K-391
Norwegian music producer and DJ (born 1994)
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Kenneth Osberg Nilsen (born 2 November 1994), known professionally as K-391, is a Norwegian music producer and DJ.[3] He is best known for his 2018 single "Ignite", a song featuring Alan Walker, Julie Bergan and Seungri which reached number one in Norway.
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| Also known as | IIIIXI, Keosni (2009), KON-391 (2009–2012) |
| Born | Kenneth Osberg Nilsen[1] 2 November 1994[2] |
| Origin | Vinterbro, Ås, Norway |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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| Website | www |
Career
Kenneth Osberg Nilsen was born on 2 November 1994 in Bamble, Norway.[4] He first became interested in music at the age of five.[3] He heard a dance song on the radio and liked how it featured guitar and piano but was somehow different from other songs. He began listening to the radio every day, searching for songs in a similar genre.[3] A few years later, he started taking piano lessons, but got bored after a year and quit.[3] He listened mainly to techno and trance, but over the years he gradually developed a preference for electronic dance music.[3] At the age of 14, he wanted to create his own techno and trance music, and while searching for a way to do so, he discovered the FL Studio.[3]
He started out as Keosni391, but soon changed his name to K-391.[4] When he entered high school, he developed a love for hip-hop and freestyle, and decided to pursue a professional career in composition. He continued working for a year without quitting, despite not receiving any feedback.[3] In February 2012, he uploaded his track "Electro House 2012" to YouTube, which garnered over 500,000 views within a few weeks. This marked the beginning of his serious musical endeavors.[3]
He continued to release dubstep and electro house tracks and demos at a rapid pace, with songs like "Summertime" and "Fantastic" becoming online hits. Some of these tracks were included on his digital albums Sunshine (2014), Overture (2017), and Hello, World (2018).[4] In 2013, British record label, NoCopyrightSounds promoted his song "Dream Of Something Sweet", featuring Cory Friesenhan, on 22 December 2013. His final song on the label was "Earth", released on 30 April 2016.[5]
In 2017, K-391 and Alan Walker released their collaborative single "Ignite", a reboot of his 2015 track "Godzilla" which featured vocalist Marvin Divine.[6] Although the song was a collaboration, Nilsen was only credited as a feature on the song.[7] The song, which was originally released as an instrumental, was released on 7 April 2017, through Walker's record label MER as well as Sony Music.[8] A version of the song, featuring vocals by Norwegian singer-songwriter Julie Bergan and South Korean singer Seungri was later released on 11 May 2018.[9] Although the instrumental was released through Mer Musikk and Sony Music, the vocal interpretation was released under Liquid State, a record label that focuses on electronic dance music.[10] The vocal interpretation was praised as being significantly better than the instrumental and it was a huge success for K-391.[11][12][13] K-391 went on to further collaborate with Alan Walker, remixing such songs as "Tired" and "All Falls Down".[14]
On 30 November 2018, K-391 collaborated with Alan Walker and American singer Sofia Carson on the single "Different World", featuring Chinese producer CORSAK, through MER Musikk and Sony Music Entertainment. The track is a reboot of Nilsen's 2014 track called "Sevje".[15] On 14 December 2018, the single appeared on Alan Walker's debut album of the same name, alongside "Lily" with Emelie Hollow which is the remake from Nilsen's song called "Flux" from "How To Make An Epic Rap Beat" on his YouTube Channel.[16][17] K-391 later collaborated with Norwegian producers Martin Tungevaag, Mangoo and Alan Walker to create a remake of Mangoo's "Eurodancer", originally released in 2000.[4] The collaboration was released on 30 August 2019 under the name "Play".[18] In March 2020, Nilsen with Alan Walker and Ahrix created a single called "End of Time", the remake version of Ahrix's popular 2013 track "Nova" incorporating uncredited vocals provided by American-born Swedish songwriter Kristin Carpenter.[19][20] In October 2020, K-391, along with RØRY made a new song called Aurora.
