Dag Holtan-Hartwig (born April 16, 1991), known professionally as Slopes, is a Norwegian singer, composer and music producer.[1]

Slopes
Slopes (2021)
Slopes (2021)
Background information
Birth nameDag Holtan-Hartwig
Born (1991-04-16) 16 April 1991 (age 33)
Norway
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • composer
  • music producer
Years active2015–present
Websiteslopestheartist.com

Biography

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Holtan-Hartwig grew up in a musical family in a suburb of Oslo and began playing in bands at the age of twelve. In England, he enrolled at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) and performed there in front of Sir Paul McCartney, who gave him important advice. At LIPA, he met fellow Norwegian singer Halvor Folstad and started to work with him. Both got a record contract in Norway. After the training they went their separate ways. Folstad returned to Oslo, and Holtan-Hartwig worked as a producer in London and later in Los Angeles. Returning to Oslo, Holtan-Hartwig and Folstad formed the duo Skinny Days[2] in 2015 and released their debut single Alright Right Now.[3][4] As songwriters and producers for other artists, Folstad and Holtan-Hartwig have been responsible for billions of streams for artists such as Ava Max, Alan Walker, SeeB, and Julie Bergan.[5][6]

As Slopes, Dag Holtan-Hartwig has been performing solo since 2021.[7][8] To that end, he signed a contract with Warner Music.[9]

Discography

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Slopes

Slopes

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  • Prove Them Wrong (2021)

As part of Skinny Days

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  • Alright Right Now (2015)
  • We Got Something (2015)
  • If I Was A Sailor (2015)
  • If I Was A Sailor (acoustic) (2015)
  • In A Good Way (2016)
  • Home (2016)
  • The One That Got Away (featuring Emilie Adams) (2017)

Composer (selection)

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  • Vidorra (Martin Tungevaag) (2014)
  • Kids (Fanny Andersen) (2017)
  • Guilt Trip (Julie Bergan) (2018)[10]
  • Vultures (Peder Elias) (2018)
  • Not Gonna Cry (Emma Steinbakken) (2019)
  • September (Emma Steinbakken) (2020)
  • Alone Pt. II (Alan Walker & Ava Max) (2020)
  • Blø for deg (Emir) (2020)
  • Voices in my Head (Skinny Days & CLMD) (2020)
  • Foolish Girl (Kamara Young Dumb) (2021)
  • How Can I Forget Her* (Skinny Days/Lovespeake/TwoWorldsApart) (2021)

Solo releases

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  • Down with the River — (Trxd featuring Skinny Days) (2016)[11]
  • Famous — (Tungevaag, Vlade Kay, and Jonth featuring Skinny Days) (2021)[12]

Chart

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Title Charts positions
GER[13]
AUT[14]
SWI[15]
"Vidorra" with Martin Tungevaag (2014) 72
"Alone, Pt. II " with Alan Walker&Ava Max (2020) 47 45 47

References

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  1. ^ "Dag Holtan-Hartwig". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  2. ^ "Antenne". www.antenne.at. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  3. ^ Udd, Mats (2015-05-22), Skinny Days: Alright Right Now (Short, Horror, Music), Amondo Films, retrieved 2021-04-27
  4. ^ European!, Sounds. "Norway | Skinny Days feat. Emilie Adams – "The one that got away"". Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  5. ^ Fox, Harry. "Slopes Prove Them Wrong". www.2cu.de. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  6. ^ "Slopes kommt zu Warner Music". beta.musikwoche.de. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  7. ^ "Slopes: Von Sir Paul McCartney bekam er bereits zwei Daumen hoch: Slopes feiert mit "Prove Them Wrong" sein Debüt". Warner Music Germany (in German). 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  8. ^ ""Prove Them Wrong" by Slopes". Notion. 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  9. ^ "Slopes". Warner Music Germany (in German). Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  10. ^ Guilt Trip – Julie Bergan | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-04-27
  11. ^ Down with the River (feat. Skinny Days) – Single by TRXD, retrieved 2021-04-27
  12. ^ Famous (feat. Skinny Days) – Single by Tungevaag, Vlade Kay & Jonth, retrieved 2021-04-27
  13. ^ "Suche – Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  14. ^ "Dag Holtan-Hartwig – austriancharts.at". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  15. ^ "Dag Holtan-Hartwig – hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
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