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Dimmu Borgir
Norwegian symphonic black metal band
a-ha
Satyricon
Norwegian black metal band
Madcon
Madcon is a Norwegian musical duo formed in 1992 by Yosef Wolde-Mariam and Tshawe Baqwa. They have released eight albums as of 2018, and became known for their 2007 interpolation of the 1967 song "Beggin'" by The Four Seasons. They took their name from the phrase "mad conspiracy".
1349
Norwegian musical group; black metal band
Gothminister
Gothminister is a Norwegian gothic metal band. Formed in 1999, they released eight studio albums and gained success in Germany. They played in several German music festivals, including Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT), the Dark Storm Festival and the M'era Luna Festival, and performed in front of over 10,000 people at the Schattenreich Festival.
Old Man's Child
Norwegian black metal band
Dødheimsgard
Dødheimsgard (also known as DHG) is a Norwegian extreme metal band formed in 1994. Dødheimsgard originally played black metal, but 1999's 666 International saw them change their style into experimental and avant-garde/industrial metal. In 2000, they shortened their name to DHG.
Trollfest
Trollfest (stylized as TrollfesT) is a Norwegian folk metal band. They released their debut album, Willkommen Folk Tell Drekka Fest, in 2005. The album name translates roughly to "Welcome Folk to the Drinking Feast" in English. Their second album, Brakebein, was released in 2006. The band performed at the 2007 Barther Metal Openair festival in Germany, which was their first-ever live appearance. In 2008, they played at the pagan metal Ragnarök Festival. In January 2022, the band were announced as an act in Melodi Grand Prix 2022 with the song "Dance Like a Pink Flamingo".
Isengard
Norwegian black metal band
Chrome Division
Norwegian heavy metal band
Jaga Jazzist
Norwegian experimental jazz band
Shining
Norwegian metal band
Ved Buens Ende
Norwegian Band
Karpe
Karpe (previously known as Karpe Diem between 2000 and 2018) is a Norwegian rap group from Oslo, consisting of Magdi Omar Ytreeide Abdelmaguid (b. 1984) and Chirag Rashmikant Patel (b. 1984).
Dollie de Luxe
Norwegian musical group; pop duo
Tsjuder
Tsjuder is a Norwegian black metal band founded in Oslo in 1993. For the majority of the band's existence, it has functioned as a trio, including bassist/frontman Nag, guitarist Draugluin, and drummer Anti-Christian. With the latter's departure, the band operates as a duo, with Nag and Draugluin being the longterm and primary members.
Bendik Singers
Norwegian vocal group
Troll
Norwegian black metal band
Storm
Norwegian metal band
Circus Maximus
Norwegian progressive metal band
Lemaitre
Norwegian indie electronic band
Norwegian National Opera and Ballet
musical theater of Norway
Spiral Architect
Norvegian band
Carpe Tenebrum
black solo metal solo project
Age of Silence
Norwegian progressive metal band
Fimbulwinter
Norwegian black metal band
De Press
Norwegian musical group
Flunk
Flunk is a Norwegian electronic band consisting of producer Ulf Nygaard, guitarist Jo Bakke, vocalist Anja Øyen Vister, and bassist Ole Kristian Wetten. Drummer Erik Ruud played with the band between 2012 and 2020.
Gluecifer
Gluecifer is a Norwegian hard rock band based in Oslo. Formed in 1994, the band gained fame as a part of the Scandinavian hard rock wave in the late 1990s and early 2000s alongside Turbonegro and The Hellacopters. Gluecifer released five studio albums before disbanding in 2005 and later reuniting in 2017.
Serena-Maneesh
Serena-Maneesh (previously spelled Serena Maneesh, sometimes shortened to S-M) is a Norwegian alternative rock band formed in Egersund in 1999. The band is led by founder and multi-instrumentalist Emil Nikolaisen and has had several different musicians contribute to studio recordings and live performances. Serena-Maneesh released two studio albums before going on hiatus in 2010.
Gatas Parlament
Norwegian musical group
Oslo Gospel Choir
Norwegian musical group; gospel choir
D'Sound
'''D'Sound (stylized as d'sound''') is a Norwegian neo soul band based in Oslo, Norway. The band was formed in 1993 with a line-up composed of lead vocalist Simone Eriksrud, bassist Jonny Sjo and drummer Kim Ofstad. After Eriksrud's initial departure in 2018, the band announced that they would continue as a duo and collaborate with various international artists to provide vocals for future material. Bae Louie band member Mirjam Omdal joined in 2019 as a lead vocalist. Eriksrud returned to the band as a touring and recording member in 2022.
Red Harvest
Norwegian industrial metal band
Sarke
Sarke was a Norwegian black/thrash metal band from Oslo, active from 2008 to 2025. They released seven studio albums and were most recently signed to Norwegian record label Indie Recordings.
Skitliv
Skitliv (Norwegian and Swedish for "shit life") is a Norwegian black-doom metal band founded in 2005 by former Mayhem vocalist Maniac and Shining vocalist Niklas Kvarforth. Maniac describes the project as "firmly rooted in black metal" but much darker and more brooding than anything he has done before.
deLillos
deLillos is a Norwegian pop rock band formed in Oslo in 1984. They are generally regarded as one of the "Four Greats" in modern Norwegian pop music, i.e. one of the four 1980s groups that founded a new tradition for rock music with lyrics in Norwegian. The remaining three "Greats" are DumDum Boys, Raga Rockers and Jokke & Valentinerne.
Nocturnal Breed
Norwegian thrash metal band
Norwegian Student Choral Society
male choir
Ballinciaga
Ballinciaga is a Norwegian music group consisting of Mikkel Brunvatne Henriksen, Thomas Alexander Strandskogen, and Victor Karlsen Klæbo, known for wearing pink balaclavas. Their songs and performances include influences of electronic music and dance pop. The group has amassed multiple entries on the Norwegian charts, including three songs which peaked at number one, namely "" with , "" with rapper Kamelen, and "".
Backstreet Girls
Norwegian rock band
Gazpacho
Norwegian art rock band
Den Saakaldte
Norwegian black metal group
Blood Tsunami
Norwegian thrash metal band
Sølvguttene
thumb|Sølvguttene performing at Torstein Grythes (founder of the choir) funeral in 2009. Sølvguttene ("The Silver Boys") is a boys' choir founded by Torstein Grythe in June, 1940. He held the position as conductor until 2004, when Fredrik Otterstad took over. In 2019, Frikk Heide-Steen was hired as full-time conductor alongside Otterstad. The choir had its first rehearsals in Grythes apartment in Oslo, but were soon offered to rehearse in Norwegian Broadcasting’s (NRK) facilities. The thought was that the choir would be permanently linked to NRK, and the first radio performance was held in Dec
The Carburetors
Norwegian hard rock band
Sylvaine
Sylvaine is the solo music project of Norwegian metal multi-instrumentalist Kathrine Shepard. The project began in Oslo in 2013 and has released four albums to date. In 2019, Shepard became the first woman to earn a nomination for best metal album at the Spellemannprisen, for her third album, Atoms Aligned, Coming Undone (2018).
Valkyrien Allstars
Norwegian musical group
Virus
Norwegian metal band
Grimfist
Grimfist is a Norwegian blackened death metal band from Oslo. Founded in October 2001, they are currently signed to Candlelight Records, with whom they have released two albums.
Grand Island
Norwegian musical group
Klovner i Kamp
Norwegian hiphop group