| Ballinciaga | |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Origin: | Oslo, Norway |
| Years Active: | 2018–present |
| Current Members: |
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Ballinciaga is a Norwegian music group consisting of Mikkel Brunvatne Henriksen, Thomas Alexander Strandskogen, and Victor Karlsen Klæbo, known for wearing pink balaclavas. Their songs and performances include influences of electronic music and dance pop. The group has amassed multiple entries on the Norwegian charts, including three songs which peaked at number one, namely "Norwegian: Dans på bordet|i=no" with, "Norwegian: Fakk min X|i=no" with rapper Kamelen, and "Norwegian: Sigg|i=no".
Ballinciaga consists of three men who cover their faces with pink balaclavas with eye slits.[1] Initially, the band members kept their identities a secret. Later, it was revealed that the members are Mikkel Brunvatne Henriksen, Thomas Alexander Strandskogen, and Victor Karlsen Klæbo.[2]
Ballinciaga started out early with releasing russ music (russelåter) in 2018. They stated that russ music was initially intended as a side project to make money, but they also planned to make "proper music." However, due to their success, they eventually focused entirely on russ music. Over time, the trio stopped naming their commissioned songs after the client, as was typical for the genre, instead only adding the client’s name in parentheses next to the song titles.[3]
In 2021, Ballinciaga was able to land in the Norwegian music charts for the first time, with the song "Hot Boy Summer". They had their major commercial breakthrough with the single "Loud Luxury 2022" together with Norwegian rapper, which peaked at number two. The group later achieved their first number one single on the Norwegian singles chart in 2022 with the song "Norwegian: Dans på bordet|i=no" featuring .[4] In May 2023, the trio released their debut album Postkort Alicante, which consists of nine tracks. The album debuted at number one on the Norwegian album charts.[5]
The group also participated in NRK's in 2022, discussing graduation celebrations in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic and russ music.[6]
In 2023, the group launched the alcoholic drink Kald Hard Seltzer, but was criticised for having "exploitative and cynical marketing", which allegedly violated the ban on alcohol advertising that exists in Norway.[7]
| Details | Peak chart positions | ||
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| NOR [8] | |||
| Postkort Alicante |
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| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album or EP | |||||||||||
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| NOR | SWE [10] | |||||||||||||
| "Hot Boy Summer" | 2021 | 18 | — | rowspan="16" | ||||||||||
| "Loud Luxury 2022" | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
| "Norwegian: Dans på bordet|i=no" | 2022 | 1 | — | |||||||||||
| "Tante" | 3 | — | ||||||||||||
| "Norwegian: Beklager (Guttaklubben)|i=no" | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
| "Norwegian: Kjære alkohol|i=no (Hall of Fame)" | 2 | — |
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| "Block Party" | 10 | — |
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| "Norwegian: Fakk min X|i=no" | 1 | — | ||||||||||||
| "Norwegian: En Shot|i=no" | 2023 | 4 | — | |||||||||||
| "Norwegian: Dumme|i=no Kids" | 8 | — | ||||||||||||
| "Norwegian: Minne for livet|i=no" | 9 | — | ||||||||||||
| "Norwegian: Igjen og igjen|i=no" | 8 | — | ||||||||||||
| "Dance" | 2024 | 11 | — | |||||||||||
| "Baby" | 13 | — | ||||||||||||
| "Norwegian: Sigg|i=no" | 1 | 42 | ||||||||||||
| "Ayt" | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Album or EP | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| "Norwegian: Bråkmaker - Hjemmesnekk|i=no" | 2019 |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOR | |||
| "Norwegian: Kjære|i=no 2045" | 2023 | 11 | Postkort Alicante |
| "Norwegian: Leve|i=no" | 2 | ||
| "Norwegian: Døra|i=no" | 12 | ||
| "Norwegian: Om vi bare...|i=no" | 9 | ||
| "Norwegian: Vi mot verden|i=no" | 17 | ||
| "Norwegian: God dag|i=no" | 22 |
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Spellemannprisen | Breakthrough of the Year | Ballinciaga | ||
| Song of the Year | "Norwegian: Dans på bordet|i=no" | ||||
| P3 Gull | Song of the Year | ||||
| Artist of the Year | Ballinciaga |