Hmm... we got last place in the Eurovision finals, which is a shame. but, I am still very proud of the song and it represents Norway in a great way!

@seb46759

10 күн бұрын

Norway should at least get like top seven or something

@LouiseMenozaSkauge

8 күн бұрын

Absolutely! I am proud of Gåte, their song and performance, and I would never replace that. I thought we would end up between 1-5th place, however, that did not happen and it is just something we must accept. I am sure other Norwegians are proud of our Gåte, regardless of the results :)

@AvakinLifeSuncica93

8 күн бұрын

ye fr shame i voted for norway ._. the best!

@kasiakarewicz1210

8 күн бұрын

Still my No1 of Eurovision 2024!❤‍🔥

@LethalOwl

6 күн бұрын

No winning with talent and skill in the overly political Eurovision in this day and age.

This is literally my favorite entry for Eurovision since I've been watching (1990). What a phenomenal song ! Goosebumps every single time...

@sindrekanestrm1993

5 күн бұрын

shame it finished last. this should be up there with Fairytale. amazing song

Sweden has norwegan singers this year also😂

@coco5241

Ай бұрын

Ja, vem älskar inte MM! Och vem älskar inte Norge? Men deras låt är lite sådär - och visst borde det bli fånigt om Sverige vann igen, tror inte det? Norges eget bidrag vinner för min del. Eller Sveits

@trondvefald9686

20 күн бұрын

@@coco5241 dom 2 snorungarna är ingen hit mvh en norsk i sverige.

@NorwayFace

13 күн бұрын

Marcus og Martinus

@user-oi9vh1po9z

12 күн бұрын

@@coco5241 Norge går i rätt riktning medans vi svenskar fortfarande sjunger icke svenska traditioner... plus sjunger vi alltid engelska

Norwegian here. Another incredible reaction Tyler! The song, "Ulveham", is taken by an old Scandinavian poem. If I recall correctly, the poem is over 1000 years old, or perhaps even more than that. Here is what the song is about: Basically, the story revolves around a young maiden being transformed into a needle, a knife and a sword by her evil stepmother. However, the people of the world appreciate both the needle, the knife and the sword. To punish the maiden even more, the stepmother transforms her into a wolf. The story ends with the stepmother staying with the child, and on the way to church the wolf pounces on her and drinks the stepmother's heart's blood. This breaks the curse. no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulveham

@ShadowTani

Ай бұрын

Correction on the last part: the stepmother got pregnant, and the curse got broken when the wolf ate the child in her womb, hence the "drank my brothers blood".

@LouiseMenozaSkauge

Ай бұрын

@@ShadowTani Yes, yes. You're absolutely correct.

@beam3819

Ай бұрын

Sounds like an old Norse myth. Also historical event was written as poems.

@LouiseMenozaSkauge

Ай бұрын

@@beam3819 Yes, I think you're right.

@SebHaarfagre

Ай бұрын

@@beam3819 That's appropriate; I saw another American analyze this, apparently only with prior knowledge from his own read books and no first hand experience or knowledge in the field. During the national romanticism, a lot of tales, myths and old oral traditions were collected and written down, and a lot of them are *ANCIENT.* How old the actual poem is can be debated, it may be 1000, 2000 years, or more, or 400 years old. What is certain is that this folk music as well as the poems are based on or inspired by culture that's at least 1000 - 1300 years old.

song lyrics summarized: "Ulveham", based on an old medieval ballad, as the story of an evil stepmother who casts a curse on her stepdaughter - who turns into a wolf running in the forest forever. She only loses her wolf's hide if she drinks her own brother's blood. "There will be a kind of happy - but cruel - ending when she meets the stepmother on horseback in the forest, throws herself at her, rips out her heart and drinks the blood. Because the stepmother is pregnant with her brother - thereby the curse is lifted.

@awatt6088

20 күн бұрын

Oh! I get it. Ok she's pregnant. Makes sense

I would also add that her vocal performance amazingly portrays at first a soft innocent maiden (sort of an angel, as was said), and in the chorus it is mostly like a wolf howl, as if she is howling about loneliness, pain and a difficult fate. And her pose, when she spins on stage, simultaneously shows as stepmother's heart being torn out of her chest, as well as if the curse has broken and she is transforming back into a human at this moment. It is also symbolic that the vocalist shows both a stepmother and a maiden, which seems to mean that the death of one means the rebirth of the other. Very powerful.

@blue2mato312

12 күн бұрын

That’s a wonderful description of her physical performance, I missed some of that connection to the story because I get caught up in the music.

My favourite Norway 🇸🇯 on the Eurovision 2024 12 point from Ukraine 🇺🇦 & Estonia 🇪🇪

You’ve gotta travel to Norway already, we’d take you with open arms

@mlu.

Ай бұрын

at a distance

@MarkusLeistad

Ай бұрын

@@mlu. ahaha way to good

@Irishinbergen

Ай бұрын

um speak for yourself. You can take him with open arms.

