Heroes & Zeros is a

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from Lillesand, Norway. The group was formed by

Hans Jørgen Undelstvedt Hans Jørgen Undelstvedt is the lead singer of the Norway, Norwegian rock band Heroes & Zeros.Flaa, Jørund.Feirer 10 år med ny plate (in Norwegian), Agderposten, May 14, 2014. He also plays guitars and samples. In addition, he writes the lyrics ...

, Lars Løberg Tofte, and Arne Kjelsrud Mathisen in 2003. Tofte quit the band in 2010 and was replaced by Simen Krogstie Lagesen. They have released three studio albums, two EPs, and three live records.

History

Heroes & Zeros formed in 2003 in Lillesand and they moved to

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soon after. In 2006, they won Norway's NRK Urørt music contest and subsequently went on a nationwide tour with

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and Minor Majority. They signed a record deal with Universal Music Norway in the same year. Their first release, the 2006 EP ''

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'', was released on the band's own label, Heroes & Zeros Music. The debut album '' Strange Constellations'' came out a year later, published by Universal. The album garnered the band two Spellemann prize nominations and it was the best-selling rock debut album in Norway in 2007. The music video for the track "A Strange Constellation " was nominated for best music video at the Norwegian Short Film Festival in

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. The band's sophomore album, ''Simian Vices Modern Devices'', came out in 2009 and was nominated for the Spellemann Prize 2009 in the category "Rock". The music video for "Cipramillion" was nominated for "Music Video of the Year" in Grimstad. Heroes & Zeros' third studio album, ''Ghostly Kisses'', came out in 2011.

Band members

Current *

– vocals, guitars, keyboards * Simen Krogstie Lagesen – bass, keyboards * Arne Kjelsrud Mathisen – drums, percussion, keyboards Past * Lars Løberg Tofte – bass, backing vocals, samples, keyboards

Awards and recognition

* 2006 Årets ZoomUrørt 2006 – Best new live act of the year * 2006 Årets Urørt 2006 – Newcomer of the year * 2008 Nominated at the

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2007 in the Newcomer of the year and Best Video categories * 2010 Nominated at the Spellemannprisen 2009 in the Rock category * 2010 Nominated for Best Music Video in the Norwegian short film festival in Grimstad

Discography

Studio albums * '' Strange Constellations'' (2007) * ''Simian Vices Modern Devices'' (2009) * ''Ghostly Kisses'' (2011) EPs * ''

'' (2006) * ''The Jig Is Up Remix EP'' (2013) Live albums * ''In the Slipstream Vol. 1 – Live'' (2008) * ''Heroes & Zeros and Harrys Gym: Live Slottsfjell 2009'' (2009) * ''In the Slipstream Vol. 2: Ghostly Kisses Live'' (2012) Singles * "Cellophane" (2005) * "Into the light" (2007) * "A Strange Constellation" (2007) * "The Foolproof" (2007) * "Oslo Fadeout" (2007) * "Simian Vices" (2009) * "Cipramillion" (2009) * "Change Is Nothing" (2011)

References

External links

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Heroes & Zeros blog
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