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, Major Lazer,

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and

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, as well as his own critically acclaimed musical output. His debut EP, '' Mirror Maru'', was released in October 2012 and followed by the full length albums '' 9'', in 2017, and ''Princess Catgirl'', in 2019. Høiberg has toured the world over, performing at festivals including Coachella (US), Lollapalooza (US), Hangout (US), Firefly (US), Ultra (US), Clockenflap (HK), Sonar (ES), Roskilde (DK), Lowlands (NL), Pukkelpop (BE), Falls Festival (AUS) and Øya (Nor).

Career

2006–15: Early years, ''Mirror Maru'' and ''Wedding Bells''

As a teenager, Høiberg began producing music and teaching himself how to DJ. He represented

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in the

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from 2006 to 2009 under the pseudonym DJ Final. Høiberg's debut

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(EP) as Cashmere Cat, '' Mirror Maru,'' was released on 22 October 2012 on French label Pelican Fly. The diversity and influence of multiple genres gained support from notables such as

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, Rustie and Gilles Peterson. He continued to gain recognition with a number of remixes, including his edits of

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' "No Lie," Lana Del Rey's "National Anthem," Miguel's "Do You..." and Jeremih's "773 Love." In January 2013, producer, songwriter and musician

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invited Cashmere to New York to collaborate on production work and helped book his first. In 2013 Cashmere Cat also played his first concerts in the United States. That summer, he moved from Norway to

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. On 11 February 2014, Høiberg's second EP ''Wedding Bells'' was released on UK label LuckyMe. In August same year, he produced and featured on "Be My Baby" from

's second studio album '' My Everything''. He was also the opening act during Grande's North American The Honeymoon Tour.

2016–present: ''9'', ''Princess Catgirl'', other contributions

On 28 February 2016, Cashmere confirmed that his debut studio album, ''9'', was on the way. Ahead of the album, Cashmere Cat release singles " Wild Love" featuring

and Francis and the Lights; "

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" featuring

and

; " Love Incredible" featuring

and co-produced by

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; and "9 (After Coachella)" featuring MØ and Sophie. The album was released on the 28th of April 2017 with further contributions from

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, Kacy Hill,

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and

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. Cashmere co-produced "

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", alongside Sinjin Hawke, for

's 2016 studio album ''

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.'' In 2018, Cashmere Cat co-produced album tracks for

(''

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'') and Nas. He continued to produce for a number of artists, with notable credits on Benny Blanco's debut single, the global hit "Eastside" with Halsey and Khalid and Shawn Mendes and

's global hit " Señorita". Cashmere Cat's second album, ''

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'', was released on September 20, 2019 featuring singles "Emotions" and "For Your Eyes Only." Cashmere Cat co-wrote and co-produced

's 2021 song " Stay" (with

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), which went on to reach number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in August 2021.

Discography

*'' 9'' (2017) *''

'' (2019)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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