@newelbon

Ай бұрын

And legs…

@M0thWentWhere

Ай бұрын

@@newelbon … 😭

Tyler, being Tyler, pronounces Gåte as "goat". But it's fine :)

@kendexter

Ай бұрын

GOAT ; Greatest Of All Time

@TTDahl

Ай бұрын

True. Insted of Gå-Te!

@CM-ey7nq

Ай бұрын

@@TTDahl Kind of my point. ?

@TTDahl

Ай бұрын

@@CM-ey7nq so adorable of him. ♥️

@reyalPRON

Ай бұрын

u try phontetize the å and the short e ending in english then? like you probably cant pronounce half the english language.. try helping him instead yeah?

Gåte has existed since 1999 and was started by siblings Gunnhild, (vocals) and Sveinung, (fiddle) Sundli together with guitarist Magnus Børmark and Martin Langlie. Their fusion of different musical styles includes traditional Norwegian music, rock, metal, hymns and jazz. John Stenersen, the man on the key harp, joined the band last year as a permanent member and replaced Sveinung on fiddle. John is active in numerous Norwegian bands as one of the few and definitely the best rock-style key harp player in Norway. They have won the Spelemannsprisen, (Norwegian Grammy) for their debut album "Jygri". I have personally seen them a couple of times as photographer for various festivals and they are just as fascinating every time. Gunnhild's voice is at times almost otherworldly when she uses old Norwegian techniques from both traditional Norwegian music and from the way the old farmer's wives called the cows, (kulokk), to get them home in the evenings. It is this unique mix of styles that makes Gåte one of the most fascinating Norwegian bands ever.

Gåte is a great band that I've been following since 2004 personally. You should definitely check out the rest of their stuff if you like this, as this isn't even their best song.

Did you say her voice was urethreal? That word is related to the tube that is connected with the bladder. I think you ment her voice is ethereal, light and otherworldly. But I can be wrong, English isn’t my first language.

@williamzinedineh

Ай бұрын

i love you

@PildurPaldur-yh4xv

13 күн бұрын

😁 you’re right😂

@kirillko888

13 күн бұрын

Finally. There was a joke on Twitter about Teylor Swift being described as urethral instead of ethereal. God, this must be so embarrassing 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

this is the first norwegian song norway has sent in almost a decade, and the first song in nynorsk ever sent to eurovision.

The instrument is called Nøkkelharpe in Norwegian (Nyckelharpa in Swedish) and it is used in traditional music in both countries. This song is also the first song we have sent in Norwegian since 2006

@TrymTheXboxGamer

Ай бұрын

Do you know how far back the intrument may date back from. 😮lets just say the name could be instrument from Viking times

@kiemarii

Ай бұрын

@@TrymTheXboxGamer there's recorded depictions of swedish nyckelharpa in church murals from as far back as 1460 according to wikipedia

@maidsua4208

Ай бұрын

A nøkkelharpe has also been found in Poland, also from the 16th century, at least. I see that you write the name of the instrument in Swedish, so surely you know the name of the instrument in Polish, Finnish, Danish and German too? Or is there another reason why you mentioned the Swedish name of the instrument? I read somewhere that the nøkkelharpa had an accumulation of use in Telemark and that it possibly comes from that area, but it is impossible to know today. Nøkkelharpe was also used in Denmark and Germany. An interesting instrument.

@sainttr00msoo

Ай бұрын

@@maidsua4208 i speak both Norwegian and Swedish (not well, but still) and i know that they Are used traditionally there too

@maidsua4208

Ай бұрын

@@kiemarii I haven't asked you anything :). Then your username would have appeared at the front or at the back.

The song is a rewrite of a Norwegian medieval ballad. The Eurovision Song Contest rules say that the lyrics have to be original. There is a whole genre of Norwegian rock/metal music based on traditional songs.

@SebHaarfagre

Ай бұрын

The "medieval ballad" was collected from ancient traditions. You're right that the art form of the stanzas is called that but the culture didn't magically appear at the end of the farmer's period, like some would have you believe. The original poem may well be twice as old or more.

@wowwiz

Ай бұрын

Yes, it's a rewrite, and EBU has approved it for the contest, so no worries there. Your comment may be read as they have plagiarised something.

The key harp was also played and featured when Norway won the Eurovision with "Nocturne" in 1995. It was played by Åsa Jinder.. My neighbours sister.. lol

Tyler, we are also representing Sweden this year if you want to react to that one as well. 😅

@evahelen3511

Ай бұрын

They are mutch bether than Gåte .....Twins is amazing

@Koreviking

Ай бұрын

@@evahelen3511No. Just no.

@eirikreigstad3649

Ай бұрын

@@evahelen3511 no

@Xirque666

Ай бұрын

Are you fucking kidding me? The twins are over hyped, always has been.​@@evahelen3511

@marylou66

Ай бұрын

@@evahelen3511 No

*Goosebumps* Used to love these guys back in the days.

