K-391
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Birth name | Kenneth Osberg Nilsen |
Also known as | K-391, IIIIXI |
Born | [1] Bamble, Norway[2] | 2 November 1994
Origin | Ås, Norway |
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Years active | 2009-present |
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Website | k391 |
Kenneth Osberg Nilsen,[3] better known by his stage name K-391 or IIIIXI, is a Norwegian music producer.[4] He is best known for his 2018 single "Ignite", a collaboration with Alan Walker, Julie Bergan and Seungri which reached number one in Norway.
Career
Nilsen began his career as an artist in 2009, he was known as Keosni (for KEnneth OSberg NIlsen), later he changed to KON-391 (Acronym of his full name accompanied by figures whose meaning is not yet known), then he finally shortened in K-391. In 2013 on British record label NoCopyrightSounds, releasing the song "Dream Of Something Sweet", featuring Cory Friesenhan, on 22 December 2013. His final song on the label was "Earth", released on 30 April 2016.[5]
In 2017, Nilsen and Alan Walker released their collaborative single "Ignite".[6] Although the song was a collaboration, Nilsen was only credited as a feature on the song.[7] The song, which was originally released as an instrumental, was released on 7 April 2017, through Walker's record label Mer Musikk as well as Sony Music.[8] A version of the song, featuring vocals by Norwegian singer-songwriter Julie Bergan and South Korean singer Seungri was later released On 11 May 2018.[9] Although the instrumental was released through Mer Musikk and Sony Music, the vocal interpretation was released under Liquid State, a record label that focuses on electronic dance music.[10][11] The vocal interpretation was praised as being significantly better than the instrumental.[12][13][14] Nilsen went on to further collaborate with Alan Walker, remixing such songs as "Tired" and "All Falls Down".[15]
On 30 November 2018, Nilsen collaborated with Alan Walker and American singer Sofia Carson on the single "Different World", featuring CORSAK, through MER Musikk and Sony Music Entertainment.[16] On 14 December 2018, the single appeared on Alan Walker's debut album of the same name, alongside "Lily" with Emelie Hollow.[17][18] Nilsen later collaborated with Scandinavian producers Martin Tungevaag, Mangoo and Alan Walker to create a remake of Mangoo's "Eurodancer", originally released in 2000. The collaboration was released on 30 August 2019 under the name "Play". In 2020, Nilsen with Alan Walker and Ahrix create single End Of Time.
Discography
Compilation albums
Title | Details |
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Hello, World |
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As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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NOR [19] |
FIN [20] |
SWE [21] |
US Dance [22] | |||
"Ignite"[9] (featuring Alan Walker, Julie Bergan and Seungri) |
2018 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 28 | Non-album singles |
"Mystery" (featuring Wyclef Jean) |
— | — | — | — | ||
"Play" (with Alan Walker, Tungevaag and Mangoo) |
2019 | 2 [23] |
11 [24] |
25 [25] |
32 | |
"End of Time"[26] (with Alan Walker and Ahrix) |
2020 | 4 [27] |
— | 60 [28] |
24 | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |
References
- ^ "K-391 discography". RateYourMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "«Hun er en av de mest uttrykksfulle, nye vokalistene vi har»". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ^ "Norske K-391 har over en halv million følgere på YouTube - slipper debutsingel med stjernelag". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Power Users List - K-391 (Kenneth Nilsen)". Image-Line. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "'faded' hit maker alan walker picks you his top tunes right now". MTV. 15 April 2016.
- ^ "Alan Walker feat. K-391 - Ignite". We Rave You. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Alan Walker Share New Single Featuring K-391, "Ignite"". EDM Sauce. 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Alan Walker Releases New Single With K-391, But It Definitely needs vocals". Your EDM. 8 April 2017.
- ^ a b "K-391 and Alan Walker Releases Gorgeous Vocal Version of 'Ignite'". EDM Sauce. 11 May 2018.
- ^ "BIGBANG's Seungri Teams Up With DJ Alan Walker And Julie Bergan For Special Collaboration". Soompi. 9 May 2018.
- ^ "Innovative artist concept K-391 releases debut single, "Ignite" featuring Alan Walker, Julie Bergan and Seungri". Vents Magazine. 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Alan Walker & K-391 drop the vocal version of their collab 'Ignite'". We Rave You. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ Ayala, Jasmin (5 June 2018). "Alan Walker & K-391 ft. Julie Bergan and SEUNGRI - Ignite". EDMTunes. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Alan Walker & K-391 release a refreshed version of 'Ignite,' with Julie Bergan and SEUNGRI". Dancing Astronaut. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Alan Walker's "Tired" Receives Remix Package, Including One from Walker himself". Your EDM. 29 May 2018.
- ^ Kat Bein (30 November 2018). "Alan Walker Addresses Climate Change in 'Different World' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Lennon Cihak (13 December 2018). "Alan Walker Talks Production, New Sound and Vision Ahead of debut album". EDM.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Kat Bein (14 December 2018). "Alan Walker Breaks Down Debut Album 'Different World': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "K-391 IN NORWEGIAN CHARTS". Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "finnishcharts.com - Finnish charts portal". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". www.sverigetopplistan.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ Peaks on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart:
- All except noted: "Alan Walker Chart History: Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Topplista – Single 2019-W38". IFPI Norway. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/singlet/2019/37/
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 36". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "End of Time - Single by K-391 on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 11, 2020". VG-lista. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 March 2020.