Tom Hugo

Tom Hugo Hermansen (born 27 October 1979), better known as simply Tom Hugo, is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and musician. He is currently living in Oslo.

Tom Hugo
Tom Hugo at Cologne Pride, 2018
Background information
Birth nameTom Hugo Hermansen
Born (1979-10-27) 27 October 1979
Kristiansand, Norway[1]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2007–present
Associated acts
Websitetomhugo.com
radiojam.no
keiino.com

Career

Recording artist

In 2007, Hugo moved to Hamburg and started working with Káme Entertainment and All Access Entertainment.[2] In 2009, I apologise EP was released on the indie-label BrilJant/Indigo. He released his debut-album Sundry Tales in Germany June 2012. The single "Open Up Your Eyes" released in summer 2011 peaked at #100 on German radio-charts.[3]

Sundry Tales was also released in Norway on HW Records/Musikkoperatørene, and peaked at 23rd place on the Norwegian charts.[4] The single "Open Up Your Eyes" peaked at #20 on the Norwegian radio-charts,[5] and follow-up single "Million Doors" was A-listed 12 weeks at Norway's largest radio-station (NRK P1).[6]

Hugo has played many live-shows in both his home-countries, including a support-tour for The Overtones[7] and festivals like Palmesus 2012,[8] Welt Astra Tag, Reeperbahn-festival and Quart 09. He has also played live on the TV shows ZDF MorgenMagazin[9] and God Morgen Norge (TV2-Norway), and was in the prime-time TV show Beat for Beat in Norway on 23 September 2012.[10]

Melodi Grand Prix
Hugo (center) performing at MGP 2018

In 2013, he participated for the first time in the Melodi Grand Prix with the song "Det er du" (It is You). However, he did not qualify for the Final. In 2018, he participated for the second time with the song "I Like I Like I Like". However, he did not qualify for the Gold Final. In 2019, he participated for the third time as part of the supergroup KEiiNO, who won and later represented Norway at Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Spirit in the Sky". He and KEiiNO would return again for the 2021 contest with the song "Monument" which received direct qualification to the grand final.

Radiojam

As well as being an artist and songwriter, Hugo is one of the vocalists in the Norwegian band Radiojam.[11]

Songwriting

Tom Hugo has co-written songs for artists in Europe and Asia. In Japan, Korean supergroup TVXQ released "Very Merry Xmas" on 27 November 2013, a song co-written by Tom and Chris Busek.[12] In summer 2013, Hugo co-wrote the B-side "Sunny Day Hero" taken from SHINee's gold-selling maxi-single "Boys Meet U".[13]

He has written 3 tracks together with Y'akoto for her album Baby Blues, released by Warner Bros. Germany in 2012. The co-written single "Without You" did fairly well on radio. The album peaked at #20 in Germany, and was nominated for an Echo award in 2013.[14] Together with Finnish songwriter Erik Nyholm, he wrote the single "Hard to Love You" performed by [Sebastian Wurth] which was released in 2011. The single peaked at #18 on the German charts.[15] In 2010, Meg Pfeiffer recorded "Love is Easy" co-written by Tom Hugo, Tebey and Sebastian Kirchner for her album Bullrider (#63 on German charts). Hugo was until recently signed by Universal Music Publishing in Germany.

Personal life

Hugo is openly gay.[16] He married his partner, Alexander Nyborg Olsson, on 4 December 2018.[17] The pair wrote "Spirit In The Sky" together, alongside Keiino's other members.

Discography

Studio albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
NOR
[18]
Sundry Tales 23

Extended plays
Title Details
I Apologise
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Hugoworld
  • Format: Digital download

Singles
Title Year Album
"Open Up Your Eyes" 2011 Sundry Tales
"Det er du" 2013 Non-album singles
"It Is You"
"Nothing But the Best" 2014
"Hjertet tar'kke feil" 2015
"Better Than Me" 2017
"Without U"
(featuring Polina Vita)
"Huske Å Gå Hjem"
(with Radiojam)
"I Like I Like I Like" 2018
"Spirit in the Sky"
(as part of KEiiNO)		 2019

References
  1. "Tom Hugo Hermansen – 3 roller i norsk næringsliv". www.proff.no.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-11-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Charts Deutschland Hauptchart" - Top200 - Wochenauswertung Chartwoche 34/2011 (19.08.2011 - 25.08.2011) www.musictrace.de
  4. "Tom Hugo - Sundry Tales". Norwegian Charts. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  5. IFPI Norway Week 31.2011 ( 28.07.2011 - 03.08.2011 ) 04.08.2011
  6. NRK. "A, B og C-lista uke 17 2012".
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-11-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Artister - Palmesus". www.palmesus.com.
  9. jez4711 (11 August 2011). "Tom Hugo : Open Up Your Eyes / ZDF Morgenmagazin 11.08.2011" – via YouTube.
  10. NRK. "Beat for Beat - høsten 2012".
  11. "livemusikk". livemusikk.
  12. "Very Merry Xmas - generasia". www.generasia.com.
  13. Boys Meet U (Shinee song)
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. Hung, Steffen. "norwegiancharts.com - Discography Tom Hugo". norwegiancharts.com.
  16. Eurovision 2019 Taxi Karaoke Tel Aviv 😂🎤 - BBC, retrieved 2020-04-07
  17. "Congrats to "Tom Hugo" Married His Partner Today". ESCBeat. 4 December 2018.
  18. "Tom Hugo discography". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  19. "Sundry Tales by Tom Hugo". Apple Music. Retrieved 3 June 2019.

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