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Ylvis

Ylvis is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of That's Not My Name, Balkan Beat Box and Crayon Pop. Those roots explain a lot about how Ylvis arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Nico & Vinz, Parry Gripp, Donkeyboy, Hampton The Hampster and The Lonely Island, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jedward and Pentatonix, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around Ylvis, reaching back through That's Not My Name and forward to Jedward. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Ylvis are a Norwegian comedy duo consisting of brothers Vegard and Bård Ylvisåker. They debuted as professional variety artists in 2000 and have appeared in several countries in variety shows, comedy concerts, television shows, radio shows and music videos. They hosted the Norwegian talk show I kveld med Ylvis (2011–2016). Their song and music video "The Fox ", written and filmed for the talk show, went viral on YouTube in September 2013. The video has over 1.2 billion views as of July 2026. They released an album called Ylvis: Volume I, a compilation of ten older singles. In 2018, the brothers released a series titled Stories from Norway, in which they collected headlining stories from Norway and presented them as short musical documentaries to address satire, fun and comedy.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
YlvisThat's Not My NameBalkan Beat BoxCrayon PopJedwardPentatonixNico & VinzParry GrippDonkeyboyHampton The HampsterThe Lonely IslandFlight of the Concho…PostgirobyggetHot Chelle Rae

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Ylvis connections

Ylvis grew out of That's Not My Name, Balkan Beat Box and Crayon Pop, shares an orbit with Nico & Vinz, Parry Gripp, Donkeyboy and Hampton The Hampster, went on to shape Jedward and Pentatonix. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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