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ABOUT MØ

Karen Marie Aagaard Ørsted Andersen, or MØ as she is known professionally, is a Danish singer and songwriter who grew up in Ejlstrup on the island of Funen, Denmark. Her first interest in music came at the age of 7 when she began listening to the Spice Girls. As she got older, she began to take an interest in punk music and anti-fascist movements, particularly listening to Sonic Youth.

CAREER

2006-2012: Side projects and MOR

The Edmunds was a project that MØ began in 2006, releasing tracks such as "Garbage King" and "Polly Get Your Gun". Over the next few years (2008-2010), she was involved in several other projects, releasing tracks including "A Piece of Music to F*ck to" and "The Rarities".

In 2007, she formed a duo with Josefine Struckmann Pedersen called MOR. The twosome released two EPs, Fisse I Dit Fjæs("Pussy in Your Face") and Vanvidstimer("Madness Hours"), in 2009 and 2011, respectively. After five years together, the duo disbanded in 2012 for personal reasons.

2012-2015: No Mythologies to Follow and collaborations

2012 saw the beginnings of MØ recording a cappella pop songs and collaborating with producer Ronni Vindahl. "Glass", her debut single, was released on January 14, 2013. This was followed by the single "Pilgrim" and its B-side "Maiden" on March 15, 2013. "Pilgrim" was certified platinum in Denmark and peaked at number eleven on the Danish Singles Chart.

That June, MØ released the single "Waste of Time". The following month, she released "XXX 88" (featuring Diplo). On September 13, 2013, Avicii released his album True, which features MØ on the track "Dear Boy". Bikini Daze, her first EP, was released on 18 October 2013. October also saw her supporting AlunaGeorge on their UK tour dates.

No Mythologies to Follow, MØ's debut studio album, was released on 7 March 2014. It was released to critical acclaim and peaked at number two on the Danish Albums chart and number 11 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart. To promote her album, she toured Europe and the US throughout spring and summer 2014. She made her US television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on June 2, 2014, performing the songs "Don't Wanna Dance" and "Pilgrim". Later in June, she released "Walk This Way" as the seventh and final single from No Mythologies to Follow.

"Beg for It", the 2014 lead single from Iggy Azalea’s album Reclassified, features MØ and became her first top 30 hit in the US, reaching number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100. That September, she collaborated with Elliphant on the single "One More" and in November "All My Love" by Major Lazer featuring Ariana Grande was released, which MØ co-wrote.

In another co-writing collaboration with Major Lazer, MØ was the featured vocalist on the song "Lean On" with DJ Snake, which was released in March 2015. A global chart-topper, it hit the top spot on charts in her native Denmark, Australia, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, and also reached the top five in several countries, including France, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. "Lean On" was recognized by the IFPI as the fifth best-selling song of 2015 worldwide, and one of the best-selling singles of all time, with global sales of 13.1 million. The song was named by Spotify as the most-streamed song of all time, with over one billion streams globally as of June 2017. Its music video premiered on April 30, 2015, and became the sixteenth most viewed video on YouTube with over 2.5 billion views on the site.

2015-2017: When I Was Young EP and more collaborations

The first single from MØ's upcoming second studio album, "Kamikaze", produced by Diplo, was released on October 15, 2015, charting in Denmark, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Belgium. "Final Song", the second single from MØ's second album, was released on May 13, 2016, reaching number 15 on the UK Singles Chart and reaching the top 40 in more than 10 countries worldwide.

MØ’s collaboration with Major Lazer continued with the single "Cold Water" featuring Justin Bieber. The song debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming MØ's second top 10 and her third top 40 single, as well as her highest-charting single in the United States. In the UK, "Cold Water" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart and became her first number-one single.

October 2016 brought the release of "Drum", which was co-written with BloodPop, Charli XCX, and Noonie Bao.

The following January, MØ featured on the single "Don't Leave" by English electronic duo Snakehips. That March, she was featured on Charli XCX's "3AM (Pull Up)" from her mixtape, Number 1 Angel, and alongside Sophie on the track "9 (After Coachella)" by Cashmere Cat, from his debut album, 9. Her single "Nights with You" was released on April 21, 2017.

When I Was Young, her second EP, had a surprise release on October 26, 2017. Four days later, she announced the "Meøw Tour" – a co-headlining US tour with Cashmere Cat from January through April 2018.  In 2017, MØ co-wrote and was the featured vocalist on Diplo's song "Get It Right" for the album Major Lazer Presents: Give Me Future.

2018-present: Forever Neverland and Motordome

In 2018, with the song "Never Fall in Love", MØ collaborated with producer Jack Antonoff for the soundtrack for the film Love, Simon. Further collaborations were a track with Noah Cyrus called “We Are...” and a feature on Alma's mixtape Heavy Rules with the song "Dance for Me".

Forever Neverland, her second studio album, was released on October 18, 2019, preceded by the singles "Nostalgia", "Sun in Our Eyes" featuring Diplo, "Way Down", "Imaginary Friend" and "Blur".  Charli XCX, What So Not, Two Feet, and Empress Of were also featured on the album.

In 2019, MØ was the support act for Panic! at the Disco's tour across the United Kingdom and also performed at 2019's Glastonbury Festival and Roskilde Festival. She co-wrote and provided vocals to the theme song for Moominvalley. October 2019 saw the release of her debut mixtape, MMMMØ - The Mix.

MØ released the song "Live To Survive" on May 27, 2021. That July, she announced the upcoming release of her third album, Motordrome, in 2022.