Madcon

Madcon組合是由Tshawe Baqwa和Yosef Wolde-Mariam組成的，挪威的Hip-hop組合。Tshawe出生在德國，父母是南非人。他們在挪威和不同風格的藝術家頻繁的合作，他們現在也是挪威的電視節目The Voice of Madcon的主持人。他們的節目在每週的週一到週四，晚上10點到11點在挪威的音樂頻道播出。這檔節目主要聚焦音樂相關話題，以及一些採訪。 Madcon的最新專輯是《So Dark The Con Of Man》,《Beggin'》是這張專輯中的第一首單曲。這支單曲擁有八白金的認證，同時在挪威的榜單上也是排名第一。 Biography by Jason Birchmeier Norwegian rap duo Madcon enjoyed widespread popularity in their homeland, where they were television stars as well as hitmakers, and they also proved popular in other Western European countries as songs such as "Beggin" became international hits. Comprised of Tshawe Baqwa (aka Kapricon; born in Germany of South African heritage) and Yosef Wolde-Mariam (aka Critical; born in Norway of Ethiopian and Eritrean heritage), the duo, whose name is short for "Mad Conspiracy," first made a name for themselves as featured guests of award-winning Norwegian rap duo the Paperboys on the Top Ten hit single "Barcelona" in 2002. In the wake of this breakthrough success, Madcon signed a recording contract with the Paperboys' label, Bonnier Amigo, and proceeded to release their full-length album debut, It's All a Madcon (2004). The album spawned a series of singles, most notably the Top 20 hits "Doo-Wop" and "Infidelity," and established Madcon as one of Norway's leading rap acts. In 2007 the duo scored an international smash hit with "Beggin," a song originally performed in 1967 by the Four Seasons and Frankie Valli; not only did the song hit number one on the Norwegian singles chart, but it also charted in Austria (number seven), Sweden (number 11), and Switzerland (number 33). An accompanying album, So Dark the Con of Man (2007), followed shortly thereafter and debuted at number three on the Norwegian albums chart. Around this same time, Madcon also enjoyed the limelight of television: they hosted their own show, The Voice of Madcon, and one of them, Baqwa, appeared on the Dancing with the Stars-style show Skal vi Danse?, ultimately winning the season's competition. The success of Madcon continued in 2008 with the Top Ten hit "Back on the Road," a Paperboys single on which they were featured.