D'Sound (stylized as d'sound) is a Norwegian neo soul band based in Oslo, Norway. The band was formed in 1993 with a line-up composed of lead vocalist Simone Eriksrud, bassist Jonny Sjo and drummer Kim Ofstad.[1][2] After Eriksrud's initial departure in 2018, the band announced that they would continue as a duo and collaborate with various international artists to provide vocals for future material. Bae Louie band member Mirjam Omdal joined in 2019 as a lead vocalist. Eriksrud returned to the band as a touring member in 2022.[3][4]
Drummer Kim Ofstad (born 25 November 1969) and bassist Jonny Sjo (born 7 April 1969) met while both attending Berklee College of Music. D'Sound was formed back in 1993 in Oslo with vocalist Simone Eriksrud (nee Larsen; born 21 August 1970) at a coincident rehearsal-meeting. Their debut album, Spice of Life, was released in 1997, followed by the successful single "Real Name", and was nominated for two "Spellemannpriser", the Norwegian equivalent of the Brits (United Kingdom) and the Grammys (United States). D'Sound's blend of jazz and pop with funky elements was well received, and they also gained recognition as a live act. Their second album, Beauty Is a Blessing, was released in 1998 and won the "Spellemannpris" for Best Norwegian Pop Group. It received platinum certification in Norway; however, the album was never released internationally. The second single, "Down on the Street" (originally a hit for British jazz-funk band Shakatak[5]) also entered the UK club chart.[6] The single "Tattooed on My Mind" was released with favorable reception in Southeast Asia.
In 2000, the band resumed working together on their next album in Jonny Sjo's home studio. After a long period of writing material, Talkin' Talk was recorded. For the first time, the band also produced the album, along with their long-time keyboardist Stein Austrud. In the production of their third album, D'Sound was heavily influenced by modern R&B American artists such as Angie Stone, D'Angelo, Jill Scott and Erykah Badu. The album Talkin' Talk was mixed in Virginia Beach, United States by Serban Ghenea, whose credits include work for Janet Jackson and Prince. For the subsequent tour, D'Sound joined with numerous national and international musicians and toured Norway with the songs from their three albums. Several international musicians like DJ Kemit from American hip-hop group Arrested Development also joined the band in touring.[1][2] The title track from the album was used by Nokia in an ad campaign in 2001 to promote their 8310 cellphone in Asia, where the album gained a favourable reception.[7][8][9]
In 2003, the group released Doublehearted, which featured the hit single "Do I Need a Reason". In 2004, their first greatest hits album was released, entitled Smooth Escapes - The Very Best of D'Sound. The album was followed by the release of their fifth studio album My Today, the following year. The band took a break after the release of their fourth album. Kim Ofstad left D'Sound in 2010, paring the band down to a duo of Eriksrud and Sjo, but returned in 2013.[2][10]
In June 2018, Simone Eriksrud announced her departure from D'Sound and was replaced by Mirjam Omdal[3][4] because the former wanted to spend more time with the rest of her family.[11]
In March 2019, D’Sound participated in the Norwegian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 (the Melodi Grand Prix), with their new song "Mr. Unicorn" and finished in third place.[12] In September 2019, D’Sound released their eighth studio album, Unicorn. Its cover features Sjo's brother and its title is dedicated to him. It contained tracks that featured Omdal as the band's main vocalist and collaborations with other artists and musicians such Armi Millare. In 2020, Omdal announced that she had returned to her band Bae Louie as a lead vocal but will continue to collaborate with Ofstad and Sjo as a touring member.
In 2021, D’Sound announced that their ninth studio album “25” will be released in January 2022. The album's title commemorates their 25 years since their debut album in 1997. Unlike the previous release, the album's tracklist will be a complete collaboration with many international artists and songwriters. Band vocalists Eriksrud and Omdal will also feature in some tracks. The first single and video from the album, “Save Some”, was released in May 2021 and kicked off their 25th anniversary since their debut with “Real Name” in 1996. “Save Some” is a collaboration with American R&B artist and songwriter Macy Gray. In September 2021, the group collaborated with Barbadian singer Shontelle for the album's second single “Necessary Love”. In December 2021, the band announced that they had reunited with Eriksrud through the release of the third single “Flashback”. The band began promoting the single and the album's release as a trio in 2022.
