Jowst

Steen at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Press Meet&Greet

Background information
Birth name| Joakim With Steen
Born|  (1989-06-26) 26 June 1989 (age 34)
Trondheim, Norway
Origin| Kolbotn, Norway
Genres|

* EDM
* punk rock

Occupation(s)|

* Music producer
* songwriter
* sound engineer
* audio mixer
* teacher

Instrument(s)|

* Synthesizer
* guitar
* drum

Years active| 2011–present
Labels|

* Three15 Records
* Red Line Records

Website| jowstmusic.com

Musical artist

Joakim With Steen (born 26 June 1989), better known as Jowst (usually stylised JOWST), is a Norwegian music producer and songwriter. He represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Grab the Moment", along with vocalist Aleksander Walmann finishing in 10th place.[1]

## Early life and career[edit]

Steen was born in Trondheim and raised in Tiller. At age 14, his family moved to Steinkjer.[2] At the age of fifteen his main focus was guitar, punk, songwriting and band. After finishing his sound and music production education at the renowned Noroff Institute in Oslo, where he later also worked as a teacher and held lectures in the same field. At the same time he also worked as sound technician and producer for Earport Studios in Fornebu.[3] Joakim started Red Line Studio where he has worked as a sound engineer and producer since 2011. With the project "Making a Hit" and the hit song "Grab the Moment" he is now focusing on his own music under the artist name JOWST, an acronym formed from the first letter of his names.[4]

Steen and Norwegian singer Aleksander Walmann were confirmed to be taking part in Melodi Grand Prix 2017, Norway's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, on 7 February 2017.[5] In the final, held on 11 March, JOWST and Walmann received the maximum 12 points from four of the eleven international juries in addition to winning the televote.[6] They subsequently advanced to the gold final, where they won the competition.[1] Norway competed in the second half of the second semi-final at the Eurovision Song Contest, and they managed to advance to the final. In the final, they placed 10th out of 26th.[7][8]

Steen also co-wrote Walmann's song for Melodi Grand Prix 2018 "Talk To The Hand", which progressed to the Gold Final, but failed to progress to the final two, coming fourth in the televote.

In October 2022, Steen along with Byron Williams Jr. was announced as one of the 21 competitors for Melodi Grand Prix 2023 with the song "Freaky for the Weekend". They were placed into the 1st semi-final, performing last (7th). They failed to qualify for the finals.

## Personal life[edit]

Joakim is cohabiting with Rita Rybakova, and together they have a daughter Sofia born in 2017.[9]

## Discography[edit]

### Singles[edit]

As lead artist
Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Album

|
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|

NOR
[10] | AUT
[11] | NLD
Tip
[12] | SWE
[13]
"Grab the Moment"  | 2017  | 6 | 73 | 24 | 56  | Non-album singles
"ThatFeeling"
(featuring Aleksander Walmann) | — | — | — | —
"Burning Bridges"[14]
(with Kristian Kostov) | 2018  | — | — | — | —
"Roller Coaster Ride"[15]
(with Manel Navarro and Maria Celin) | — | — | — | —
"Everybody Knows…"  | 2019  | — | — | — | —
"Happier"
(featuring Chris Medina) | — | — | — | —
"Into the Wild"
(with Aleksander Walmann) | 2020  | — | — | — | —
"Barely Breathing"
(with Agnete featuring Azzip) | 2021  | — | — | — | —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released

Promotional singles
Title  | Year  | Album

|
|

"Thinking Through Thorough Thoughts"[16] | 2016  | Non-album single

### Remixes[edit]

Title  | Year  | Original artist

|
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"Let Me Love You" (Jowst Remix) | 2016  | DJ Snake
(featuring Justin Bieber)
"We Are Dreamers" (co-producer) | 2017  | Frida Sundemo
"Night Train" (Jowst Remix) | CLMD
(featuring Alida)
"Silvertongue" (Jowst Remix) | Young The Giant
"Keep On Falling" (Jowst Remix) | Manel Navarro
"My Turn" (Jowst Remix) | Martina Bárta
"Good Vibes" (JOWST and Ambros Remix)[17] | 2018  | Nathan Trent

### Production credits[edit]

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2017)

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Title  | Year  | Main artist  | Role

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Credited as Joakim With Steen, Joakim W Steen,
Joakim Steen, Jowst or Red Line Studio

"Mirage"  | 2012  | Heyerdahl  | Music producer
c. 18 other songs | 2015-2017  | TBA
"Drama"  | 2017  | Karin Melón
"Forever or Never"  | 2018  | Oda
"Brain vs Heart"  | 2019

