with Selena Gomez in 2017 and a 2019 remix of "Higher Love" performed by Whitney Houston, all of which have debuted on several international charts. His debut album, Cloud Nine, was released on 13 May 2016.[10]

Kygo became the first house music producer to perform at an Olympics closing ceremony in August 2016 at the 2016 Rio Olympics.[11] In March 2018, Billboard ranked Kygo third on its 2018 ranking of dance musicians titled Billboard Dance 100.[12] The same year, he was ranked 32 on DJ Mag's top 100 DJs of the world, and in October 2019, he was ranked 42.

Kygo's stage name is derived from the first two letters of his first and last names, generated during his use of Itslearning.[13]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "VÅRE NORSKE ARTISTER". Sony Music. Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  3. ^ "RCA Records Press Release: Kygo Releases True Debut Album 'Cloud Nine'". RCA Records. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  4. ^ Z. Yeung, Neil. "Cloud Nine – Kygo". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  5. ^ Matos, Michaelangelo (19 January 2016). "Kygo Delivers Dance Beats, With a Side Order of Pan Flute". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  6. ^ Ed Sheeran – I See Fire (Kygo Remix). 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "Ed Sheeran – I See Fire (Kygo Remix)".
  8. ^ Kygo – I See Fire. 9 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Hits 2 billion Spotify streams". Kygo. 30 June 2016.
  10. ^ Matthem, Meadow (17 March 2016). "Kygo Announces Official Release Date Of Debut Album... For Real, This Time". Your EDM. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  11. ^ Sundius, Michael (22 August 2016). "Kygo makes history with performance from the Olympics Closing Ceremony". Dancing Astronaut.
  12. ^ "Billboard Dance 100 Artists of 2018: The Complete List". Billboard. 22 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Kygo – Hvor kommer navnet fra?". 28 October 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2021.