Marcus & Martinus

Biography

Marcus & Martinus, occasionally known as M&M, are a Norwegian dance-pop duo consisting of identical twin brothers Marcus and Martinus Gunnarsen They have released five studio albums: Hei, Together×Together4 November 2016 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Girls3:292Without You3:133Light It Up3:144One More Second3:225Heartbeat2:456Go Where You Go2:547Hey You2:478Bae3:059I Don’t Wanna Fall In Love3:1210Together2:4811Girls (Alex Mattson Remix)3:1012Heartbeat (Maybon Remix)3:17, Moments×Moments9 April 2018 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Make You Believe In Love3:322Please Don't Go3:233Next To Me3:234One Flight Away3:005Never3:106Get To Know Ya2:547Guitar3:238Dance With You3:219First Kiss3:1010Like It Like It2:55, Unforgettable×Unforgettable31 May 2024 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks1Unforgettable2:492Love Flow3:403Air2:524Follow Me3:135Gimme Your Love2:466Talk2:527When All the Lights Go Out2:488Wicked Game2:309Die for You2:3810We Are Not the Same2:26112473652:55 and The Room×The Room14 November 2025 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1The Room2:132Sugar Rush2:203Diva2:514With You2:335Another Life2:416Saturn2:367Jinx It3:258Endless Summer2:469You Make Me2:1910Wonder2:2411Christmas to Me2:51
Since winning Melodi Grand Prix Junior in 2012, they have won numerous prizes, such as Spellemannprisen in 2017 and Rockbjörnen ‘group of the year’ in 2024. The duo won Masked Singer Sverige in 2022, and participated in Melodifestivalen in 2023 and 2024. They won the 2024 edition of Melodifestivalen and represented host nation Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö with the song "Unforgettable".

Biography

Born 21st February 2002 in Elverum, Marcus and Martinus Gunnarsen are identical twins, the middle children of Kjell-Erik and the first children of Gerd Anne Gunnarsen. Marcus is the older twin, having been born fifteen minutes ahead of Martinus. They have an older half-sister on their father’s side , and a younger sister (Emma Gunnarsen).
They spent their early life and attended school in Trofors, Norway, where they lived until they relocated to Trondheim at the end of 2025.

2012: Debut and Melodi Grand Prix Junior

In 2012, Marcus and Martinus were contestants on the eleventh season of Melodi Grand Prix Junior. It was held at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway, and was broadcast live by NRK, hosted by Margrethe Røed and Tooji. They won the contest with the song "To dråper vann" (English: "Two Drops of Water"). The song peaked at number eight on the Norwegian Singles Chart.

2015–2016: Hei and Together

On 23 February 2015, they released their debut studio album Hei (English: Hi). The album peaked at number 1 on the Norwegian Albums Chart in week 46 of 2015 (15 November 2015) after having charted for 35 weeks, the last 20 not leaving the top ten. The album includes the single "Plystre på deg" (English: "Whistle at You"). On 24 July 2015, they released the single "Elektrisk×Elektrisk24 July 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Elektrisk3:20" (English: "Electric"), featuring vocals from Katastrofe. The song peaked at number 3 on the Norwegian Singles Chart. On 25 September 2015, they released the single "Ei som deg×Ei som deg25 September 2015 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Ei som deg3:24" (English: "One Like You") with Innertier. The song peaked at number 15 on the Norwegian Singles Chart. On 6 November they released the second version of their album Hei, "Hei (Fan Special)" with the same songs and some extras, one of the extras is Elektrisk. In May 2016, the duo released three singles. The first, "Girls×Girls19 May 2016 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Girls3:28", featuring Madcon, debuted at number 1 in Norway and became their second single to reach the top 100 in Sweden after "Elektrisk". The second and third, "Heartbeat×Heartbeat24 May 2016 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Heartbeat2:46" and "I Don't Wanna Fall in Love×I Don't Wanna Fall in Love27 May 2016 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1I Don't Wanna Fall in Love3:13", followed just days after the release of "Girls" and debuted at numbers 21 and 37, respectively. They followed up "Girls" with the singles "Light It Up×Light It Up29 July 2016 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Light It Up3:15" and "One More Second". In November 2016, they released their first English album titled Together×Together4 November 2016 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Girls3:292Without You3:133Light It Up3:144One More Second3:225Heartbeat2:456Go Where You Go2:547Hey You2:478Bae3:059I Don’t Wanna Fall In Love3:1210Together2:4811Girls (Alex Mattson Remix)3:1012Heartbeat (Maybon Remix)3:17. The album includes their hit songs "Girls", "Heartbeat", "Light It Up" and "One More Second". In the week after its release, Together debuted at number 1 in Norway and Sweden and number 6 in Finland. As the Young Talent Act of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize Concert, they performed "Without You×Without You2 November 2016 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Without You3:12" and "Bae" at Telenor Arena in Norway on 11 December 2016.

