Vinni

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Norwegian rapper

title: "Vinni" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["norwegian-male-singers", "norwegian-male-rappers", "1976-births", "living-people", "musicians-from-agder", "people-from-arendal", "musicians-from-kolbotn"] description: "Norwegian rapper" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinni" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Norwegian rapper ::

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FieldValue
nameVinni
(Øyvind Sauvik)
imageVinni cropped.jpg
captionVinni in 2011
birth_nameØyvind Sauvik
aliasVincent Vagabond
birth_date
birth_placeArendal, Norway
genreHip hop
occupationRapper, singer, songwriter
years_active2002–present
current_member_ofPaperboys
website
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| name = Vinni (Øyvind Sauvik) | image = Vinni cropped.jpg | caption = Vinni in 2011 | birth_name = Øyvind Sauvik | alias = Vincent Vagabond | birth_date = | birth_place = Arendal, Norway | instrument = | genre = Hip hop | occupation = Rapper, singer, songwriter | years_active = 2002–present | label = | current_member_of = Paperboys | website = Øyvind Sauvik (born 3 February 1976), better known by his stage name Vinni, is a Norwegian rapper and singer.

Biography

Born in Arendal, Norway, Sauvik moved with his parents to Tanzania when he was three years old, as they worked with development agency NORAD. He grew up in Africa and learned to speak Swahili there.

Upon his return, he formed the hip hop duo Paperboys with Jarle "J.J." Hollerud. When JJ left the formation, he was replaced by DJ Ole Alexander "Pope Dawg" Halstensgård. In the duo Øyvind Sauvik was popularly known as Vincent Vagabond or just Vinni. The band released a number of successful albums.

In 2009, Vinni took part in the Norwegian TV 2 channel's reality television program Det store korslaget, a competition of choirs. He took on a choir from Kolbotn where they finished 5th in the competition out of 7 choirs taking part.

In 2009, he also took part in Zebra Grand Prix a car racing competition of celebrities broadcast on TV2 Zebra where Vinni partnered with Vibeke Klemetsen. Although the couple passed the preliminary round of the race, they were eliminated after the semi-final race. The partners Trine Rein & Jan Erik Larssen were the eventual winners.

Vinni and the Vagabonds

In 2010, he carved for himself an independent musical career with his band Vinni and the Vagabonds with a release of the album Happily Lost.

In ''Hver gang vi møtes''

Vinni also took part in the reality television program Hver gang vi møtes also on TV 2, with well-known singers competing by performing hits of the other participants. Vinni's interpretation were:

  1. Halvdan Sivertsen episode – "Sommerfuggel i vinterland"
  2. Bertine Zetlitz episode – "Apples & Diamonds"
  3. Jan Eggum episode – "Kor é alle helter hen?"
  4. Anne Grete Preus episode – "Millimeter"
  5. Øyvind "Vinni" Sauvik episode – Being his week, the other participants sang Vinni's own hits with Elvira Nikolaisen singing "Barcelona", Jan Eggum singing "Tomorrow", Bertine Zetlitz singing "Change My Star", Øystein Dolmen singing "Let the Monkey Out", Anne Grete Preus singing "Medisin" and Halvdan Sivertsen singing "Lonesome Traveller"
  6. Elvira Nikolaisen episode – "Nothing to Lose"
  7. Øystein Dolmen episode – "God morgen Norge"

EMI released a compilation of the performances on an album entitled Venner. Vinni's interpretation of "Sommerfuggel i vinterland" from Halvdan Sivertsen proved to be the most popular of all the performances.

In 2012, Vinni had a huge success with the single "Sommerfuggel i Vinterland" that he performed initially during Hver gang vi møtes. the song stayed at the top of the VG-lista, the official Norwegian Singles Chart, for five consecutive weeks. This top selling single was replaced by yet another of his Hver gang vi møtes performances, namely "Godmorgen Norge" which also reached No. 1 and stayed at the top of the VG-lista for another two weeks, making it a total of seven consecutive weeks for Vinni on top of the Norwegian charts in 2012.

Based on this immense success, Vinni released a third single, "Halve meg", that entered the Norwegian Singles Chart at No. 4 in its first week of release. A studio album was expected during 2012.

Discography

Albums

Solo

::data[format=table] | Year | Album | Peak position | Certifications | NOR | |---|---|---|---|---| | 2012 | Oppvåkningen | 1 | | | | 2023 | Tanker blir ting | 2 | | | ::

as Vinni and the Vagabonds

::data[format=table] | Year | Album | Peak position | NOR | |---|---|---|---| | 2010 | Happily Lost | 33 | | ::

as Paperboys

::data[format=table] | Year | Album | Peak position | Certifications | NOR | |---|---|---|---|---| | 2002 | No Cure for Life | 6 | | | | 2003 | The Great Escape | 3 | | | | 2005 | When Worlds Collide | 13 | | | | 2006 | So Far So Good... Songs & Singles | 4 | | | | 2006 | The Oslo Agreement | 4 | | | ::

Singles

::data[format=table] | Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | NOR | "Sommerfuggel i vinterland" | "Godmorgen Norge" | "Halve meg" | "Glorie" | "Evig og alltid" (with Emma Steinbakken) | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2012 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2022 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2023 | 33 | | | | | | | | | | ::

as Vinni & the Vagabonds

::data[format=table] | Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | NOR | "Let the Monkey Out" (feat. Timbuktu) | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2012 | 13 | Happily Lost | | | | ::

as Paperboys

::data[format=table] | Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | NOR | "Barcelona" (feat. Madcon) | "Find My Way" | "What You Need" | "On the Low" | "One Day" | "Wiggle It" | "Keep It Cool" | "Lonesome Traveler" | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2002 | 12 | | No Cure for Life | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | So Far So Good - Songs & Singles | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2003 | 5 | | The Great Escape | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2004 | 4 | | So Far So Good - Songs & Singles | | | | | | | | | | | | 2005 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2009 | 1 | | The Oslo Agreement | | | | | | | | | | | ::

References

References

  1. [http://www.tv2.no/underholdning/korslaget2009/team-vinni-kjoeper-stemmer-2624496.html TV 2 Norway: Team Vinni "kjøper" stemmer] {{in lang. no
  2. [http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/1.7310544 NRK Norway: Vinni liker å gå seg vill] {{in lang. no
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  4. Steffen Hung. (n.d.). "Vinni page". NorwegianCharts.com.
  5. {{cite certification
  6. "Album 2023 uke 20". [[VG-lista]].
  7. Steffen Hung. (n.d.). "Vinni and the Vagabonds page". NorwegianCharts.com.
  8. Steffen Hung. (n.d.). "Paperboys page". NorwegianCharts.com.
  9. {{cite certification
  10. "norwegiancharts.com". [[VG-lista]].
  11. "Singel 2023 uke 20". [[VG-lista]].

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