Keiino
{{Short description|Norwegian musical group}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = KEiiNO
| image = ColognePride 2019-Samstag-Hauptbühne-1850-KEiiNO-8193.jpg
| landscape = yes
| caption = KEiiNO at Cologne Pride 2019
(left to right: Alexandra, Tom Hugo, Fred)
| origin = Norway
| genre = {{hlist|Electropop|dance-pop|joik|Sámi folk}}
| years_active = 2018–present
| label =
| associated_acts = {{Flatlist|
- Duolva Duottar
- Radiojam
}}
| website = {{URL|keiino.com}}
| current_members = * Tom Hugo
| past_members =
}}
KEiiNO ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|eɪ|n|oʊ}} {{respell|KAY|noh}}, {{IPA|no|kæɪˈnoː|lang}}; is a Norwegian band consisting of Sámi rapper Fred Buljo and singers Alexandra Rotan and Tom Hugo. The group was created in late 2018 in order to participate in Melodi Grand Prix 2019; they won the competition and were thus selected to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, where they finished in sixth place and first in the public vote.{{cite web|url=https://www.nrk.no/kultur/dette-er-arets-mgp-artister-1.14398309|title=Dette er årets MGP-artister|last=Ertesvåg|first=Oda Ruggesæter|work=NRK|language=nb-NO|date=2 March 2019|access-date=25 January 2019|archive-date=10 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410172927/https://www.nrk.no/kultur/dette-er-arets-mgp-artister-1.14398309|url-status=live}}
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 ({{langx|se|Guovdageaidnu}}). The last part {{lang|se|-geaidnu}} translates to the 'way' or 'road', which Buljo said "represents the road that brought us together" in an interview with TV 2.{{Cite web |url=https://www.tv2.no/a/10438481/ |title=Dette betyr joiken i Melodi Grand Prix-vinnerlåten |website=TV 2 |date=2 March 2019 |language=nb |access-date=5 March 2019 |archive-date=7 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707211745/https://www.tv2.no/a/10438481 |url-status=live }} 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 {{lang|fkv|keino}}, the Kven variant of North Sami {{lang|se|geaidnu}} 'way'.{{Cite news |author=Heidi Nilima Monsen |date=2019-11-22 |title=KEiiNo er faktisk litt kvensk |url=https://www.ruijan-kaiku.no/kvenske-keiino/ |access-date=2021-01-21 |work=Ruijan Kaiku |language=nb-NO |archive-date=28 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128045556/https://www.ruijan-kaiku.no/kvenske-keiino/ |url-status=live }} Alexandra Rotan explained that they each had their own career before Keiino, but it was Keiino that showed them the way to success.
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. Following Eurovision, the group was appointed by the Sámi Parliament of Norway as ambassadors for the UN Year of Indigenous Languages.{{cite web |date=27 April 2020 |last=Tsinivits |first=Kyriakos |url=https://www.aussievision.net/post/keiino-set-to-release-their-debut-album-okta-featuring-two-australian-based-indigenous-acts |title=KEiiNO set to release their debut album ‘OKTA’ featuring two Australian based indigenous acts |website=Aussievision |access-date=2 October 2024}}
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".{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/rotterdam-2021/grand-final/results/norway|title=Rotterdam 2021 Grand Final Scoreboard|website=Eurovision|access-date=25 May 2021|archive-date=23 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523113543/https://eurovision.tv/event/rotterdam-2021/grand-final/results/norway|url-status=live}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/australia-keiino-tiktok|title=Update: 'Eurovision – Australia Decides' lineup nearly complete 🇦🇺|date=23 January 2022|access-date=9 March 2022|archive-date=9 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309120657/https://eurovision.tv/story/australia-keiino-tiktok|url-status=live}} During the tour, Rotan was admitted to hospital due to an infected koala scratch.{{Cite web |title=KEiiNO-Alexandra: Rispet opp av koala - sendt til sykehus |url=https://www.vg.no/i/y4nr5A |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=vg.no |date=7 March 2022 |language=no}}
They took part in Melodi Grand Prix 2024 with the song "Damdiggida".{{Cite web |date=5 January 2024 |title=Norway's Melodi Grand Prix 2024: The 18 artists and songs |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/norways-mgp-2024-songs |access-date=5 January 2024 |work=Eurovision.tv |publisher=EBU |archive-date=5 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105125113/https://eurovision.tv/story/norways-mgp-2024-songs |url-status=live }} Advancing from their semi-final, they ultimately finished in second place to Gåte's "Ulveham".{{Cite web |last1=Hyttebakk |first1=Jon Marius |last2=Svelstad |first2=Oda Elise |last3=Vedeler |first3=Linda Marie |date=3 February 2024 |title=Gåte er vinneren av Melodi Grand Prix 2024 |trans-title=Gåte are the winners of Melodi Grand Prix 2024 |url=https://www.nrk.no/kultur/mgp_-gate-er-vinneren-av-melodi-grand-prix-2024-1.16746752 |access-date=4 February 2024 |website=nrk.no |publisher=NRK |language=nb |archive-date=4 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204003556/https://www.nrk.no/kultur/mgp_-gate-er-vinneren-av-melodi-grand-prix-2024-1.16746752 |url-status=live }}
Discography
= Albums =
= Extended plays =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of EPs, with selected details ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | EP details |
| scope="row" | Midnight Marina
|
|
|---|
= Singles =
