Kygo Biography

Kyrre Gorvell-Dahll, popularly known by his stage name Kygo, is a Norwegian record producer, musician, and songwriter. He came to international attention with his remix of the song ‘I See Fire’ by Ed Sheeran. It has received more than 55 million plays on SoundCloud and over 65 million views on YouTube. Born in Singapore, he started taking piano lessons from the age of six. As a young man he aspired to pursue a career in business and finance and began studying the subjects in university. However, he soon realized that music was his true calling. He released his first single ‘Epsilon’ in 2013. The next year, he released his single ‘Firestone’ which became a huge success. He released his first album ‘Cloud Nine’ in 2016. It entered various charts worldwide, and stood at the 11th position on the US Billboard 200. His second album ‘Kids in Love’, was also a success, though not as much as the first one. It stood at the 73th position on the US Billboard 200. Throughout his career, he has received several awards and nominations, such as the ‘YouTube Music Video Music Award’, the ‘MTV Europe Music Award’, the Spellemannprisen’ and the ‘International Dance Music Award’.