Magnus Eliassen (born 2 January 1981 in
Bodø
Bodø (; smj, Bådåddjo, sv, Bodö) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Bodø (which is also the capital of Nordland count ...
,
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and record producer.
In 2003, under the pseudonym Magnetisk Nord, he released his debut EP ''Tinglysing''. He had a single entitled "Lois is Happy". In 2005, he released his studio solo album entitled ''Second Grace'' on Monomegamy Records and gaining popularity won the
by:Larm Audience Award in 2006. Since then, he has had a number of releases and collaborations.
In 2011, he recorded the charity single "Til dem du e glad i", in collaboration with
Kråkesølv with proceeds going to the Norwegian Røde Kors (Red Cross)
In 2011, Eliassen returned to the chart in the form of band named
Sirkus Eliassen
Sirkus Eliassen is a Norwegian band consisting of brothers Magnus Eliassen and Erik Eliassen. The duo was formed in 2011 releasing its single "Hjem til dæ" that achieved high rotation on Norwegian radio and became a hit on VG-lista, the official ...
(being a duo between Magnus Eliassen and his younger brother Erik Eliassen). The single entitled "Hjem til dæ" reached No. 16 on
VG-lista
VG-lista is a Norwegian record chart. It is presented weekly in the newspaper '' VG''. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continents around the world. The data are collected by Nie ...
, the official Norwegian Singles Chart.
Page for Sirkus Eliassen on NorwegianCharts.com
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Discography
Albums
*2005: ''Second Grace''
EPs
*2003: ''Tinglysing'' (as Magnetisk Nord)
Singles
*2003: "Lois Is Happy"
*2011: "Hjem til dæ" (as duo Sirkus Eliassen
Sirkus Eliassen is a Norwegian band consisting of brothers Magnus Eliassen and Erik Eliassen. The duo was formed in 2011 releasing its single "Hjem til dæ" that achieved high rotation on Norwegian radio and became a hit on VG-lista, the official ...
)
*2011: "Til dem du e glad i" (Magnus Eliassen with Kråkesølv)
*2011: "På ei bru i Amsterdam"
*2013: "Æ vil ut" (Magnus Eliassen with Nellson)
References
External links
Official websiteMySpace
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1981 births
Living people
Musicians from Bodø
21st-century Norwegian singers
21st-century Norwegian male singers