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KEiiNO profile shares happy news

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KEiiNO profile shares happy news
Engaged under the Eiffel Tower, but the wedding will be even more spectacular.
Tv2.no February 21st, 2025 by Line Haus
Translated by Karina Brandt, KEiiNO NEWS, February 21st, 2025

TV 2 is chatting with Fred Buljo (37), who charmed Europe with his joik when he and KEiiNO won the Eurovision people’s vote and came away with an honorable sixth place.

Now he has another achievement to be proud of.

– I’m doing very, very well. I’m engaged, Fred Buljo proudly tells TV 2.
The proposal took place under the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris three weeks ago. There he received his “yes” from Oddveig Marie Brenno, with whom he also has a child.

– We had had some good red wine, and then it just occurred to me to propose there.

There is not much of the wedding planned yet, but he believes the wedding will take place in 2026.
Indsæt billed: ON THE RED CARPET: Fred Buljo and Oddveig Marie Brenno, here on the red carpet leading up to Princess Märtha Louise’s wedding in 2024. Photo: Frode Sunde / TV 2

Does not rule out Verrett appearance
Buljo was recently part of Princess Märtha Louise (53) and Durek Verrett (50)’s summer wedding in Geiranger.

Buljo joiked at the royal wedding as a guest performer, and now he jokingly says that Verrett must be tempted to return the favor.

– Yes, maybe I should invite Durek to my wedding. Maybe he can joik there or sing?

– Verrett also has his own band, “Jacketeers”, so maybe he can perform with them?

– I saw that on “Good Morning Norway”, that he was in a band. They are most welcome to play at the after-party, smiles Buljo.

Will surpass his fellow artist
Buljo, who started his career as a rapper, has many projects in the works, both with KEiiNO and on his own.

– KEiiNO is the main project. And we’re releasing an album very soon. We’re releasing a lot of new songs.

Even though he has many musical irons in the fire, he still has some time to arrange a huge wedding.

A wedding so huge that he even comes up with a joke for a Sami acquaintance.

Because it’s not just Verrett’s wedding that has been heard a lot about in the media in the past year.

Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen (27) made headlines when she said she would have over 1,200 guests at her upcoming wedding.

This is just child’s play compared to the wedding Buljo is having. At least that’s what he claims himself.

– A dream wedding for me is to bring together my entire large Sami family, with the entire Hallingdal family of Oddveig, who is my partner. The guests will have a magical three-day party. In Sami culture, we have weddings for three days.

Where Hætta hinted at 1200 guests, he says that there will be at least 2000 in his own.

– I would say that Fred Buljo’s wedding will be bigger than Ella’s wedding, he says, with a twinkle in his eye.

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KEiiNO profile engaged

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KEiiNO profile engaged
Fred Buljo and his girlfriend are scheduled to get married next year.
By Oscar Strøm Korsnes, vg.no , February 21st 2025
Translated by Karina Brandt, KEiiNO NEWS, February 21st 2025

The proposal he made to his girlfriend, Oddveig Marie Brenno, took place under the Eiffel Tower in Paris three weeks ago, Buljo tells TV 2.
– I’m doing very, very well. I’m engaged, says the artist.
The couple, who already have a child together, are now planning a grand wedding in 2026.
Buljo is aiming high and wants to surpass his Sami artist colleague Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen, who recently announced plans for a wedding with 1,200 guests.
– A dream wedding for me is to bring together my entire large Sami family, with Oddveig’s entire Hallingdal family. The guests will have a magical three-day party. In Sami culture, we have weddings for three days, explains Buljo.r Sami artist colleague Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen, who recently announced plans for a wedding with 1,200 guests.
Buljo, who recently performed at Princess Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett’s wedding, jokes that he might invite Verrett to perform at his own wedding.
– Maybe I should invite Durek to my wedding. Maybe he can joik there or sing? You are most welcome to play at the after-party, smiles Buljo.