== As lead artist ==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="8" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album or EP |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| NOR {{cite web|url=https://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=KEiiNO|title=Discography KEiiNO|work=Norwegian Charts Portal|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=11 March 2019|archive-date=1 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230701021850/https://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=KEiiNO|url-status=live}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| AUT ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| BEL ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| IRE ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| NLD ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWE ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWI ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK |
| scope="row"| "Spirit in the Sky"
| rowspan="5" | 2019 | 1 || 61 || 19 || 84 || 55 || 33 || 7 || 61 | | Okta |
| scope="row"| "Shallow"
| — || — || — || — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Shallow" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2019&dspp=26|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 26|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=28 June 2019|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418191821/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2019&dspp=26|url-status=live}}}} || — || — | |{{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Praying"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | Okta |
| scope="row"| "Vill ha dig"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |{{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Dancing in the Smoke"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="4"| Okta |
| scope="row"| "Colours"
| rowspan="6"| 2020 ||— || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Black Leather" {{small|(featuring Charlotte Qamaniq)}} | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Would I Lie" {{small|(featuring Electric Fields)}} | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Transarctic Lover" {{small|(with Sordal)}} | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "A Winter's Night"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Monument"
| rowspan="9" | 2021 | 7 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="2"| Okta (Deluxe) |
| scope="row"| "Unbreakable"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Drivers License"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Summer of My Life"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | Okta (Deluxe) |
| scope="row"| "Mellom Bakkar og Berg" {{small|(with Kautobahn)}} | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Addjas"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="4" | Okta (Deluxe) |
| scope="row"| "End of Time (Taste of Heaven)"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Venus"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "A New Beginning"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "On a Night Like This"
| rowspan="3" | 2022 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="3" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Mother of the Night"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Nights of Thunder"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Alt du kan se"
| rowspan="5" | 2023 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |rowspan="3" | Midnight Marina |
| scope="row"| "The Sun Always Shines on TV"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Ritma"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Get Up"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="10" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Insomnia"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Damdiggida"
| rowspan="5"| 2024 | 14 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Hero, Baby"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Disco"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Say It Like That"{{Cite web|url=https://scandipop.co.uk/song-keiino-say-it-like-that/|title= Song KeiiNo "Say It Like That"|website=Scandipop|date= 1 October 2024|access-date=4 October 2024}}
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Northern Boy"{{Cite web|url=https://scandipop.co.uk/song-keiino-northern-boy/|title= Song KeiiNo "Northern Boy"|website=Scandipop|date= 13 December 2024|access-date=6 January 2025}}
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Midnight Gloria"{{Cite web|url=https://scandipop.co.uk/song-keiino-midnight-gloria/|title= Song KeiiNo "Midnight Gloria"|website=Scandipop|date=10 January 2025|access-date=27 January 2025}}
| rowspan="3" | 2025 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Halo"{{Cite web|url=https://scandipop.co.uk/song-keiino-halo/|title= Song KeiiNo "Halo"|website=Scandipop|date= 22 February 2025|access-date=28 February 2025}}
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row"| "Unstoppable"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| colspan="19" style="font-size:85%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
== As featured artist ==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Album or EP |
|---|
| scope="row"| "A New Beginning" {{small|(Peder Elias featuring Keiino)}} | 2022 | Love & Loneliness |
Awards and nominations
Notes
{{notelist-ua}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category-inline|Keiino}}
- {{Official website|http://www.keiino.com/}}
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{{succession box
| before=Alexander Rybak
with "That's How You Write a Song"
| title=Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
| years=2019
| after=Ulrikke
with "Attention"
}}
{{s-end}}
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