Freddy Kalas
| Freddy Kalas | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Fredrik Auke |
| Also known as | Freddy Kalas, Freddy Genius |
| Born | Drammen, Buskerud, Norway |
| Genres | Electro house, EDM, progressive house, pop |
| Instruments | Vocal |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels |
Alter Ego Music, Universal Music Norway |
| Associated acts | SimenA, Mikkel Christiansen, Broiler, Henrik Sæter, Robin og Bugge, Dudeman, Cloud Nine, Heux, Carl Fredrik G. Løken |
| Website |
freddykalas |
Fredrik Auke, also known as Freddy Kalas and previously as Freddy Genius, is a Norwegian singer signed to Alter Ego Music. His debut hit "Pinne for landet" topped VG lista, the official Norwegian Singles Chart. The follow-up "Hey Ho" made it to number 2 on the same chart. He is brother of Simen Auke from the DJ duo Broiler.[1]
In 2016, he took part in the preselection for Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix in a bid to represent Norway in Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with "Feel Da Rush".[2] He reached the final four in the preselection process finishing runner-up to the winning song "Icebreaker" by Agnete. Kalas' song proved popular with the public making it to number 2 on the Norwegian Singles Chart.[3]
Discography
Singles
| Song | Year | Peak positions | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [4] |
SWE [5] | |||
| "Pinne for landet" | 2014 | 1 | 78 | |
| "Fest hos Kalas" | 2015 | 26 | — | |
| "Reidar" | — | — | ||
| "Hey Ho" | 2 | 10 | ||
| "God sommer" | 23 | — | ||
| "Pinne for Sverige" | — | 59 | ||
| "Feel Da Rush" | 2016 | 2 | 72 | Melodi Grand Prix 2016 |
| "Jovial" | 1 | 79 | ||
| "Sunshine Hits My Face" | 31 [6] |
— | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
References
- ↑ VG.no: Freddy Kalas vil gi det norske folk allsang i ekte DJ Broiler-stil (Norwegian)
- ↑ Dagbladet: Freddy Kalas' «Feel Da Rush» er hørt mest av årets MGP-låter. Nordiske eksperter tror ikke han vinner av den grunn (Norwegian)
- ↑ VG lista - Uge 9 / 2016 (Norwegian)
- ↑ "Freddy Kalas discography". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ↑ "Freddy Kalas discography". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ↑ http://lista.vg.no/artist/freddy-kalas/6231
External links
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