Welcome to Norway Tyler. If you want to come recommend the time around 17 may. 🇳🇴🎶♥️

The song itself is inspired by a norwegian medieval folklore/ballade. Ulveham means wolfskin English lyrics: [Sample: Vocalization; Marit Jensen Lillebuen] [Verse 1] “I was such a beautiful maiden My stepmother evil, my mother she died She turned me into a sword and a needle And sent me to the king's estate And the anger my stepmother felt the most That all the stately liked me best [Chorus: Vocalization] [Verse 2] Then she gave me skin like a grey wolf She cursed me to walk the forest alone And never will I bе whole and good Before I drink my brothеrs' blood [Chorus: Vocalization] [Outro: Vocalization, Storm] I thеn tore out her heart So her blood flowed free Then I got to drink my brothers' blood”

The original folk ballad exists in 10 versions in Norwegian, Swedish and Danish. Here is the one perhaps most close to the Gåte performance. This version is a combination of two ballads "Møya i ulveham" (The maiden in wolf hide) and "Møya i linden" (The maiden in the linden) which in several versions has been intertwined in different ways. The origin may go back to Welsh/Irish texts fron the later half of the 12th century translated to old Norse in the early 13th century. The first written version existing is in Danish from before 1583. These old ballads are meant for dancing, so there are a lot of verses + a chorus sung by all the dancers. Gåte makes use of a different chorus than written here. Oppskrift 1857 av Sophus Bugge etter Elen Rolleivstad, Fyresdal, Telemark Written down (in dialect)1857 by Sophus Bugge from Elen Rolleivstad, Fyresdal, Telemark Eg va' meg så liti ei møy mi moder ho monne på barseng døy. -Imot den blie somår I was so small a maiden my mother she should in birth-bed die - Towards the mild summer Eg va' ikkje håt åtte år då eg fekk meg en sjukmoder i går. I was not yet eight years when I got a stepmother in the house Så skapte ho meg i en gangari grå så sendte ho meg av ti kongens går. Then she made me into a grey horse Then she sent me off to the king’s estate De totte mi skjukmor vere vest at adde dei gjillaste sill' ake mæ meg mest That my stepmother thought was the worst that all the finest should ride with me the most Så skapte ho meg i eit liti svær eg sille fare i mannefær. Then she made me into a small sword I should travel on the ways of men [= to war] De totte mi skjukmor vere vest at adde dei gjillaste sille bera meg mest That my stepmother thought was the worst that all the finest should carry me the most Så skapte ho meg i ei liti nål så sendte ho meg av ti skræddarens går. Then she made me into a small needle Then she sent me off to the tailor’s estate De totte mi skjukmor vere vest at adde dei gjillaste sill' saume mæ meg mest That my stepmother thought was the worst that all the finest should sew with me the most Så skapte ho meg i ein liten kniv ho sa' eg sill' taka av manneliv Then she made me into a small knife She said I should take men’s lives De totte mi skjukmor vere vest at adde dei gjillaste sill' tægje mæ meg mest That my stepmother thought was the worst that all the finest should take with me the most Så skapte ho meg i ein ulve grå ho sa' at eg sille på skogjen gå. Then she made me into a grey wolf She said I should roam in the forest Ho sa at eg sill' ikkje få bot før eg fekk drukkji min broders blod She said I should not be restored before I got drinking my brother’s blood Min skjukmoder var så gammel en kvinde men herre Gud lod hende mæ båni binde My stepmother was such an old woman but the lord God let her be bound with children Mi skjukmoder va' heimi i åtte år ho tore 'kje ti kyrkja for ulven grå My stepmother stayed home for eight years She dared not to the church for the grey wolf Dæ niende tok ti kyrkja gå nie møyar så va dei då. The ninth startet going to the church Nine maidens were there then Nie møyar dei rei i ring mi skjukmor ho rei innar i kring Nine maidens rode in a ring my stepmother she rode within the circle Så tok eg hennar i kåpa blå så rykte eg hennar av gangaren grå Then I grabbed her in the blue coat Then I jerked her off the grey horse Så tok eg hennar i silkjeskaut så rykte eg hennar av veg braut Then i grabbed her in the silk headscarf Then I jerked her off the track of the road Så reiv eg ut hennes vistri sie så hennes blod de sprang så vie Then I tore out her left side so that her blood ran so widely Så reiv eg ut hennes hjarterot så fekk eg drukkji min broders blod Then I tore out her heart's root then I got drinking min brother’s blood Då eg ha' drukkji min broders blod då bleiv eg atte ei jomfru så go When I had drunk my brother’s blood then I became again a maiden so good Då eg va' ei jomfru så go då gjekk eg inn for min fader å sto When I was maiden so good then I went in standing in front of my father Då eg gjekk inn for min fader å sto så skapte han meg i ei lind så go. When I went in standing in front of my father He made me into a linden so good Fyst andre lindar dei feller bla allstøtt ska' du stande like klar First other lindens they shed leaves All the time you shall stay just as ready Når andre lindar dei feller løv allstøtt ska' du stande like grøn When other lindens shed leaves All the time you shall stay just as green Her sit du mi syster å skor din fot eg stende uti mæ frosi rot. Here you sit, my sister, putting shoes on your foot I stand outside with frozen root Her sit du mi syster å klær din kropp eg stende uti mæ frosen topp. Here you sit, my sister, dressing your body I stand outside with frozen top I kvell så kjeme der belar ti deg imorgo kjem hoggaren høgg av meg Tonight there is coming a suitor for you Tomorrow comes the lumberjack cutting me down Dei høgge av meg dei kyrkjesvalir eg høyrer så mange dei løyndetali They make of me the church swales I will hear so many secret speeches Dei høgge av meg ein kyrkjekamm eg skjuler så mang ein synduge mann They make of me a church chamber [perhaps a confessional] I will hide so many sinful men

@SebHaarfagre

Ай бұрын

Thank you, _FINALLY_ someone that brings full context and aren't misinforming (either way).

