Norway: TIX records the live on-tape performance of "Fallen Angel"

Norway: TIX records the live on-tape performance of
Monday, 22 February 2021

  • Less than two days after his victory in MGP 2021, TIX together with NRK recorded the live on-tape performance of "Fallen Angel".

    According to EBU's plans for this year's contest, the 41 countries should make a pre recorded live on-tape performance of their entries that they must submit by late March in order to guarantee their participation in case the delegation is unable to travel to Rotterdam due to restrictions or a quarantine in their countries. 

    TIX together with NRK recorded what could be Norway's Eurovision contribution if it is impossible to travel to Rotterdam in May.  Stig Karlsen, Norway's head of Delegation says: 

    “Today we have recorded what could be TIX and Norway's performance during the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. We all dream of traveling to Rotterdam to contribute to and be part of a music festival for 200 million people, but if that is impossible the "live on tape" recordings luckily means that Eurovision will take place this year, even if we are not allowed to travel to the Netherlands”

    Stig Karlsen says that Norway was the first of 41 participating countries to deliver its live on tape recording. NRK naturally followed all instructions from EBU and the hos broadcaster.  

    “TIX and the production team were on fire during today's recording, and were cheered on by a very satisfied committee from the EBU and the Dutch broadcaster” says Karlsen.

    TIX is happy and can't hide his excitement: 

    “The dream is of course to travel to Rotterdam, so I hope it will take place. It was amazing to tape the recording today. We have actually only had one day to prepare and adjust what may be our contribution to the Eurovision Song Contest, but it seems that the entire NRK team feels they have a worthy contribution” 

    And he adds saying : 

    “I have hardly slept since before the final, so now I am really ready to get home, check missed calls and take a shower”. 

    A Few words for TIX

    Behind the artist name TIX is Andreas Haukeland (27) from Bærum outside of Oslo. He is one of Norway's most popular artists. Andreas says that the TIX character dressed in fur, sunglasses and a headband was named TIX as a result of growing up with the diagnosis Tourette's syndrome. He chose to take ownership of the nickname he was given and made it his artist name. 

    In 2015, he had his first major breakthrough with the song "Sjeiken" which became the party song of the year for the “russ” (Norwegian high school graduates). Despite extensive debate among parents and in the music industry, his first album "DømtogBerømt" made it to the official Norwegian pop chart for70 weeks.  

    In 2018, TIX took a step further on the road to becoming Norway's biggest pop star when he released his song, "Shotgun". He has thenmade a name forhimself as a songwriter in Norwayand abroad with the world hit ‘Sweet but Psycho’ with Ava Max, which became the most played song of the year. 

    Since then, TIX has had seven songs as number 1 on Spotify in Norway. During the 2020, a year dominated by Covid-19, the song "Karantene" (Meaning "Quarantine") became an enormous hit overnight and at the beginning of May he had as many as 11 songs at the top 200 chartin Norway. 

    TIX has been seen both as a participant in Paradise Hotel Norway and as a judge in Norwegian “Idol”. 

    TIX won Saturday's Melodi Grand Prix 2021 national final with his song "Fallen Angel" and will represent Norway performing in the first semi final of the 65th Eurovision Song Contest next May in Rotterdam:

     

    News Source: NRK

    Image Credit: Camilla Sand