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Madden

b. 1989

Norwegian musician

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Born 1989. Madden is a Norwegian musician and record producer.

Marius Ygre Njølstad (born February 6, 1989), professionally known as Madden, is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and producer. He started his solo career in 2016, when he signed with Warner Music Norway.

Career Marius had an early interest in music, and started playing the piano at age 7. His dedication to music led him to take a degree in jazz at Berklee in Copenhagen, as well as a degree in arrangement/music technology at the Norwegian Academy of Music. Through his studies he met Daniel Wold, and they created the duo Kontraktor together, following a writing session back in 2010.

In their debut year, they won the John Lennon Songwriting Contest with their track "Bocce Ball" in the category Electronic. Still, their collab ended two years later.

2016–present

Madden started his solo-career with the release of his first single "Golden Light" in the spring of 2016. The song features vocals from artist 6 am, and it spent a total of 19 weeks on the official Norwegian charts VG-lista top 40, where it peaked at No. 10. The song also reached official charts in other countries, including its peak as No. 14 in Sweden, where it spent 23 weeks. The song reached top 100 charts in Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands and Ireland, as well as reaching the top 200 chart in the UK over the summer of 2016.

The attention around the track led Madden to be a part of the official VG-lista tour of 2016. He performed at the main event in Oslo, which attracted close to 60,000 people.

In the fall of 2016 he released his second single, "Alive", which reached No. 19 in official Norwegian charts and spent a total of 11 weeks on the list. It was also featured on Swedish top 100 charts.

Discography Singles Golden Light (featuring 6 am) (2016) Alive / Alive (Acoustic) (2016) Echo (featuring Chris Holsten) (2017) All About You (featuring Chris Holsten) (2017) Totally (2019)' Love you right (2019)

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Norwegian Academy of Music
Also known as
Marius Njølstad, Marius Ygre Njølstad

People in Madden's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Madden?

Norwegian musician

When was Madden born?

Madden was born on 6 February 1989 in Nesodden.

What is Madden's occupation?

Madden is a musician and record producer.

What nationality is Madden?

Madden is Norwegian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Madden

· Wikidata: Q28823605

· DBpedia: Madden (music producer)

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