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Kygo [1991-0] Norwegian

Rank: 101
Musician, DJ

Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll, commonly known by his stage name Kygo, is a Norwegian DJ, record producer, songwriter and musician. He garnered international attention with his remix of the track "I See Fire" by Ed Sheeran, which has received over 50 million plays on SoundCloud and 65 million views on YouTube and his single "Firestone" which has over 370 million views on YouTube with an additional 400 million plays on the music streaming service Spotify, as of August 2016.

Finance, Thankful

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'Coming Over' was probably the fastest collaboration I've ever done.		101
I don't like to classify my own tracks as a genre.		102
I'm just trying to experiment with a lot of different stuff and see what comes out of it.		103
I get better and better every day, but there is still a lot to learn.		104
I get into a zone where I'm really in my own world when I make music.		105
Avicii's melodies were so simple and cool, and they were actually similar to the melodies I played on piano. I thought if I could teach myself how to produce and get those melodies out of my head and into the computer, maybe I could make some cool music, too.		106
I just wanted to make melodies. I started trying to do my own thing and let the melodies make the genre themselves.		107
I'm so happy people have enjoyed listening to my tracks.		108
If I never showed my face, it would kind of be easier.		109
Making music all the time was my dream.		110
I do have in the back of my head that you never know how long it lasts.		111
It's kind of hard when you're on the road all the time, from one show to the next, from one hotel room to the next hotel room, it's kind of hard to think about everything.		112
It's kind of crazy to see how many people actually listen to my music.		113
I guess the biggest thing I had to get used to was people staring. At first it was like, 'Am I wearing something odd? Is there something on my face?' It was kind of weird because when I go to the grocery store, people, they're not necessarily coming up to me asking for a photo, they just... look at me.		114
I get inspired by a lot of different stuff. My father is a huge music fan.		115
It was the fans sharing my music around that started it all for me.		116
I started studying business and finance in Edinburgh as a backup plan. I was still making music many hours a day, and when I was at university, the electronic music boom started really taking off globally.	Finance	117
I started taking piano lessons from the age of six years old. It's such an essential part of what I do in the production process. I wouldn't be Kygo today without those piano lessons.		118
I think my music covers a broader sound than just 'Tropical House'... My goal is to simply be a great producer in my own right without being pigeonholed.		119
I really enjoy doing remixes, but I don't want to be known as just a 'remix artist' for the rest of my career.		120
The difference between doing a remix and an original track is that when you do a remix, you obviously already have the original track as a starting point. But with the originals you start from scratch.		121
I've been so fortunate to have the opportunity to work with some incredibly talented vocalists, guitarists and producers, and I can't wait to share more originals in the future.		122
When I look for people to work with, I'm just looking for talented people.		123
I get a lot of demos sent my way, and I listen to them, and sometimes they just have something very special.		124
Lemaitre has been one of my inspirations ever since I started making music.		125
While I was born in Singapore, I didn't actually grow up here. So I don't remember all that much.		126
I've got a great team around me with my family, manager and label, and we've all worked hard together to make things happen.		201
I always knew I wanted to create original material, and after having meetings with all sorts of record labels, I decided that Sony was the right place to do it. They knew what I wanted to make and gave me the freedom to express myself.		202
I didn't think it was cool for me to walk around with a huge Kygo logo on myself.		203
I find inspiration in what artists and regular people on the street wear, but I'm also very influenced by what I like to wear since I style myself.		204
When I go into a store and find a T-shirt that's well-designed with a great fabric but the fit is all wrong, the T-shirt is ruined for me.		205
I don't really know too many designers. I like a lot of what Kanye West has done with Yeezy, but I think it's a bit too, how you say, elevated; it's a little bit too special. Like he's trying to make something that's kind of a little bit too cool sometimes.		206
There's just a completely different vibe at festivals. Everyone gets to hang out and enjoy their favorite music all day. I really do try and play as many festivals as possible!		207
My biggest influence growing up was Avicii, who put me onto creating the sorts of melodies that feature throughout my songs today.		208
I wouldn't be where I am without my fans, and I am very thankful for them.	Thankful	209
I'm always looking to develop my sound and I'm in the studio whenever I have the time to do this. Always looking ahead!		210
