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. Called "King of the summer jams" by ''

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'', "one third of the Holy Trinity of Norwegian disco" by ''Spin'' magazine, and "one of

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prominent figures" by

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, Todd Terje made his name with a string of remixes and re-edits in the mid 2000s. He is the younger brother of Olaf Olsen, known as the drummer from

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, who often performs drums for Terje's live shows. He was one of the headliners at the prestigious

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festival in Barcelona, playing alongside frequent collaborator Lindstrøm. He was listed at #17 in the ''

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'' magazine list of "The 25 DJs That Rule the Earth". In July 2013 he recorded a mix for

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's ''

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'' series. He is best known for his 2012 house track "

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". The song ''Alfonso Muskedunder'' was featured in an episode of the third season of the television series ''

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'' on

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. The introduction to ''

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'' is regularly referenced in a feature in Radio 1 DJ,

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' late night show. In 2017, he was nominated for Record of the Year for the

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Remix of his song "Jungelknugen" at the

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. The original version of this track, however, has not been released officially as of December 2021.

Collaborations

Terje co-wrote the

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song "

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" that reached the Top 10 charts in many European countries and reached #1 on the UK charts. In 2013, Terje collaborated with Scottish indie rock band

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on material for their fourth studio album, ''

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'', co-producing two tracks. He mixed and edited Lindstrøm's album ''Smalhans'', which led to further collaboration. The pair recorded the single "Lanzarote", which was released on Olsen Records in January 2013, and later in the year embarked on a tour that included gigs at

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, and Melt!.. Throughout 2014 and 2015, Terje has performed on multiple festivals across the world, such as Coachella, Lowlands and Pitchfork Festival. On stage, he is joined by his brother

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and percussionist

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. Terje recorded a cover of Robert Palmer's 1980 single " Johnny & Mary" with

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. The track appeared on Terje's debut album ''

'' and was also released as a single. In 2016, Todd Terje released The Big Cover-Up, an EP consisting of covers by

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artists, such as

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and

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as Todd Terje and the Olsens.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilations

Extended plays

Singles

Vinyl singles

Remixes

Edits

Todd Terje has many unofficially released disco edits under various pseudonyms. Many of them are released without credits. List contains officially released edits.

References

External links

Official Website''Resident Advisor'' FeatureTodd Terje discography
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