2017–2021: Moments

On the 28 January 2017, Marcus and Martinus were one of the interval acts at the Finnish selection Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu for Eurovision Song Contest 2017 performing a medley of their songs "Bae", "Light It Up×Light It Up29 July 2016 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Light It Up3:15" and "Girls×Girls19 May 2016 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Girls3:28". In March, they release "Bae (Remixes)×Bae (Remixes)10 March 2017 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Bae (Vigiland Remix)2:262Bae (Dandy Lion Remix)2:573Bae (KVR Remix)3:18" as their first EP. On the 13 May, Marcus and Martinus announced the Jury points for Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. On 21 May 2017, they released the single "Like It Like It×Like It Like It19 May 2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Like It Like It2:56" alongside American rapper Silentó. On 1 July, they released the single "First Kiss×First Kiss16 June 2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1First Kiss3:09". The same month, on 14 July, they performed on Swedish Crown Princess Victoria's 40th birthday with their own song, "On This Day", written especially for her. In late July, they released the single "Dance with You×Dance With You28 July 2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Dance With You3:22". On 15 October 2017, they released their single "Make You Believe in Love×Make You Believe in Love29 September 2017 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Make You Believe in Love3:33". The single reached 34th place in Norway and 47th place in Sweden. It also featured in CelebMix's 21 songs by Under-21s in 2018. On 4 November 2017, they released their single "One Flight Away". On 15 November they released their single "Never". On 17 November, they released their third album Moments×Moments9 April 2018 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Make You Believe In Love3:322Please Don't Go3:233Next To Me3:234One Flight Away3:005Never3:106Get To Know Ya2:547Guitar3:238Dance With You3:219First Kiss3:1010Like It Like It2:55. On 27 September 2018, they released their single "Invited×Invited28 September 2018 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Invited3:09".
In 2019, they released an EP called Soon. In 2020, they have released two singles, "Love You Less×Love You Less2 October 2020 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Love You Less3:18", and "It's Christmas Time". In 2021, they were featured on the song "Miserabel" by Stig Brenner. Furthermore, Marcus & Martinus released the single "Belinda" together with Latin artist Alex Rose, which reached 20th place on the Norwegian Singles Chart. In November, they released the song "Feel" alongside Bruno Martini.

2022–present: The Masked Singer Sweden, Melodifestivalen and Eurovision

In spring 2022 they won the Swedish version of Masked Singer, being the first duo sharing first place. In addition the duo released their first single in 2022 called "When All The Lights Go Out".
In 2023, they entered Melodifestivalen 2023 with the song "Air", ultimately finishing in second place behind Loreen's "Tattoo". "Air" went on to win the OGAE Second Chance Contest for 2023 giving Sweden its 19th victory overall with Norway and Finland rounding out the top three. They again participated in Melodifestivalen 2024 with the song "Unforgettable×Unforgettable31 May 2024 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks1Unforgettable2:492Love Flow3:403Air2:524Follow Me3:135Gimme Your Love2:466Talk2:527When All the Lights Go Out2:488Wicked Game2:309Die for You2:3810We Are Not the Same2:26112473652:55". On 9 March, the duo won Melodifestivalen with 177 points, and represented host nation Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö. In the final the duo placed ninth with 174 points. After Eurovision, they released the album Unforgettable on 31 May 2024, which contained the singles they have been publishing the past few years, including a couple of new songs. On 25 October 2024, the duo released the single "Another Life×Another Life25 October 2024 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Another Life2:41" with VIZE, followed by "Wonder×Wonder10 January 2025 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Wonder2:24" in January 2025, "Endless Summer×Endless Summer9 May 2025 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Endless Summer2:46" in May and "The Room×The Room14 November 2025 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1The Room2:132Sugar Rush2:203Diva2:514With You2:335Another Life2:416Saturn2:367Jinx It3:258Endless Summer2:469You Make Me2:1910Wonder2:2411Christmas to Me2:51" in September. All these new singles, along with "Christmas to Me×Christmas to Me10 November 2023 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Christmas to Me2:51" (from 2023) are part of a new album released on 14 November 2025, titled The Room. In early 2026, the duo appeared on the Norwegian TV program Hver gang vi møtes, and released the songs Nattevandrer, Ta meg Tilbake, Den fystre song (feat. Katastrofe), Her vil er vær (feat. Isah), ok Rosa blomst, Jente I fra byn, I natt (feat. Hagle), and Nochalant (feat. Synne Vo). They then later released Moonlight, with German song artist, Leony. Then, on the 12th of June, they released How you know.

Personal life

Marcus is currently in a relationship with Nora Fossland Gartland since August 2022.