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Halo

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Early Sunday morning
Bodies moving to the beat
Temperature is rising
Saints are fighting in the street

Heard a premonition
Pain will follow ecstasy
Suddenly I’m moving
Something’s coming over me

If I should die for you
Show me your halo
(Hei-lonna-heilo)
Cause I believe in you
Give me your halo
(He-lonna-heilo)
Be my religion
Something to die for
Heartache and ecstasy
If I should die for you
Show me your halo
(He-lonna-heilo)

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Midnight Gloria

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Midnight Gloria

It’s getting late
Wanna go out tonight
A cowboy queen and the horse with the golden eyes
Gloria

You wanna sleep
When the night alive?
I wanna ride with the object of my desire
Gloria

Joik:
(Hounna-he-lounna-he-lounna-hå)

I only came here to dance
But you now you turn me on
Do you believe in romance
Midnight Gloria
Don’t need you saving my soul
Gimme the filthy beat in your heart
(Hounna-he-lounna-he-lounna-hå)
I only came here to dance
But you now you turn me on
Do you believe in romance
Midnight Gloria
Don’t need you saving my soul
Gimme the filthy beat in your heart
Midnight Gloria

You wanna roam in the night Wanna fly?
The sailor girls girls and the guys wanna get you high
Gloria

You wanna shake
When the world is aligned
You wanna rage with the object of your desire
Gloria
(Hounna-he-lounna-he-lounna-hå)

I only came here to dance
But you now you turn me on
Do you believe in romance
Midnight Gloria
Don’t need you saving my soul
Gimme the filthy beat in your heart
(Hounna-he-lounna-he-lounna-hå)
I only came here to dance
But you now you turn me on
Do you believe in romance
Midnight Gloria
Don’t need you saving my soul
Gimme the filthy beat in your heart
Midnight Gloria

(Gloria)
(Gloria)
(Gloria)
Gonna set you free
Midnight Gloria

(He-lounna-le-lå) (He-lounna-le-lå) (He-lounna-le-lå) (He-lounna-le-lå)

I only came here to dance
(He-lounna-le-lå)
Do you believe in romance
(He-lounna-le-lå)
Don’t need you saving my soul
Gimme the filthy beat in your heart
(Hounna-he-lounna-he-lounna-hå)

I only came here to dance
But you now you turn me on
Do you believe in romance
Midnight Gloria
Don’t need you saving my soul
Gimme the filthy beat in your heart
Midnight Gloria

(Gloria)
(Gloria)
(Gloria)
Gonna set you free
Midnight Gloria

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Midnight Gloria

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“Midnight Gloria” is the first single from KEiiNO’s upcoming album Unstoppable Night which will be released later this spring. The song captures the thrill of anticipation—whether it’s for a night out, a love affair, or a fresh start. It’s about surrendering to what might not be sensible: that friend who’s a “bad” influence or the little voice in your head urging you to take the leap. Follow the cowboy queen and the horse with the golden eyes, and give in to your desire!

“Midnight Gloria” is composed and written by the band together with Rüdiger Schramm and Alexander Olsson, It’s produced by Rüdiger & Tom Hugo and stem-mastered by Sören von Malmborg (Alan Walker, Tove Lo, Loreen, Kygo, etc). Visualizer by Eduardo Lobo.

RELEASE: 10.01.2025
SONG DURATION: 02.57
ISRC: NOQRJ2501010
LABEL: Mii Recordings / Warner Music Norway / ADA Nordics
PUBLISHER: Mii AS

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The Born Christmas Star

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The born Christmas Star

As Alexandra Rotan embarks on her first solo Christmas tour, her biggest Christmas wish is about to come true. Her childhood dream has become reality – and with her on the journey she has her great love, Markus.
ALEXANDRA ROTAN (28): singer in KEiiNO, solo artist and TV presenter. Currently on her first solo tour, “Alexandra’s Christmas”, in the run-up to Christmas. Lives in Oslo, where she shares a home with guitarist Markus Maaren Bastøe (30).
Photo spread (page 18): A home for Christmas: Alexandra and her musician boyfriend Markus moved into their first shared apartment in central Oslo during Advent last year. Blue sequin dress from Iben NOK 3499 – £245/$307/295 EUR).
Alexandra Rotan has the kind of smile that automatically lifts the mood in the room. It’s not a fake smile for the camera, but a spontaneous expression of the joy of life, making her curls dance cheerfully over her shoulders. Yes, like the very definition of “jolly”, for lack of a better word.
And it is with this smile that she energetically meets us at the door of her new home in Oslo. The place she and her boyfriend Markus Maaren Bastøe moved into during Advent last year. – where this year she is looking forward to creating new Christmas traditions.
“I have already started planning the small gifts that Markus and I will give each other in a joint Christmas calendar. It is not materialistically motivated, but preferably a compliment on a note or something else that shows that we appreciate each other. It is about what you want your person to wake up to in the run-up to Christmas”, smiles Alexandra, and puts down a coffee cup with powder pink lipstick marks.

