Joakim With Steen (born 26 June 1989), better known as Jowst (usually stylised JOWST), is a Norwegian music producer and songwriter. He represented
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The Norwegian broadcaster NRK organised the national final ''Melodi Grand Prix 2017'' in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Background
Prior to t ...
with the song "
Grab the Moment", along with vocalist
Aleksander Walmann finishing in 10th place.
Early life and career
Steen was born in
Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, an ...
and raised in
Tiller
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. At age 14, his family moved to
Steinkjer
Steinkjer is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Innherad region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Steinkjer which is located on the inner part of the Trondheimsfjord. The town is also the ...
. At the age of fifteen his main focus was guitar,
punk
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Genres, subculture, and related aspects
* Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres
* Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...
, songwriting and band. After finishing his sound and music production education at the renowned
Noroff Institute in
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...
, where he later also worked as a teacher and held lectures in the same field. At the same time he also worked as sound technician and producer for Earport Studios in
Fornebu
Fornebu (local form ''Fornebo'') is a peninsular area in the suburban municipality of Bærum in Norway, bordering western parts of Oslo.
Oslo Airport, Fornebu (FBU) served as the main airport for Oslo and the country since before World War II an ...
. Joakim started Red Line Studio where he has worked as a sound engineer and producer since 2011. With the project "Making a Hit" and the hit song "Grab the Moment" he is now focusing on his own music under the artist name JOWST, an acronym formed from the first letter of his names.
Steen and Norwegian singer
Aleksander Walmann were confirmed to be taking part in ''
Melodi Grand Prix 2017
Norway participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. The Norwegian broadcaster NRK organised the national final ''Melodi Grand Prix 2017'' in order to select the Norwegian entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Background
Prior t ...
'', Norway's national selection for the
Eurovision Song Contest 2017
The Eurovision Song Contest 2017 was the 62nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, following the country's victory at the with the song "1944" by Jamala.
Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and ...
, on 7 February 2017. In the final, held on 11 March, JOWST and Walmann received the maximum 12 points from four of the eleven international juries in addition to winning the televote. They subsequently advanced to the gold final, where they won the competition.
[ Norway competed in the second half of the second semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest, and they managed to advance to the final. In the final, they placed 10th out of 26th.
Steen also co-wrote Walmann's song for ]Melodi Grand Prix 2018
Melodi Grand Prix 2018 was the 56th edition of Melodi Grand Prix, Norway, Norway's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition was held on Saturday, 10 March 2018 in the Oslo Spektrum; which has hosted all the Norwegian fin ...
"Talk To The Hand", which progressed to the Gold Final, but failed to progress to the final two, coming fourth in the televote.
In October 2022, Steen along with Byron Williams Jr. was announced as one of the 21 competitors for Melodi Grand Prix 2023 with the song "Freaky for the Weekend". They were placed into the 1st semi-final, performing last (7th). They failed to qualify for the finals.
Personal life
Joakim is cohabiting with Rita Rybakova, and together they have a daughter Sofia born in 2017.– Ble nok litt «arrestert» av min egen tekst på låten
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Discography
Singles
;As lead artist
;Promotional singles
Remixes
Production credits
References
External links
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Official Eurovision representation
Living people
1989 births
Norwegian record producers
Musicians from Steinkjer
Musicians from Kolbotn
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Norway
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2017
Melodi Grand Prix winners
Norwegian electronic musicians
Norwegian dance musicians
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