Absolutely fantastic workmanship. I can`t stop listening to this.

Great reaction as allways. You should react to Ylvis's songs or Ylvis s pranks. It's very good music and very funny at the same time. And the pranks like the intelevator, voice controlled ATM, and improvised hidden radio at the dentist office.

@Nomadicshieldmaid75

Ай бұрын

Agree! The intellevaator ghaha😅😅😅😅😅

Tank you Tyler for watching and reacting to this song 🇧🇻✌💙 It's a good Norwegian representation! Proud Norwegian here and i watch you almost every day 😇

@emini_freyre_frya6935

Ай бұрын

Wish you would react to some Aurora and Wardruna if you want to feel Norwegian ✌🇧🇻💙

Gratulerer till försteplassen i Malmö!

Thank you for your cool, enthusiastic review of this great Norwegian band. The violin-like instrument is Keyharp. The letter Å In GÅTE is pronounced similar to the first letter A in 'always'. Gåte is the Norwegian word for 'riddle, enigma, mystery'. The lyrics regarding drinking her brothers blood is about the evil stepmother casting a spell on this young girl, giving her an appearance of a wolf doomed to wander the woods alone. To cast the spell she must drink her brothers blood. She conquers it without doing so and good wins over evil.

The Norwegian group Gåte with the song "Ulveham" is one of my favorites of the upcoming Eurovision 2024. The most striking thing, beyond the singer's skill, is also the lyrics that tell a Viking story.

Hi - I'm German and I think this is my favourite song this year! Tyler, your reaction summed everything up for me, so thank you! I also wanted to give some more incredible details that I have learned so far: When the singer started with the band, she was only 13/14 years old! They got extremely popular then. I watched an interwiew with the band and they explained this. Also she sings in ancient Norwegian that even most of the Norwegians don't understand - which I think is pretty awesome. (From German I could guess a few of the words by the way, but I am happy about the translation!) There are no words to the chorus here - also very unusual, - but it works! Somebody mentioned it already: Those are shouts to call the cows back from the meadows. The performance by the way IS part of what is evaluated in the competition since many years. At the beginning it was only about music and lyrics though and the jury wasn't allowed to even watch it, but only listen. I am 60 years old and fan of the competition since the seventies! It is a highlight for me every year.

@blue2mato312

12 күн бұрын

You are right except for the language part. It is almost the same as our second language Nynorsk just spoken with a dialect. Of course there are some outdated words, but the story is about 1000 years old and I could understand the written tekst perfectly. I can’t understand Viking times norse.

@marilynada1

11 күн бұрын

@@blue2mato312 That is really interesting, thanks a lot for clearing that up!

@blue2mato312

11 күн бұрын

@@marilynada1 My pleasure. I really don’t think they deserved to end last, that was a bit depressing. I think Ulveham is a real work of art 😢

@marilynada1

10 күн бұрын

@@blue2mato312 You are right, it IS actually a fantastic work of art - just not recognized by the ESC juries or voters. In this case that "only" means it was the wrong audience. But nobody can take it from them (or from you) that they are incredibly talented and represent your culture. Just don't take "the verdict" in! This reminds me of last year when Blanca Paloma from Spain only got to be 17th. Her song was also a magnificent work of art, but the genre just didn't match the occasion I guess. I was very sad for her anyway.

The chorus gives me goosebumps. And that's a good thing

Tyler, you're such a great guy! I really appreciate the positive vibe in your videos. Watching your reactions never fail to put me in a good mood. So, keep up the good work. I'm happy that you enjoyed Gåtes performance. They surely know to put up a great stage show 🎶.

Gåte - Iselinja is a great song/ album I grew up with by them : Fredlysning was the theme song of the album imo

@TrineMoller

Ай бұрын

Iselilja is the name of the song ;-)

@TrymTheXboxGamer

Ай бұрын

@@TrineMoller it's both the song however is " Du som er ung"

"Ulveham" is based on a text from the Middle Ages. The song is a story of a young maiden that undergoes a series of injustices, but by upholding justice and goodness, even in the toughest trials, she triumphs over evil forces and breaks the curse placed upon her. A stepmother is jealous of her stepdaughter who everyone likes and thinks is very beautiful, so the stepmother tries to turn her into different things...a needle, a knife, a sword. She casts a spell on her stepdaughter. Whatever she turns her stepdaughter into, people like it, so in the end she casts a wolf spell on her and banishes her to the forest, and the only way she can get out of the bewitchment is to drink her brother's blood. Later, the evil stepmother meets the wolf out in the forest and the wolf rips out the heart of the stepmother and eats it, and then it turns out that the stepmother was pregnant with her half-brother, so she drinks her brother's blood and becomes free. It is simply about free yourself from someone who has power over you, and you do it on your own terms. The way she sings her "shouting notes" is from traditional Norwegian folk music and can be described as some kind of calling sound «lokking», a sound which is supposed to reach far in nature (forest or mountain) so it needs to be loud. Its kind of a Scandinavian yodling-sound used also to call for a herd (sheep, cows etc) but also a calling sound used in folk tradition or by super natural beings like the «Huldra» to «trick» humans and animals to appear in the forest/mountains.

