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Skinny Days

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Skinny Days
Left to right: Halvor Folstad and Dag Holtan-Hartwig
Left to right: Halvor Folstad and Dag Holtan-Hartwig
Background information
OriginNorway
Genres
Occupation(s)songwriters, producers, artists
Years active2015–present
LabelsWarner Music Norway
Websitehttp://www.skinnydays.com/

Skinny Days is a Norwegian music duo made up of Dag Holtan-Hartwig (born April 16, 1991) and Halvor Folstad (born December 11, 1989) signed to Warner Music Norway. They started out as producers and songwriters for other artists before releasing their debut single «Alright Right Now» in 2015 under the collective name Skinny Days.

Career

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Skinny Days performing with TRXD

Holtan-Hartwig and Folstad met in 2010 at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA), and started working together as producers and songwriters for other artists.[1] They have worked on songs for and with artists such as SVAL, Julie Bergan, Ylvis, Norah Benatia and OMVR. They their debut single "Alright Right Now" was released in 2015.[2] They are known for their specific combination of Scandinavian melancholy and club music.[3]

Live

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The duo has performed at the Norwegian industry festival and showcase by:Larm two years in a row. First in 2016 and again as featuring artists in 2017.[4] They have performed at the X-Games Hafjell (2017) and Trondheim Calling along with artists like Julie Bergan, Mugisho and TRXD.[5][6] Since their debut they have also performed at a number of student bars, festivals and local arenas across Norway.[7][8][9]

Discography

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Singles

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As lead artist

  • "Alright Right Now" (2015)
  • "We Got Something" (2015)
  • "If I Was a Sailor" (2015)
  • "If I Was a Sailor" (acoustic) (2015)
  • "In a Good Way" (2016)
  • "Home" (2016)
  • "The One That Got Away" (featuring Emilie Adams) (2017)

As featured artist

  • "Down with the River" (Trxd featuring Skinny Days) (2016)[10]
  • "Famous" (Tungevaag, Vlade Kay, and Jonth featuring Skinny Days) (2021)[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Ny banger fra Skinny Days". Mynewsdesk (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  2. ^ "Skinny Days - Alright Right Now". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  3. ^ "Musikknyheter.no - Skinny Days - Låtskrivere satser på eget prosjekt". www.musikknyheter.no. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  4. ^ "Skinny Days: Internasjonalen, by:Larm". gaffa.no. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  5. ^ "Julie Bergan headliner X Games 2017". Mynewsdesk (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-03-08.
  6. ^ "Skinny Days | Trondheim Calling". Trondheim Calling (in Norwegian). 2017-03-14. Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  7. ^ "Skinny days". UKA I ÅS 2016 (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  8. ^ "Skinny Days - I kveld smeller det igjen! @astridsofficial... | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  9. ^ "Get Dancy! Live: Skinny Days – Parkteatret". parkteatret.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  10. ^ "Down with the River (feat. Skinny Days) - Single by TRXD on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Famous (feat. Skinny Days) - Single by Tungevaag, Vlade Kay & Jonth on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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