Gaute Ormåsen

Gaute Ormåsen (born 20 April 1983) is a Norwegian singer and was the Idol runner-up to Kurt Nilsen in 2003. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 along with Ben Adams as a part of pop band Subwoolfer.

Gaute Ormåsen
Background information
Born	(1983-04-20) 20 April 1983 (age 42) Brumunddal, Hedmark, Norway
Genres	Pop, country
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Years active	2003 – present
Labels	Tylden & Co.
Member of	Subwoolfer
Website	gauteormaasen.no

After taking part in Idol, Ormåsen was offered a contract by BMG.^[1] He has also had a supporting role in the long running Norwegian television series Hotel Cæsar.

In 2010, he took part in Melodi Grand Prix, the Norwegian preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest, singing "Synk eller svøm"^[2] reaching the second chance round without getting to the final, and again in 2013 singing "Awake",^[3] reaching the final but failing to reach the top 4. Ormåsen participated in and won Melodi Grand Prix 2022 as part of Subwoolfer with "Give That Wolf a Banana". He then took part again in Melodi Grand Prix in 2024 alongside Erika Norwich with the song "My AI", managing to advance to the final where they ultimately placed third; Ormåsen performed behind the avatar of "Super Rob", revealing his real identity only after the final.^[4]

Personal life

Born in Brumunddal, Hedmark,^[5] Gaute Ormåsen has a twin brother, Hogne Ormåsen. His elder brother Henrik Ormåsen is a spokesman for Serve the People (Norway). He sings in Norwegian, Danish and English.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		NOR [6]
New Kid in Town	Released: 13 October 2003[7] Label: BMG Norway Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming	2
G for Gaute	Released: 20 March 2006[8] Label: Tylden / Universal Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming	9
Drømmesang	Released: 18 February 2008[9] Label: Tylden / Universal Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming	17
Oss i mellom	Released: 15 February 2010[10] Label: Tylden / Universal Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming	37
Kjærlighet er mer enn forelskelse (De 15 beste)	Released: 14 June 2016[11] Label: Tylden / Universal Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming	—
Gode venner i Nepal	Released: 12 August 2016[12] Label: Incicon Formats: Physical, digital download, streaming	—
Sivatas og månefesten	Released: 15 August 2017[13] Label: Incicon Formats: Digital download, streaming	—
Sivatas og elefantparaden	Released: 20 August 2018[14] Label: Incicon Formats: Digital download, streaming	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album or EP
		NOR [15]
"Chasing Rainbows"	2003	1	New Kid in Town
"Miss You When You're Gone"		12
"Kjærlighet er mer enn forelskelse"	2006	4	G for Gaute
"To som vart by" (with Kaia Huuse)	2010	—	Non-album singles
"God jul og godt nyttår" (with Cecilia Vennersten)		—
"Hei sommer (Kjærlighetsvise til sommeren)"	2012	—
"Kamilla og Sebastian"		—
"Hide"	2014	—
"Smak av deg"	2015	—
"Den første julenatt" (with Christian Ingebrigtsen and Trine Rein, featuring Trond Lien [no] and Frøydis Grorud [no])		—
"Oslo sover aldri"	2017	—
"Saganatt" (with Robin og Bugge)		—
"Alvinas trollharmoni"	2018	—
"Patriot-Paula"		—
"Million mil (Skoleløpet)"	2019	—
"Det blir fred"		—
"Tusenvis av lysglimt" (with Marie Klåpbakken [no])	2020	—
"Jul uten bæssfar"		—
"Tempo Corvette"	2021	—
"Sommartider"	2022	—
"Kråkevisa" (with Solli)	2023	—
"My AI" (as Super Rob, with Erika Norwich)	2024	9
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As part of Subwoolfer

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions						Album
		NOR [16]	IRE [17][18]	LTU [19]	NLD [20]	SWE [21]	UK [22]
"Give That Wolf a Banana"	2022	4	59	10	54	13	47	Non-album singles
"Give That Wolf a Romantic Banana"		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Melocoton (The Donka Donk Song)"		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Howling" (featuring Luna Ferrari)		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Having Grandma Here for Christmas"		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Worst Kept Secret"	2023	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Coco Pops" (with Subkids)		—	—	—	—	—	—
"We Wrote a Book"		—	—	—	—	—	—
"I Think I Killed Rudolph" (with a1)		—	—	—	—	—	—
"Spaceman" (with DJ Astronaut)	2024	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Album or EP
"Sammen finner vi frem" (Ylvis featuring Gaute Ormåsen and various artists)	2011	Non-album single
"Til vi sees igjen" (Reflex and Martin Alfsen featuring Gaute Ormåsen)	2013	God Loves Norwegian Country
"Like a Flower Needs the Rain" (Reflex and Martin Alfsen featuring Bjøro Håland and Gaute Ormåsen)
"Fedrelandet" (Robin og Bugge featuring Gaute Ormåsen)	2016	Non-album singles
"Miracles" (Oslo 2016 featuring Alexander Rybak and Gaute Ormåsen)
"Tenn lys" (Trude Kristin Klæboe featuring Gaute Ormåsen)	2017	Vinterlys
"Tonstad" (Haughom featuring Gaute Ormåsen)	2023	Non-album singles
"Can't Forget" (Light Fusion featuring Gaute Ormåsen)

Other appearances

Title	Year	Album or EP
"Romjulsdrøm"	2006	Hjem til jul (En musikalsk julekalender)
"The First Noel"	2008	Time for Peace
"Peace in the Valley"
"Angels We Have Heard on High"
"Come On Let's Celebrate" (with Knut Anders Sørum, Nora Foss al-Jabri, and Trine Rein)
"Synk eller svøm"	2010	Sommerfest!