Seeb (sometimes stylized as SEEB or SeeB) is a Norwegian

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group made up of

Simen Eriksrud Simen Matre Eriksrud (born 12 November 1975) is a Norwegian DJ, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as one half of the producing/songwriting duo Seeb, alongside Espen Berg, and a producer for several Norwegian artists. Simen is marri ...

and

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. Their name is made up of the initials (first letter of given name and surname) of the original duo.

Career

Beginnings

Before adopting the name Seeb, Eriksrud and Berg worked together as producers and songwriters for several Norwegian acts including

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and

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, mostly under the name Simen & Espen. They also produced and co-wrote a track on

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's breakthrough album ''

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''.

2015–present: Breakthrough, ''Intro to Seeb'' and ''Nice to Meet You''

The duo's major international success was for their remix of the song "

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" by American singer

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. The remixed single was released on 24 July 2015. It topped the charts in the Netherlands, Norway, Ireland and the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Denmark, Finland, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, and Posner's native United States. Seeb released their debut single " Breathe" on 11 March 2016, featuring Portuguese singer Neev. " What Do You Love", featuring

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, was released on 14 October 2016. Both songs are featured on their debut EP ''Intro to Seeb''. On 3 March 2017, they released " Under Your Skin", a collaboration with American duo Rock City and

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. Featuring

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, "Boys in the Street" was released on 2 June 2017. "

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", a collaboration with American pop rock band

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, was released on 14 July 2017. "Cruel World", a collaboration with

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, was released on 10 November 2017. They collaborated also with

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on the single "Lost Boys (Ocean Park Standoff vs Seeb)", released on 2 February 2018. On 28 March 2018, the duo announced the release of their second EP '' Nice to Meet You'', released on 20 April 2018. The lead single of their EP, titled "Drink About" and featuring Dagny, was released on 6 April 2018. On 6 December 2018, Seeb released the single " Grip", a collaboration with

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. On 4 April 2019, Seeb released 'Free To Go', featuring

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. Followed by 'Fade Out' released on 15 May 2019 featuring

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. Seeb have since released tracks with

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and

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, and remixed tracks for

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and

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. In February 2020 Seeb were nominated for the "Pop Group of the Year Award" at the Norwegian equivalent of the Grammy Awards,

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; however the Award Ceremony has been postponed due to the

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outbreak. They also remixed the song "Hallucinogenics" by Matt Maeson.

Discography

* ''Sad in Scandinavia'' (2021)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{Authority control Norwegian musical duos Norwegian remixers Tropical house musicians Electronic dance music duos