Ruben (singer)

Ruben Markussen (born 23 March 1995), known mononymously as Ruben, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. He grew up in Bjarkøy, a small village of 300 inhabitants in Harstad, northern Norway. His debut single "Walls" charted in Norway on the basis of huge streaming online charting on VG-lista, the official Norwegian Singles Chart, making it to number 8. As a result, he moved to Oslo to further his career. He was nominated for the Norwegian P3 Gold 2018 award in 2018 "Newcomer" category for the song during Spellemannprisen,[1][2] receiving a scholarship. His follow up "Lay by Me" has charted in Norway,[3] reaching number 8. Both singles also charted in Sweden. He is signed to Universal Records in Norway.

Ruben Markussen
Background information
Also known asRuben
Born (1995-03-23) 23 March 1995
Harstad, Norway
OriginBjarkøy, Norway
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2016–present
LabelsUniversal
Websiterubenofficial.com

Discography

Extended plays
  • East West (2016, with Tom Has)[4]
  • Melancholic (2019)[5]

Singles
Title Year Peak positions Album/EP
NOR
 SWE
"Walls" 2017 8[6]59[7] Melancholic
"The Half" 2018 20[8]—
"Lay by Me" 8[9]28[7]
"Power" 2019 30[10]—
"So High" 14[11]— TBA
"As Long As I Break Your Heart" ——
"Heading Home"[12]
(with Alan Walker)		 2020 15[13]53[7] Non-album single
"Burn Down This Room" 19[14]— TBA
"Dear God" 18[15]— TBA
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

References
  1. P3 Gull: Her er de nominerte til P3 Gull 2018 (in Norwegian)
  2. VG.no: Spellemann-glipp – nominert artist falt ut av listen
  3. 730.no: Glem Sam Smith, her er den nye singelen til Ruben ? (in Norwegian)
  4. "East West – EP by Ruben & Tom Has". iTunes. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  5. "Melancholic – EP by Ruben". iTunes. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  6. "Walls". VG-lista 2021 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  7. "Ruben discography". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  8. "The Half". VG-lista 2021 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  9. "Lay By Me". VG-lista 2021 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  10. "Power". VG-lista 2021 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  11. "So High". VG-lista 2021 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  12. "Heading Home - Single by Alan Walker & Ruben on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  13. "Heading Home". VG-lista 2021 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  14. "Burn Down This Room". VG-lista 2021 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  15. "Dear God". VG-lista 2021 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2021-01-29.


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