Subwoolfer Explained

Subwoolfer
Origin:Norway
Years Active:2021–present
Label:Universal Music

Subwoolfer is a British-Norwegian pop duo formed in 2021. The two members perform in black suits with white shirts with distinctive yellow stylized wolf-head masks and yellow gloves and ties and go by the pseudonyms Keith and Jim. Their identities were publicly revealed on 4 February 2023 as Ben Adams and Gaute Ormåsen, during the final of Norwegian: [[Melodi Grand Prix 2023]]. After winning Norwegian: [[Melodi Grand Prix 2022]], they represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with their debut song "Give That Wolf a Banana". The name of the duo is a portmanteau of the words subwoofer and wolf.[1]

History

On 10 January 2022, the Norwegian public broadcaster, NRK, revealed that Subwoolfer would compete in Norwegian: [[Melodi Grand Prix 2022]], the Norwegian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[2] Having been selected as an automatically qualified finalist, they were scheduled to showcase their entry "Give That Wolf a Banana" in the third heat of the competition on 29 January.[3] However, their performance was postponed to the fourth heat, due to a positive COVID-19 test.[3] They performed "Give That Wolf a Banana" again in the final on 19 February, and went on to win the competition with 368,106 votes from the public.[4] With their victory, they were selected to represent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, which was held in Turin, Italy.[5]

On 11 February 2022, Subwoolfer released a Valentine's Day version of "Give That Wolf a Banana", titled "Give That Wolf a Romantic Banana".[6] As of 17 June 2022, "Give That Wolf a Banana" has been streamed more than 20.4 million times on Spotify,[7] with its Valentine edition having been streamed over 918 thousand times.[8]

As Keith and Jim dress in yellow wolf-like masks during performances, the duo's real identities remained undisclosed throughout 2022. Their desired anonymity led to some speculation on social media regarding their identities. At the time, Keith and Jim's speculated identities included the Ylvis brothers, Gaute Ormåsen, Ben Adams and Erik & Kriss.[5] [9] [10] A fictional origin story about the duo states that they are the "most successful band in our galaxy," and began their career "4.5 billion years ago on the Moon."

On 10 May 2022, NRK filmed DJ Astronaut taking off his helmet, with his identity speculated to be Tix, the Norwegian entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.[11] [12] [13] This was later denied by the Norwegian head of delegation, Stig Karlsen, and Tix himself. Tix was later revealed to be the Norwegian jury spokesperson for the Eurovision 2022 final.[14]

On 23 May 2022, Subwoolfer announced that "new music [would be] out soon" in a music video on YouTube for their parody of "Grace Kelly" by Mika, titled "Space Kelly" [15] which had gained over 1 million views as of 17 June 2022. On 1 July 2022, Subwoolfer released "Melocoton (The Donka Donk Song)", their first song since the Eurovision Song Contest.[16] It was accompanied by a music video.[17]

On 21 October 2022, Subwoolfer released a new single, "Howling", which features guest vocals from Luna Ferrari, the "sister" of Keith and Jim. The music video for Howling was released on 21 October 2022. In December 2022, Subwoolfer made a short guest appearance on The Big Fat Quiz of the Year after a question on their Eurovision entry was featured in the music round.

On 4 February 2023, Subwoolfer appeared in the final of Norwegian: [[Melodi Grand Prix 2023]], where they took their masks off, and it was confirmed that Keith and Jim were Adams and Ormåsen respectively.[18]

On 3 March 2023, the documentary "Worst Kept Secret: The Subwoolfer Documentary" [19] was released. In the documentary was revealed that DJ Astronaut was played by Ormåsen himself on stage while a stand-in danced in the front row as Jim, excluding the idea of an actual third musician or singer in the group.

