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.
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Also known as | Ruben |
Born | (1995-03-23) 23 March 1995 (age 27) Harstad, Norway |
Origin | Bjarkøy, Norway |
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Years active | 2016–present |
Labels | Universal |
Website | rubenofficial |
Title | Year | Peak positions |
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NOR [4] | ||
East West[5] (with Tom Has) | 2016 | – |
Melancholic[6] | 2019 | – |
Animosity[7] | 2021 | 6 |
Title | Year | Peak positions | Album / EP | |
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SWE | |||
"Walls" | 2017 | 8[8] | 59[9] | Melancholic |
"The Half" | 2018 | 20[10] | — | |
"Lay by Me" | 8[11] | 28[9] | ||
"Power" | 2019 | 30[12] | — | |
"So High" | 14[13] | — | Non-album singles | |
"As Long As I Break Your Heart" | — | — | ||
"Heading Home"[14] (with Alan Walker) |
2020 | 15[15] | 53[9] | World of Walker |
"Burn Down This Room" | 19[16] | — | Animosity | |
"Dear God" | 18[17] | — | ||
"Mama Don't Know" | 2021 | — | — | |
"Running" | 27[18] | — | ||
"Candy" | — | — | Non-album single | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |
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