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Erlend Øye

1975 - Today

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Erlend Otre Øye (born 21 November 1975) is a Norwegian composer, musician, producer, singer and songwriter from Bergen, best known for being one half of the indie folk duo Kings of Convenience, along with Eirik Glambek Bøe. Among other musical projects he is front-man for the band The Whitest Boy Alive, and has contributed to tracks by electronic music artists such as Dntel and Norwegian duo Röyksopp. He is also the co-founder of the independent label Bubbles Records. Since 2012 he has lived in Sicily and played extensively with trio La Comitiva. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Erlend Øye is the 2,540th most popular musician (down from 2,523rd in 2024), the 621st most popular biography from Norway (up from 628th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Norwegian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Erlend Øye ranks 2,540 out of 3,175. Before him are John Leckie, Josh Freese, Dick Hyman, Andy LaRocque, Nolwenn Leroy, and Adam Gontier. After him are Anthony Moore, Sean Kinney, Erick Morillo, DJ Ashba, Andraé Crouch, and Dirk Verbeuren.

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Among people born in 1975, Erlend Øye ranks 445. Before him are Isaac Gálvez, Magnus Bäckstedt, Luca Castellazzi, Houko Kuwashima, Stefania Rocca, and Alex Mineiro. After him are Aïssa Maïga, Renate Götschl, Gláucio de Jesus Carvalho, Laure Calamy, Dirk Verbeuren, and Viktor Lukashenko.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Erlend Øye ranks 621 out of 1,039. Before him are Roar Strand (1970), Håvard Flo (1970), Sture Sivertsen (1966), Terje Langli (1965), Egil Gjelland (1973), and Thomas Myhre (1973). After him are Grete Faremo (1955), Maria Mena (1986), Heidi Løke (1982), Mona Grudt (1971), Joachim Rønning (1972), and Mix Diskerud (1990).

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Among MUSICIANS In Norway

Among musicians born in Norway, Erlend Øye ranks 30. Before him are Sven Erik Kristiansen (1969), Fenriz (1971), Silje Nergaard (1966), Kjetil-Vidar Haraldstad (1973), Samoth (1974), and Nocturno Culto (1972). After him are Tor Endresen (1959), Faust (1974), Einar Selvik (1979), Ketil Stokkan (1956), Biosphere (1962), and Agnete Johnsen (1994).

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