Keiino


Keiino is a Norwegian,supergroup consisting of Sámi rapper Fred Buljo, and Norwegian singers Alexandra Rotan and Tom Hugo. The group was created in late 2018 in preparation for the participation in Melodi Grand Prix 2019.
As a result of winning Melodi Grand Prix 2019, the group represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song “Spirit in the Sky”.
In the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 Second Semi-Final held on Thursday 16 May 2019, they qualified to the final. At the finals, their entry received the highest points from the European public's televoting with a total of 291 points, although combined with their lesser score from the jury groups they finished in 6th place, with 331 points.
In May 2020, the group released their debut studio album, OKTA. The album peaked at number 30 on the Norwegian chart.

Background

The group was established in the late summer of 2018 when Tom Hugo and his husband, Alex Olsson, began writing "Spirit in the Sky", a song inspired by historical struggles for equality. They later joined Sámi rapper and joiker Fred-René Buljo and singer Alexandra Rotan. The group name Keiino was inspired by the name of Buljo's home town Kautokeino. The last part -geaidnu translates to the "way" or "road", which Buljo states; "Represents the road that brought us together", in an interview with TV 2.

Discography

Albums

Singles