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Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll (; born 11 September 1991), known professionally as Kygo (), is a Norwegian DJ and record producer. He first received international attention with his December 2013 remix of the track "I See Fire" by Ed Sheeran and his December 2014 single "Firestone" (featuring Conrad Sewell). In late 2015, he reached one billion streams on Spotify faster than any other artist, and by June 2016, he had reached two billion streams.
He also experienced commercial success with the singles "Stole the Show" (2015), "Here for You" (2015), "Stay" (2015), "It Ain't Me" featuring Selena Gomez (2017), remix of "Higher Love" (2019) and a remix of "What's Love Got To Do With It" (2020). His debut album, Cloud Nine, was released on 13 May 2016.
Kygo became the first house music producer to perform at an Olympics closing ceremony in August 2016 at the 2016 Rio Olympics. In March 2018, Billboard ranked Kygo third on its 2018 ranking of dance musicians titled Billboard Dance 100. The same year, he was ranked 32 on DJ Mags top 100 DJs of the world, and in October 2019, he was ranked 42.
Kygo's stage name is a portmanteau derived from the first two letters of his first and last names (replacing ø with o). His stage name Kygo can be pronounced as ( for Norwegian speakers and for English speakers. Kyrre got the idea for his stage name through a username he received in high school for the learning management system platform itslearning.
Kygo started taking piano lessons at the age of six and considers himself more of a pianist than a disc jockey. He stopped when he was 15 or 16 and started producing music with Logic Studio and a MIDI keyboard while watching several tutorials on YouTube. When he decided to pursue music full-time, he was halfway through a degree in business and finance at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. He has cited Swedish DJ Avicii as his main inspiration.
He was also featured in an interview for Billboard magazine, where he talked to writer Matt Medved about his remixes for musicians Diplo and Coldplay, and talked about his upcoming tour in North America. In July 2014, Kygo entered into a partnership with EDM lifestyle brand Electric Family to produce a collaboration bracelet for which one hundred per cent of the proceeds are donated to Médecins Sans Frontières. In the same month, he signed a record label deal with Sony International and Ultra Music.
Three months later, his fifth single, "Stay", produced with fellow Norwegian record producer William Larsen and featuring vocals by Maty Noyes, was released on 4 December 2015. In December 2015, Kygo became the fastest artist in history to reach one billion streams on Spotify. After the release of the single, Kygo announced that he was embarking on a worldwide tour to promote his debut studio album. Soon after, revealed that his debut studio album was going to be released on 19 February 2016, but was delayed. He, instead, released a teaser of the songs that he was working on that were on his debut studio album and released it on SoundCloud.
In the beginning of March 2016, Kygo announced that his debut studio album was going to be released on 13 May 2016, under the title Cloud Nine. He also announced that he would be releasing three promotional singles, leading up to the release of the album. The first of these singles, which was released 18 March 2016, was entitled "Fragile", which features vocals and was collaborated with Labrinth. The second single came out on 1 April 2016 and was called "Raging", which features vocals from the Irish band Kodaline and was also co-written by James Bay. The third and last single was released on 22 April 2016 and was entitled "I'm In Love", featuring vocals from James Vincent McMorrow. Kygo's debut studio album was released on 13 May 2016. Other collaborations were revealed to include Parson James, Tom Odell, Kodaline, Conrad Sewell, John Legend, James Vincent McMorrow, Foxes, Rhodes, Matt Corby, Maty Noyes, Julia Michaels and Angus & Julia Stone.
Kygo launched a new lifestyle brand called Kygo Life AS on 17 August 2016 in Europe, the United States and Canada.. The brand consists of two collections of high-fashion and relaxed wear, in addition to hardware such as headphones.
He performed "Carry Me" with American singer and songwriter Julia Michaels at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics on 21 August at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, as part of a segment that promoted the new Olympic Channel service launching after the Games. His performance in the Olympics helped grow his popularity.
On 15 September 2017, Kygo remixed the U2 song "You're The Best Thing About Me", which was also released as his collaborative single with the band.
