Ruben Markussen (born 23 March 1995), known mononymously as Ruben, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. He grew up in

Bjarkøy Bjarkøy is a former municipality in Troms county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until it was merged with Harstad Municipality on 1 January 2013. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Nergården on the ...

, a small village of 300 inhabitants in

Harstad ( se, Hárstták) is the second-most populated municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is mostly located on the large island of Hinnøya. The municipal center is the town of Harstad, the most populous town in Central Hålogalan ...

, northern Norway. His debut single "Walls" charted in Norway on the basis of huge streaming online charting on

VG-lista VG-lista is a Norwegian record chart A record chart, in the music industry, also called a music chart, is a ranking of recorded music according to certain criteria during a given period. Many different criteria are used in worldwide chart ...

, the official Norwegian Singles Chart, making it to number 8. As a result, he moved to Oslo to further his career. He was nominated for the Norwegian P3 Gold 2018 award in 2018 "Newcomer" category for the song during

Spellemannprisen Spellemannprisen, often referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards in English, is a Norwegian music award presented to Norwegian musicians. The award was established by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), an organizat ...

, receiving a scholarship. His follow up "Lay by Me" has charted in Norway,730.no: Glem Sam Smith, her er den nye singelen til Ruben ?
reaching number 8. Both singles also charted in Sweden. He is signed to

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in Norway.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

References

External links

* * Norwegian male singers Norwegian songwriters Norwegian pop singers People from Bjarkøy Musicians from Harstad 1995 births Living people {{Norway-singer-stub