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K-391

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Kenneth Osberg Nilsen (born 2 November 1994), known professionally as K-391, is a Norwegian music producer and DJ.[3] He is best known for his 2018 single "Ignite", a song featuring Alan Walker, Julie Bergan and Seungri which reached number one in Norway.

K-391
K-391's logo
K-391's logo
Background information
Birth nameKenneth Osberg Nilsen[1]
Also known asIIIIXI, Keosni (2009), KON-391 (2009–2012)
Born (1994-11-02) 2 November 1994 (age 30)[2]
Bamble, Norway[1]
OriginVinterbro, Ås, Norway
Genres
Occupations
  • Music producer
  • DJ
Years active2009–present
Labels
Websitewww.k391.no

Career

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K-391 began his career as an artist in 2009, then known as Keosni. Later he changed it to KON-391, an acronym of his full name accompanied the figures "391" meaning "CIA" by the order of each letter of the alphabet. Then he finally shortened it to K-391. In 2013, British record label, NoCopyrightSounds promoted his song "Dream Of Something Sweet", featuring Cory Friesenhan, on 22 December 2013. His final song on the label was "Earth", released on 30 April 2016.[4]

In 2017, K-391 and Alan Walker released their collaborative single "Ignite" which is a reboot of his 2015 track "Godzilla" which featured vocalist Marvin Divine.[5] Although the song was a collaboration, Nilsen was only credited as a feature on the song.[6] The song, which was originally released as an instrumental, was released on 7 April 2017, through Walker's record label MER as well as Sony Music.[7] A version of the song, featuring vocals by Norwegian singer-songwriter Julie Bergan and South Korean singer Seungri was later released on 11 May 2018.[8] Although the instrumental was released through Mer Musikk and Sony Music, the vocal interpretation was released under Liquid State, a record label that focuses on electronic dance music.[9] The vocal interpretation was praised as being significantly better than the instrumental and it was a huge success for K-391.[10][11][12] K-391 went on to further collaborate with Alan Walker, remixing such songs as "Tired" and "All Falls Down".[13]

On 30 November 2018, K-391 collaborated with Alan Walker and American singer Sofia Carson on the single "Different World", featuring CORSAK, through MER Musikk and Sony Music Entertainment. The track is a reboot of Nilsen's 2014 track called "Sevje"[14] On 14 December 2018, the single appeared on Alan Walker's debut album of the same name, alongside "Lily" with Emelie Hollow which is the remake from Nilsen's song called "Flux" from "How To Make An Epic Rap Beat" on his YouTube Channel.[15][16] K-391 later collaborated with Scandinavian producers Martin Tungevaag, Mangoo and Alan Walker to create a remake of Mangoo's "Eurodancer", originally released in 2000. The collaboration was released on 30 August 2019 under the name "Play". In March 2020, Nilsen with Alan Walker and Ahrix created a single called End Of Time, the remake version of Ahrix's mega-popular 2013 track Nova incorporating uncredited vocals provided by American born Swedish songwriter Kristin Carpenter.[17][18] In October 2020, he, along with RØRY made a new song called Aurora.

On 24 September 2021, K-391 collaborated with Alan Walker and Boy In Space on the song Paradise, released as part of World of Walker. Also, he appeared on a live performance video released as a follow-up of the track. On 12 November 2021, he collaborated with Linko on the song Go Home, featuring Mentum, a reboot of their old track "Away".

In 2022, K391 decided he would become independent and released Nightmare ft Julianne Aurora. He went onto release tracks such as 'Lighthouse' with Julianne Aurora, 'Lonely World' with Victor Crone and 'Not Out of My Mind' with Xillions. In Feb 2023, he released 'Magic' with Brother Leo under UMG.

Discography

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The discography of Norwegian music producer K-391 consists of 2 compilation albums, 15 singles, 6 remixes and 7 music videos.

Compilation albums

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- Hello, World

  • Released: 1 August 2018
  • Label: IIIIXI AS
  • Format: Digital Download

- Cyber Reality

  • Released: 13 January 2022
  • Label: K-391
  • Format: Digital Download

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NOR
[19] 		FIN
[20] 		SWE
[21] 		US
Dance
[22]
"Ignite"
(featuring Alan Walker, Julie Bergan & Seungri) 		2018 1 5 13 28 Non-album singles
"Mystery"[23]
(featuring Wyclef Jean) 		— — — —
"Play"
(with Alan Walker & Tungevaag featuring Mangoo) 		2019 2
[24]		 11
[25]		 25
[26]		 32
"End of Time"[27]
(with Alan Walker & Ahrix) 		2020 4
[28]		 — 60
[29]		 24
"Aurora"[30]
(featuring RØRY) 		— — — —
"Go Home"
(with Linko featuring Mentum) 		2021 — — — —
"Nightmare"
(featuring Julianne Aurora) 		2022 — — — —
"Lighthouse"
(featuring Julianne Aurora) 		— — — —
"Lonely World"[31]
(featuring Victor Crone) 		— — — —
"Not Out Of My Mind"
(with Xillions) 		— — — —
"Imagine"
— — — —
"Magic"
(featuring Brother Leo) 		2023 — — — —
"GO"
(featuring Pink Chilli) 		— — — —
"Alive"
(featuring Maia Wright) 		2024 — — — —
"M.I.A"
(featuring M.I.A) 		— — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.
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List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NOR
[19] 		FIN
[32] 		SWE
[33] 		US
Dance
[34]
"Ignite"
(Alan Walker featuring K-391) 		2017 — — — — Non-album singles
"Lily"
(Alan Walker featuring K-391 & Emelie Hollow) 		2018 — — — — Different World
"Different World"
(Alan Walker featuring K-391, CORSAK & Sofia Carson) 		— — — —
"Paradise"
(Alan Walker featuring K-391 & Boy in Space) 		2021 — — — — World of Walker
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Remixes

