Ramón (Norwegian singer)

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]

Ramón
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

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]

References

1. Engelsen, Thale Heidel (24 February 2022). "Ramón: – Jeg hadde behov for å skrive om noe som kan gi et lite håp" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 September 2022.
2. Asp, Marius (30 September 2022). "Plateanmeldelse: Ramón – "Så klart gjør det vondt": Ramóntikken er ikke død" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 September 2022.
3. Andresen, Ramón Torres (2021). "Ramón" (in Norwegian). Drømmestipendet. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
4. Noer, Sandra Mei Ling (18 November 2016). "Ramón ute av The Stream: – Det er veldig, veldig kjedelig" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 October 2022.
5. Braseth, Sofie (7 October 2016). "Disse ni artistene har fått platekontrakt" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 October 2022.
6. Roshauw, Filip (5 November 2020). "BlimE 10 år: Fra snill barneboogie til omfavnelse av den kommersielle popkulturen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 October 2022.
7. ""HVIS JEG VÅKNER OPP IGJEN" slippes fredag". Journalen (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 1 November 2022.
8. Tveit, Janne Monsen (22 October 2021). "Suser mot toppen takket være TikTok 🇳🇴". 730.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 1 November 2022.
9. Hoff, Emma (26 February 2022). "Han ville bare kødde litt på internett, men så tok det av. Nå topper Ramón hitlistene" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 October 2022.
10. Ighanian, Catherine Gonsholt (17 April 2022). "Her er kjendisenes påskebilder" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 October 2022.
11. "ramón on TikTok". TikTok. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
12. "Ramón med svensk samarbeid - ny singel med Victor Leksell | Universal Music Norge". kommunikasjon.ntb.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 November 2022.
13. ""VG-lista Rådhusplassen": Her er alle artistene". NRK P3 (in Norwegian). 21 April 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
14. "Ramón med etterlengtet debutalbum: SÅ KLART DET GJØR VONDT" (in Norwegian). Universal Music Norge. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
15. "Topp 40 Album 2022-41". VG-lista 2022 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 1 November 2022.
16. "Synger om følelser alle kan kjenne igjen". NRK P3 (in Norwegian). 30 September 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
17. Klausen, Aslaug Olette (17 June 2022). "Ramón om menn & kjærlighet". blikk.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 3 November 2022.

External links

•  Official website