Absent Elk are a British

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band who formed in 2008. They have released two singles to date, and released their first album in October 2009. Their cover version of

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's "

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", which was posted on YouTube, became a small phenomenon and led to them being invited to support Girls Aloud on the first leg of their

Out of Control Tour The Out of Control Tour was the fifth concert tour by British-Irish girl group Girls Aloud. It supported their fifth studio album '' Out of Control''. Initially, just ten dates in bigger arenas were announced in November 2008. Due to demand, mo ...

in spring 2009. The band's name comes from their Norwegian influence, as the band's lead vocalist,

Kjetil Mørland Kjetil Mørland (born 3 October 1980), better known as simply Mørland, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 along with Debrah Scarlett with his song " A Monster Like Me". Career Mørla ...

, is from

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, whom he represented at the

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alongside

Debrah Scarlett Joanna Deborah Bussinger (born 20 July 1993), known professionally as Debrah Scarlett and as of 2019 known under the moniker Red Moon, is a Norwegian-Swiss singer and songwriter. She represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 along ...

History

In 2008, the band supported headlining acts

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and

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, and in 2009 they were invited to support

on the aforementioned tour. The band released "Sun & Water" in May 2009 and toured the UK the following month. Their debut album, Caught in the Headlights, was released in October 2008.

Discography

Singles

Albums

Band members

*Kjetil Mørland – Vocals,

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*Ric Wilson – Drums, Backing Vocals *James Penhallow – Bass *Ross Martin – Guitar,

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*Mike Hillman – Guitar, Backing Vocals

References

External links

Official site
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