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List of remixes, showing original artists, year released, with selected chart positions and album name
Title Original artists Year Peak chart positions Album
NOR
[19] 		FRA
[citation needed] 		SWE
[35]
"Tired" (K-391 Remix) Alan Walker
(featuring Gavin James) 		2017 — — — Non-album singles
"All Falls Down" (K-391 Remix) Alan Walker
(featuring Noah Cyrus & Digital Farm Animals) 		— — — Different World
"Play" (Norda & K-391 Remix) K-391
(with Alan Walker & Tungevaag featuring Mangoo) 		2019 — — — Non-album singles
"Skeleton" (K-391 Remix) Keshi — — —
"Fake A Smile" (K-391 Remix) Alan Walker
(featuring Salem Ilese) 		2021 — — — World of Walker
"Past Lives" (K-391 Remix) Sapientdream & Slushii 2024 — — — Non-album singles

Music videos

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List of music videos, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s)
"Ignite" 2018 Alexander Zarate Frez
"Mystery" Kristian Berg
"Play" 2019 Jarand Herdal
"End of Time" 2020 Adam Falk
"Lonely World" 2022 Kevin Kulterud
"Magic" 2023 Alexander Zarate Frez
"GO" Alexander Zarate Frez

References

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  1. ^ a b ""Hun er en av de mest uttrykksfulle, nye vokalistene vi har"". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian Bokmål). 16 May 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. ^ "K-391 discography". RateYourMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Power Users List - K-391 (Kenneth Nilsen)". Image-Line. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  4. ^ "'faded' hit maker alan walker picks you his top tunes right now". MTV. 15 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Alan Walker feat. K-391 - Ignite". We Rave You. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Alan Walker Share New Single Featuring K-391, "Ignite"". EDM Sauce. 8 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Alan Walker Releases New Single With K-391, But It Definitely needs vocals". Your EDM. 8 April 2017.
  8. ^ "K-391 and Alan Walker Releases Gorgeous Vocal Version of 'Ignite'". EDM Sauce. 11 May 2018.
  9. ^ "BIGBANG's Seungri Teams Up With DJ Alan Walker And Julie Bergan For Special Collaboration". Soompi. 9 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Alan Walker & K-391 drop the vocal version of their collab 'Ignite'". We Rave You. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  11. ^ Ayala, Jasmin (5 June 2018). "Alan Walker & K-391 ft. Julie Bergan and SEUNGRI - Ignite". EDMTunes. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Alan Walker & K-391 release a refreshed version of 'Ignite,' with Julie Bergan and SEUNGRI". Dancing Astronaut. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Alan Walker's "Tired" Receives Remix Package, Including One from Walker himself". Your EDM. 29 May 2018.
  14. ^ Kat Bein (30 November 2018). "Alan Walker Addresses Climate Change in 'Different World' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  15. ^ Lennon Cihak (13 December 2018). "Alan Walker Talks Production, New Sound and Vision Ahead of debut album". EDM.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  16. ^ Kat Bein (14 December 2018). "Alan Walker Breaks Down Debut Album 'Different World': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  17. ^ "Kristin Carpenter on Instagram: "crazy stupid happy to both be singing and to have written this song together with @juliackarlsson 🖤 an eeeeeendless thank you to @theverygoodmusic @hollyastera @jemtestam"".
  18. ^ "Kristin Carpenter - Songwriter - Published & Managed by the Very Good".
  19. ^ a b c "K-391 IN NORWEGIAN CHARTS". Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  20. ^ "finnishcharts.com - Finnish charts portal". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  21. ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". www.sverigetopplistan.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  22. ^ Peaks on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart:
  23. ^ "Mystery (feat. Wyclef Jean) - Single by K-391 on Apple Music". Apple Music. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  24. ^ "Topplista – Single 2019-W38". IFPI Norway. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  25. ^ "Suomen Virallinen Lista".
  26. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 36". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  27. ^ "End of Time - Single by K-391 on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  28. ^ "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 11, 2020". VG-lista. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  29. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  30. ^ "Aurora - Single by K-391 & RØRY on Apple Music". Apple Music. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  31. ^ "Lonely World - Single by K-391 & Victor Crone on Apple Music". Apple Music. 26 May 2022.
  32. ^ "finnishcharts.com - Finnish charts portal". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  33. ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". www.sverigetopplistan.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  34. ^ Peaks on the Dance/Electronic Songs chart:
  35. ^ "Discography Alan Walker". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
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