On September 24, 2021, K-391 collaborated with Alan Walker and Boy in Space to release the song "Paradise", taken from Walker's album World of Walker (2021).[21] The song is also a collaboration with PUBG Mobile,[22] and reached number 31 on the Norwegian VG-lista chart.[23] On 12 November 2021, he collaborated with Linko on the song "Go Home", featuring Mentum, a reboot of their old track "Away".
In 2022, K-391 decided he would become independent and released "Nightmare" featuring Julianne Aurora. He went on to release tracks such as 'Lighthouse' with Julianne Aurora, 'Lonely World' with Victor Crone and 'Not Out of My Mind' with Xillions. In February 2023, he released 'Magic' with Brother Leo under UMG. In March 2024, K-391 collaborated with Vietnamese producer Hoaprox on the single "Die Alone".[24]
Discography
The discography of Norwegian music producer K-391 consists of 2 compilation albums, 15 singles, 6 remixes and 7 music videos.
Compilation albums
- Hello, World
- Released: 1 August 2018
- Label: IIIIXI AS
- Format: Digital Download
- Cyber Reality
- Released: 13 January 2022
- Label: K-391
- Format: Digital Download
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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| NOR [23] |
FIN [25] |
SWE [26] |
US Dance [27] | |||
| "Ignite" (featuring Alan Walker, Julie Bergan & Seungri) |
2018 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 28 | Non-album singles |
| "Mystery"[28] (featuring Wyclef Jean) |
— | — | — | — | ||
| "Play" (with Alan Walker & Tungevaag featuring Mangoo) |
2019 | 2 [29] | 11 [30] | 25 [31] | 32 | |
| "End of Time"[32] (with Alan Walker & Ahrix) |
2020 | 4 [33] | — | 60 [34] | 24 | |
| "Aurora"[35] (featuring RØRY) |
— | — | — | — | ||
| "Go Home" (with Linko featuring Mentum) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Nightmare" (featuring Julianne Aurora) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Lighthouse" (featuring Julianne Aurora) |
— | — | — | — | ||
| "Lonely World"[36] (featuring Victor Crone) |
— | — | — | — | ||
| "Not Out Of My Mind" (with Xillions) |
— | — | — | — | ||
| "Imagine" |
— | — | — | — | ||
| "Magic" (featuring Brother Leo) |
2023 | — | — | — | — | |
| "GO" (featuring Pink Chilli) |
— | — | — | — | ||
| "Alive" (featuring Maia Wright) |
2024 | — | — | — | — | |
| "M.I.A" (featuring M.I.A) |
— | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| NOR [23] |
FIN [37] |
US Dance [38] | |||
| "Ignite" (Alan Walker featuring K-391) |
2017 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Lily" (Alan Walker featuring K-391 & Emelie Hollow) |
2018 | — | — | 12 | Different World |
| "Different World" (Alan Walker featuring K-391, Corsak & Sofia Carson) |
31 | 14 | 32 | ||
| "Paradise" (Alan Walker featuring K-391 & Boy in Space) |
2021 | 30 | — | — | World of Walker |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||
Remixes
| Title | Original artists | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| NOR [23] |
FRA [39] |
SWE [40] | ||||
| "Tired" (K-391 Remix) | Alan Walker (featuring Gavin James) |
2017 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "All Falls Down" (K-391 Remix) | Alan Walker (featuring Noah Cyrus & Digital Farm Animals) |
— | — | — | Different World | |
| "Play" (Norda & K-391 Remix) | K-391 (with Alan Walker & Tungevaag featuring Mangoo) |
2019 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Skeleton" (K-391 Remix) | Keshi | — | — | — | ||
| "Fake A Smile" (K-391 Remix) | Alan Walker (featuring Salem Ilese) |
2021 | — | — | — | World of Walker |
| "Past Lives" (K-391 Remix) | Sapientdream & Slushii | 2024 | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
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| "Ignite" | 2018 | Alexander Zarate Frez |
| "Mystery" | Kristian Berg | |
| "Play" | 2019 | Jarand Herdal |
| "End of Time" | 2020 | Adam Falk |
| "Lonely World" | 2022 | Kevin Kulterud |
| "Magic" | 2023 | Alexander Zarate Frez |
| "GO" | Alexander Zarate Frez | |