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No More

The former MGP winning trio, “KEiiNO”, is in Basel. They reveal their Eurovision favorites to Dagbladet.

(Basel, Dagbladet): The sun is shining and people of all ages are flocking to St. Jakobshalle where this year’s Eurovision Song Contest has gone off the rails.
After several days of public festivities both inside and outside the arena, the grand finale on Saturday, May 17, is now approaching.

But before it all goes completely off the rails in the third largest city in Switzerland, the second semi-final of the week will take place – where, among others, Israel will go into the fire.

Making a “comeback”

After the semi-final on Thursday, its time for an after-party at EuroClub. its an epicenter of partying and fun for Eurovision fans in Basel, held every night, all week. There, famous artists play until late into the night – and this May evening, the Norwegian trio “KEiiNO” will be performing.
The music group, which consists of Sami songwriter, rapper and yoiker Fred Buljo (37), singer Alexandra Rotan (28) and singer-songwriter Tom Hugo Hermansen (45), won the hearts of “all” Norway in 2019, when they won the Melodi Grand Prix with the song “Spirit in the sky”. They then sang their way to sixth place in the Eurovision final that same year.
In 2021, the group came in second place in the 2021 Norwegian final with the song “Monument”, only beaten by Tix, while last year there was another second place with “Damdiggida”.

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KEiiNO artist is Norway’s score announcer in the Eurovision final

KEiiNO artist is Norway’s score announcer in the Eurovision final

Tom Hugo Hermansen will read out Norway’s points in Eurovision. – There is a special atmosphere in the hall when the points are awarded, he says.

– its really cool that it ended up being one of us in KEiiNO. We had a family meeting to find out who should have the honor of reading it out, says songwriter and artist, Tom Hugo Hermansen.

He says that he is the oldest of the band members – which was crucial in the choice.

– I am the oldest and have been to the most Eurovision broadcasts in my life. We decided that I was the best choice, smiles Tom Hugo.

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Unstoppable

KEiiNO – Unstoppable

Hey girl, are you ready?
Do you have a hunger in your soul?
Are you holding steady?
You know that we’re gonna lose control
heyåla – heyåla – lelåla

I’m thirsty and ready
I’m not holding steady, no control
I feel it already
Tonight we can be unstoppable
heyåla – heyåla – lelåla

I heard them cry that a storm is gonna come
I need you by my side

We’re still unbreakable
We’re forty stories tall
And nothing can touch us
When you’re by my side
Can you feel it in your soul
We rise above them all
And we go so high, you and I never fall
We’re unstoppable
We’re unstoppable
We’re still unbreakable
We’re forty stories tall
And we are unstoppable

No angel of mercy
You’re more like Medusa in your soul
They want it my darling
Even if you turn them all to stone
heyåla – heyåla – lelåla

We’re born in the fire
Beside you I’m royal
Take the crown
I need you my darling
Together we bring the heavens down
heyåla – heyåla – lelåla

I heard them cry that a storm is gonna come
I need you by my side

We’re still unbreakable
We’re forty stories tall
And nothing can touch us
When you’re by my side
Can you feel it in your soul
We rise above them all
And we go so high, you and I never fall
We’re unstoppable
We’re unstoppable
We’re still unbreakable
We’re forty stories tall
And we are unstoppable

Heyånna heyå le le
Heyånna heyå le lå
Into the sky

We’re still unbreakable
We’re forty stories tall
And nothing can touch us
When you’re by my side
Can you feel it in your soul
We rise above them all
And we go so high, you and I never fall
We’re unstoppable
We’re unstoppable
We’re still unbreakable
We’re forty stories tall
And we are unstoppable

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Halo

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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Northern Boy

(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

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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DISCO

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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Hero, Baby

Hero, baby
La la la la la
la la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la
la la la la
La la la la la

I’m scared of monsters who are hungry in the night
Young evil sailors, zombie ravers want a bite

When the light is falling
And the night is dark for all
I need a hero, want a hero
Who can guide me through the night

