Tom Hugo

{{Expand Norwegian|topic=bio|Tom Hugo Hermansen|date=February 2018}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Tom Hugo

| image = ColognePride 2018-Freitag-Hauptbühne-1950-Tom Hugo-7549.jpg

| caption = Tom Hugo at Cologne Pride, 2018

| birth_name = Tom Hugo Hermansen

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|10|29|df=yes}}{{cite web|url=https://www.klikk.no/underholdning/hvordan-startet-keiino-6776935|title=Hvordan startet Keiino?|publisher=Klikk.no|date=2019-05-16|access-date=2024-06-02}}

| birth_place = Kristiansand, Norway{{cite web|url=https://www.proff.no/rolle/tom-hugo-hermansen/kristiansand-s/464205/|title=Tom Hugo Hermansen – 3 roller i norsk næringsliv|website=www.proff.no|access-date=11 February 2018|archive-date=20 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420125124/https://www.proff.no/rolle/tom-hugo-hermansen/kristiansand-s/464205/|url-status=live}}

| origin =

| instrument = Vocals

| genre = {{hlist|Indie pop|dance-pop}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}

| years_active = 2007–present

| label =

| associated_acts = {{hlist|Radiojam|Keiino}}

| website = {{URL|radiojam.no}}
{{URL|keiino.com}}

}}

Tom Hugo Hermansen (born 29 October 1979 in Kristiansand), better known as simply Tom Hugo, is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and musician. He is currently living in Oslo.

Career

=Recording artist=

In 2007, Hugo moved to Hamburg and started working with Káme Entertainment and All Access Entertainment.{{cite web |url=http://www.tomhugo.com/tomhugo/ |title=Tom Hugo |accessdate=2012-11-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112622/http://www.tomhugo.com/tomhugo/ |archivedate=2016-03-04 }} In 2009, I apologise EP was released on the indie-label BrilJant/Indigo. He released his debut-album Sundry Tales in Germany June 2012. The single "Open Up Your Eyes" released in summer 2011 peaked at #100 on German radio-charts."Charts Deutschland Hauptchart" - Top200 - Wochenauswertung Chartwoche 34/2011 (19.08.2011 - 25.08.2011) www.musictrace.de

Sundry Tales was also released in Norway on HW Records/Musikkoperatørene, and peaked at 23rd place on the Norwegian charts.{{cite web |title=Tom Hugo - Sundry Tales |url=https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Tom+Hugo&titel=Sundry+Tales&cat=a |website=Norwegian Charts |accessdate=20 September 2019 |archive-date=18 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218140341/https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Tom%20Hugo&titel=Sundry%20Tales&cat=a |url-status=live }} The single "Open Up Your Eyes" peaked at #20 on the Norwegian radio-charts,IFPI Norway Week 31.2011 ( 28.07.2011 - 03.08.2011 ) 04.08.2011 and follow-up single "Million Doors" was A-listed 12 weeks at Norway's largest radio-station (NRK P1).{{cite web|url=http://www.nrk.no/kanal/nrk_p1/1.8092614|title=A, B og C-lista uke 17 2012|last=NRK|date=23 April 2012 |publisher=}}

Hugo has played many live-shows in both his home-countries, including a support-tour for The Overtones{{cite web |url=http://www.thetoners.net/index.php/2012/09/22/the-toners-talk-to-tom-hugo/ |title=インプラント治療で必要な費用の相場を考えよう |accessdate=2012-11-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104631/http://thetoners.net/index.php/2012/09/22/the-toners-talk-to-tom-hugo/ |archivedate=2016-03-04 }} and festivals like Palmesus 2012,{{cite web|url=http://www.palmesus.com/artister/tom-hugo/|title=Artister - Palmesus|website=www.palmesus.com}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Welt Astra Tag, Reeperbahn-festival and Quart 09. He has also played live on the TV shows ZDF MorgenMagazin{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNncckvOX40|title=Tom Hugo : Open Up Your Eyes / ZDF Morgenmagazin 11.08.2011|last=jez4711|date=11 August 2011|publisher=|via=YouTube|access-date=28 November 2016|archive-date=14 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414192641/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNncckvOX40|url-status=live}} and God Morgen Norge (TV2-Norway), and was in the prime-time TV show Beat for Beat in Norway on 23 September 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.nrk.no/programmer/tv/beat_for_beat/1.8299761|title=Beat for Beat - høsten 2012|last=NRK|date=29 August 2012 |publisher=}}

=Melodi Grand Prix=

File:Tom Hugo Melodi Grand Prix 2018.jpg

In 2013, he participated for the first time in the Melodi Grand Prix with the song "Det er du" (It is You). However, he did not qualify for the Final. In 2018, he participated for the second time with the song "I Like I Like I Like". However, he did not qualify for the Gold Final. In 2019, he participated for the third time as part of the supergroup Keiino, who won and later represented Norway at Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Spirit in the Sky". He and Keiino would return again for Melodi Grand Prix 2021 with the song "Monument", placing second behind Tix and his song Fallen Angel. Keiino took part in Melodi Grand Prix 2024 with the song "Damdiggida," placing second behind Gåte and their song "Ulveham".