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Alexandra and Markus: "It started with me always looking forward to going to work, because I knew he was there," says Alexandra Rotan about her partner. Photo: Private

I always looked forward to going to work, because I knew he was there

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Alexandra Rotan has the kind of smile that automatically lifts the mood in the room. It is not an artificial smile for the camera, but a spontaneous expression of joie de vivre, which makes the curls dance cheerfully over the shoulders. Yes, as the very definition of “jolly”, for lack of a better word.
And it is with this smile that she energetically greets us at the door of her new home in Oslo. The place she and her boyfriend, Markus Maaren Bastøe, moved into during Advent last year – where she is looking forward to creating new Christmas traditions this year.

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Northern Boy

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(Joik)

When the days were so dark
And the night was a whisper
I was careless and strong
I was young

In the light from the moon
Where it shines on the river
With a heart void of doubt
I met you

Northern star
Northern boy
Promise forevermore
I felt so safe here
Was blind with forever

Now there’s tears in the night
And they glow in the moonlight
When I sing this for you
Northern boy

Cause you looked in my eyes
And you promised me life
There were tears on your face
And the violins playing 

Northern star
Northern boy
Promise forevermore
I felt so safe here
Was blind with forever

When the night got too dark
And you gave in to summer
Cause you needed the light
Northern boy

(Joik)

Northern star
Northern boy
Promise forevermore
I felt so safe here
Was blind with forever

Now the leaves start to fall
And I wait for your call
Cause you promised me once
You’d be back in the winter

Now there’s snow in the air
And there’s nothing to fear
You can come back tonight
If you stay for the winter

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Say it like that – Press-release

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KEiiNO is back with the energetic autumn single “Say It Like That” (27.09.24)
Even though ⅓ of the band has been on paternity leave this summer (which has limited concert activity), KEiiNO has still entertained tens of thousands of people at festivals in Norway, Sweden, and Finland. And before the winter sets in, the trio release a song to keep their audience moving through the cold season.

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MGP group takes over queer nightclub: “There will be a good atmosphere all evening”

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The musician promises a good atmosphere all evening when the music group takes over the city’s queer nightclub.
“I think it will be a lot of fun!
This is what Tom Hugo Hermansen says to KRS. The Kristiansander, who is part of the music group, KEiiNO, is ready to take on two quite different stages this weekend.
First, KEiiNo will play a concert at Kilden with the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra in connection with “Barnas Superkildendag” on Saturday. Then they will move on to the Barrikaden nightclub in the evening.
“We think it’s very funny that a queer nightclub has been established in Kristiansand. Since we are in town this weekend, I contacted Skeive Sørlandsdagar and wondered if they were interested in making a kick-off party, says Hermansen before continuing:
“And they thought it was a good idea! So its a bit last minute, but it will be a nice evening.

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DISCO

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DISCO

Night
Under another naughty moon
I’m just another naughty girl
Who wants to play with fire
Beats
I feel you beating in my chest
Together we will get no rest
You wanna play with fire?

All I wanna do
DISCO DISCO
All I want is you
DISCO DISCO
You have to spell it out for me
D – I – S – C – O
D – I – S – C – O
DISCO DISCO
D – I – S – C – O
DISCO DISCO

Lights
I see the blinding neon lights
I promise we can break the night
You wanna play with fire?
Girl
Give me another naughty girl
Together we can rule the world
And we can play with fire

All I wanna do
DISCO DISCO
All I want is you
DISCO DISCO
You have to spell it out for me
D – I – S – C – O
D – I – S – C – O
DISCO DISCO
D – I – S – C – O
DISCO DISCO

Joik

We just wanna go
D – I – S – C – O

All I want is you
DISCO DISCO
DISCO DISCO
All I want is you

All I wanna do
DISCO DISCO
All I want is you
DISCO DISCO
You have to spell it out for me
D – I – S – C – O
DISCO DISCO

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