Kristoffer Castin Åman (born Kristoffer Eriemo; 30 November 1996 – 6 April 2024), known professionally as Dutty Dior, was a Norwegian rapper, singer and songwriter. During his career he was associated with SDKT Entertainment.
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| Birth name | Kristoffer Eriemo |
| Born | 30 November 1996 Oslo, Norway |
| Died | 6 April 2024 (aged 27) |
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| Years active | 2017–2024 |
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Early life
editÅman was born as Kristoffer Eriemo in Oslo on 30 November 1996,[1][2] where he grew up and later moved to Jessheim. He was born to a Nigerian father and Norwegian mother.[3]
Career
editDior first gained notoriety in 2018 with the single "Plis". In the same year he was featured on Unge Ferrari's album Midt mellom magisk og manisk. Together with Isah, he released the song "Hello" in March 2019, which stayed in the Norwegian charts for a total of 38 weeks and became one of the biggest Norwegian hits of the year.[4] It was named "Song of the Year" at the P3 Gull music awards ceremony and nominated as "Song of the Year" at the Spellemannprisen 2019. He released his debut album BHD, with which he was also able to chart, in October 2019.[4] At the Spellemannprisen 2019 he was also nominated in the newcomer category and in the urban category for his mixtape Para / Normal.
At the Spellemannprisen 2020, Dior received a nomination in the hip-hop category for his Music of the Year 2020. The following year, Åman released the EP Begge to. He released the album Det er mindre ensomt alene in May 2022.[5] In 2023, he entered the Norwegian charts again together with the group Beathoven and the song "Sipper".
Death
editDiscography
editStudio albums
edit- BHD (2019)
- Det er mindre ensomt alene (2022)
Mixtapes
edit- Para/Normal (2019)
- Kaotisk Eleganse (2020)
- Begge to (with Isah) (2021)
- Ringtone (with ifrapluto) (2023)
Singles
edit- «Plis» (2018)
- «Fantasi» (with Isah) (2018)
- «MA$A» (with ProllyNah & Unge Ferrari) (2018)
- «Hallo» (with Isah) (2019)
- «Moscot & Dior (Remix)» (with Isah & Karpe) (2019)
- «Moshpit» (2020)
- «Komma» (2020)
- «Status» (2020)
- «London» (2020)
- «Null samvittighet» (with Jonas Benyoub) (2021)
- «Hibachi» (2021)
- «V8» (2022)
- «Touch» (with Nils Bech) (2022)
- «Sipper» (with Beathoven) (2023)
- «Hjertesorg betaler regninga» (med Benjie) (2023)
- «Denial» (with Mabira & Costi Beats) (2024)
References
edit- ^ "Dutty Dior: – Det er den beste måten å fortelle hvem jeg er på". Samtiden (in Norwegian). 19 May 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Redaksjonen (2 March 2020). "Disse artistene har vi tro på i 2020". p3.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ https://www.vg.no/rampelys/musikk/i/kEq2nL/dutty-diors-soester-han-skinte-ekstra-den-siste-tiden
- ^ a b Pelle Bamle (18 November 2019). "– De store konsertene gir meg frysninger og jeg blacker ut". p3.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Sjur Systad Tyssen (20 May 2022). "Trap bangers og easy listening". p3.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Thomas Talseth, Siri B. Christensen (7 April 2024). "Dutty Dior (27) er død". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Sunniva Nerbøberg, Ola Mjaaland (7 April 2024). "Artisten Dutty Dior er død". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Dutty Dior on Apple Music". Apple Music.
External links
edit- Dutty Dior discography at Discogs
- Dutty Dior at AllMusic
- Dutty Dior on Instagram
- Dutty Dior on Facebook
