Marcus & Martinus

Marcus & Martinus, occasionally known as M&M, are a Norwegian dance-pop duo consisting of identical twin brothers Marcus and Martinus Gunnarsen (born: ).
==Early life==
Both Marcus and Martinus Gunnarsen was born in Elverum, Hedmark, Norway.https://web.archive.org/web/20190707155510/https://marcusandmartinus.com/https://web.archive.org/web/20240509031243/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/eurovision/eurovision-2024-sweden-marcus-martinus-unforgettable-b2541677.html
==Career==
In 2012, Marcus & Martinus were contestants on the eleventh season of Melodi Grand Prix Junior 2012,https://web.archive.org/web/20230308042940/https://nyheter24.se/noje/kandisar/1129525-allt-om-marcus-och-martinus-flickvannen-familjen-och-musiken which was held at the Oslo Spektrum in Oslo, Norway, and was broadcast live by NRK. They won the contest with the song "To dråper vann" (English: "Two Drops of Water").https://web.archive.org/web/20160526030052/http://nrksuper.no/super/mgpjr/
On February 23, 2015, they released their debut studio album Hei (English: Hi).https://web.archive.org/web/20230814135017/https://uk.news.yahoo.com/marcus-martinus-friendship-man-utd-111628341.html The album peaked at number 1 on the Norwegian Albums Charts.
Marcus and Martinus performed a medley of their songs "Bae", "Light It Up", and "Girls" at the Finnish selection Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu on January 28, 2017. On May 13, 2017, Marcus and Martinus announced the jury points for Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.https://web.archive.org/web/20170715163513/https://www.nrk.no/mgp/marcus-_-martinus-leser-stemmene-fra-norge-1.13493637
In spring 2022, they won the Swedish version of Masked Singer, becoming the first duo to share first place,https://web.archive.org/web/20190529125817/https://metromode.se/ and released their first single, "When All The Lights Go Out".https://web.archive.org/web/20220625141055/https://scandipop.co.uk/song-marcus-martinus-when-the-lights-go-out/
===Melodifestivalen and Eurovision===
====Melodifestivalen 2023====
In 2023, they participated in Melodifestivalen 2023 with their song "Air",https://web.archive.org/web/20240309130002/https://wiwibloggs.com/2022/10/31/will-marcus-martinus-lsing-melodifestivalen-2023/273696/ placing second behind Loreen's "Tattoo",https://web.archive.org/web/20240309130056/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/melodifestivalen/a/pQryO1/marcus-och-martinus-gar-direkt-till-final-fran-deltavling-3-i-melodifestivalen-2023 which would make Sweden's 7th Eurovision Song Contest victory.https://eurovision.tv/participant/loreen-2023 "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.
====Melodifestivalen 2024====
In 2024, They again participated in Melodifestivalen 2024 with the song "Unforgettable",https://web.archive.org/web/20240308105409/https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/norwegian-twins-favourites-to-win-swedish-melodifestivalenhttps://web.archive.org/web/20240309205957/https://www.svt.se/kultur/senaste-nytt-om-melodifestivalen-2024 which the duo won Melodifestivalen with 177 points, and represented host nation Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö.https://web.archive.org/web/20240309205815/https://eurovision.tv/story/sweden-marcus-martinus-win-melodifestivalenhttps://web.archive.org/web/20240309205957/https://www.svt.se/kultur/senaste-nytt-om-melodifestivalen-2024
====Eurovision Song Contest 2024====
They repeated their semi-final performance in the final on May 11. Sweden placed ninth with a score of 174 points, including 49 from public televoting and 125 from juries.https://web.archive.org/web/20240605171837/https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/05/11/eurovision-2024-winner-switzerland-tops-jury-vote-to-win-with-the-code/281687/
==Personal life==
Marcus has been in a relationship with Nora Fossland Gartland since August 2022.https://web.archive.org/web/20240302010835/https://www.tv2.no/underholdning/marcus-gunnarsen-slik-motte-han-kjaeresten/16178779/https://web.archive.org/web/20240310085405/https://www.tv2.no/underholdning/god-kveld-norge/far-hjelp-av-tvillingbrorens-kjaereste-pa-tinder/16503576/https://www.instagram.com/p/C7G2u1WNEYT/ Nora is his first girlfriend and he has never had a relationship before.https://www.hant.se/melodifestivalen/allt-om-marcus-och-martinus/9097397
==Discography==
===Studio albums===
*Hei (2015)
*Together (2016)
*Moments (2017)
*Unforgettable (2024)
===Extended plays===
*Soon (2019)
==Tour==
===Headlining===
*Together Tour (2016–2017)https://web.archive.org/web/20170825030453/http://marcusandmartinus.com/our-first-arena-tour-together-tour/
*Moments Tour (2018)
*We Are Not the Same Tour (2024)https://web.archive.org/web/20231208131444/https://www.marcusandmartinus.com/
===Supporting===
*Jason Derulo – 2Sides Tour (2018)https://web.archive.org/web/20180802011134/https://www.vg.no/rampelys/i/5Vq3nO/marcus-og-martinus-paa-turne-med-jason-derulo
===Others===
*MGP Jr. Juleturnè (2012)
*Vinterlyd (2013–2016)
*MGP Jr. Julekonserter (2013)
*P4 og Redd Barnas Sommerturne (2014)
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