Nikolai Hængsle

Nikolai Hængsle (previously Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen; born 24 June 1978) is a Norwegian bass guitarist. He is primarily known as a member of BigBang (1999–2004, 2009–present) and The National Bank (2004–present). Eilertsen, who was born in Skotselv, also participates in the bands Lester, Needlepoint and Elephant9.

Honors

 * Spellemannprisen 2004 in the class Pop band for the album The National Bank
 * Spellemannprisen 2010 in the class Jazz for the album Walk the Nile

Discography
Contributions by Nikolai Eilertsen: Albums:
 * With Bigbang
 * Electric Psalmbook (Grand Sport Records, 1999)
 * Clouds Rolling by (Warner Music, 2000)
 * Frontside Rock'n'Roll (Warner Music Norway, 2002)
 * Radio Radio TV Sleep (Warner Music Norway, 2003), live
 * Poetic Terrorism (Grand Sport Records, 2005)
 * Too Much Yang (Grand Sport Records, 2007)
 * Something Special – The Best of Bigbang (Grand Sport Records, 2005), compilation
 * From Acid to Zen (Oglio Records, 2008)
 * Edendale (Oglio Records, 2009)
 * Epic Scrap Metal (Grand Sport Records, 2011)

EP's:
 * Girl in Oslo (Warner Music Norway, 2000)
 * New Glow (Warner Music Norway, 2000)
 * Smiling for (Warner Music Norway, 2001)
 * Not A Rolling Stone (Grand Sport Records, 2005)
 * Fly Like A Butterfly Sting Like A Bee (Grand Sport Records, 2005)
 * Saturn Freeway (Glitterhouse Records, 2006)
 * Hurricane Boy (Grand Sport Records, 2007)
 * Wild Bird E.P. (Grand Sport Records, 2008)
 * Isabel (Grand Sport Records, 2009)


 * With The National Bank
 * The National Bank (2004)
 * Come On Over to the Other Side (2008)


 * With Thomas Dybdahl
 * Science (Universal Music Norway, 2006)


 * With Knut Reiersrud Band
 * Voodoo Without Killing Chicken (2008)


 * With Knut Reiersrud
 * Gitar (Universal Music, 2009)


 * With Bjørn Eidsvåg
 * Pust (Petroleum Records/Sony Music, 2008)


 * With Lester
 * This Village (Deaf Ear/Mudi, 2008)


 * With Elephant9
 * Dodovoodoo (Rune Grammofon, 2008)
 * Walk the Nile (Rune Grammofon, 2010)
 * Live at the BBC (Rune Grammofon, 2011)
 * Atlantis (Rune Grammofon, 2012), with Reine Fiske


 * With Needlepoint
 * The Woods Are Not What They Seem (BJK Music/Musikkoperatørene, 2010)
 * Outside The Screen (BJK Music/Musikkoperatørene, 2012)
 * Aimless Mary (BJK Music/Musikkoperatørene, 2015)


 * With Band of Gold including Nina Elisabeth Mortvedt
 * Band of Gold (Jansen Plateproduksjon, 2015)


 * With various artists
 * Sivil Ulyd 2: Sivilarbeiderplata (Passive Fist Productions, 2003), compilation
 * ''Susanne Sundfør – Ten Love Songs


 * With Lars Fredrik Frøislie
 * Fire Fortellinger (Karisma Records, 2023)