Discography

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
NOR
[20] 		IRE
[21] [22] 		LTU
[23] 		NLD
[24] 		SWE
[25] 		UK
[26]
"Give That Wolf a Banana"20224 59 10 54 13 47rowspan="11"
"Give That Wolf a Romantic Banana"— — — — — —
"Melocoton (The Donka Donk Song)"— — — — — —
"Howling"
(featuring Luna Ferrari)		— — — — — —
"Having Grandma Here for Christmas"— — — — — —
"Worst Kept Secret"2023— — — — — —
"Coco Pops"
— — — — — —
"We Wrote a Book"— — — — — —
"I Think I Killed Rudolph"
— — — — — —
"Spaceman"
2024— — — — — —
"Fish"
— — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adams . William Lee . Grandma tastes the best: Do Subwoolfer's "Give That Wolf a Banana" lyrics encourage Covid vaccination? . Wiwibloggs . 13 January 2022 . 6 March 2022 . 19 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220219213544/https://wiwibloggs.com/2022/01/13/give-that-wolf-a-banana-lyrics-subwoolfer/268415/ . live.
  2. Web site: Hyttebakk . Jon Marius . Disse skal være med i Melodi Grand Prix 2022 . These will participate in the Melodi Grand Prix 2022. NRK . nb-NO . 10 January 2022 . 2 March 2022 . 8 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210208193923/https://www.nrk.no/mgp/xl/disse-skal-vaere-med-i-melodi-grand-prix-2022-1.15799875 . live.
  3. Web site: Strand . Marit Sofie . Subwoolfer rammet av korona . Subwoolfer hit by corona . NRK . 2 March 2022 . nb-NO . 25 January 2022 . 14 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220214213251/https://www.nrk.no/mgp/subwoolfer-rammet-av-korona-1.15826522 . live.
  4. Web site: 19 February 2022 . Give That Wolf a Banana! Subwoolfer wins MGP 2022 in Norway . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220301054135/https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/subwoolfer-wins-mgp-2022-in-norway-to-eurovision-with-give-that-wolf-a-banana . 1 March 2022 . 1 March 2022 . Eurovisionworld . en-gb.
  5. Web site: Khorami . Aida . Subwoolfer er Norges bidrag til Eurovision . Subwoolfer is Norway's contribution to Eurovision. NRK . 2 March 2022 . nb-NO . 19 February 2022 . 1 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220301100320/https://www.nrk.no/kultur/subwoolfer-er-norges-bidrag-til-eurovision-1.15861925 . live.
  6. Web site: Bird . Lisa . Subwoolfer release 'Give That Wolf A Romantic Banana' . ESCXTRA.com . 12 March 2022 . 11 February 2022 . 19 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220219101938/https://escxtra.com/2022/02/11/subwoolfer-release-give-that-wolf-a-romantic-banana/ . live.
  7. Web site: Subwoolfer 'Give That Wolf A Banana' . . 17 May 2022 . 23 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220123092207/https://open.spotify.com/track/50Cf2eYv8zT3v2HAkwhIiL . live .
  8. Web site: Subwoolfer 'Give That Wolf Romantic A Banana' . . 17 May 2022 . 17 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220517195119/https://open.spotify.com/track/3xib7l9x60AL03tMkLHhwK . live .
  9. Web site: Renske ten. Veen. Norway: Are Ylvis behind Subwoolfer's Melodi Grand Prix 2022 entry?. 10 January 2022. 10 January 2022. Wiwibloggs. en. 19 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220219194942/https://wiwibloggs.com/2022/01/10/norway-are-ylvis-behind-subwoolfers-melodi-grand-prix-2022-entry/268386/. live.
  10. Web site: Subwoolfer sleuths: Are Ben Adams and Gaute Ormåsen the men behind the masks?. Padraig. Muldoon. 21 February 2022. en. Wiwibloggs. 21 February 2022. 21 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220221195031/https://wiwibloggs.com/2022/02/21/are-ben-adams-and-gaute-ormasen-the-men-behind-subwoolfer/270159/. live.
  11. Web site: Kvien . Elise . 2022-05-10 . Her blir Tix avslørt som DJ Astronaut . Here, Tix is revealed as a DJ Astronaut . 2022-05-10 . NRK . no . 10 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220510181304/https://www.nrk.no/kultur/her-blir-tix-avslort-som-dj-astronaut-1.15962155 . live .
  12. Web site: Losen . Johannes Fjeld, Sofie . 2022-05-10 . NRK: Tix er DJ Subwoolfer . NRK: Tix is Subwoolfer DJ . 2022-05-10 . Se og Hør . no.
  13. Web site: 2022-05-10 . Norway: TIX Revealed as DJ Astronaut For Subwoolfer's Eurovision Performance . 2022-05-10 . Eurovoix . en-GB . 10 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220510184344/https://eurovoix.com/2022/05/10/norway-tix-subwoolfer-eurovision/ . live .
  14. Web site: Khorami . Aida . 2022-05-13 . TIX er ikke astronauten: – Det var et stunt . TIX is not the astronaut - It was a stunt . 2022-05-13 . NRK . no . 13 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220513131537/https://www.nrk.no/kultur/tix-er-ikke-astronauten_-_-det-var-et-stunt-1.15966384 . live .
  15. Subwoolfer - Space Kelly. en. 2022-05-24. 2022-05-23. YouTube. Subwoolfer. 24 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220524164914/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl4On_Vw3gE. live.
  16. Web site: Melocoton (The Donka Donk Song) . . Subwoolfer . 1 July 2022 . 30 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220630222723/https://open.spotify.com/album/7eYzzr5h4LfeiZlrkBNTRi . live .
  17. Subwoolfer - Melocoton (The Donka Donk Song) [Official Music Video] ]. . Subwoolfer . 1 July 2022 . 1 July 2022 . 1 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220701063207/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_PdO_oD6cM . live .
  18. Web site: Aubrey . Elizabeth . 2023-02-04 . The true identity of Norway's 2022 Eurovision entry Subwoolfer has been revealed . 2023-02-05 . NME . en-GB . 5 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205100234/https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-true-identity-of-norways-2022-eurovision-entry-subwoolfer-has-been-revealed-3392202 . live .
  19. Worst Kept Secret: The Subwoolfer Documentary. en. 2022-05-24. 2023-03-22. YouTube. Subwoolfer. 22 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230322200852/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak-YQncMMp4. live.
  20. Web site: Topp 20 Single 2022-09. Top 20 Singles 2022-09. VG-lista. 5 March 2022. 4 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220304212356/https://topplista.no/charts/singles/2022-w09/. live.
  21. Web site: Discography Subwoolfer. irish-charts.com. 20 May 2022. 20 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220520140559/http://www.irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Subwoolfer. live.
  22. Web site: IRMA – Irish Charts. Irish Recorded Music Association. 21 May 2022. 26 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226125524/http://www.irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles. live.
  23. Web site: 2022 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). 2022 20-Weekly Most Listened to (Top 100). AGATA. lt. 20 May 2022. 20 May 2022. 20 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220520074409/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s20/. live.
  24. Web site: Discografie Subwoolfer. dutchcharts.nl. nl. 20 May 2022. 20 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220520133422/https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Subwoolfer. live.
  25. Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 20. Sverigetopplistan. 20 May 2022. 20 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220520204648/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2022&dspp=20. live.
  26. Web site: Subwoolfer full Official Chart History. Official Charts Company. 21 May 2022. 20 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220520180502/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/62614/subwoolfer/. live.

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