On 19 October 2017, Kygo announced via Facebook that his second studio album is called Kids in Love, which was released on 3 November. On 20 October, he released the lead single and title track "Kids in Love", which features The Night Game. Shortly after releasing the album, Kygo announced the Kids in Love Tour. On 16 March 2018, Kygo released "Remind Me to Forget", a track featuring American singer Miguel, as the third single from the album, which streamed 400 million times on Spotify as of 2 January 2020, following "Stranger Things" featuring the American pop rock band OneRepublic. "Stranger Things" received a remix from Alan Walker.
"Think About You" featuring American singer Valerie Broussard was released as a single on 14 February 2019 and considered timed for Valentine's Day. "Carry On", a song with English singer Rita Ora, was released as a standalone single for the 2019 film Detective Pikachu. The song was released on 19 April 2019 through RCA Records. It has been streamed more than 174 million times on Spotify.
On 23 May 2019, Kygo released "Not OK" with Chelsea Cutler. On 14 June 2019, Kygo released his first Norwegian-language song, with Bergen rappers Store P and Lars Vaular called "Kem kan eg ringe". On 28 June, having been asked to by Whitney Houston's estate, he remixed Houston's cover version of Steve Winwood's song "Higher Love". On 21 August, "Higher Love" reached the No. 1 position on Billboard magazine's Dance Club Songs chart, making it Houston's highest-charting posthumous release to date. "Higher Love" has been streamed over 917 million times on Spotify as of April 2024. On 6 December, Kygo collaborated with The Chainsmokers on a track, named "Family".
After his fellow and frequent collaborator, Sandro Cavazza, sent him an unreleased Avicii track known as "Forever Yours" and with due consent from Avicii's family, Kygo completed the song while adding his signature tropical house elements. The track was released on 24 January 2020. On 23 March 2020, Kygo announced that he had completed his third album titled Golden Hour. He released the single "Like It Is", with Zara Larsson and Tyga, on 27 March 2020. On 2 April 2020, Kygo released "I'll Wait" with vocals by Sasha Sloan. The next day, a music video was released starring real-life American couple Rob Gronkowski and Camille Kostek containing personal footage of their life together. On 16 April 2020, Kygo collaborated with Moroccan-English singer Zak Abel on a track titled "Freedom".
On 11 May 2020, Kygo announced the track list for the Golden Hour album. On 15 May 2020, he released "Lose Somebody", with OneRepublic. Kygo released the next single from the album, "The Truth", featuring Valerie Broussard (with whom he previously collaborated on "Think About You"), on 22 May 2020. Golden Hour was released on 29 May 2020. Kygo also collaborates with Jay Sean on the track: "Out Of My Mind", but the song is not released.
On 11 July 2020, Kygo released a music video for the album track "Broken Glass" with German singer Kim Petras, 6 days later, Kygo released a remix of Tina Turner's "What's Love Got to Do with It".
On 18 September 2020, Kygo released a remix of Donna Summer's "Hot Stuff".
On 13 August 2021, Kygo released a music video for the track "Love Me Now" featuring German singer Zoe Wees.
On 15 October 2021, Kygo released the single "Undeniable" featuring American pop-rock band X Ambassadors.
On 25 February 2022, Kygo released a song with DNCE called "Dancing Feet".
On 11 November 2022, Kygo released his fourth album, Thrill of the Chase as a surprise album.
On 31 March 2023, Kygo released a remix of the song "Say Say Say" by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson.
On 19 April, he released "For Life" with Zak Abel and Nile Rodgers, which interpolates "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" by Modjo. After this release, Kygo announced his Kygo World Tour on social media, which is scheduled for late 2024.
On 30 May 2024, he announced a new album, simply called Kygo, which was released on 21 June 2024 as he commemorates 10 years of his career. A day later, he released "Without You", in collaboration with singer-songwriter Hayla. On 14 June 2024, Kygo released "Me Before You" with singer-songwriter Phil Plested, as the fourth single from Kygo. The song was already played by him in some shows before its release.
On 21st June 2024, Kygo released KYGO, which contains 18 tracks and runs for 1 hour and 4 minutes. The album peaked No.1 in Norway and No.2 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Charts.
