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Vinni (Øyvind Sauvik) | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Øyvind Sauvik |
| Also known as | Vincent Vagabond |
| Born | February 3, 1976 Arendal, Norway |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Member of | Paperboys |
| Website | vinnivagabond |
Øyvind Sauvik (born 3 February 1976), better known by his stage name Vinni, is a Norwegian rapper and singer.
Born in Arendal, Norway, Sauvik moved with his parents to Tanzania when he was three years old, as they worked with development agency NORAD. He grew up in Africa and learned to speak Swahili there.
Upon his return, he formed the hip hop duo Paperboys with Jarle "J.J." Hollerud. When JJ left the formation, he was replaced by DJ Ole Alexander "Pope Dawg" Halstensgård. In the duo Øyvind Sauvik was popularly known as Vincent Vagabond or just Vinni. The band released a number of successful albums.
In 2009, Vinni took part in the Norwegian TV 2 channel's reality television program Det store korslaget, a competition of choirs. He took on a choir from Kolbotn [1] where they finished 5th in the competition out of 7 choirs taking part.
In 2009, he also took part in Zebra Grand Prix a car racing competition of celebrities broadcast on TV2 Zebra where Vinni partnered with Vibeke Klemetsen. Although the couple passed the preliminary round of the race, they were eliminated after the semi-final race. The partners Trine Rein & Jan Erik Larssen were the eventual winners.
In 2010, he carved for himself an independent musical career with his band Vinni and the Vagabonds with a release of the album Happily Lost. [2]
Vinni also took part in the reality television program Hver gang vi møtes [3] also on TV 2, with well-known singers competing by performing hits of the other participants. Vinni's interpretation were:
EMI released a compilation of the performances on an album entitled Venner. Vinni's interpretation of "Sommerfuggel i vinterland" from Halvdan Sivertsen proved to be the most popular of all the performances.
In 2012, Vinni had a huge success with the single "Sommerfuggel i Vinterland" that he performed initially during Hver gang vi møtes. the song stayed at the top of the VG-lista, the official Norwegian Singles Chart, for five consecutive weeks. This top selling single was replaced by yet another of his Hver gang vi møtes performances, namely "Godmorgen Norge" which also reached No. 1 and stayed at the top of the VG-lista for another two weeks, making it a total of seven consecutive weeks for Vinni on top of the Norwegian charts in 2012.
Based on this immense success, Vinni released a third single, "Halve meg", that entered the Norwegian Singles Chart at No. 4 in its first week of release. A studio album was expected during 2012.
| Year | Album | Peak position | Certifications |
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| NOR [4] | |||
| 2012 | Oppvåkningen | 1 | |
| 2023 | Tanker blir ting | 2 [6] |
| Year | Album | Peak position |
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| NOR [7] | ||
| 2010 | Happily Lost | 33 |
| Year | Album | Peak position | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [8] | |||
| 2002 | No Cure for Life | 6 |
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| 2003 | The Great Escape | 3 |
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| 2005 | When Worlds Collide | 13 | |
| 2006 | So Far So Good... Songs & Singles | 4 | |
| 2006 | The Oslo Agreement | 4 | |
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR [4] | ||||
| "Sommerfuggel i vinterland" | 2012 | 1 |
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| "Godmorgen Norge" | 1 | |||
| "Halve meg" | 4 | |||
| "Glorie" | 2022 | 4 [10] |
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| "Evig og alltid" (with Emma Steinbakken) | 2023 | 33 [11] |
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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| NOR [4] | |||
| "Let the Monkey Out" (feat. Timbuktu) | 2012 | 13 | Happily Lost |
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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| NOR [4] | ||||
| "Barcelona" (feat. Madcon) | 2002 | 12 |
| No Cure for Life |
| "Find My Way" | 11 | So Far So Good - Songs & Singles | ||
| "What You Need" | 2003 | 5 | The Great Escape | |
| "On the Low" | 13 | |||
| "One Day" | 2004 | 4 | So Far So Good - Songs & Singles | |
| "Wiggle It" | 2005 | 9 | ||
| "Keep It Cool" | 9 | |||
| "Lonesome Traveler" | 2009 | 1 |
| The Oslo Agreement |
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