Katastrofe
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- Not to be confused with American rapper Katastrophe
Petter Kristiansen better known by his stage name Katastrofe is a Norwegian singer songwriter. Originating from Fredrikstad, Norway, he is signed to Sony Music Norway.
Kristiansen started his musical career in 2008 with a joint song "Vi prekas" with Isabella Leroy. In 2011 he teamed up with Norwegian hit-producing duo NastyKutt & Kriss with "Nødlanding" that was released on Universal Music. The song enjoyed considerable radio play in Norway leading to another release 2012 when Robin og Bugges featured him in their song "Backpacker" leading to an appearance at the opening of the Norway Football Cup. In 2013, he was featured once again in Staysman & Lazz hit "Brun og Blid" featuring Katastrofe & M.M.B.
With increasing popularity, Katastrofe had chart success in 2014 on VG lista, the official Norwegian Singles Chart with "Bleik og sur", a cooperation with Staysman & M.M.B. certified as gold. Other chart successes included "Maria" in 2014 and "Pattaya" in 2015. In 2014 he was shortlisted for "Best Norwegian Act" listing for MTV Europe Music Awards, but didn't make it to the final list. In 2015, he cooperated with Marcus & Martinus twin brother duo winner of Melodi Grand Prix Junior. Their song "Elektrisk" featuring Katastrofe made it to number 3 on the Norwegian Singles Chart in 2015. Another notable success was with "Typisk Norsk" in cooperation with Norwegian violinist and Eurovision Song Contest 2009 winner Alexander Rybak.[1] Katastrofe was featured in "Si ja!" a single for Innertier.
Katastrofe co-wrote the song "En godt stekt pizza" for the Norwegian eliminations for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. The song performed by Staysman & Lazz finished third on the national Melodi Grand Prix 2015 finals in Norway failing to qualify.
Katastrofe's 2016 hit "Sangen du hater" has topped VG lista, the Norwegian Singles Chart in 2016, making it his first number one on the chart.
Discography
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak positions | Certification | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [2] |
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| 2008 | "Vi prekas" (feat. Isabella Leroy) |
– | ||
| 2011 | "Nødlanding" | – | ||
| 2013 | "Slå deg ned" | – | ||
| 2014 | "Bleik og sur" (feat. Staysman & M.M.B.) |
11 | ||
| "Maria" | 12 | |||
| "Holde rundt deg" | – | |||
| 2015 | "Pattaya" | 16 | ||
| "Hinanden ikke" | – | |||
| "Typisk norsk" (with Alexander Rybak) |
12 | |||
| "Det var julenissen" | – | |||
| 2016 | "Sangen du hater" | 1 |
- Featured in
| Year | Song | Peak positions | Certification | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR |
SWE |
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| 2012 | "Backpacker" (Robin og Bugge feat. Katastrofe) |
– | – | ||
| 2013 | "Brun og Blid" featuring " (Staysman & Lazz feat. Katastrofe & M.M.B.) |
– | – | ||
| 2015 | "Elektrisk" (Marcus & Martinus feat. Katastrofe) |
3 | 62 | Marcus & Martinus album Hei – Fan-Spesial |
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| 2016 | "Vors hos Børre" (Beatchbraaten feat. Katastrofe) |
– | – | ||
| "Si ja!" (Innertier feat. Katastrofe) |
– | – | |||
References
- ↑ WiwiBlogs: Alexander Rybak collaborates with Katastrofe on "Typisk Norsk"
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