When I am back home, I have an upright piano and I play constantly.		211
Sometimes I can sit at my computer and find a cool sound, or a new synth patch, and get super-inspired by that and make a track based on that sound. But the piano is where I find the inspiration and come up with the melody.		212
Elton John and Billy Joel, I find them both to be huge inspirations, those guys are so talented.		213
I want to be known simply as a producer who makes music.		214
I hate being put in a box labelled 'tropical house.'		215
Compared to EDM, I feel like there are a lot of girls at my shows.		216
If you do the same thing all the time, it's not very challenging.		217
A lot of producers don't have any musical education. I couldn't make the music I make without playing the piano.		218
I just like playing songs with happy vibes and good feelings.		219
I called it 'Cloud 9' because that's the place I want to take people when they are listening to my music. It's also where I am when I make music.		220
When I make a song, I'm really happy. It's an indescribable feeling.		221
When I travel too much, it affects the music, and that is the most important thing. As long as I make good music, I can play shows, but if the music starts getting bad, the show offers won't come.		222
There's nothing like playing at home.		223
Coldplay doesn't have to stay within a certain genre; they just go where they go.		224
SiriusXM has had my back ever since day one when I was making remixes in my dorm room at university, and it means a lot that they're supporting my music as I prepare to release my debut album, 'Cloud Nine.'		225
I love finding talents to pair my music with such as Conrad on 'Firestone', Parson James with 'Stole the Show,' and Will Heard on 'Nothing Left.'		226
I'd love to work with some of the people I've remixed for - Ed Sheeran or Chris Martin or The Weeknd. But it's not just big names like these guys that I want to collaborate with.		301
The opportunity to be a part of the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Rio is a huge milestone in my career, and it will be the biggest performance of my life.		302
I've been a sports fan forever.		303
2015 has been a crazy year for me, and Spotify have supported me right from the start. It's an honour to be their Breakout Artist of the year, and I'm super excited to see what we can do together in 2016!		304
I consider myself more of a producer and a musician than a DJ.		305
Edinburgh is where I started. A lot of the remixes I made were done in my room there, and it was a good place for me to make music.		306
Edinburgh has a similar climate to Bergen - it's very rainy and grey. There were a lot of days I'd sit inside in front of the computer, make music, and dream about summer - instead of the rainy reality outside.		307
It's a cool feeling to see how far my music has been spreading.		308
People don't really listen to albums anymore. They just find good songs.		309
I really like streaming services. It's a great way for people to find your music.		310
I am proud to perform at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert.		311
I feel like music can affect you in so many ways. When you hear a song with a happy melody, it can change your mood; it can change your day.		312
I like to try to keep my music happy because it can make other people happy. And that's the way I feel when I listen to Avicii's songs. I get happy because his melodies are so happy.		313
I really like melodies.		314
I really do try and play as many festivals as possible.		315
I've really enjoyed working together with Apple to help launch their new streaming service. It is really cool to see Apple getting involved.		316
I think people were looking for something new in the EDM scene and found it in my music.		317
When I'm on the road and it's super stressful, it definitely affects my music. When I'm hanging out with my friends and my girlfriend and things are good in my life, then it's better.		318
All my collaborations happen in different ways. Sometimes it's through a chance meeting at a festival or event, while others can happen just off the back of me liking their music and reaching out.		319
To finally be able to actually play the piano with vocalists and actually do, like, a proper concert - that feels really good.		320
When I started making my tracks in the style that people call tropical house, I didn't do it on purpose to make it sound tropical. I made whatever I felt sounded good. I just wanted to make my own thing, and then suddenly people started calling it tropical ... I'm like, 'Yeah, that's probably a good name for it.'		321
I don't want to make just tropical house. I want to make everything, just like, whatever I feel like making.		322
I just want to keep challenging myself and keep, like, trying new things.		323
I feel like when I get the demos - I get a lot of demos - but when I get the right demo, I get very inspired. I produce around it, and it often goes very fast.		324
What I really enjoy and what I do in the studio is play keyboard.		325
I like bringing keyboards and stuff on stage.		326
When I get up there, maybe I'm nervous for the first song, but then I get into it. It's a lot of fun to stand up there. I always enjoy the moment when I'm actually standing on stage. When I'm done, I'm like, 'Oh, I want to play one more song.'		401

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