On the 27th of September, during his KYGO World Tour, he released "Stars Will Align" with Imagine Dragons.
On the 15th of November, he released the song "Hold On Me" with Sandro Cavazza.
On the 24th of January 2025, he released "Chasing Paradise" with OneRepublic.
| 2017 | Stole the Show | Himself | 51 min | Documentary by Apple Music |
| 2015 | Bring On the Night | Himself | 2 | Docuseries by VGTV | |
| Nøkkelen til suksess | 1 | Docuseries by NRK |
| 2015 | YouTube Music Awards | YouTube Music Video Award | "Stole the Show" | ||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Norwegian Act | Himself | |||
| 2016 | International Dance Music Awards | Best Break-Through DJ | |||
| Best Break-Through Artist (Solo) | |||||
| Best Chillout/Lounge Track | "Stole the Show" | ||||
| 2016 Spellemannprisen | Spellemann of the Year | Himself | |||
| Newcomer of the Year & Gramo Scholarship | |||||
| Music Video of the Year | "Stole the Show" | ||||
| Song of the Year | |||||
| "Firestone" | |||||
| Electronic Music Awards & Foundation | Best New Artist | Himself | |||
| Single of the Year | "Stole the Show" | ||||
| Spellemannprisen and Music Norway | Export Award | Himself | |||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Norwegian Act | ||||
| NRJ Music Awards | DJ de l'année (DJ of the Year) | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 Spellemannprisen | Popsolist (Pop Solo Artist) | Cloud Nine | ||
| Song of the Year | "Stay" | ||||
| WDM Radio Awards | Best New Talent | Himself | |||
| Billboard Music Awards | Top Dance/Electronic Album | Cloud Nine | |||
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice Collaboration | "It Ain't Me" (shared with Selena Gomez) | |||
| Choice Electronic/Dance Song | |||||
| MTV Video Music Awards | Best Dance Video | ||||
| Nickelodeon Colombia Kids' Choice Awards | Colaboración Favorita (Favorite Collaboration) | ||||
| Nickelodeon Mexico Kids' Choice Awards | |||||
| Nickelodeon Argentina Kids' Choice Awards | |||||
| LOS40 Music Awards | International Artist of the Year | Himself | |||
| Best International Video | "It Ain't Me" (shared with Selena Gomez) | ||||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Norwegian Act | Himself | |||
| IHeartRadio | 1 Billion Total Audience Spins on iHeartRadio Stations | "It Ain't Me" (shared with Selena Gomez) | |||
| 2018 | 2018 Spellemannprisen | Song of the Year | "It Ain't Me" (shared with Selena Gomez) | ||
| WDM Radio Awards | Best Global Track | ||||
| Best Deep House DJ | Himself | ||||
| Billboard Music Awards | Top Dance/Electronic Artist | ||||
| Top Dance/Electronic Album | Stargazing | ||||
| Top Dance/Electronic Song | "It Ain't Me" (shared with Selena Gomez) | ||||
| International Dance Music Awards | Best Live Act | Himself | |||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Norwegian Act | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 Spellemannprisen | Song of the Year | "Remind Me to Forget" (shared with Miguel) | ||
| iHeartRadio Music Awards | Dance Song of the Year | ||||
| Dance Artist of the Year | Himself | ||||
| Billboard Music Awards | Top Dance/Electronic Artist | ||||
| Top Dance/Electronic Album | Kids in Love | ||||
| P3 Gull '19 | P3 Prize | Himself | |||
| 2020 | 2020 Spellemannprisen | Song of the Year | "Kem kan eg ringe" (shared with Store P and Lars Vaular) | ||
| 2021 | 2021 Spellemannprisen | "Lose Somebody" | |||
| 2024 | P3 Gull '24 | "Whatever" | |||
| 2025 | 2025 Spellemannprisen |
| 2015 | 33 | New Entry | |
| 2016 | 26 | Up 7 | |
| 2017 | 24 | Up 2 | |
| 2018 | 32 | Down 8 | |
| 2019 | 52 | Down 20 | |
| 2020 | 28 | Up 24 | |
| 2021 | 48 | Down 20 | |
| 2022 | - | Down |
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