| The two of us met when we were both
five years old in a small town just outside of Oslo, Norway. It wasn't
long before we started singing and dancing together. A few years later
we both acted in musicals like Annie, The Sound of Music, Bugsy Malone
and the Wizard of Oz. After a while we figured out that we wanted to do
something by ourselves.
To make a long story short, we got
a record deal and released a children's record (Norwegian songs for kids)
in 1994. The record did pretty well, (actually it got nominated for the
best children's record of the year at the Norwegian Grammy awards) and
we got the opportunity to perform on several TV shows, festivals, and radio
programs. We had a lot of fun and were convinced that this was what we
wanted to do with our lives!
When we went into the studio a year
later to record another children's album, we realized that we wanted to
do something different. We wanted to take the next step, and we started
practicing guitar and piano, and began writing pop songs together. We wrote
lyrics in English so more people could understand our message.
One of our demos ended up at Atlantic
Records in the summer of '98 and we got a worldwide deal! Since then, we've
been traveling worldwide in order to complete our first recording. We've
been fortunate that some of the best songwriters and producers in the world
have heard our music and voices, and to great delight, have wanted to work
with us. Shades of Purple is the result of a lot of hard work (and tons
of fun!!!). - M2MMusic.com |