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D Sound stylized as d sound is a Norwegian neo soul band based in Oslo Norway The band was formed in 1993 with a line up composed of lead vocalist Simone Eriksrud bassist Jonny Sjo and drummer Kim Ofstad 1 2 After Eriksrud s initial departure in 2018 the band announced that they would continue as a duo and collaborate with various international artists to provide vocals for future material Bae Louie band member Mirjam Omdal joined in 2019 as a lead vocalist Eriksrud returned to the band as a touring member in 2022 3 4 D SoundAlso known asSweet amp Sour 1993 94 OriginOslo NorwayGenresNeo soul funk acid jazzYears active1993 presentLabelsdaWorksPolydorSony MusicVirginMembersJonny Sjo Kim Ofstad Simone Eriksrud Mirjam OmdalWebsitedsound wbr com Contents 1 Band history 2 Line up 2 1 Current members 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 3 2 Compilation albums 3 3 Live albums 3 4 Singles 4 References 5 External linksBand history edit nbsp Jonny Sjo in 2017Drummer Kim Ofstad born 25 November 1969 and bassist Jonny Sjo born 7 April 1969 met while both attending Berklee College of Music D Sound was formed back in 1993 in Oslo with vocalist Simone Eriksrud nee Larsen born 21 August 1970 at a coincident rehearsal meeting Their debut album Spice of Life was released in 1997 followed by the successful single Real Name and was nominated for two Spellemannpriser the Norwegian equivalent of the Brits United Kingdom and the Grammys United States D Sound s blend of jazz and pop with funky elements was well received and they also gained recognition as a live act Their second album Beauty Is a Blessing was released in 1998 and won the Spellemannpris for Best Norwegian Pop Group It received platinum certification in Norway however the album was never released internationally The second single Down on the Street originally a hit for British jazz funk band Shakatak 5 also entered the UK club chart 6 The single Tattooed on My Mind was released with favorable reception in Southeast Asia In 2000 the band resumed working together on their next album in Jonny Sjo s home studio After a long period of writing material Talkin Talk was recorded For the first time the band also produced the album along with their long time keyboardist Stein Austrud In the production of their third album D Sound was heavily influenced by modern R amp B American artists such as Angie Stone D Angelo Jill Scott and Erykah Badu The album Talkin Talk was mixed in Virginia Beach United States by Serban Ghenea whose credits include work for Janet Jackson and Prince For the subsequent tour D Sound joined with numerous national and international musicians and toured Norway with the songs from their three albums Several international musicians like DJ Kemit from American hip hop group Arrested Development also joined the band in touring 1 2 The title track from the album was used by Nokia in an ad campaign in 2001 to promote their 8310 cellphone in Asia where the album gained a favourable reception 7 8 9 In 2003 the group released Doublehearted which featured the hit single Do I Need a Reason In 2004 their first greatest hits album was released entitled Smooth Escapes The Very Best of D Sound The album was followed by the release of their fifth studio album My Today the following year The band took a break after the release of their fourth album Kim Ofstad left D Sound in 2010 paring the band down to a duo of Eriksrud and Sjo but returned in 2013 2 10 In June 2018 Simone Eriksrud announced her departure from D Sound and was replaced by Mirjam Omdal 3 4 because the former wanted to spend more time with the rest of her family 11 In March 2019 D Sound participated in the Norwegian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 the Melodi Grand Prix with their new song Mr Unicorn and finished in third place 12 In September 2019 D Sound released their eighth studio album Unicorn Its cover features Sjo s brother and its title is dedicated to him It contained tracks that featured Omdal as the band s main vocalist and collaborations with other artists and musicians such Armi Millare In 2020 Omdal announced that she had returned to her band Bae Louie as a lead vocal but will continue to collaborate with Ofstad and Sjo as a touring member In 2021 D Sound announced that their ninth studio album 25 will be released in January 2022 The album s title commemorates their 25 years since their debut album in 1997 Unlike the previous release the album s tracklist will