Born in Norway, he moved with his parents to Tanzania when he was three years old, as they worked with development agency NORAD. He grew up in Africa, and learned to speak Swahili there.
Upon his return, he formed the hip hop duo Paperboys with Jarle "J.J." Hollerud. When JJ left the formation, he was replaced by DJ Ole Alexander "Pope Dawg" Halstensgård. In the duo Øyvind Sauvik was popularly known as Vincent Vagabond or just Vinni. The band released a number of successful albums.
In 2009, Vinni took part in the Norwegian TV 2 channel's reality television program Det store korslaget, a competition of choirs. He took on a choir from Kolbotn where they finished 5th in the competition out of 7 choirs taking part.
In 2009, he also took part in Zebra Grand Prix a car racing competition of celebrities broadcast on TV2 Zebra where Vinni partnered with Vibeke Klemetsen. Although the couple passed the preliminary round of the race, they were eliminated after the semi-final race. The partners Trine Rein & Jan Erik Larssen were the eventual winners
Vinni also took part in the reality television program Hver gang vi møtes also on TV 2, with well-known singers competing on performing of hits of the other participants. Vinni's interpretation were:
1.Halvdan Sivertsen episode - "Sommerfuggel i vinterland"
2.Bertine Zetlitz episode - "Apples & Diamonds"
3.Jan Eggum episode - "Kor é alle helter hen?"
4.Anne Grete Preus episode - "Millimeter"
5.Øyvind "Vinni" Sauvik episode - Being his week, the other participants sang Vinni's own hits with Elvira Nikolaisen singing "Barcelona", Jan Eggum singing "Tomorrow", Bertine Zetlitz singing "Change My Star", Øystein Dolmen singing "Let the Monkey Out", Anne Grete Preus singing "Medisin" and Halvdan Sivertsen singing "Lonesome Traveller"
6.Elvira Nikolaisen episode - "Nothing to Loose"
7.Øystein Dolmen episode - "God morgen Norge"
EMI released a compilation of the performances on an album entitled Venner. Vinni's interpretation of "Sommerfuggel i vinterland" from Halvdan Sivertsen proved to be the most popular of all the performances.
In 2012, Vinni had a huge success with the single "Sommerfuggel i Vinterland" that he performed initially during Hver gang vi møtes. the song stayed at the top of the VG-lista, the official Norwegian Singles Chart, for 5 consecutive weeks. This top selling single was replaced by yet another of his Hver gang vi møtes performances namely "Godmorgen Norge" which also reached #1 and staying at the top of the VG-lista for another 2 weeks, making it a total of 7 consecutive weeks for Vinni on top of the Norwegian charts in 2012.
Based on this immense success, Vinni released yet a third single "Halve meg" that entered the Norwegian Singles Chart at #4 in its first week of release. His studio album Oppvåkningenwas released october 2012.
In 2020, he won the first season of the army-style reality show Kompani Lauritzen, which aired on TV 2.
http://vinnivagabond.no/
God natt
Vinni Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Jeg er igjen, og ber for mine venner.
og alle de som lengter, er mer mine venner.
Amen, yeah
Jeg tar og legger hodet ned,
finner leselappen på knappen et sted.
Jeg kjenner natta komme krypende,
atter igjen.
med litt papir og en penn.
ser jeg under meg smiler, en hotellseng
Sender mine tanker ut til alle de som prøver,
Dem får det vanskelig nok, i dems alle lands hjørner.
jeg hører mangfold, kaller ut på døden.
Faller sammen, alle sammen, samme hva vi møter.
Når vi skjønner at, vi skjønner kun en brøkdel.
og alle våre drømmer de forblir i våre dagbøker
så mange ting som glapp
Sangene som synger orda, som vi skulle sagt.
In Vinni's song "God Natt", the lyrics describe a moment where the singer sits in silence and solitude, reflecting and praying for his friends and those who are struggling. The opening lines "Jeg setter meg på kne og jeg folder mine hender" translate to "I kneel down and fold my hands". The use of prayer to show empathy and compassion for others is further emphasized in lines such as "og alle de som lengter, er mer mine venner" which means "and all those who long are more my friends". The singer addresses the idea of the inevitability of death, defining how it can affect us all regardless of geography or social status. Despite the encompassing subject matter, the lyrics still retain a sense of hope, even if it is fleeting, through the repeated "Amen, yeah" at the end of the first verse.
The second verse sees the singer preparing for sleep, creating a makeshift lamp using a pen and paper before he lies down. Through the lyrics, the singer seems to acknowledge the difficulties and struggles of people around the world, with lines such as "Sender mine tanker ut til alle de som prøver, Dem får det vanskelig nok, i dems alle lands hjørner", translating to "Sending my thoughts to all those who try, They have it hard enough in every corner of their land". Furthermore, the lyrics emphasize how limited our understanding of humanity can be: "Når vi skjønner at, vi skjønner kun en brøkdel. og alle våre drømmer de forblir i våre dagbøker så mange ting som glapp", translated to "When we realize that we only understand a small fraction, and all our dreams remain in our diaries, so many things that have slipped away".
Line by Line Meaning
Jeg setter meg på kne, og jeg folder mine hender.
I humble myself and pray for myself and my loved ones.
Jeg er igjen, og ber for mine venner.
I am back again, praying for my friends.
og alle de som lengter, er mer mine venner.
And those who miss someone are also my friends.
Amen, yeah
So be it, yeah.
Jeg tar og legger hodet ned,
I lay my head down.
finner leselappen på knappen et sted.
I find the memoir on the button somewhere.
Jeg kjenner natta komme krypende,
I sense the night is creeping in.
atter igjen.
Once again.
Jeg har mekka meg ly,
I have created my own light.
med litt papir og en penn.
With a little paper and a pen.
ser jeg under meg smiler, en hotellseng
I see a hotel bed smiling beneath me.
Sender mine tanker ut til alle de som prøver,
I send my thoughts to all those who try.
Dem får det vanskelig nok, i dems alle lands hjørner.
They have their difficulties in all corners of the world.
jeg hører mangfold, kaller ut på døden.
I hear diversity calling out for death.
Faller sammen, alle sammen, samme hva vi møter.
We all fall together, no matter what we face.
Når vi skjønner at, vi skjønner kun en brøkdel.
When we realize that we only understand a fraction of everything.
og alle våre drømmer de forblir i våre dagbøker
And all our dreams remain in our diaries.
så mange ting som glapp
So many things slipped away.
Sangene som synger orda, som vi skulle sagt.
The songs sing the words we should have said.
Contributed by Aubrey A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.