La la la la la la
I need a
I need a hero, baby
La la la la la la
I need a
I need a hero, baby
La la la la la la
I need a
I need a hero, baby
Can’t see the light, it feels so right
I need a hero, baby

Da Da Dearpa
Getcha
Isen den slår sprækka
Når flamman står i taket e vi først i rekka
Ah, ah, superpow
Dugge tungt på ruta
Fyre ut av natta med et Damdam

La la la la la la
I need a
I need a hero, baby
La la la la la la
I need a
I need a hero, baby

When the night is dark and cold
Will you hear me when I call
I need a hero, want a hero
Who can save me when I fall

La la la la la la
I need a
I need a hero, baby
La la la la la la
I need a
I need a hero, baby
La la la la la la
I need a
I need a hero, baby
Can’t see the light, it feels so right
I need a hero, baby

All the monsters here
They can’t see your fear
Cause a hero won’t back down
All the monsters here
They can’t see your fear
La la la la la la
I need a
I need a hero, baby

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Round up of 23 with KEiiNO

The year of 2023 is over, and we have started 2024, with the wonderful news of KEiiNO participating in Norwegian MGP this year.
2023 was a busy year for them all, as a band and for each one of the members as individuals.
Fred became a dad for the first time, Alexandra moved in with KEiiNO-band’s amazing guitarist, Markus, and Tom released his first solo album in 11 years. But what do they each feel has been the biggest moments of 2023, and what do they expect from 2024, personally as well as professionally?

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KEiiNO returns to Melodi Grand Prix

KEiiNO returns to Melodi Grand Prix

It is time for a new round of Norway’s largest music competition, and many artists return to the MGP stage.

Indsæt billede:
BACK IN THE MANEGE: KEiiNO is among the artists returning to Eurovision

PHOTO: JULIA MARIE NAGLESTAD / NRK

The trio, KEiiNO, is back for the third time, after they won the popular vote in Eurovision 2019 and came second in MGP 2021.

Is the third time the one to strike luck?

“We hope so! Its been a dream of ours to win Eurovision since we were children. And now we’re back with an energetic song that hopefully gets people to enjoy themselves. We’re excited,” said Keiino member, Alexandra Rotan.

Third semi-final, January 27 – KEiiNO: “Damdiggida”

Lyrics and music: Alexandra Rotan, Fred Buljo, Tom Hugo Hermansen, Alexander N. Olsson and Jakob Redtzer

Indsæt billede:
FOTO: JULIA MARIE NAGLESTAD / NRK

Listen to, “Damdiggida”, on Spotify

Five years have passed since KEiiNO combined indigenous Norwegian melodies, joik and danceable pop for the first time, and the unique sound has gained a large international audience. Since KEiiNO won the hearts of viewers in Eurovision in 2019, they have released 28 songs, topped the charts, become radio favourites, won awards and been nominated for the Spellemann award.

Most of the trio’s 150 million plays on Spotify and YouTube come from abroad. KEiiNO has, among other things, toured Australia twice and played to large crowds in Europe several times.

For Alexandra, Fred and Tom Hugo, the Eurovision Song Contest is the European Pop Championship. When they suddenly had a song they thought would engage a lot of people, they wanted to make another attempt to take the victory home.

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KEiiNO in MGP 2024

By Linda Karina Brandt, KEIiNO NEWS, January 5th, 2024

After KEiiNO reached 6th place in Eurovision 2019, the speculations have gone on yearly, wether or not they would participate in Melodi Grand Prix again. Every year, fans have speculated, hoped, crossed their fingers and they were THRILLED when the announcement came in 2021, that KEiiNO would participate that year, with their amazing song, Monument, where during the filming of the music video, in Norway’s most beautiful places, Fred slipped and nearly fell off a mountain. A big scare, which we all didn’t know about until a few months later, when it was revealed in an article. Thank goodness he “only” hurt his head, and it didn’t go worse than that.

