Freddy Kalas
Fredrik Auke (born 12 February 1990), also known as Freddy Kalas and previously as Freddy Genius, is a Norwegian singer signed to Alter Ego Music. His debut hit "Pinne for landet" topped VG lista, the official Norwegian Singles Chart. The follow-up "Hey Ho" made it to number 2 on the same chart. He is the brother of Simen Auke from the DJ duo Broiler.[1]
Freddy Kalas | |
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Birth name | Fredrik Auke |
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Born | Drammen, Norway | 12 February 1990
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Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instrument(s) | Vocal |
Years active | 2009–present |
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Website | freddykalas |
In 2016, he took part in the preselection for Norwegian Melodi Grand Prix in a bid to represent Norway in Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with "Feel Da Rush".[2] He reached the final four in the preselection process finishing runner-up to the winning song "Icebreaker" by Agnete. Kalas' song proved popular with the public making it to number 2 on the Norwegian Singles Chart.[3]
Discography
Singles
As main artist
Song | Year | Peak positions | ||
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NOR [4] |
SWE [5] | |||
Credited as Freddy Kalas | ||||
"Pinne for landet" | 2014 | 1 | 78 | |
"Fest hos Kalas" | 2015 | 26 | — | |
"Reidar" | — | — | ||
"Hey Ho" | 2 | 4 [6] | ||
"God sommer" | 23 | — | ||
"Pinne for Sverige" | — | 59 | ||
"Feel Da Rush" | 2016 | 2 | 72 | |
"Jovial" | 1 | 79 | ||
"Sunshine Hits My Face" | 31 | — | ||
"Gjøre ingenting" | 2017 | 15 [7] |
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"Vibber" | — | — | ||
"Blime!" | 2018 | 14 [8] |
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"Et sommertegn" | 2021 | 32 [9] |
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"Bare en mann" | 2022 | 16 [10] |
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"Dans" | 2023 | 25 [11] |
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"Olav Olav" | 32 [12] |
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"Hallo" (with Timbuktu) |
39 [13] |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As featuring artist
Song | Year | Peak positions | ||
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NOR [4] |
SWE [5] | |||
Credited as Freddy Genius | ||||
"Cannabus 2011" (SimenA featuring Freddy Genius) |
2011 | 2 [14] |
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"Perfect Strangers"[15] (Mikkel Christiansen featuring Freddy Genius) |
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"Bongo Drum"[16] (Robin og Bugge featuring Freddy Genius) |
2013 | — | — | |
"Gaiastova"[17] (Henrik Sæter and Ole Pedersen featuring Freddy Genius) |
2014 | — | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Awards and nominations
Year | Organization | Award | Work | Result |
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2017 | Spellemannprisen | Årets Låt (Song of the Year) | "Jovial" | Nominated |
References
- Marthe Berg (2015-01-14). "Freddy Kalas vil gi det norske folk allsang i ekte DJ Broiler-stil - VG-lista - VG". Vg.no. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- "Freddy Kalas' "Feel Da Rush" er hørt mest av årets MGP-låter. Nordiske eksperter tror ikke han vinner av den grunn - kultur". Dagbladet.no. 2016-02-27. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- "VG-lista - Topp 20 Single uke 9, 2016". Lista.vg.no. Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- "Freddy Kalas discography". Norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- "Freddy Kalas discography". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 52". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 19, 2017". VG-lista. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 39, 2018". VG-lista. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2021-29". VG-lista. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- "Singel 2023 uke 02". VG-lista. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- "Singel 2023 uke 05". VG-lista. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- "Singel 2023 uke 04". VG-lista. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- "Singel 2023 uke 07". VG-lista. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- Cannabus 2011 (feat. Freddy Genius) by SimenA on VG-Lista
- "Perfect Strangers (Feat. Freddy Genius) - Single by Mikkel Christiansen on iTunes". iTunes.
- "Bongo Drum (Feat. Freddy Genius) - Single by Robin og Bugge". iTunes.
- "Gaiastova (Feat. Freddy Genius) - Single by Henrik Sæter & Ole Pedersen on iTunes". iTunes.