I just found your channel and i love that you react to all things Norwegian! ❤❤

@nolajoy7759

Ай бұрын

He does Canada and UK too!

1000 takk from the hart and spirit of Norway 🙏🥰 Your voice makes us stronger ❤ Thank YOU SO MUCH!!!🙏🫠🥰🍀

Haha! This is gonna be gold! About time you learn about Eurovision. And wow! Do you actually read comments?? Never seen that before. Good times

@mari97216

Ай бұрын

Probably sent directly, there is a contact form for suggestions.

@the_oslovian

Ай бұрын

​@@mari97216where?

@mari97216

Ай бұрын

@@the_oslovian under each video in the description it says: submit a video suggestion here and theres a link.

@lindakristinekjrlibraten5759

Ай бұрын

Let's now suggest some Eurovision songs for Tyler!

@the_oslovian

Ай бұрын

@@mari97216 well hidden!

You have to watch some videos about what Eurovision is now, I think. There are also videos about Norwegian entry through the years. The instrument is a Nøkkelharpe. It's a traditional instrument from Sweden and Norway.

@lindakristinekjrlibraten5759

Ай бұрын

It is indeed Eurovision season. And this is not an April joke!

@the_oslovian

Ай бұрын

​@lindakristinekjrlibraten5759 yes?

The instrument is a keyed fiddle.

Oh Tyler 😂😂 You crack me up. Loving your reaction and surprised face 😂😂😂

So funny to see you listening to this song after watching you do so many other norwegian stuff! My uncle actually helped this band getting started way back! We're all cheering for them in eurovision! 🥰 Edit: the instrument is called a Nøkkelharpe in norwegian ❤

Nice reaction! If you want you could check out some of Gåte’s older hits: “Sjå attende” and “Bendik og Årolilja” 🤓 Their style has been the same over time. A great band since the early 2000s, especially awesome in live performances 🔥 Greetings from Norway

Most of Eurovision contestants are already very well established singers in they're country.

This is 💜

Pronunciation of the bands name would be Gaw-teh.

And if we dont win ,we have a second chance since it is the Norwegian twins Marcus and Martinus from Trofors.North-Norway that represent Sweden this year with the song Unforgettable. They are good, but i prefer GÅTE this time 🇧🇻 ♥

They will be playing at THE Norwegian opera this summer 👍

GåtE is spelled with an "e" at the end. And unlike English the "e" at the end of words in Norwegian are never silent... They're a part of our grammar. And a often a separate syllable. 14:29 The lyrics had already existed for about a thousand years. From back when Norway was still catholic but with a hint of pagan traditions and culture. It's the melody that's new. Also, they wheren't allowed to use the full lyrics, wo they had to pick and choose what to include in this version.

The Å letter is pronounced like the o in the English word "gone". Gone for a walk. Gone-gåte gåt.. ee

@In_my_own_mind

Ай бұрын

Also the e at the end of a word is pronounced like the e in «end» and not a silent e.

@lindakristinekjrlibraten5759

Ай бұрын

​@@In_my_own_mind Yes. I have also heard "gat" and "gate" etc too in other reaction videos.

If you take the sound of the letter a in allright when you pronounse å and also pronounse the e in the en of Gåte with the same sound as e in detEctive you will say Gåte correct.

Based on a very very old tale which in different versions exist all through the nordic countries. The weird instrument is a key harp. Old traditional folk instrument. I trally love Norways song from the very first time I heard it. I hope it will win!

Glad you heard it🇱🇷 this is a clever great band👍🇧🇻

A soft norwegian music combined with rock= traditional music

you should listen to an norwegian banger the song is called "badebussen" and the tittle of official music video on youtube is called "BADEBUSSEN | DJ MøMø feat. Kjartan Lauritzen - Bukkene Bruse på Badeland (Offisiell Teaser)"

The instrument is called a key harp.. And it is the national instrument of Sweden. It originally comes from the province where I was born.. (Uppland) /Roslagen. Only 2 people alive today still make them. Gå-te.. the e is Not silent.. go teh...

I suppose the three best known Norwegian modern music stars of my lifetime would be A-Ha, Angelina Jordan, and Aurora. For such a small population, Norway hits above its weight for sure.

