Karpe
Karpe (previously known as Karpe Diem between 2000 and 2018)[1] is a Norwegian rap group from Oslo, consisting of Magdi Omar Ytreeide Abdelmaguid (b. 1984) and Chirag Rashmikant Patel (b. 1984).
Biography
Magdi Omar Ytreeide Abdelmaguid, of mixed Egyptian/Norwegian origin, was born on 3 June 1984 in Oslo to an Egyptian father and a Norwegian mother from Stryn Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county. Chirag Rashmikant Patel, of Indian origin, was born on 20 July 1984 in Lørenskog Municipality. His Indian father immigrated from Uganda and Chirag grew up in Oslo. His mother originates from Anand, India.
Magdi and Chirag first met in 1998 in the Oslo Handelsgymnasium, where they were both studying and making music individually. The duo was formed in 2000.
The duo has released five albums, four EPs and won a number of awards, including seven Spellemannprisen awards.
Career
2004–now
Karpe's debut release, Glasskår EP in 2004, was a commercial success, and the titular single "Glasskår" peaked at No. 9 on VG-lista, the Norwegian Albums Chart, becoming certified Gold after remaining on the chart for 6 weeks. Their debut studio album was Rett fra hjertet, released in 2006. It reached No. 10 on VG-lista and sold 18,000 copies. The band got nominated for "Best Album" in Spellemannprisen in 2006 and won the Norwegian Alarmprisen in 2007. Their 2008 album Fire Vegger was an even bigger success. The album sold more than 30,000 copies and reached No. 3 on the Norwegian Albums Chart. Aldri solgt en løgn, their third and biggest album, topped the Norwegian charts and won them the prestigious Spellemannprisen award as "Best Hip Hop album", with the single "Ruter" winning "Best hit of the year". Other accolades for the album included the official Bendiksenprisen award, Sigval Bergesen d.y.'s honorary "Almennyttige Ærespris" award and international recognition as "Best Norwegian Act" in MTV Europe Music Awards in 2010. They were once again the recipients of Spellemannprisen 2012 in the category Pop music, for the album Kors på halsen,ti kniver i hjertet, mor og far i døden. In November 2013 Karpe received the P3 award on the P3 radio station's first music award show, P3 Gull at Sentrum Scene in Oslo.[2]
في أكتوبر 2015، أطلقوا مشروعًا موسيقيًا جديدًا بعنوان "هايسان مونتيبيلو" . أصدروا تسع أغنيات على مدار عامين، كل منها مصحوبة بفيديو موسيقي مميز. حاز المشروع على جائزة " سبيلمانبرايسن" لعام 2016 في فئتي أفضل فنان حضري وأفضل ألبوم للعام. كما رُشِّحوا لجائزتي أفضل كاتب أغاني وأفضل فيديو موسيقي عن أغنية "دين إيسلامسكي إيليفانتن" من إخراج ثيا هفيستندال.
القرد والفم
قام الثنائي بجولة في النرويج قبل أن يعلنا عن إقامة ثلاث حفلات في قاعة أوسلو سبيكتروم أرينا في أبريل 2017. بيعت جميع التذاكر البالغ عددها 27,000 تذكرة في غضون ساعات. شكلت هذه الحفلات الثلاث جوهر فيلم "القرد والفم"، وهو فيلم تجريبي طويل من إخراج ثيا هفيستندال . شاهده 52,000 شخص خلال عرضه السينمائي المحدود لمدة أربعة أيام في ديسمبر 2017، وتدور أحداثه حول العالم البصري والموسيقي الذي ابتكرته الفرقة. قدمت مقاطع الفيديو الموسيقية لأغنية "Heisann Montebello" شخصيتين: القرد (شيراغ/إنترتينمنت) والفم (مجدي/آرت).
يمزج الفيلم بين الحفل الموسيقي والقصة، ليُشكّل مزيجًا فريدًا من نوعه يجمع بين الفيديو الموسيقي والحفل الموسيقي الحي والفيلم الروائي. حاز فيلم "القرد والفم" على جائزة أماندا لعام ٢٠١٨ وجائزة كانونبريسن في مهرجان كوسموراما السينمائي النرويجي عن فئة تصميم الإنتاج. كما شارك في الاختيار الرسمي لمهرجانات تالين السينمائية ٢٠١٨، وكوبنهاغن بيكس السينمائية، وغوتنبرغ السينمائية ٢٠١٨، واختير كأحد اختيارات النقاد في مهرجان ترومسو السينمائي الدولي ٢٠١٩.
