DonkeyBoy is a synth pop band from Drammen, Norway. The band was founded in 2005. Members as of June 2009 are Cato Sundberg, Kent Sundberg, Thomas Drabløs, Peter Michelsen and Alexander Garborg Ågedal. Their first single, «Ambitions», was released in 2009 on the Warner Music Norway label, March 30th 2009.
Thanks to heavy rotation on Norway’s largest and most important pop radio station, NRK P3. Their debut Album «Caught in a life» hit the stores 19th of October 2009 and was generally well received as well as selling platinum in Norway. Linnea Dale, a former finalist in the Norwegian Idol, is a guest singer on the first single, «Ambitions». Linnea will leave the group in 2010 and goes solo.
Trivia: Members of the legendary band The Who gave compliments to DonkeyBoy after they published the song «Somehow» on the english site IAC music.
Donkeyboy went home with 3 prizes from Norway`s biggest music award “Spellemannsprisen”|They got the prizes for: Best video , Best newcomer and This years hit “Ambitions” 06.03.2010!
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