Kjetil Mørland

Kjetil Mørland
Mørland in 2015
Background information
Also known as Mørland
Born (1980-10-03) 3 October 1980
Grimstad, Norway
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano
Associated acts
Website http://morlandmusic.com/

Kjetil Mørland (born 3 October 1980), better known as simply Mørland, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 along with Debrah Scarlett with his song "A Monster Like Me".[1]

Career

Mørland fronted the band Absent Elk from its 2008 inception, releasing the album Caught in the Headlights in the spring of 2009. The band supported The Script, The Hoosiers and Girls Aloud on UK tours before going on to tour the UK themselves in June 2009.[2]

In 2015 Mørland Wrote "A Monster Like Me" and he performed it at Melodi Grand Prix as a duet with Debrah Scarlett. They won the competition with 88,869 votes and represented Norway in the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. The duo performed in the second semi-final and qualified to the final celebrated on 23 May 2015 in which they placed 8th.[3]

In January 2018, he was credited as the writer and producer of the Melodi Grand Prix 2018 entry "Who We Are" performed by 19 year old singer Rebecca. The song competed at the Oslo Spektrum on 10 March 2018 and finished in 2nd place behind the eventual winner Alexander Rybak.[4][5]

Discography

Studio albums

Year Information Title
2016 Make a Sail
  • Released: May 27, 2016
  • Format: digital download

Extended plays

Year Information Title
2013 Mørland - EP
  • Released: April 8, 2013
  • Format: digital download

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
NOR
[6]		 AUT
[7]		 GER
[8]		 SWI
[9]
"Keep Me Dancing" 2013 ———— Make a Sail
"A Monster Like Me"
(with Debrah Scarlett)		 2015 23179245
"No Firewall" ————
"Skin" 2016 ————
"Make a Sail" ————

See also

References

  1. ↑ Granger, Anthony (14 March 2015). "Norway: Mørland & Debrah Scarlett Has Won!". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/norway_morland_debrah_scarlett_to_vienna
  4. ↑ https://www.escxtra.com/2018/02/09/rebecca-who-we-are-music-video/
  5. ↑ http://wiwibloggs.com/2018/03/10/norway-alexander-rybak-wins-melodi-grand-prix-2018-thats-how-you-write-a-song/219363/
  6. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Mørland & Debrah Scarlett". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  7. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "DiscographIe Mørland & Debrah Scarlett". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  8. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Mørland & Debrah Scarlett". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  9. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Mørland & Debrah Scarlett". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Carl Espen
with "Silent Storm"		 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
2015
(with Debrah Scarlett) 		Succeeded by
Agnete
with "Icebreaker"


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