2019–
في عام ٢٠١٩، أصدروا ألبومهم المصغر Sas Plus/Sas Pussy ، الذي صدر كمقطع موسيقي واحد مدته ٢٩ دقيقة و٤٧ ثانية. حازوا على جائزة Spellemannprisen لعام ٢٠١٩ عن فئة ألبوم العام تقديرًا لجهودهم. إضافةً إلى ذلك، رُشِّحوا لجائزتي أفضل أغنية في فئتي موسيقى الأوربان وأفضل كاتب أغاني. في ديسمبر من العام نفسه، أعلنوا عن حدثين هامين ومختلفين تمامًا. أعلنوا عن عشر حفلات في قاعة أوسلو سبيكتروم أرينا في أغسطس ٢٠٢١ (تم تأجيلها إلى ٢٠٢٢ بسبب جائحة كوفيد-١٩)، وفي الوقت نفسه دعوا ١٠٠ من معجبيهم المحظوظين إلى تجربة مميزة بعنوان SAS Skien. أقيمت فعالية SAS Skien في Festiviteten بمدينة سكين النرويجية، وهو مبنى تاريخي يضم ١١٤ غرفة اشتراه كاربي عام ٢٠١٨.
Everyone that bought a ticket to one of the concerts in Oslo Spektrum, could apply to be part of a one of a kind experience in the mysterious house. In October 2020 a total of 100 fans were invited into Festiviteten in Skien – 20 people each night, for five nights. The details surrounding the experience were kept secret. Media was not allowed inside and all the guests had to leave their cellphones at the door.
August 17, 2020 Karpe established the Patel & Abdelmaguid Foundation. In doing so they gave away their master rights and revenue from all of their previous releases, six studio albums and various EPs and singles, to causes relating to assistance for refugees, asylum seekers or immigrants. There are no specific requirements set for the size or catchment area of the projects that receive funds. Both worldwide projects and small local projects are eligible, as long as its work is carried out in accordance with the Fund’s overarching objectives. The first fund allocation took place in October 2021.
In January 2022, they released the film loop Omar Sheriff, and with it presented their new EP.[3]
In August 2022, Karpe sold out Oslo Spektrum 10 times, with a total of 110,000 attendees.[4] The show reached Variety magazine, which compared the duo to Kanye West and The Weeknd.[5]
Awards
- 2008: Spellemannprisen in the category "Hip hop", for the album Fire Vegger
- 2010: Spellemannprisen in the category "Spellemann of the Year"
- 2012: Spellemannprisen in the category "Pop music", for the album Kors på halsen, Ti kniver i hjertet, Mor og Far i døden
- 2013: P3 Gull in the category "P3 Prize"
- 2015: Spellemannprisen in the category "Best music video" for the single "Hvite menn som pusher 50"
- 2016: P3 Gull in the category "Live Artist of the Year"
- 2016: P3 Gull in the category "Song of the Year", for the single "Lett å være rebell i kjellerleiligheten din"
- 2016: Spellemannprisen in the category "Urban", for the album Heisann Montebello
- 2016: Spellemannprisen in the category "Album of the Year", for the album Heisann Montebello
- 2017: P3 Gull in the category "Live Artist of the Year"
- 2017: Edvardprisen in the category "Text" for Heisann Montebello
- 2019: P3 Gull in the category "Live Artist of the Year"
- 2019: Spellemannprisen in the category "Album of the Year", for the album Sas Plus/Sas Pussy
Popular culture
Norway's Gujarati Rockstar, a documentary released in 2023, explores the musical journey and Gujarati roots of Chirag Patel.[6]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak position | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOR[7] | |||
| 2006 | Rett fra hjertet | 10 | |
| 2008 | Fire vegger | 3 | |
| 2010 | Aldri solgt en løgn | 1 | |
| 2012 | Kors på halsen, ti kniver i hjertet, mor og far i døden | 1 |
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| 2016 | Heisann Montebello | 7 | |
| 2026 | Overtime/Overkill Vol. 1 | 2[9] | |
| Overtime/Overkill Vol. 2 | 18[9] | ||
| Overtime/Overkill Vol. 3 | 10[9] |
EPs
| Year | EP | Peak position | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOR[7] | |||
| 2004 | Glasskår EP | 21[10] | |
| 2019 | Sas Plus/Sas Pussy | 3[11] | |
| 2022 | Omar Sheriff | 1[12] | |
| 2022 | Mike It Spektrum | — | |
| 2023 | Diaspora Dreams | — |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak position | Certification | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOR[7] | ||||
| 2004 | "Glasskår" | 9 | Glasskår EP | |
| 2006 | "Piano" | 12 | Rett fra hjertet | |
| 2008 | "Under overflaten" | 8 | Fire vegger | |
| "Fireogtyvegods" | 5 | |||
| "Stjerner" | 8 | |||
| 2009 | "Vestkantsvartinga" | 17 | ||
| 2010 | "Ruter" (featuring Andreas Grega) | 2 | Aldri solgt en løgn | |
| 2012 | "Her" | 7 | Kors på halsen, ti kniver i hjertet, mor og far i døden | |
