Kristoffer Chaka Bwanausi Tømmerbakke (born June 23, 1983). better known by his

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Kriss, is a Norwegian producer, songwriter and rapper. He got his break as half of the rap duo Erik & Kriss in 2007, one of the most successful Norwegian artists over the past decade. Tømmerbakke has since written and produced eight Top10 singles in

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as part of the group. Kriss took his first steps internationally with a Swedish

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#1 with the artist Kamferdrops in 2017, and saw his international stock rise with his work on

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feat Alida “

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” that hit #1 on Billboard Dance. The track was also at the Global 100 on

(peaking at #86th), and reaching Top10 in

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and

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. Kriss followed up working with R3HAB,

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, W&W,

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, Kriss has also produced, written for and collaborated with Moti,

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, Brooks, LVNDSCAPE,

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and

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. Tømmerbakke works closely with producer/writer Erik Smaaland in the production duo GoToGuy. Tømmerbakke has also worked with K-pop group

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, on their EP

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, which reached #6 on the Billboard Top 200, and #2 in the Korean Album Charts.

References

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