@skribentrikke

Ай бұрын

Kygo, Matoma, Astrid S, Stargate, Ina Wroldsen - collaborating with and writing for the greatest of artists, just google it :-)

@Tvjunkieful12

Ай бұрын

KYGO, Alan Walker, Alexander Rybak, Keiino, Marcus & Martinus, Julie Bergan, Astrid S, Sigrid are just some with international careers in addition to the ones you mentioned, and that is just pop artists. Apart from Keiino, with just over 360 000 listeners per month, every single one of the artists on that list have between 2 to 2.5 million listeners a month on Spotify - apart from Alan Walker who has 28.3 million and KYGO 34 million listeners a month. Angelina Jordan has 453 000. Aurora 12.8 million, and A-ha 24 million listeners. Based on number of monthly Spotify listeners KYGO and Alan Walker are the most famous musicians from Norway. If we add all types of music from heavy rock to classical music the list becomes even longer. Classical pianist Leif Ove Andsnes has 673 000 plays. And if we add songwriters like Ina Wroldsen and producers like Stargate, the list gets yet a little longer. Ina Wroldsen has 2 million listeners. But those are listeners to their Spotify channels. As songwriters and producers for other artists, they will get royalties from listeners to the channels of the artists they write and produce for too, same with KYGO and Alan Walker who also colaborate with a wide range of different artists.

Hei Tyler! 😊 You should also react to Gåte "Svarteboka" 😊😊😊 Love watching your videos ❤

"The name of the band is 'Gåte', but the word 'gåte' means 'riddle'."

Its not even my type of music. To be honest I never heard anything like it, but this song is amazing and it gets even better with time. This is the first time since childhood I will look forward to watch the eurovision

Nice reaction! Actually yes, a lot of people notice the crazy guitar swing :D And look at all those helpful Norwegians in the comments, the Gåte fans are amazing! 🖤

Love your reaction😊👍

Gåte, the e at the end is not silent ;)

Think you’re a fan now😉❤

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1) Stepmother curses daughter to never be whole unless she drinks her brother's blood 2) Stepmother gets pregnant 3) Oops, stepmother killed and the curse is lifted

(Unofficial translation) I was such a fair and beautiful maiden My stepmother evil, my mother had died She transformed me into a needle and sword And sent me off to the Kings estate The wrath of my stepmother grew and grew When all the fine people loved me the most Vocalizing She turned me in to a werewolf so grey And forced me to wander alone in the woods And I would never be whole and good Before I had drunk my brothers blood Vocalizing

I really like this song, I cant wait to Eurovision. :D I really think that Norway can do great in Eurovision

@mari97216

Ай бұрын

The Eurovision channels on youtube have had some voting simulations by both public votes and other channels. One had 40 000 votes plus «jury» votes. And I think we came in 10th place. Doesn’t mean that’s the final result but it gives a slight clue I suppose.

in one part at the end he evens throws guitar!!😮😮

OMG, now that you've done this, you HAVE TO check out Norway's biggest international artist Aurora. I know you already know about her, but you've probably only heard her studio versions of her songs, which is not at all the same as seeing her live. Aside from being a fantastic artist, Aurora is probably one of the best examples of what a human can be in terms of love, caring, values and so on. She is truly worth a deep dive into and she makes all Norwegians proud to be able to say wer're from the same country as her. Her stage presence and ability to project emotions directly into your soul is eerily like magic. You'll see once you see her live 😄 Recommended performances to start out with: Through The Eyes of a Child kzread.info/dash/bejne/oJd7m9yNqtbPo6g.html Lucky kzread.info/dash/bejne/c6GIy9OLYsK8cdo.html Murder Song kzread.info/dash/bejne/qJxktbmNhtq-qNo.html It Happened Quiet kzread.info/dash/bejne/a4lhsJiFod3KebA.html The first two are performed at Norway's ancient cathedral Nidarosdomen, which was a great honor to do. The third one is performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, which was another big honor and it was her first peformance at a big venue (she was 19 at the time). You CANNOT go on learning about Norway without having checked her out properly 😄

@lillia5333

Ай бұрын

Definately Aurora! She is the greatest. And she has lots of concerts in USA too. ❤

@Tvjunkieful12

Ай бұрын

Based on Spotify monthly listeners, KYGO, not Aurora, is Norway's most famous artist. KYGO has 34 million listeners per month, Alan Walker 28.3 million, A-ha 24 millon listeners per month. Aurora has 12.8 million. Other successful acts like Alessandra Mele, Alexander Rybak, Astrid S, Julie Bergan, Marcus & Martinus, Sigrid, and Ina Wroldsen have been 2 to 2.5 million listeners a month. So Aurora with 12.8 million listeners a month is in the top league - but quite a distance behind A-ha (24 million), Alan Walker (28.3 million) and KYGO (34 million).

@nolajoy7759

Ай бұрын

I am Australian and love Aurora! Have done since "Running with the Wolves".

PLEASE start pronouncing the E (like the e in ted) at the end of norwegian words! The E at the end of norwegian words is NEVER silent

@okklidokkli

Ай бұрын

He is just making videos, not trying to learn a new language.

This is one of my favourite entry song of this years Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden. It is a viking song and a traditional norwegian rock music. She has a powerful voice like Evanescence.

