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Tommy Tokyo
NORWAY CHARTING

Tommy Lorange Ottosen (born 26 August 1971 ), best known by his stage name Tommy Tokyo, is a Norwegian singer , guitarist and songwriter from Bossum Valley, Onsøy in Fredrikstad. He is known as a solo artist and lead singer of Tommy Tokyo and Starving for my Gravy. He learned to play guitar in 1995. In 1999 he started the band Piggyback along with three others, and they put out an EP in 2000 called Knucklesandwich and two promo singles in 2001. The first, Peggy Porn was playlisted several local radio stations. They played many concerts and warmed including up to Crash Test Dummies at their concert at Concrete in 2001. After Piggyback was dissolved in 2001, Tommy solo, and gave in 2002 out on the self-titled EP Tommy Tokyo EP. Five years later, in 2007, the debut album Octopus Drunk & Arms To Prove It released on Osito Records , an album that he either had recorded in their own kitchens. [1] After the release, he played a series of concerts and festivals along with backing band Starving for my Gravy, among other things, by: Larm (2007), Hove (2008), Lost Weekend (2008) and festival (2008). Backing band consists of members from ricochets, Peru You , Apoptygma Berzerk and Maria Solheim band. Ahead of his next release signed Tommy Tokyo a " 360 agreement "with the record company Warner, and was thus the first Norwegian artist with such an agreement. Monday 8th September 2008, he released the album Smear Your Smiles Back on the Warner and it went gold in February 2009. This was the first album that was released under the name Tommy Tokyo and Starving for my Gravy. Smear Your Smiles Back On was named album of the year in Aftenposten [2] and was later nominated for a Grammy Award 2008 in the category of rock. In 2010 came the album Go Time, Showtime & Absolute War which was nominated for a Grammy Award 2010 in the category of rock. In 2012 he released a solo album And the Horse Rider Came Less and received the Grammy Award 2012 in the category of rock. Tokyo is the brother of Ole Jørgen Ottosen, who is the lead singer of the band Tellusalie from Fredrikstad.

-- Tommy Lorange Ottosen (født 26. august 1971), best kjent under artistnavnet Tommy Tokyo, er en norsk sanger, gitarist og låtskriver fra Bossumdalen, Onsøy i Fredrikstad kommune. Han er kjent som soloartist og frontfigur i Tommy Tokyo and Starving for my Gravy.

Han lærte å spille gitar i 1995. I 1999 startet han bandet Piggyback sammen med tre andre, og de ga ut en EP i 2000 kalt Knucklesandwich og to promosingler i 2001. Den første, Peggy Porn ble playlistet i flere nærradioer. De spilte mange konserter, og varmet blant annet opp for Crash Test Dummies på konserten deres på Betong i 2001.

Etter at Piggyback ble oppløst i 2001 gikk Tommy solo, og ga i 2002 ut den den selvtitulerte EP-en Tommy Tokyo EP. Fem år etter, i 2007, ble debutalbumet Octopusdrunk & Arms to Prove It utgitt på Osito Records, et album som han delvis hadde spilt inn på sitt eget kjøkken. Etter utgivelsen spilte han en rekke konserter og festivaler sammen med backingbandet Starving for my Gravy, blant annet på by:Larm (2007), Hovefestivalen (2008), Lost Weekend (2008) og Øyafestivalen (2008). Backingbandet består av medlemmer fra Ricochets, Peru You, Apoptygma Berzerk og Maria Solheim band.

I forkant av sin neste utgivelse inngikk Tommy Tokyo en «360-avtale» med plateselskapet Warner, og var dermed den første norske artist med en slik avtale. Mandag 8. september 2008 ga han ut albumet Smear Your Smiles Back on på Warner, og det solgte til gull i februar 2009. Dette var det første albumet som ble gitt ut under navnet Tommy Tokyo and Starving for my Gravy. Smear Your Smiles Back on ble kåret til årets album i Aftenposten, og ble senere nominert til Spellemannprisen 2008 i klassen rock. I 2010 kom albumet Go Time, Showtime & Absolute War som ble nominert til Spellemannprisen 2010 i klassen rock. I 2012 ga han ut soloalbumet And the Horse Came Riderless og fikk for det Spellemannprisen 2012 i klassen rock.

Tokyo er bror av Ole Jørgen Ottosen, som er frontfigur i bandet Tellusalie fra Fredrikstad.

Medlemmer Tommy Tokyo and Starving for my Gravy

 * Tommy Tokyo: vokal, gitar
 * : trommer
 * : bass
 * : tangenter

Tidligere medlemmer

 * : gitar (2007 - 2008)
 * : gitar (2009 - 2010)

Tommy Tokyo

 * Tommy Tokyo EP (2002)
 * Octopusdrunk & Arms to Prove It (2007, Osito Records)
 * And the Horse Came Riderless (2012, Warner)
 * We blister and we bleed (2013, Warner)

Tommy Tokyo and Starving for my Gravy

 * Smear Your Smiles Back on (2008, Warner)
 * Go Time, Showtime & Absolute War (2010, Warner)

Eksterne lenker

 * Hjemmeside