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Karpe
Karpe in 2011.
Background information
Also known as	Karpe Diem
Origin	Oslo, Norway
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Apen & Kjeften Petroleum Records Bonnier Amigo Music Group
Members	Magdi Omar Ytreeide Abdelmaguid Chirag Rashmikant Patel
Website	www.karpe.no

Karpe (previously known as Karpe Diem between 2000 and 2018) is a Norwegian rap group from Oslo, consisting of Magdi Omar Ytreeide Abdelmaguid (b. 1984) and Chirag Rashmikant Patel (b. 1984).

Biography

Magdi Omar Ytreeide Abdelmaguid, of mixed Egyptian/Norwegian origin, was born on 3 June 1984 in Oslo to an Egyptian father and a Norwegian mother from Stryn, Sogn og Fjordane. Chirag Rashmikant Patel, of Indian origin, was born on 20 July 1984 in Lørenskog. His Indian father immigrated from Uganda and Chirag grew up in Oslo. His mother originates from Anand, India.

Magdi and Chirag first met in 1998 in the Oslo Handelsgymnasium, where they were both studying and making music individually. The duo was formed in 2000.

The duo has released five albums, four EPs and won a number of awards, including seven Spellemannprisen awards.

Career

2004–2016

Karpe's debut release, Glasskår EP in 2004, was a commercial success, and the titular single "Glasskår" peaked at No. 9 on VG-lista, the Norwegian Albums Chart, becoming certified Gold after remaining on the chart for 6 weeks. Their debut studio album was Rett fra hjertet, released in 2006. It reached No. 10 on VG-lista and sold 18,000 copies. The band got nominated for "Best Album" in Spellemannprisen in 2006 and won the Norwegian Alarmprisen in 2007. Their 2008 album Fire Vegger was an even bigger success. The album sold more than 30,000 copies and reached No. 3 on the Norwegian Albums Chart. Aldri solgt en løgn, their third and biggest album, topped the Norwegian charts and won them the prestigious Spellemannprisen award as "Best Hip Hop album", with the single "Ruter" winning "Best hit of the year". Other accolades for the album included the official Bendiksenprisen award, Sigval Bergesen d.y.'s honorary "Almennyttige Ærespris" award and international recognition as "Best Norwegian Act" in MTV Europe Music Awards in 2010. They were once again the recipients of Spellemannprisen 2012 in the category Pop music, for the album Kors på halsen, ti kniver i hjertet, mor og far i døden. In November 2013 Karpe received the P3 award on the P3 radio station's first music award show, P3 Gull at Sentrum Scene in Oslo.

In October 2015, they launched a brand new musical project called Heisann Montebello. Nine songs were released over two years, each one with their own ambitious music video. The project was awarded the Spellemannprisen 2016 in the categories Best Urban Act and Album of the Year. They were even nominated in the categories Best Songwriter and Best Music Video for "Den islamske elefanten", directed by Thea Hvistendahl.

The Monkey & The Mouth

The duo went on a Norway tour before they announced that they would play three shows at the Oslo Spektrum Arena in April 2017. All 27,000 tickets were sold in a matter of hours. The three shows turned out to be the core of "The Monkey & The Mouth", a full-length experimental movie directed by Thea Hvistendahl. It was viewed by 52,000 people during its limited four-day theatrical release in December 2017, and revolves around the visual and musical universe created by the band. The music videos for "Heisann Montebello" introduced two characters: The Monkey (Chirag/Entertainment) and the Mouth (Magdi/Art).

The film is a fusion of concert and fiction that together constitutes a "never before seen" hybrid of music video/live-concert/fiction film. "The Monkey and The Mouth" was awarded the Amanda award 2018 and the Kanonprisen at the Norwegian Kosmorama Film Festival in the Production Design category. It was also part of the official selection at the Tallinn Film Festival 2018, CPH PIX Film Festival, Gothenburg Film Festival 2018 and it is appointed critics choice at Tromsø International Film Festival 2019.

