Tipped by Billboard Magazine as ‘the next EDM superstar’, Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, a.k.a KYGO has gone from bedroom producer to bona fide global luminary in the space of just 18 months.
Headlining stages at major festivals such as Ultra Music Festival, Coachella, TomorrowWorld and Findings thanks to his high profile and wildly popular remixes of artists including Ed Sheeran, Marvin Gaye and Coldplay, this 23-year-old Norwegian prodigy has, through his warm, playful and genre defining style of production, become a household name in his country of origin as well as across the globe.
Having recently stunned listeners worldwide with a mesmerising performance on BBC Radio 1’s iconic Live Lounge, and with huge North American and European sell out tours firmly under his belt, Kygo has in unprecedented time established himself as one of the most sort-after artists on the planet.
A natural born musician, Kygo’s innate ability to construct catchy melodies and uplifting chord sequences, which together forms the basis of his signature sound, came from piano lessons that he started taking when he was just six years old.
After discovering Avicii some years later, Kygo began to develop a unique passion for dance music, remixing the likes of Rihanna and James Blake and experimenting with different sounds and exciting new textures.
His major break however came with his remix of ‘I See Fire’ by Ed Sheeran, which started amassing millions of plays on various musical platforms, demanding the attention of major record labels including Sony Music who were quick to offer him one of the biggest record deals of 2014. On top of this Kygo has also come to the attention of artists like Coldplay’s Chris Martin, who chose the Norwegian producer to do one of the official remixes of ‘Midnight’ from their critically acclaimed ‘Ghost Stories’ album, and William Morris Endeavour who he signed a worldwide deal with in early 2015.
This huge level of exposure has meant that plays on his Soundcloud page and views on his Youtube channel have snowballed, breaking the staggering 100 million play mark on Soundcloud in October 2014, and making him one of the most streamed artists on the entire platform. If this wasn’t enough his first original track, ‘Firestone’ featuring Conrad, has amassed more than 150 million plays on Spotify since its December 2014 release, peaking at #4 in the global Spotify chart and hitting the number 1 spot in Norway’s official download chart.
With a hotly anticipated album scheduled for 2015, a coveted BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge performance recently added to his ever-growing list of achievements, plus a new live show experience being rolled out across the world, this is only the beginning for the 23-year-old Norwegian prodigy.
