Unplugged | Yes |
Cover band | No |
Members | 1 |
May / 2015 | • | IPO @The Cavren Club | Liverpool | |||
Apr / 2015 | • | Deichamnske bibliotek, Grunerløkka | Oslo | |||
Oct / 2014 | • | Skuret | Oslo | |||
Oct / 2014 | • | Fru Lundgreen | Fru Lundgreen, Trondheim, NO | |||
Jun / 2014 | • | Oslo Musikkfest | Oslo |
Label / Release | Type | Year | |
---|---|---|---|
MarkussenMusic | |||
Some Kind of Rescue | Single | 2020 | |
I Go Solo | Single | 2020 | |
Touch Fire | Single | 2020 | |
Det Brenner | Single | 2019 | |
Under Vann | Album | 2019 | |
Slipp Meg Inn | Single | 2018 |
Malene Markussen | |||
Hvor er paradiset | Single | 2018 | |
Dypere Dypere | Single | 2018 | |
For Sent For Oss | Single | 2017 | |
Bak Hvert Minne | Single | 2017 |
Her music has it's roots in the pop-electronic sound-scape with inspiration from artists such as Sia, Kim Petras and The Midnight. Her goal is to make music with meaning that can spire and move the listener through good melodies and personal lyrics.
Background:
Malene started singing and playing guitar back on her hometown Vestby at the age of 14. She took both classical singing lessons while at the same time forming a rock band and even had appearances in local musicals. at the age of 15 she was picket to do a mini-tour in Sweden singing folk songs in different schools. She also won the local price " Drømme stipendet" for being an active cultur-personality.
With her band " Acelsia" she started playing gigs around in Norway at different rock clubs and music pubs. They managed to release one album and was nominated for " Live Band" of the year by the Music magazine " Musikk Praksis" before they parted ways in 2014.
2015 she decided she decided to continue pursuing a career in music as a solo artist.
Solo career.
September 2015 the artist released her Norwegian debut single "Alt Du Finner". A melancholic and minimalistic pop song which built up to the release of her debut album Aldri I Ro in 2016 on her own label "MarkussenMusic". The album is described as an alternative pop album with a collection of thoughts and experiences she's had so far in life. It's also about the importance of always moving forward.
2017 The artist teamed up with well-known producers Peter Michelsen and Christoffer Simpson from Norsk Lydstudio and released a line of singles building up to her second solo album in 2019 " Under Vann". Under Vann is about the fridile parts in us, and tells stories about straight but also vulnerability. In this album she managed to get two of her songs "Dypere Dypere " and " Det Brenner" on Spotify's New Music Friday list.
After gaining followers from different countries, the artist decided to use 2020 to experiment with some English songs releasing singles such as "Surrender Me" and "Some Kind Of Rescue".