Subwoolfer | |
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 Subwoolfer in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2021–present |
| Labels | Universal Music |
| Members |
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| Website | www |
Subwoolfer is a British-Norwegianpoptrio formed in 2021. Two of the members perform as wolves in black suits with white shirts with distinctive yellow stylized wolf-head masks and yellow gloves and ties and go by thepseudonyms Keith and Jim. The third member, DJ Astronaut joins them on stage in a golden astronaut suit. The wolves' identities were publicly revealed on 4 February 2023 asBen Adams andGaute Ormåsen, during the final ofMelodi Grand Prix 2023. After winningMelodi Grand Prix 2022, theyrepresented Norway in theEurovision Song Contest 2022 with their debut song "Give That Wolf a Banana". The name of the group is aportmanteau of the wordssubwoofer andwolf.[2]
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On 10 January 2022, the Norwegian public broadcaster,NRK, revealed that Subwoolfer would compete inMelodi Grand Prix 2022, the Norwegian national selection for theEurovision Song Contest 2022.[3] Having been selected as an automatically qualified finalist, they were scheduled to showcase their entry "Give That Wolf a Banana" in the third heat of the competition on 29 January.[4] However, their performance was postponed to the fourth heat, due to a positiveCOVID-19 test.[4] They performed "Give That Wolf a Banana" again in the final on 19 February, and went on to win the competition with 368,106 votes from the public.[5] With their victory, they were selected torepresent Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, which was held inTurin, Italy.[6]
On 11 February 2022, Subwoolfer released aValentine's Day version of "Give That Wolf a Banana", titled "Give That Wolf a Romantic Banana".[7] As of 29 of September 2025, "Give That Wolf a Banana" has been streamed more than 43.1 million times onSpotify,[8] with its Valentine edition having been streamed over 1.7 million times.[9]
As Keith and Jim dress in yellow wolf-like masks during performances, the duo's real identities remained undisclosed throughout 2022. Their desired anonymity led to some speculation on social media regarding their identities. At the time, Keith and Jim's speculated identities included theYlvis brothers,Gaute Ormåsen,Ben Adams andErik & Kriss.[6][10][11] A fictional origin story about the duo states that they are the "most successful band in our galaxy," and began their career "4.5 billion years ago on the Moon."[3]
On 10 May 2022, NRK filmed DJ Astronaut taking off his helmet, with his identity speculated to beTix, the Norwegian entrant at theEurovision Song Contest 2021.[12][13][14] This was later denied by the Norwegian head of delegation, Stig Karlsen, and Tix himself. Tix was later revealed to be the Norwegian jury spokesperson for the Eurovision 2022 final.[15]
On 23 May 2022, Subwoolfer announced that "new music [would be] out soon" in a music video on YouTube for theirparody of "Grace Kelly" byMika, titled "Space Kelly"[16] which had gained over 1 million views as of 17 June 2022. On 1 July 2022, Subwoolfer released "Melocoton (The Donka Donk Song)", their first song since the Eurovision Song Contest.[17] It was accompanied by a music video.[18]
On 21 October 2022, Subwoolfer released a new single, "Howling", which features guest vocals from Luna Ferrari, the "sister" of Keith and Jim. The music video for Howling was released on 21 October 2022. In December 2022, Subwoolfer made a short guest appearance onThe Big Fat Quiz of the Year after a question on their Eurovision entry was featured in the music round.
On 4 February 2023, Subwoolfer appeared in the final ofMelodi Grand Prix 2023, where they took their masks off, and it was confirmed that Keith and Jim were Adams and Ormåsen respectively.[19] After Eurovision the mantle of DJ Astronaut was given to Carl-Henrik Wahl, who was the wolves's "translator" in Eurovision, providing improvised answers to questions in interviews as the wolves could not speak. He also performs as the DJ at Subkids's shows.
On 3 March 2023, the documentary "Worst Kept Secret: The Subwoolfer Documentary"[20] was released. In the documentary was revealed that DJ Astronaut was played by Ormåsen himself on stage while a stand-in danced in the front row as Jim, excluding the idea of an actual third musician or singer in the group.
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
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| NOR [21] | IRE [22][23] | LTU [24] | NLD [25] | SWE [26] | UK [27] | |||
| "Give That Wolf a Banana" | 2022 | 4 | 59 | 10 | 54 | 13 | 47 | Non-album singles |
| "Give That Wolf a Romantic Banana" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Melocoton (The Donka Donk Song)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Howling" (featuring Luna Ferrari) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Having Grandma Here for Christmas" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Worst Kept Secret" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Coco Pops" (with Subkids) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "We Wrote a Book" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Think I Killed Rudolph" (witha1) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Spaceman" (with DJ Astronaut) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Fish" (with Subkids and DJ Astronaut) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "MMH" (with DJ Astronaut) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Train" (with Subkids and DJ Astronaut) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dance Moves Should Be Bigger" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
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| Preceded by | Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 | Succeeded by |
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