Erlend Øye

Erlend Øye

Actor

Bergen, Norway
October 21, 1975

Biography

Erlend Øye is a Norwegian composer, musician, producer, singer and songwriter from Bergen, best known for being one half of the indie folk duo Kings of Convenience, along with Eirik Glambek Bøe. Among other musical projects he is front-man for the band The Whitest Boy Alive, and has contributed to tracks by electronic music artists such as Dntel and Norwegian duo Röyksopp. He is also the co-founder of the independent label Bubbles Records. Since 2012 he has lived in Sicily and played extensively with trio La Comitiva.

Photo

Erlend Øye 1

Representative Works

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

La primavera della mia vita
2023Nominee

Best Performance

La primavera della mia vita

Kings of Convenience: Back from Hibernation
2021Nominee

Best Performance

Kings of Convenience: Back from Hibernation

Shooting Silvio
2007Nominee

Best Performance

Shooting Silvio

Career Highlights

The Whitest Boy Alive Mini Documentary
2008Highlight

Best Performance

The Whitest Boy Alive Mini Documentary