Marcus & Martinus (both born in

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, Norway 21 February 2002), occasionally known as M&M, are

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dance-pop duo consisting of

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brothers Marcus and Martinus Gunnarsen. They have released three albums: '' Hei'', ''

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'' and '' Moments''. Since winning

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they have won numerous

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such as

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in 2017.

Career

2012: ''Melodi Grand Prix junior''

In 2012 Marcus & Martinus were contestants on the eleventh season of ''

''. It was held at the

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, Norway, and was broadcast live by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), hosted by Margrethe Røed and

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. They won the contest with the song "To dråper vann" (English: "Two Drops of Water"). The song peaked to number 8 on the

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2015–2016: ''Hei & Together''

On 23 February 2015, they released their debut studio album '' Hei'' (English: ''Hi''). The album peaked at number 1 on the

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in week 46 of 2015 (15 November 2015) after having charted for 35 weeks, the last 20 not leaving the top ten. The album includes the single "Plystre på deg" (English: "Whistle at You"). On 24 July 2015, they released the single " Elektrisk" (English: "Electric"), featuring vocals from

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. The song peaked at number 3 on the

. On 25 September 2015, they released the single " Ei som deg" (English: "One Like You") with Innertier. The song peaked at number 15 on the

. On 6 November they released the second version of their album Hei, "Hei (Fan Special)" with the same songs and some extras, one of the extras is Elektrisk. In May 2016, the duo released three singles. The first, "

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", featuring

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, debuted at number 1 in NorwayPeak positions in Sweden: * For all except noted: * For "Elektrisk": * For "Ei som deg": * For "Heartbeat": * For "I Don't Wanna Fall in Love": * For "Light It Up": * For "One More Second": * For "Like It Like It": and became their second single to reach the top 100 in Sweden after " Elektrisk". The second and third, " Heartbeat" and " I Don't Wanna Fall in Love", followed just days after the release of "

" and debuted at numbers 21 and 37, respectively. They followed up "

" with the singles " Light It Up" and " One More Second". In November 2016, they released their first English album titled ''

''. The album includes their hit songs "

", " Heartbeat", " Light It Up" and " One More Second". In the week after its release, ''Together'' debuted at number 1 in

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and Sweden and number 6 in

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. As the Young Talent Act of the 2016

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, they performed "Without You" and "Bae" at

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in Norway on .

2017–2021

On 13 May. On 21 May 2017, they released the single "Like It Like It" alongside American rapper

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. On 1 July, they released the single "First Kiss". The same month, on 14 July, they performed on Swedish Crown Princess Victoria's 40th birthday with their own song written especially for her ("On This Day"). In late July, they released the single "Dance with You". On 15 October 2017, they released their single "Make You Believe in Love". The single reached 34th place in Norway and 47th place in Sweden. It also featured in CelebMix's 21 songs by Under-21s in 2018. On 4 November, they released their single "One Flight Away". On 15 November they released their single "Never" On 17 November, they released a new album named '' Moments''. On 27 September, they released their single "Invited". In 2019 they released an EP called ''SOON''. In 2020, they have released 2 singles, ''Love You Less'', and ''It's Christmas Time''. In 2021, they have been featured on the song ''Miserabel'' by Stig Brenner. Furthermore Marcus & Martinus released the single ''Belinda'' together with Latin star Alex Rose which reached 20th place in the Norwegian single charts. In November, they released the song ''Feel'' alongside Bruno Martini.

2022–present

In Spring 2022 they won the competition of Masked Singer Sverige, being the first duo sharing first place. In addition the duo released their first single in 2022 called ''When All The Lights Go Out.''

Discography

* '' Hei'' (2015) * ''

'' (2016) * '' Moments'' (2017) * '' Soon'' (2019)

Filmography

Films

Television

Tour

;Headlining * (2016–2017) * (2018) ;Supporting * Jason Derulo – 2Sides Tour (2018)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marcus and Martinus Sibling musical duos Norwegian musical duos Norwegian twins People from Elverum 2002 births Living people Melodi Grand Prix Junior contestants Sony BMG artists 21st-century Norwegian singers 21st-century Norwegian male singers