Vinni

For other uses, see Vinni (disambiguation).
Vinni
(Øyvind Sauvik)
Vinni in 2011
Vinni in 2011
Background information
Birth nameØyvind Sauvik
Also known asVincent Vagabond
Born (1976-02-03) February 3, 1976 (age 48)
Arendal, Norway
GenresHip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper, singer, songwriter
Years active2002–present
Member ofPaperboys
Websitevinnivagabond.no

Øyvind Sauvik (born 3 February 1976), better known by his stage name Vinni, is a Norwegian rapper and singer.

Biography

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.

Vinni and the Vagabonds

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]

In Hver gang vi møtes

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:

  1. Halvdan Sivertsen episode – "Sommerfuggel i vinterland"
  2. Bertine Zetlitz episode – "Apples & Diamonds"
  3. Jan Eggum episode – "Kor é alle helter hen?"
  4. Anne Grete Preus episode – "Millimeter"
  5. Øyvind "Vinni" Sauvik episode – Being his week, the other participants sang Vinni's own hits with Elvira Nikolaisen singing "Barcelona", Jan Eggum singing "Tomorrow", Bertine Zetlitz singing "Change My Star", Øystein Dolmen singing "Let the Monkey Out", Anne Grete Preus singing "Medisin" and Halvdan Sivertsen singing "Lonesome Traveller"
  6. Elvira Nikolaisen episode – "Nothing to Lose"
  7. Øystein Dolmen episode – "God morgen Norge"

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.

Discography

Albums

Solo

Year Album Peak position Certifications
NOR
[4]
2012 Oppvåkningen 1
2023 Tanker blir ting 2
[6]

as Vinni and the Vagabonds

Year Album Peak position
NOR
[7]
2010 Happily Lost 33

as Paperboys

Year Album Peak position Certifications
NOR
[8]
2002 No Cure for Life 6
  • IFPI NOR: Gold[9]
2003 The Great Escape 3
  • IFPI NOR: Gold[9]
2005 When Worlds Collide 13
2006 So Far So Good... Songs & Singles 4
2006 The Oslo Agreement 4

Singles

Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
NOR
[4]
"Sommerfuggel i vinterland" 2012 1
  • IFPI NOR: 9× Platinum[5]
"Godmorgen Norge" 1
"Halve meg" 4
"Glorie" 2022 4
[10]
  • IFPI NOR: 2× Platinum[5]
"Evig og alltid"
(with Emma Steinbakken) 		2023 33
[11]

as Vinni & the Vagabonds

Single Year Peak chart positions Album
NOR
[4]
"Let the Monkey Out"
(feat. Timbuktu) 		2012 13 Happily Lost

as Paperboys

Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
NOR
[4]
"Barcelona" (feat. Madcon) 2002 12
  • IFPI NOR: Platinum[9]
 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
  • IFPI NOR: 6× Platinum[9]
 The Oslo Agreement

References

  1. ^ TV 2 Norway: Team Vinni "kjøper" stemmer (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ NRK Norway: Vinni liker å gå seg vill (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ VG.no: Vinni gikk ned ni kilo etter "Hver gang vi møtes" (in Norwegian)
  4. ^ a b c d Steffen Hung (n.d.). "Vinni page". NorwegianCharts.com. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  5. ^ a b c "Norwegian certifications – Vinni" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Album 2023 uke 20". VG-lista. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  7. ^ Steffen Hung (n.d.). "Vinni and the Vagabonds page". NorwegianCharts.com. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  8. ^ Steffen Hung (n.d.). "Paperboys page". NorwegianCharts.com. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  9. ^ a b c d "Norwegian certifications – Vinni" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  10. ^ "norwegiancharts.com". VG-lista. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Singel 2023 uke 20". VG-lista. Retrieved 19 May 2023.