Sivert Høyem
Sivert Høyem (born 22 January 1976) is a Norwegian musician, best known as the vocalist of the rock band Madrugada. After the band broke up following the death of Robert Burås in 2007, he has enjoyed success as a solo artist and is also a member of The Volunteers with whom he released the album Exiles in 2006.
Sivert Høyem

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- Name
- Sivert Høyem
- Born
- 22 January 1976
- Birthplace
- Sortland, Norway
- Nationality
- Norway
- Occupation
- singer · songwriter · guitarist · composer · musician
- Fields
- rock music · alternative rock · folk rock · country rock
- Honours
- Spellemann Award for male artist of the year
- Languages
- Norwegian · English
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Sivert Høyem (born 22 January 1976) is a Norwegian musician, best known as the vocalist of the rock band Madrugada. After the band broke up following the death of Robert Burås in 2007, he has enjoyed success as a solo artist and is also a member of The Volunteers with whom he released the album Exiles in 2006.
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Key facts
• Name — Sivert Høyem • Born — 22 January 1976 • Birthplace — Sortland, Norway • Genre — Rock, alternative rock • Instrument — * Vocals • guitar • bass • Years Active — 1992–present • Label — EMI, Virgin • Website — siverthoyem.com
Early and personal life
Early and personal life
• Illustration — Høyem at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo 2010. Høyem is a son of forestry teacher Asbjørn Høyem and politician Jørun Drevland. He hails from Kleiva in Sortland Municipality, and attended Sortland Upper Secondary School before moving to Oslo in 1995. Whilst pursuing a music career he minored in history at the University of Oslo.[1]
Madrugada
Madrugada
Høyem rose to fame in the late 1990s when Madrugada made their Norwegian breakthrough with debut album Industrial Silence. The band members included Sivert Høyem (vocals), Frode Jacobsen (bass), and Robert Burås (guitar). After the death of Burås on 12 July 2007, Høyem and Jacobsen decided to finish recording their latest album. The album, entitled Madrugada, was released on 21 January 2008. After the release of the album the band announced they would split after one last tour. They performed their last ever concert on 15 November 2008 at Oslo Spektrum.
Solo
Solo
He has the last few years had success as a solo artist, releasing the albums Ladies and Gentlemen of the Opposition (2004), Moon Landing (2009) and Long Slow Distance (2011), Endless Love (2014) and Lioness (2016). He formed his band the Volunteers made up of: • Sivert Høyem: Vocals/Guitar/Songwriter • Cato Salsa: Guitars/Keyboards • Børge Fjordheim: Drums/Shaker/Tambourine • Rudi Nikolaisen: Bass (Live) • Kalle Gustafson Jerneholm: Bass (On Record) • Christer Knutsen: Guitars/Keyboards He released the album Exiles in 2006, credited to Sivert Høyem & the Volunteers. He toured with his band in May 2007 playing at festivals across Norway. In December 2009 he concluded another tour with his new band. In April 2012 in a radio interview at the "Rock Show" radio program in Greece, he clearly stated that there won't be any other album with the Volunteers. In September 2010 Sivert Høyem launched the song "Prisoner of the road" in order to raise awareness for NRC, which is this year's recipient of the Norwegian National Telethon. In 2015, "Black & Gold" was chosen to be the opening song of the Norwegian TV series Okkupert ("Occupied").
Albums
Albums
With the band Madrugada • 1999: Industrial Silence • 2001: The Nightly Disease • CD: The Nightly Disease Vol. II • 2002: Grit • 2005: The Deep End • 2005: Live at Tralfamadore • 2008: Madrugada • 2022: Chimes at Midnight Solo • Year — Album — Peak positions — Certification • NOR — GRE • 2004 — Ladies and Gentlemen of the Opposition — 3 — — • 2009 — Moon Landing — 1 — 3 • 2011 — Long Slow Distance — 1 — — — * NOR: 2× Platinum (60,000[4]+) • 2014 — Endless Love — 1 — — • 2016 — Lioness — 1 — — • 2017 — Live at Acropolis – Herod Atticus Odeon, Athens — 9 — — • 2024 — On an Island — 2 — — • 2025 — Dancing Headlights — 7 — 20 As Sivert Høyem & the Volunteers • Year — Album — Peak positions • NOR • 2006 — Exiles — 1 As guest vocalist • 2013: Vocals on the song "Phoenix" on Satyricon's 2013 self-titled studio album. • 2020: Vocals on the song "Coming Home" on Me and that Man's "New Man, New Songs, Same Shit, Vol. 1" album[9]
Singles
Singles
• Year — Single — Credited as — Peak positions — Certification — Album • NOR • 2009 — "Moon Landing" — Sivert Høyem — 2 — Moon Landing • 2010 — "Prisoner of the Road" — Sivert Høyem — 1 • 2016 — "Sleepwalking Man" — Sivert Høyem — Lioness • As Sivert Høyem & the Volunteers • Year — Single — Peak positions — Certification — Album • NOR • 2006 — "Into the Sea" — 4 • 2007 — "Don't Pass Me By" — 16

Sivert Høyem performs at Piknik i Parken in Oslo on 25. June 2016.
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Sivert Høyem performs at Piknik i Parken in Oslo on 25. June 2016.
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Sivert Høyem born at Sortland Municipality.
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- 1.Valle, Viggo. Sivert Høyem. Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 September 2011.
- 2.Hung Medien. Sivert Høyem discography. norwegiancharts.com.
- 3.IFPI Greece. Official IFPI Charts Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Combined) – Εβδομάδα: 10/2025.
- 4.Trofeoversikt - IFPI - Gull og Platina. 17 April 2020.
- 5.Lioness by Sivert Høyem. iTunes. 29 January 2016.
- 6.VG-lista. VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 24, 2017.
- 7.VG-lista. Album 2024 uke 05.
- 8.VG-lista. Album 2025 uke 07.
- 9.Blabbermouth. ME AND THAT MAN's 'New Man, New Songs, Same S**t, Vol. 1' Album To Feature Members Of SLIPKNOT, MASTODON, TRIVIUM. BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 10 January 2020.
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His recorded languages were Norwegian and English. He was the child of Jørun Adeleid Drevland. He married Helena Brodtkorb. Recorded as having received Spellemann Award for male artist of the year.
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