Ramón (Norwegian singer)
Norwegian musical artist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ramón Torres Andresen (born 1998) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. He is known for the song "ok jeg lover" (ok I promise) and the follow-up song "17. mai".[1][2]
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.jpg) Ramón performing in 2022 Photo: Tore Sætre | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ramón Torres Andresen |
| Origin | Ski, Akershus, Norway |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instrument | Singing |
| Website | https://ramonofficial.com/ |
Education and career
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Perspective
Andresen is from Ski, Norway. He went to Ski Upper Secondary School, and studied songwriting and production at Kristiania University College.[3]
In 2016 he participated in the talent program The Stream, where he came in fifth place.[4] He signed with Warner Music later the same year.[5] The next year, he sang the 2017 BlimE! song, "Venn" (Friend), together with TRXD.[6]
In 2020 he released the EP HVIS JEG VÅKNER OPP IGJEN (IF I WAKE UP AGAIN)[7], and in 2021 the EP SMILE PENT, STÅ I RO (SMILE PRETTY, STAND STILL) was released[8]
Andresen went viral on the video-sharing app TikTok in the summer of 2021, with a video of him talking about his "swimming problem".[9][10] As of October 31st 2022 the video has 2,7 million views.[11]
On 10 June 2022 he and Viktor Leksell released the single "leilo brenner" (the apartment is burning) together. The song was recorded at one of the Spotify studios in Stockholm.[12] A week later Andresen performed at VG-Lista Rådhusplassen, together with Viktor Leksell.[13]
February 2022 he experienced huge success with the single "ok jeg lover" (ok I promise), which broke the record for most Spotify-plays within a day in Norway, with 605 000 plays.[3] He released his debut album Så klart det gjør vondt (Of course it hurts) on September 30, 2022 with Universal Music.[14][2] The album placed number one on the Norwegian official record chart, VG-Lista.[15] It was well received by the public, but got mixed critical reception by the press.[16][2]
Personal life
Andresen lives in Grünerløkka, Oslo. He defines himself as gay, and has a boyfriend. They met on the dating app Tinder, and his boyfriend works in the entertainment industry as well.[17]
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