As all fans know, in the MGP finale, Monument came in second after “Fallen Angel” with Tix. Fans were bummed, disappointed and some also angry, although we have to admit that Fallen Angel WAS a good song, and Tix presented it beautifully at Eurovision that year. I think it grew on all of us, once the disappointment had settled.

Since 2021, fans have again speculated, yearly, wether or not KEiiNO would join MGP again. In 2022, no. in 2023, no. but around new year 2024, little hints in form of recap videos began showing on their instagram. Very soon fans picked up the hints and the theory of them joining THIS year was larger than the two years before. As the week went by, more and more hints, fans became more and more sure – in fact so sure that the KEiiNO Fan Group Official on Facebook, last night had a special balloon made for KEiiNO with, “good luck” printed on, for the fan group manager to hand to them at the MGP reveal today.

It was a very long hour from 12.50 and the news started, and when the participants were presented one by one, from 13.00, but FINALLY all the fans’ hopes and expectations were fulfilled – KEiiNO was presented as participants, with their brand new single, “Damdiggida”, written by Alexander N. Olsson, Tom Hugo Hermansen, Alexandra Rotan, Jakob Redtzer, and Fred Buljo.

With this to look very much forward to, we wish KEiiNO all the best of luck in MGP 2024, can’t wait to see them perform again.

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Damdiggida

Damdiggida

Music & Lyrics: Alexander N. Olsson, Tom Hugo Hermansen, Alexandra Rotan, Jakob Redtzer, Fred Buljo
Published by: Mii AS (TONO)

Midnight paradise
Save me, give me life
You move in time with my heartbeat
And your lips are giving me Damdiggida

Midnight paradise
Diggi diggi dam dam
Strobe lights in the sky
Diggi diggi dam dam
I’m wide awake and I’m lonely
And my heart is telling me Damdiggida

Save me
Now can you save me
When the night is going crazy
And my heart is going Damdiggida

Dam
Diggi dam
Diggi dam dam
Diggi dam dam dam
Diggi dam dam
Diggi diggi diggi
Dam
Diggi dam
Diggi dam dam
Diggi dam dam dam
Diggi dam

Dam
Diggi dam
Diggi dam dam
Diggi dam dam dam
Diggi dam dam
Diggi diggi diggi
Dam
Diggi dam
Diggi dam dam
Diggi dam dam dam
Diggi dam

Fearless paradise
Diggi diggi dam dam
Lovers on the rise
Diggi diggi dam dam
Come free your soul and your body
On the dancefloor we’re going dam diggida

Save me
Now can you save me
When the night is going crazy
And my heart is going Damdiggida

Dam
Diggi dam
Diggi dam dam
Diggi dam dam dam
Diggi dam dam
Diggi diggi diggi
Dam
Diggi dam
Diggi dam dam
Diggi dam dam dam
Diggi dam

Dam
Diggi dam
Diggi dam dam
Diggi dam dam dam
Diggi dam dam
Diggi diggi diggi
Dam
Diggi dam
Diggi dam dam
Diggi dam dam dam
Diggi dam

They say our Babylon will fall
(Hálidat go dán dán)
But love is on the rise
(Hálidat go dam dam)
And so we rise forever

Dam dam
Suliatten
Dam dam da
Diggi dam dam
Suliatten
Dam
Diggi dam
Diggi dam dam
Diggi dam

Dam dam
Suliatten
Dam dam da
Diggi dam dam
Suliatten
Dam
Diggi dam
Diggi dam dam
Diggi dam

Save me
Now can you save me
When the night is going crazy
And my heart is going Damdiggida

Dam dam
Suliatten
Dam dam da
Diggi dam dam
Suliatten
Dam
Diggi dam
Diggi dam dam
Diggi dam
Dam dam
Suliatten
Dam dam da
And my heart is going Damdiggida

Dam
Diggi dam
Diggi dam dam
Diggi dam dam dam
Diggi dam dam
Diggi diggi diggi
Dam
Diggi dam
Diggi dam dam
Diggi dam dam dam
Diggi dam
Diggi diggi diggi diggi
Diggi diggi diggi diggi
Diggi diggi diggi diggi

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