Det hele startet i 2002 da Erik Mortvedt og Kristoffer Tømmerbakke skrev sin første sang legenden, en slags lydsporet til sitt siste år på high school. Det var da de laget sin første nettside og delt musikken gratis at deres fanbase virkelig tok av.
Erik og Kriss gikk fra å være to vanlige gutter ha det gøy å en Internett-fenomen med mer enn 200.000 nedlastinger og en platekontrakt med plateselskapet MTG. De ga ut debutalbumet Gull og Grønne Skoger i 2007.
Med singler som Den Låta, en opptreden på norsk tilsvarer den Grammy Awards og hundretusener av visninger på YouTube viste Erik og Kriss at de var mer enn bare en Internett-fenomen, men.
De hadde passert den første store milepælen i hva har vist seg for å være en varig musikalske karriere. Bare ni måneder etter utgivelsen av sitt debutalbum, Erik og Kriss utgitt sin andre albumet Verden vil Bedras, som viste seg at duoen var ikke en hit underverk.
Ledet av den massive suksessen med den enkelt Dra tilbake, som fikk guttene sin første platina plate, hadde Erik og Kriss blitt Norges nye pop favoritter. Dette ble ytterligere understreket når deres andre singel, Det e'kke meg det er deg, også viste seg for å være en stor suksess, tjene dem deres andre platina plate.
Alle Erik og Krisss singler har vært tungt rotert på radiostasjoner, og deres musikkvideoer har tiltrukket seg millioner visninger på YouTube.
I 2012, hadde ti år etter Erik & Krisss første hit, de gitt ut fire album, dusinvis av singler (flere gull og platina, tre trippel platina, to fire-ganger platina og en seks ganger platina), holdt mer enn 500 konserter over hele Norge og utlandet, tildelt premier som NRJ prisen for beste gruppe og MTV EMA beste norske Act prisen, samt tiltrekke mer enn ti millioner visninger på YouTube.
I mars 2013 er det tid for en ny norsk tur, flere nye singler og utgivelsen av deres femte album "FEM".
Erik and Kriss are known for their big hits, and their songs have featured on the Norwegian pop charts for almost three years in all.
It all started in 2002 when Erik Mortvedt and Kristoffer Tømmerbakke wrote their first song Legend, a kind of soundtrack to their final year in high school. It was when they created their first website and shared their music for free that their fan base really took off.
Erik and Kriss went from being two regular guys having fun to an internet phenomenon with more than 200,000 downloads and a record deal with MTG Music. They released their debut album Gull og Grønne Skoger in 2007.
With singles like Den Låta, an appearance on the Norwegian equivalent of the Grammy Awards and hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube, Erik and Kriss proved that they were more than just an internet phenomenon, however.
They had passed the first major milestone in what has proven to be an enduring musical career. Only nine months after the release of their debut album, Erik and Kriss released their second album Verden vil Bedras, which proved that the duo were no one-hit wonders.
Led by the massive success of the single Dra tilbake, which earned the boys their first platinum disc, Erik and Kriss had become Norway’s new pop favourites. This was further underlined when their second single, Det e'kke meg det er deg, also turned out to be a huge success, earning them their second platinum disc.
All Erik and Kriss’s singles have been heavily rotated on radio stations, and their music videos have attracted millions of views on YouTube.
In 2012, ten years after Erik & Kriss’s first hit, they had released four albums, dozens of singles (several gold and platinum, three triple platinum, two four-times platinum, and one six-times platinum), held more than 500 concerts all over Norway and abroad, been awarded prizes such as the NRJ Award for Best Group and the MTV EMA Best Norwegian Act award, as well as attracting more than ten million views on YouTube.
In March 2013, it is time for a new Norwegian tour, several new singles and the release of their fifth album “FEM”.
Quarterback
Erik og Kriss Lyrics
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jeg trodde jeg skulle bli en quarterbcak
yo hva skjera bro?
jeg ekke lagd for snow
jeg er som skapt for california og vakre hoes
livet i sus og dus
lyden av palmesus
sipper gin og juice
yeeah college t
lever college liv
five game med delta
fortrunity
coach sin favoritt
er first grapritt
national fotball league
i min framtid
vi spiller
s
på stadioen
hver gang det scorer
nedbetale studielånet er så kjipt
jeg lever heller college dagene på scolarship
livet er så fett
i en åpen corvette
vi kruser ned til Dennis
ekke no stress
det må ha skjedd en feil
vinnern ekke for meg
jeg skulle vært på spring break som american pie
jeg trodde alltid jeg skulle bli
bli en quarterback
men den drømmen er forbi
så sorry mac
for jeg har forstått at det toget nok har gått
håpet alltid jeg skulle bli
bli en quarterback
NANANA
jeg trodde jeg skulle bli en quarterback
Jeg har alltid trodd dette var ett sted jeg skulle via
en mellom landing mellom dette og california
en frat boy var det jeg skulle bli ja fordi at
jeg har følt meg som en slakk dude hele denne tia
cheerleader babes skulle samlet seg i flokker
og blitt sjekka midt i skolegangen ved min locker
rally //
og på poolpartyes er det wet thisirts contenst
og green day som rocker
rikelig med keegs, dans og beer pongs var viktig
med college jakka på hadde alt føltes så riktig
jeg skulle vært? og hadde hadde hatt oppriktig
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Erik og Kriss's song "Quarterback" talks about the dream of becoming a successful quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and living a lavish lifestyle in California with beautiful women, palm trees, and luxury cars. The song begins with the singer expressing his disappointment of not being made for the cold weather and snow, but rather suited for the West Coast. He dreams of living a carefree life drinking gin and juice, playing beer pong, and enjoying the college life with his fraternity brothers, Delta. The singer hopes to be a coach's favorite, the first draft pick, and eventually make it to the NFL, where he can play in a stadium every time he scores. However, he later realizes that his dream of becoming a quarterback is over, and he accepts that he has missed the opportunity. The song ends with the singer lamenting about the things he could have done if he had pursued his dream of becoming a quarterback.
The song depicts the cultural fascination and acceptance of the American College Football and the idea of living a luxurious life in California. The dream of becoming a successful quarterback and living a grand lifestyle is something most youths in America aspire to. The lyrics indicate that the singer believes that getting a scholarship to college was primarily for the pursuit of the American Dream, and his inability to become a quarterback meant that he had lost his chance to make it big. The song represents the disappointment and longing of not achieving one's aspirations while celebrating the seemingly liberating college days that contribute to the idea of the American Dream.
Contributed by Riley T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.