| "Påfugl" (featuring Yosef Wolde-Mariam) | 12 | |||
| "Toyota'n til Magdi" | 20 | |||
| 2015 | "Lett å være rebell i kjellerleiligheten din" | 3 | Heisann Montebello | |
| "Hvite menn som pusher 50" | 8 |
| ||
| "Au pair" | 12 |
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| "Hus/hotell/slott brenner" | 4 |
| ||
| 2016 | "Attitudeproblem" | 30 |
| |
| "Gunerius" | 13[13] |
| ||
| "Den islamske elefanten" | — |
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| 2017 | "Rett i foret" | 4[14] | Non-album singles | |
| "Dup-i-dup" | 32[15] | |||
| 2019 | "Skittles" | 4[16] |
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| 2022 | "(Åh) Tåmy, Tåmy – Rifla x Sheriff"(with Arif Murakami) | 3[17] | ||
| 2023 | "Trille"(with Jonas Benyoub) | 13[18] | ||
| "Meri jaan"(with Omar Sheriff, the Quick Style and Mo Ayn) | 13[19] | |||
| 2024 | "Piya Piya Calling" (with Delara and Kaifi Khalil featuring the Quick Style) | 5 | Coke Studio Season 15 | |
| 2025 | "Spis din syvende sans" | 59[20] | Non-album single | |
| 2026 | "Karpe4Life" | 1[21] | Overtime/Overkill Vol. 7 |
Other charted songs
| Year | Title | Peak position | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOR[7][22] | |||
| 2022 | "Iboprofen" | 2 | Omar Sheriff |
| "Ibn Adam" | 3 | ||
| "PAF.no" | 1 | ||
| "Salmalaks" | 4 | ||
| "Baraf/Fairuz"(with Jonas Benyoub and Emilie Nicolas featuring Harpreet Bansal) | 6 | ||
| "Kenya"(live from DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai) | 3[23] | ||
| "TheMostBeautifulShowInTheWorld(RightNow)_v2_020822.wav" | 21[24] | Mike It Spektrum | |
| "BigPapaGoat_v4_4130422.wav"(with Jonas Benyoub) | 4[24] |
References
- ↑"Har byttet navn! « NRK mP3 - Alltid musikk". 2020-03-04. Archived from the original on 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ↑"On the P3 award". P3.no. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ↑AS, TV 2 (2022-01-25). "Karpe presenterer ny musikk i en "ustoppelig loop"". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-09-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑"Karpe i Spektrum utsolgt – advarer mot svindel". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 17 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ↑Aswad, Jem (2022-08-16). "With Girl in Red, Dagny, Aurora and More, Norway's Oya Festival Showcases the Country's Booming Music Scene". Variety. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
- ↑"Norway's Gujarati Rockstar". YouTube. 19 May 2023.
- 1234NorwegianCharts: Karpe Diem Discography
- 12345678910"Norwegian certifications – Karpe" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- 123"Album 2026 uke 19". IFPI Norge. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑"Album 2026 uke 23". IFPI Norge. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑"VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 10, 2019". VG-lista. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ↑"Album 2022 uke 5". VG-lista. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ↑"VG-lista - Topp 20 Single uke 36, 2016". lista.vg.no. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18.
- ↑"VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 51, 2017". VG-lista. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ↑"VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 50, 2017". VG-lista. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ↑"VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 26, 2019". VG-lista. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ↑"Singel 2022 uke 01". VG-lista. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ↑"Singel 2022 uke 19". VG-lista. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- ↑"Singel 2022 uke 21". VG-lista. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ↑"Singel 2025 uke 39". IFPI Norge. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ↑"Singel 2026 uke 19". IFPI Norge. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑"VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2022-05". VG-lista. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ↑"VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2022-06". VG-lista. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- 12"Singel 2022 uke 32". VG-lista. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Spellemannprisen winners
- Norwegian musical duos
- Hip-hop duos
- Musical groups from Oslo
- Norwegian hip-hop groups