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.
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Vi ses
Vinni Lyrics
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Var så vidt jeg fiksa det da vi måtte dra fra'n
Skulle bare visst hvor mye du er savna
Vit at gutta drikker for deg hver dag vi er samla
Titter opp på stjernene og håper at du ser på
At gærninga har fått det til, det er våres tur til å le nå
Tshawe er blitt superstjerne, Steffen er I Thailand
Petter kjører løpet sitt og jeg gjør samme greia
Men vi er fortsatt her, nakkehåra reiser seg
Hver gang vi preiker om deg
Ja, hei det e'kke til å tru
Kona har fått to barn, fast jobb og hus
Yosef har fått barn og Tom har fått seg tre
Ting er annerledes, men vi fucker opp for det
Men jeg veit at vi kommer til å ses
Enten når vi kommer opp eller når du kommer ned
(Jeg kan høre det du sa til meg)
Det er bare å gjøre det du gjør og gjør det bra
For vi skal alle bare dø en dag
(For nå er du ikke her, men det er jeg)
Hei jeg tenker på deg hver gang jeg tråkker på et kumlokk
Og selv etter alle disse åra gjør det vondt nok
Så nå skåler jeg I Munkholm, tenker på de dagene
Tok ballen ned til [?] som på gatene på Romsås
Og når alle gamle kamerater omgås
Prater vi om alle vi forlater og går tom for
Så håpefulle, men I fjor var nok et tungt år
Har det jævla [?] og allting henger I et punghår
Men det e'kke mange som ser det
Så e'kke stort jeg kan fortelle om det som skjer her nede
Men kan du passe litt på Jørgen nå?
Og holde av plass for flere av gutta tar å følger på
De sier døden tvinger fram en aksept
Men den må møtes, jeg tar på nok en svart dress
Før eller siden så må alle ting kollapse
Og evig eies kun det tapte
The song "Vi Ses" by Vinni is a touching tribute to a friend who has passed away. The first verse is about how the deceased friend was a good person, but they had to leave him behind. The singer wishes they had known how much they would miss him. The singer and his friends still think of their departed friend and raise a glass to him. They hope that he is watching them from above and that he is proud of their achievements.
The second verse is about the singer's memories of his friend. He thinks about him every time he steps on a manhole cover. He reminisces about their childhood days, playing soccer on the streets of Romsås. The singer talks about the challenges he and his friends have faced since their friend's passing. Life has moved on, and they have all grown up, but they still hold on to their memories of the good times they shared with their friend. The song ends with the singer acknowledging that all things must come to an end, but their memories of their friend will endure.
Line by Line Meaning
Shit, han var en bra mann, kompis ga en lang faen
Damn, he was a good man, friend gave a long damn
Var så vidt jeg fiksa det da vi måtte dra fra'n
I barely fixed it when we had to leave him
Skulle bare visst hvor mye du er savna
I wish you knew how much you are missed
Vit at gutta drikker for deg hver dag vi er samla
Know that the guys drink for you every day we are together
Titter opp på stjernene og håper at du ser på
Looking up at the stars, hoping you are watching
At gærninga har fått det til, det er våres tur til å le nå
The crazy one made it, it's our turn to laugh now
Tshawe er blitt superstjerne, Steffen er I Thailand
Tshawe has become a superstar, Steffen is in Thailand
Petter kjører løpet sitt og jeg gjør samme greia
Petter is running his race and I am doing the same thing
Og Mo han er Mo, du veit
And Mo is still Mo, you know
Men vi er fortsatt her, nakkehåra reiser seg
But we are still here, hair on the back of the neck stands up
Hver gang vi preiker om deg
Every time we talk about you
Ja, hei det e'kke til å tru
Yeah, hey it's hard to believe
Kona har fått to barn, fast jobb og hus
Wife has had two children, steady job and house
Yosef har fått barn og Tom har fått seg tre
Yosef has had a child and Tom has had three
Ting er annerledes, men vi fucker opp for det
Things are different, but we mess up for it
Men jeg veit at vi kommer til å ses
But I know we will see each other
Enten når vi kommer opp eller når du kommer ned
Either when we come up or when you come down
(Jeg kan høre det du sa til meg)
(I can hear what you said to me)
Det er bare å gjøre det du gjør og gjør det bra
Just do what you do and do it well
For vi skal alle bare dø en dag
Because we will all just die one day
(For nå er du ikke her, men det er jeg)
(Because you are not here now, but I am)
Hei jeg tenker på deg hver gang jeg tråkker på et kumlokk
Hey, I think of you every time I step on a manhole cover
Og selv etter alle disse åra gjør det vondt nok
And even after all these years, it still hurts enough
Så nå skåler jeg I Munkholm, tenker på de dagene
So now I raise my glass in Munkholm, thinking of those days
Tok ballen ned til [?] som på gatene på Romsås
Took the ball down to [?] like on the streets of Romsås
Og når alle gamle kamerater omgås
And when all the old comrades are together
Prater vi om alle vi forlater og går tom for
We talk about all the people we leave behind and run out of
Så håpefulle, men I fjor var nok et tungt år
So hopeful, but last year was a tough year
Har det jævla [?] og allting henger I et punghår
Have the damn [?] and everything is hanging by a thread
Men det e'kke mange som ser det
But not many see it
Så e'kke stort jeg kan fortelle om det som skjer her nede
So there's not much I can tell about what's happening down here
Men kan du passe litt på Jørgen nå?
But can you watch over Jørgen for a bit now?
Og holde av plass for flere av gutta tar å følger på
And save a spot, as more of the guys will soon follow
De sier døden tvinger fram en aksept
They say death forces acceptance
Men den må møtes, jeg tar på nok en svart dress
But it must be faced, I put on another black suit
Før eller siden så må alle ting kollapse
Sooner or later, all things must collapse
Og evig eies kun det tapte
And only the lost is owned forever
Contributed by Aubrey K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.