Gåte is pronounced gaw-teh. 😊

You should reacts to Swedens as well, their artists are also norwegian this year lol

@arcticblue248

Ай бұрын

Just our way to try and win ... 😛 Sweden have won quite a few times so ... we definitly got a chance now 😛

@In_my_own_mind

Ай бұрын

@@arcticblue248​​⁠I hope Sweden doesnt win with their copy-pasted unoriginal song and their always fancy staging (to «hide» the song), even if its performed by two desperate Norwegian guys who would rather represent their neighbours 😉

@Tvjunkieful12

Ай бұрын

@@In_my_own_mind Was Celine Dion (Canadian) desperate when she won for Switzerland? Was Kathrina and the Waves (lead singer American) when they won for the UK, or Gina G (Australian) when she represented the UK? Marcus & Martinus worked with some of the songwriters who deliver songs to Melodifestivalen routinely - two of them, Joy and Linnea Deb, have won Eurovision twice: Loreen's Tattoo last year, and Måns Zelmerløw's Heroes - so natural for them to include Marcus & Martinus in the project. For them it is business and prestige, they want to win, and they want a hit. Choosing an act where both both can hold a tune, handle the press professionally and have a large European fanbase, therefore is a no brainer. Same for Marcus & Martinus. Given the chance to write a song with top quality songwriters, two of them with two Eurovision wins to their credit, and the other being a key part of their team, and then to perform it in the final cause Sweden won last year, how could you expect them to turn that down. Best of luck to them, I say. If they should win, it would not have been undeservedly. But a little surprising. According to the bookmakers Switzerland and Croatia are the biggest favorites, 20 and 16% winning chance respectively. Sweden is tipped 11th. with 2% winning chance - Norway is tipped 15th. with 1% winning chance.

@In_my_own_mind

Ай бұрын

@@Tvjunkieful12 Firstly, Celine Dion is Canadian. Canada isnt a participant im Eurovision so its uncomparable. Secondly, it is desperate to participate two years in a row trying to represent another country. That country being Norway’s worst «rival» and neighbour even worse. Also, Norway has their own national selection and Eurovision is about the honor of representing your own country. Most artists that represent another country has some ties with that country. Either family-ties or they live/or has lived there. M&M have no ties with Sweden, they dont even live there. Only thing is they changed to a Swedish label, but a lot of Norwegian artists (also those who has participated in MGP) has that + swedish songwriters has also co-written songs for MGP. The label/songwriter thing is a poor excuse (since they also co-wrote the song themselves). It comes across as they think they are too good or too big for Norway, which is kinda «funny». They were actually bigger internationally and a lot more hits on the charts when they gave out their music in Norway. Their participation in MF two years in a row would have been a different thing if Norway wasnt taking part in Eurovision or if they took part in MF once before or after MGP. Twice in a row in Sweden is desperate. You think Swedes wouldnt find it ridicilous if Loreen or Måns participated for Norway., or maybe Zara Larsson 🥴 They are big artists in Norway and have won grammies in Norway.

@Tvjunkieful12

Ай бұрын

@@In_my_own_mind Sorry, but all this is your personal opinion, it is not fact. San Marino, Andorra, Luxembourgh and Monaco are examples of countries which mostly have had artists and songwriters from other countries. San Marino often uses Italian artists But German Ralph Siegel, who won for Germany with Ein bischen Frieden, which he wrote for Nicole, and also wrote the Eurovision classic Djengis Kahn, which didn't win, but became a legend. Siegel also wrote an entry for Monaco performed by two French, at the time teenagers. Azerbsijan's 2011 win had Swede Sandra Bjurman as one of the writers - one of six songs she penned for Azerbaijan, she also penned Tick-Tock for Ukraine. 7 Eurovision entries and one win - not one of them for Sweden. The 2010 winner, Lena for Germany with the song Satelite, was written by a Dane and an American. So sorry, but Marcus & Martinus participating for Sweden is no big deal. It doesn't violate any rules, and they are far from the only Norwegians to have participated in Melodifestivalen either, Elisabeth Andreassen - as part of the duo Chips with Swede Kikki Danielson - and a few years ago when she failed to qualify for the final. A faith Maria Haukås Mittet also experienced. Finland's Arja Saionma have had attempts in both Melodifestivalen and MGP over the years. Robin Stjernberg's Melodifestivalen winner You was in addition to himself and Joy and Linnea Deb (two of Marcus & Marinus' co-writers of both Unforgettable and Air) also written by Norwegian Joakim Harestad Haukås. So Marcus & Martinus are neither the first Norwegians to perform for Sweden, nor the first Norwegians to have written a Melodifestivalen winning song. Or even the first Norwegians to have co-written a song with Joy and Linnea Deb. They haven't done anything wrong. Best of luck to them - from me in Norway.

Like an Engel is right on the Spot Mr. Walker. 🤘🏻💪🏻

Great reaction(s)! Thanks. I voted for Gåte in the Norwegian final. It had been off my radar before I saw the live performance (on TV) in Norway's (MGP) semi final. By then I was sold on this one. I hope they do well. This year's Eurovision has A LOT of very strong entries ... all of them very different. Check out Greece's, The Netherland's, Croatia's, Austria's, Slovenia's, Switzerlands', Sweden's, Spain's, ... and the rest of them!