2019–

In 2019 they released the EP Sas Plus/Sas Pussy. The EP was released as one 29 minutes and 47 seconds long track. They were rewarded Spellemannprisen 2019 in the category Album of the year for their efforts. In addition to this, they were nominated in the categories Urban and Songwriter of the year. In December 2019 they made two huge and very different announcements. They announced ten shows in Oslo Spektrum Arena in August 2021 (postponed to 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic), and at the same time they invited 100 lucky fans to an experience called SAS Skien. SAS Skien took place in Festiviteten in the town of Skien, Norway – a historical building with a total of 114 rooms that Karpe bought in 2018.

Everyone that bought a ticket to one of the concerts in Oslo Spektrum, could apply to be part of a one of a kind experience in the mysterious house. In October 2020 a total of 100 fans were invited into Festiviteten in Skien – 20 people each night, for five nights. The details surrounding the experience were kept secret. Media was not allowed inside and all the guests had to leave their cellphones at the door.

August 17, 2020 Karpe established the Patel & Abdelmaguid Foundation. In doing so they gave away their master rights and revenue from all of their previous releases, six studio albums and various EPs and singles, to causes relating to assistance for refugees, asylum seekers or immigrants. There are no specific requirements set for the size or catchment area of the projects that receive funds. Both worldwide projects and small local projects are eligible, as long as its work is carried out in accordance with the Fund’s overarching objectives. The first fund allocation took place in October 2021.

In January 2022, they released the film loop Omar Sheriff, and with it presented their new EP.

In August 2022, Karpe sold out Oslo Spektrum 10 times, with a total of 110,000 attendees. The show reached Variety magazine, which compared the duo to Kanye West and The Weeknd.

Awards

• 2008: Spellemannprisen in the category "Hip hop", for the album Fire Vegger
• 2010: Spellemannprisen in the category "This years spellemann"
• 2012: Spellemannprisen in the category "Pop music", for the album Kors på halsen, Ti kniver i hjertet, Mor og Far i døden
• 2013: P3 Gull in the category "P3 Prize"
• 2015: Spellemannprisen in the category "Best music video" for the single "Hvite menn som pusher 50"
• 2016: P3 Gull in the category "Live Artist of the Year"
• 2016: P3 Gull in the category "Song of the Year", for the single "Lett å være rebell i kjellerleiligheten din"
• 2016: Spellemannprisen in the category "Urban", for the album Heisann Montebello
• 2016: Spellemannprisen in the category "Album of the Year", for the album Heisann Montebello
• 2017: P3 Gull in the category "Live Artist of the Year"
• 2017: Edvardprisen in the category "Text" for Heisann Montebello
• 2019: P3 Gull in the category "Live Artist of the Year"
• 2019: Spellemannprisen in the category "Album of the Year", for the album Sas Plus/Sas Pussy

Popular culture

Norway's Gujarati Rockstar, a documentary released in 2023, explores the musical journey and Gujarati roots of Chirag Patel.

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Other charted songs

References

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2. "On the P3 award". P3.no. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
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4. "Karpe i Spektrum utsolgt – advarer mot svindel". www.vg.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 17 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
5. Aswad, Jem (2022-08-16). "With Girl in Red, Dagny, Aurora and More, Norway's Oya Festival Showcases the Country's Booming Music Scene". Variety. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
6. "Norway's Gujarati Rockstar". YouTube. 19 May 2023.
7. ^ NorwegianCharts: Karpe Diem Discography
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9. "VG-lista - Topp 40 Album uke 17, 2017". VG-lista. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
10. "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 10, 2019". VG-lista. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
11. "Album 2022 uke 5". VG-lista. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
12. "VG-lista - Topp 20 Single uke 36, 2016". lista.vg.no. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18.
13. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 51, 2017". VG-lista. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
14. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 50, 2017". VG-lista. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
15. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 26, 2019". VG-lista. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
16. "Singel 2022 uke 01". VG-lista. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
17. "Singel 2022 uke 19". VG-lista. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
18. "Singel 2022 uke 21". VG-lista. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
19. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2022-05". VG-lista. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
20. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2022-06". VG-lista. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
21. ^ "Singel 2022 uke 32". VG-lista. Retrieved 12 August 2022.

External links

• Official website

• Spellemannprisen winners
• Norwegian musical duos
• Hip-hop duos
• Musical groups from Oslo
• Norwegian hip-hop groups