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Ylvis

Norwegian comedy duo

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Also known as Bård Ylvisåker · Bard Ylvisaker · Vegard Ylvisåker · Vegard Ylvisaker · Ylvisåker · Ylvisaker

Founded: 2000
Members / parts: Bård Ylvisåker
, Vegard Ylvisåker
Country of origin: Norway
Formed in: Norway

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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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Website: ylvis.com language: English
Awards: Spellemannprisen for hit of the year(2013) for work: The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)
Different from: El Vez
Start of work period: 2000
Social media followers: 88,300(June 2, 2024) youtube channel id: UChVVxXoVTFTeIJ1oRLvDOag
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-06-02
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61,539(February 11, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 27008101
83,900(May 31, 2023) youtube channel id: UChVVxXoVTFTeIJ1oRLvDOag
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2023-05-31
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77,400(May 25, 2022) youtube channel id: UChVVxXoVTFTeIJ1oRLvDOag
63,245(September 21, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 27008101
Said to be the same as: Subwoolfer
Official name: Ylvis

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