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Eirik Glambek Bøe
Eirik playing concert with Kings of ConvenienceEirik playing concert with Kings of Convenience
Background information
Birth nameEirik Glambek Bøe
Born (1975-10-25) 25 October 1975 (age 49)
OriginBergen, Norway
GenresAlternative dance, electronic, indie folk, indie pop, synthpop
Occupation(s)Composer, musician, producer, singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano
Years active1996–present
Labels!K7, Astralwerks, Bubbles Records, EMI, Service, Virgin
Spouse Ina Grung ​(m. 2012)
Musical artist

Eirik Glambek Bøe (born 25 October 1975) is a Norwegian musician, writer and vocalist, best known for being part of the indie folk duo Kings of Convenience together with Erlend Øye. He has a degree in psychology from the University of Bergen. Although his native language is Norwegian, many of his writings are in English.

He formed the band Skog together with Øye in the 1990s. They formed Kings of Convenience in 1998 and released their first album Quiet Is The New Loud in 2001 (the same year Øye featured in Röyksopp's critically acclaimed debut album Melody A.M.). The duo then went on to release the single Toxic Girl followed by their second album Riot on an Empty Street in 2004.

In 2006 he featured in Øye's band The Whitest Boy Alive, and at a lesser degree Kommode, largely made up of the members of Skog.

In a rare guest appearance on NPR, Bøe sings on the track "How My Heart Behaves" on Feist's 2007 The Reminder.

In October 2009 Kings of Convenience released their third studio album Declaration of Dependence on Astralwerks.

In 2017, Bøe led Kommode alongside Øystein Gjærder Bruvik and released Analog Dance Music, an album that "lets the band play on if the groove is good and the harmonies are intriguing" rather than adhering to any standard song length.

Erlend Øye (on the left) playing with Eirik (right)

References

  1. "Kings of Convenience - A musical marriage of convenience". The Independent. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. About - Kommode, retrieved 14 June 2023

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Singles
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