The instrument is NØKKELHARPE - KEY HARP, an old traditional instrument in Sweden and Norway the past hundreds yeard.

Norway have had so good entries the last years, Alexandra, Subwoolfer, Tix and this one. Proud neighbour 🇸🇪 who chosed Norwegian singers for our entry this year. 😊

You make me Happy (:

6:01 Urethral? :P Do you mean ethereal? :)

A German fan here: the a with the little ° over it is pronaunced like an open ooohh , more like an latin a.^^ Seems you have never seen Vikings or played Skyrim ^^ I really hope Norway will win this year 2024!!!!! They have the best Metal bands in northeurope anyway! Lyrics in english for you @Tyler Walker: [Verse 1] I was such a fair and sightly maiden With an evil stepmother, my mother she died She turned me into a sword and a needle And sent me to the king's estate And the anger my stepmother felt the most That all the stately liked me best [Chorus: Vocalization] [Verse 2] Then she gave me skin like a grey wolf She cursed me to walk the forest alone And never will I be wholе and good Before I drink my brothers' blood [Chorus: Vocalization] [Outro: Vocalization, Storm] I thеn tore out her heart So her blood flowed free Then I got to drink my brothers' blood

have a look at Gåte: Svarteboka!!!

I like The Norway song and hope Thy can win this YEAR that is my big hope. And i selv is from Norway to.

Had never heard of them until today

Heja Norge. From Sweden

Tyler: "What a combination, you do not hear that very often! Folk music and rock...." All Nordic countries: no? oh. >.> (Germanic and Slavic countries in the next room: no? oh...)

You should watch the livestream of the Eurovison finale on KZread in May. It's just a circus, and so much fun! Please note that it's a song contest, not a singing contest. Many people watch it with friends and family and it's common to use a scorecard to rate the songs. And the voting at the end of the show is the most exciting part! While most songs are in English, many entries are in native languages too. And no, if you don't know the language, you won't understand what they're are saying. That's how it is for us Europeans as well. Europe is diverse with many different cultures. That's part of the charm, I think. Norway actually hasn't competed with an entry in Norwegian since 2006, so this is such a joy! Sweden's entry this year are actually also Norwegians, competing with a more modern pop song.

@losomaroavecunl6480

Ай бұрын

Not everybody understands English, or do they? LOL I mean, any song in any language representing any country can be not understood by a large amount of viewers anyway, whatever if it 's in Estonian, Portuguese or English!

To win Eurovision you need all of the above- great song, performance, staging etc, and today also you have to work the social media and interviews. It’s hard to predict which way the voting will go- sometimes they like real and simple and other times they love a party song🎉

so the only way to break the spell of being turned into a wolf was to drink her brother's blood, which I guess the stepmom thought would never happen, but when she attacked her stepmother in the woods, it turned out she was pregnant with a boy, so she ended up drinking her brothers blood.

Gåte is very surprising entry to the competition actually. If someone had told 5 years ago that Gåte would be representing Norway in eurovision with one of their best songs ever, I'd think they'd be bat shit crazy. "Young" Gåte certainly wouldn't have been caught dead anywhere near a eurovision stage, by evidence that they never did. But I welcome it, and I think it reaffirms a feeling I've been having for a while now that eurovision might be changing, for the better. Since at least the 90's there's been a great divide between the eurovision scene and the non-eurovision scene. People who don't enjoy the show have viewed the whole thing as a joke, nothing but a "left-over party for mediocre artists who don't write their own songs", which of course is sometimes true. Therefore, artists who rise to fame in MGP (Norwegian national contest) rarely receives recognition beyond the eurovision fan-base, and conversely, bands and artists who rise to fame outside of it rarely enters (as doing so would obviously "tarnish" their reputation as proper, serious artists 🤣). This divide still isn't gone, but perhaps it is in a process of eroding. I for one hope so.

Remember when reading every letter: gåte is not goat, it is Goa-TE you read it in 2 steps, and remember to read the E out loud. Instead of goat it would be more like Goa-tea.

@somethingsomthingidontknow1971

Ай бұрын

More like goh-teh

I watched Eurovision for the first time in 2009, didn't watch any until this year. The stage is incredible, put the concerts that we pay hundreds of dollars for in the USA to shame 😂

You should check out one of our most known artist Aurora, worldwide ❤

Gåte means riddle🙂 in norwegian, the riddler from batman is called Gåten 😊

5:05 Nøkkelharpe is a traditional Swedish string instrument with keys. By the way, the vowel å in Gåte is pronounced like how you would pronounce the o in more and the a in war.

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Instrument is a "nøkkelharpe" key harp in English.

Me as European: crossover between folk music and rock/ metal. Nope, never heard that before. Very unique and uncommon. Ah ha. For sure never heard anything like that before. P.S. for American folks- it was a sarcasm

Gate! Greetings from Serbia

Песня крутая, я не понимаю почему ей дали последнее место...у людей нет вкуса

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so hard to help americans with norwegian phonectics, but i will give it a go anyway for you Tyler :) i think it would sound more like "Gauht-é"

@andurk

Ай бұрын

I would say it’s more like Gaw-tuh 😊