Marcus & Martinus facts for kids

Marcus & Martinus
Marcus (left) and Martinus (right) in 2024
Background information
Birth name	Marcus Gunnarsen Martinus Gunnarsen
Also known as	M&M
Born	(2002-02-21) 21 February 2002 (age 22) Elverum, Hedmark, Norway
Origin	Trofors, Nordland, Norway
Genres	Dance-pop pop-rap
Instruments	Vocals piano guitar
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Universal Music

Marcus & Martinus, occasionally known as M&M, are a Norwegian dance-pop duo consisting of identical twin brothers Marcus and Martinus Gunnarsen (born 21 February 2002 in Elverum, Norway). They have released four studio albums: Hei, Together, Moments and Unforgettable. Since winning Melodi Grand Prix Junior in 2012, they have won numerous prizes, such as Spellemannprisen in 2017. The duo won Masked Singer Sverige in 2022, and participated in Melodifestivalen in 2023 and 2024. They won the latter edition, and represented host nation Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö with the song "Unforgettable".

Biography

Born in Elverum, Norway, Marcus is fifteen minutes older than Martinus. They are the middle children to Kjell-Erik and Gerd Anne Gunnarsen. They have an older half-sister, Silje Gunnarsen, born in 1992 from their mother's previous relationship. They also have a younger sister, Emma, who was born on June 17, 2008, and also began a musical career.

The family has a dog named Tico adopted in 2019.

Career

Marcus & Martinus performing in Melodifestivalen 2023.

Winning image from Melodifestivalen 2024.

2012: Debut and Melodi Grand Prix Junior

In 2012, Marcus and Martinus were contestants on the eleventh season of Melodi Grand Prix Junior. It was held at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway, and was broadcast live by NRK, hosted by Margrethe Røed and Tooji. They won the contest with the song "To dråper vann" (English: "Two Drops of Water"). The song peaked at number eight on the Norwegian Singles Chart.

2015–2016: Hei and Together

On 23 February 2015, they released their debut studio album Hei (English: Hi). The album peaked at number 1 on the Norwegian Albums Chart in week 46 of 2015 (15 November 2015) after having charted for 35 weeks, the last 20 not leaving the top ten. The album includes the single "Plystre på deg" (English: "Whistle at You"). On 24 July 2015, they released the single "Elektrisk" (English: "Electric"), featuring vocals from Katastrofe. The song peaked at number 3 on the Norwegian Singles Chart. On 25 September 2015, they released the single "Ei som deg" (English: "One Like You") with Innertier. The song peaked at number 15 on the Norwegian Singles Chart. On 6 November they released the second version of their album Hei, "Hei (Fan Special)" with the same songs and some extras, one of the extras is Elektrisk. In May 2016, the duo released three singles. The first, "Girls", featuring Madcon, debuted at number 1 in Norway and became their second single to reach the top 100 in Sweden after "Elektrisk". The second and third, "Heartbeat" and "I Don't Wanna Fall in Love", followed just days after the release of "Girls" and debuted at numbers 21 and 37, respectively. They followed up "Girls" with the singles "Light It Up" and "One More Second". In November 2016, they released their first English album titled Together. The album includes their hit songs "Girls", "Heartbeat", "Light It Up" and "One More Second". In the week after its release, Together debuted at number 1 in Norway and Sweden and number 6 in Finland. As the Young Talent Act of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize Concert, they performed "Without You" and "Bae" at Telenor Arena in Norway on 11 December 2016.

2017–2021: Moments

On the 28 January 2017, Marcus and Martinus were one of the interval acts at the Finnish selection Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu for Eurovision Song Contest 2017 performing a medley of their songs "Bae", "Light It Up" and "Girls". On the 13 May, Marcus and Martinus announced the Jury points for Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. On 21 May 2017, they released the single "Like It Like It" alongside American rapper Silentó. On 1 July, they released the single "First Kiss". The same month, on 14 July, they performed on Swedish Crown Princess Victoria's 40th birthday with their own song, "On This Day", written especially for her. In late July, they released the single "Dance with You". On 15 October 2017, they released their single "Make You Believe in Love". The single reached 34th place in Norway and 47th place in Sweden. It also featured in CelebMix's 21 songs by Under-21s in 2018. On 4 November 2017, they released their single "One Flight Away". On 15 November they released their single "Never". On 17 November, they released their third album Moments. On 27 September 2018, they released their single "Invited".

In 2019, they released an EP called Soon. In 2020, they have released two singles, "Love You Less", and "It's Christmas Time". In 2021, they were featured on the song "Miserabel" by Stig Brenner. Furthermore, Marcus & Martinus released the single "Belinda" together with Latin artist Alex Rose, which reached 20th place on the Norwegian Singles Chart. In November, they released the song "Feel" alongside Bruno Martini.

2022–present: The Masked Singer Sweden, Melodifestivalen and Eurovision

In the spring of 2022, they won the Swedish version of Masked Singer, being the first duo sharing first place. In addition the duo released their first single in 2022 called "When All The Lights Go Out".

In 2023, they entered Melodifestivalen 2023 with the song "Air", ultimately finishing in second place behind Loreen's "Tattoo". "Air" went on to win the OGAE Second Chance Contest for 2023 giving Sweden its 19th victory overall with Norway and Finland rounding out the top three. They again participated in Melodifestivalen 2024 with the song "Unforgettable". On 9 March, the duo won Melodifestivalen with 177 points, and represented host nation Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö. In the final the duo placed ninth with 174 points.

Personal life

Marcus is currently in a relationship with Nora Fossland Gartland since August 2022. Nora is his first girlfriend and he has never had a relationship before.

Discography

Studio albums

• Hei (2015)
• Together (2016)
• Moments (2017)
• Unforgettable (2024)

Extended plays

• Soon (2019)

Filmography

Films

Television

Tour

Headlining

• Together Tour [no] (2016–2017)
• Moments Tour [es] (2018)
• We Are Not the Same Tour (2024)

Supporting

• Jason Derulo – 2Sides Tour (2018)

Others

• MGP Jr. Juleturnè (2012)
• Vinterlyd (2013–2016)
• MGP Jr. Julekonserter (2013)
• P4 og Redd Barnas Sommerturne (2014)

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Marcus & Martinus para niños