He was announced as Norway's spokesperson for the 2025 Eurovision on 14 May.{{cite web | url = https://www.nrk.no/kultur/keiino-artist-er-norges-poengoppleser-i-eurovision-finalen-1.17409671 | title = KEiiNO-artist er Norges poengoppleser i Eurovision-finalen | publisher = NRK | date = 14 May 2025 | access-date = 14 May 2025 | language = nb | first = Heather Ørbeck | last = Eliassen }}

=Radiojam=

As well as being an artist and songwriter, Hugo is one of the vocalists in the Norwegian band Radiojam.{{cite web|url=http://www.radiojam.no/|title=livemusikk|website=livemusikk|access-date=9 December 2012|archive-date=14 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514012814/http://radiojam.no/|url-status=live}}

=Songwriting=

Tom Hugo has co-written songs for artists in Europe and Asia. In Japan, Korean supergroup TVXQ released "Very Merry Xmas" on 27 November 2013, a song co-written by Tom and Chris Busek.{{cn|date=February 2023}} In summer 2013, Hugo co-wrote the B-side "Sunny Day Hero" taken from SHINee's gold-selling maxi-single "Boys Meet U".{{cn|date=February 2023}}

He has written 3 tracks{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} together with Y'akoto for her album Baby Blues, released by Warner Bros. Germany in 2012. The co-written single "Without You" did fairly well on radio. The album peaked at #20 in Germany, and was nominated for an Echo award in 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.yakoto.de/news/2013-02-04/nominiert-f-r-einen-echo-2013 |title=Nominiert für einen ECHO 2013 | Y'Akoto |accessdate=2013-11-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224746/http://www.yakoto.de/news/2013-02-04/nominiert-f-r-einen-echo-2013 |archivedate=2013-12-02 }} Together with Finnish songwriter Erik Nyholm, he wrote the single "Hard to Love You" performed by [Sebastian Wurth] which was released in 2011. The single peaked at #18 on the German charts.{{cite web|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Tom+Hugo|title=norwegiancharts.com - Discography Tom Hugo|first=Steffen|last=Hung|website=norwegiancharts.com|access-date=22 November 2012|archive-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235919/http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Tom+Hugo|url-status=live}} In 2010, Meg Pfeiffer recorded "Love is Easy" co-written by Tom Hugo, Tebey and Sebastian Kirchner for her album Bullrider (#63 on German charts).{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} Hugo was until recently signed by Universal Music Publishing in Germany.

Personal life

Hugo is openly gay.{{Citation|title=Eurovision 2019 Taxi Karaoke Tel Aviv 😂🎤 - BBC|date=14 May 2019|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqGOl31yB4I|language=en|access-date=2020-04-07|archive-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525125755/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqGOl31yB4I&gl=US&hl=en|url-status=live}} He married his partner, Alexander Nyborg Olsson, on 4 December 2018.{{cite web |url=https://escbeat.com/2018/12/04/congrats-to-tom-hugo-married-his-partner-today/ |title=Congrats to "Tom Hugo" Married His Partner Today |date=4 December 2018 |website=ESCBeat |access-date=16 June 2019 |archive-date=15 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515231717/https://escbeat.com/2018/12/04/congrats-to-tom-hugo-married-his-partner-today/ |url-status=live }} The pair wrote "Spirit In The Sky" together, alongside Keiino's other members.

Discography

=Studio albums=

scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" \| Details ! scope="col" colspan="1" \| Peak chart positions
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scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"\| NOR {{cite web \|url=https://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Tom+Hugo \|title=Tom Hugo discography \|website=norwegiancharts.com \|access-date=15 March 2019 \|archive-date=19 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819051218/https://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Tom%20Hugo \| url-status=live }}
scope="row" \| Sundry Tales \| Released: 13 January 2012{{cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/no/album/sundry-tales/494005133\|title=Sundry Tales by Tom Hugo\|publisher=Apple Music\|access-date=3 June 2019\|archive-date=17 June 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617004903/https://music.apple.com/no/album/sundry-tales/494005133\|url-status=live}} Label: Kamè, Hugoworld Format: Physical, digital download, streaming \| 23
scope="row" \| Eden \| Released: 17 November 2023{{cite web\|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/eden/1714286881\|title=Eden - Album by Tom Hugo\|website=Apple Music\|access-date=16 November 2024}} Label: Mii AS Format: Physical, digital download, streaming \| —
colspan="4" style="font-size:85%" \| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

=Extended plays=

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scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Details

scope="row"| I Apologise

Released: 4 December 2009{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/7lgDGPELfXuSXRtbVNz8NE |title=I apologise - Single by Tom Hugo |website=Spotify |access-date=16 November 2024}}
Label: No Limits
Format: Physical, digital download, streaming