be a complete collaboration with many international artists and songwriters Band vocalists Eriksrud and Omdal will also feature in some tracks The first single and video from the album Save Some was released in May 2021 and kicked off their 25th anniversary since their debut with Real Name in 1996 Save Some is a collaboration with American R amp B artist and songwriter Macy Gray In September 2021 the group collaborated with Barbadian singer Shontelle for the album s second single Necessary Love In December 2021 the band announced that they had reunited with Eriksrud through the release of the third single Flashback The band began promoting the single and the album s release as a trio in 2022 Line up editCurrent members edit Jonny Sjo bass occasional guitar vocals 1993 present Kim Ofstad drums percussion 1993 2010 2013 present Simone Eriksrud piano guitar lead vocals 1993 2018 touring member 2022 present Mirjam Omdal lead vocals 2018 2020 touring member 2020 present Discography editStudio albums edit Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsNOR 13 Spice of Life Released 1997 Label PolyGram 533501 2 Formats CS CD 11Beauty Is a Blessing Released 1998 Label PolyGram 557766 2 Formats CD 1 NOR Gold 14 Talkin Talk Released 12 March 2001 Label Virgin 81001820 Formats CD 3Doublehearted Released 26 May 2004 Label daWorks Records DACD505 Formats CS CD 3My Today Released 6 March 2006 Label daWorks Records DADC530 Formats CD 16Starts and Ends Released 5 October 2009 Label Mountain Music 5099930799523 Formats CD 24Signs Released 10 July 2015 Label RCA Sony 88843048472 Formats LP CD 8Unicorn Released 6 September 2019 Label daWorks Records DACD864 Formats LP CD 25 Released 21 January 2022 Label daWorks Records DACD889 Formats Digital denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory Compilation albums edit Title Album details Peak chart positionsNOR 13 Smooth Escapes The Very Best of D Sound Released 2004 Label daWorks Records DACD514 Formats CD 2 denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory Live albums edit Title Album detailsLive At Rockefeller Music Hall 2001 Released 2001 Label Virgin 81107324 Formats CDAcoustic Live Session Released 27 June 2006 Label daWorks Records Formats Digital downloadSingles edit Real Name 1996 All I Wanna Do 1996 Ain t Giving Up 1998 Down On The Street 1998 Disco Ironic 1999 Talkin Talk 2001 Sing My Name 2001 Do I Need A Reason 2002 I Just Can t Wait 2003 Breathe In Breathe Out 2003 I Give Myself Away 2003 Romjulsdrom with Kringkastingsorkestret 2003 If You Get Scared 2004 Universally 2005 Green Eyes 2005 Feel Again 2005 Lose Control 2013 Love Like Rain 2014 Dance with Me 2015 If You Don t Know 2017 Only One 2017 It s Just Me 2018 Join Me in My Head 2018 Lykkelig featuring Armi Millare 2018 Mr Unicorn 2019 This Island is Mine 2019 Somewhere in Between featuring Armi Millare 2019 Aftershock 2019 Good Intentions 2020 Save Some with Macy Gray 2021 Necessary Love with Shontelle 2021 Good Nature with Pher and Cory Henry 2021 Run for Cover with Armi Millare 2021 Flashback 2021 References edit nbsp Norway portal nbsp Music portal a b D Sound Biography in Norwegian MIC no 2006 08 06 Retrieved 2013 10 20 a b c Bergan Jon Vidar 2012 04 05 D Sound Biography Store Norske Leksikon in Norwegian Kunnskapsforlaget Retrieved 2013 10 20 a b The Voice Mirjam overtar for Simone i D Sound tv2 no in Norwegian 4 June 2018 Retrieved 11 October 2018 a b Simone slutter i D Sound Mirjam stepper inn VG vg no in Norwegian 4 June 2018 Retrieved 11 October 2018 Shakatak Down on the Street Review AllMusic Retrieved 2013 10 20 Shakatak Down on the Street Review Allmusic Retrieved 2013 10 20 D Sound Scandinavian Soul Retrieved 2022 05 25 Radovan Jill Tan 2016 02 18 Signs of better things to come for D Sound Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved 2022 05 25 Gil Baby A D Sound for Valentine s Day The Philippine Star Retrieved 2022 05 25 Tilbake etter bittert brudd VG vg no in Norwegian 8 November 2013 Retrieved 8 November 2013 Good Intentions by d Sound just might be the song of the summer 2 June 2020 D Sound ute av Melodi Grand Prix KEiiNO vant den norske finalen h a no in Norwegian 2 March 2019 Retrieved 3 March 2019 a b Norwegian chart peaks norwegiancharts com Retrieved 16 November 2020 Salgstrofeer IFPI Norway Archived from the original To access enter the search parameter D sound on 26 June 2006 Retrieved 16 November 2020 External links editOfficial website nbsp D Sound on 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