Erlend Øye was born on 21 November, 1975, in Bergen.

He grew up list… Read Full Bio ↴Erlend Øye was born on 21 November, 1975, in Bergen.

He grew up listening to Leonard Cohen, Nick Drake, Suzanne Vega and The Smiths. During high school in the mid-'90s, he and some friends formed the band Skog ("forest" in Norwegian), taking inspiration from A Forest by The Cure. In 1996, he joined the band Peachfuzz as electric guitarist, playing several times in London between 1996 and 1998. In 1998, he moved to London, and then in 1999 to Manchester.

When he was back home in Bergen for vacations he jammed with Eirik Glambek Bøe, his former high-school and Skog mate. The duo formed Kings of Convenience in 1998 and released the debut record, Quiet is the New Loud, in 2001. In the same period, he collaborated with the electronic Norwegian duo Röyksopp, lending his voice for the song Poor Leno and Remind Me on the record Melody A.M.. As a result, he became interested in electronic music. He spent the next years either in Berlin or traveling around the world. He recorded his solo album Unrest in ten different cities with ten different electronic artists. He the toured as a DJ, and released a remix record for the DJ Kicks series in 2004.

In the same year, Kings of Convenience released the second record Riot on an Empty Street. He also founded another project in Berlin, The Whitest Boy Alive. The band originally started as an electronic band, but slowly developed into a band with no programmed elements. Debut record Dreams was released in 2006, while Rules was released in 2009. In 2006, he appeared in the Italian movie Shooting Silvio acting as a DJ during in a house party.

In 2009, Kings of Convenience released Declaration of Dependence. In 2013, he released a new single, entitled La Prima Estate, sung in Italian and inspired by his time living in Italy. He is currently working on more songs in Italian, which will be collected in the future. In 2014, The Whitest Boy Alive announced the end of the project. On 3 October, 2014, he will release his second solo album Legao, recorded in Reykjavík with Hjálmar, a reggae group from Iceland. Despite currently living in Sicily, he is stlll involved in the Bergen music scene, promoting local bands and assisting the organization of the annual Traena Music Festival.

Cornelius
Erlend Øye Lyrics

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ApologetiX Cornelius - was favored by God He prayed to him constantly,…
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Newsboys And every generation's got The fearless few who can't be bou…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Erlend Øye:

A Sudden Rush A sudden rush of expectation As I realise it's you Like a…
A While Ago & Recently Wake up at noon To hear the rain It's a frame that…
Athlete On a racecourse, there's a race to reach an end Someone's…
Bad Guy Now You are so cruel to them It makes me sad to…

Drop AH unexpected, sight, wide AH hard, solid, pick-up Throw,…
Estate Estate Sei calda come i baci che ho perduto Sei piena di…
Every Party Every party's got a winner and a loser, I'm jumping…
Every Party Has A Winner And A Loser Every party's got a winner and a loser, I'm jumping out…
Fence Me In It can be hard sometimes to lend a helping hand Without…
Friends and Lovers Friends and lovers Saying goodbye to each other Their way Yo…
Garota There is only so much juice You can suck out of…
Ghost Trains Crash on the highway, Stranded between My friends had waited…
I Need Your Love Visions of you or pictures in tabloids I've seen no way…
If I Ever Feel Better They say an end can be a start Feels like I've…
La Prima Estate Il giorno è arrivato Tu sei laureata Ti guardi allo specch…
Last Christmas Once bitten and twice shy I keep my distance, but you…
Like Gold The line that curves and cracks The wall in two and…
Peng Pong Are you gonna share your secret? Or will you leave me…
Prego Amore I was looking for a woman to be good to…
Rainman the butter flowers are in bloom. but you're staying in. Th…
Say Goodbye Do we really have to say goodbye? But I'd be happier…
Sheltered Life Brave girl replies When you come back, I'll be gone Read off…
So Weit Wie Noch Nie Wir hören ein Singen im Raum Singen im Raum Singen im Raum…
Sudden Rush A sudden rush of expectation As I realise it's you Like a…
Symptom Of Disease What you kept saying And what I was told Never related, So I…
The Athlete On a racecourse, there's a race to reach an end Someone's…
The Black Keys Work What a little mouth you have. Kissing you is nice, but…
The Talk And so I'm back and I am stuck here in…
Who Do You Report To Who do you report to To whom can I speak my…

Winning a Battle Losing the War Even though I'll never need her, even though she's only…

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