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Weaver, Jessica (11 March 2017). "Norway: JOWST Wins Melodi Grand Prix 2017!". esctoday.com. ESCToday. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
2. ^ Hovde, Kari (12 March 2017). "Trondhjemmer og MGP-vinner fikk hjelp på Facebook" (in Norwegian). Adresseavisen/ adressa.no.
3. ^ "Jowst på LinkedIn" (in Norwegian). LinkedIn. 12 March 2017.
4. ^ "JOWST Biography". Archived from the original on 2017-06-18. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
5. ^ Her er MGP-artistene 2017
6. ^ Halpin, Chris (11 March 2017). "NORWAY: JOWST WINS MELODI GRAND PRIX 2017 WITH "GRAB THE MOMENT"". wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs.
7. ^ Jordan, Paul (9 September 2016). "Kyiv to host Eurovision 2017!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
8. ^ Jordan, Paul (21 January 2016). "Semi-Final Allocation Draw on Monday, pots revealed". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
9. ^ – Ble nok litt «arrestert» av min egen tekst på låten
10. ^ "VG-lista – Jowst / Grab the Moment". VG-lista. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
11. ^ "austriancharts.at – Discographie JOWST". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
12. ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch Single Tip | 20 May 2017". Dutch Single Tip. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
13. ^ "swedishcharts.com – Discography JOWST". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
14. ^ "Burning Bridges - Single by Jowst & Kristian Kostov". iTunes. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
15. ^ "Roller Coaster Ride - Single by JOWST, Manel Navarro & Maria Celin". iTunes. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
16. ^ "Thinking Through Thorough Thoughts" by JOWST on Spotify
17. ^ Good Vibes (Remix) with JOWST & Ambros \- Single

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to JOWST.

* Official website (as artist)
* Official website (as producer)
* Official website (as blogger)
* JOWST on Facebook
* Jowst on SoundCloud
* Official Eurovision representation

Preceded by

Agnete
with "Icebreaker"

|  Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest
2017
(with Aleksander Walmann) | Succeeded by

Alexander Rybak
with "That's How You Write a Song"

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Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest

Melodi Grand Prix

Participation|

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* 2012
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* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

Artists|

* Agnete
* Alessandra
* Elisabeth Andreassen
* Bendik Singers
* Arne Bendiksen
* Margaret Berger
* Bobbysocks!
* Benny Borg
* Odd Børre
* Nora Brockstedt
* Charmed
* Jan Werner Danielsen
* Dollie de Luxe
* Tor Endresen
* Carl Espen
* Lars A. Fredriksen
* Kate Gulbrandsen
* Christine Guldbrandsen
* Mattis Hætta
* Jostein Hasselgård
* Inger Jacobsen
* Britt Synnøve Johansen
* Jowst
* Just 4 Fun
* Finn Kalvik
* Grethe Kausland
* Keiino
* Sverre Kjelsberg
* Åse Kleveland
* Hanne Krogh
* Karoline Krüger
* Haldor Lægreid
* Mørland
* Stella Mwangi
* Ellen Nikolaysen
* Alexander Rybak
* Debrah Scarlett
* Guri Schanke
* Secret Garden
* Anita Skorgan
* Didrik Solli-Tangen
* Knut Anders Sørum
* Kirsti Sparboe
* Ketil Stokkan
* Maria Haukaas Storeng
* Anne-Karine Strøm
* Subwoolfer
* Jahn Teigen
* Anita Thallaug
* Tix
* Tooji
* Merethe Trøan
* ~~Ulrikke~~
* Stig van Eijk
* Silje Vige
* Wig Wam

Songs|

* "Adieu"
* "Aldri i livet"
* "Alle mine tankar"
* "Alltid sommer"
* "Alvedansen"
* ~~"Attention"~~
* "Brandenburger Tor"
* "Casanova"
* "Do Re Mi"
* "Duett"
* "Dukkemann"
* "Fairytale"
* "Fallen Angel"
* "The First Day of Love"
* "For vår jord"
* "Give That Wolf a Banana"
* "Grab the Moment"
* "Haba Haba"
* "High"
* "Hold On Be Strong"
* "I evighet"
* "I Feed You My Love"
* "Icebreaker"
* "I'm Not Afraid to Move On"
* "In My Dreams"
* "Intet er nytt under solen"
* "It's Just A Game"
* "Karusell"
* "Kom sol, kom regn"
* "La det swinge"
* "Lenge leve livet"
* "Living My Life Without You"
* "Lykken er"
* "Mata Hari"
* "Mil etter mil"
* "Mitt liv"
* "A Monster Like Me"
* "Mrs. Thompson"
* "My Heart Goes Boom"
* "My Heart Is Yours"
* "Nocturne"
* "Oj, oj, oj, så glad jeg skal bli"
* "Oliver"
* "On My Own"
* "Queen of Kings"
* "Romeo"
* "Sámiid ædnan"
* "San Francisco"
* "Silent Storm"
* "Småting"
* "Solhverv"
* "Sommer i Palma"
* "Spiral"
* "Spirit in the Sky"
* "Stay"
* "Stress"
* "That's How You Write a Song"
* "Touch My Life (with Summer)"
* "Ven a bailar conmigo"
* "Venners nærhet"
* "Visjoner"
* "Voi Voi"

* Note: Entries scored out signify where Norway did not compete

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Countries|

| Final|

* Armenia
* Australia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Denmark
* France
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Israel
* Italy
* Moldova
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Spain
* Sweden
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

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Semi-finals|

* Albania
* Czech Republic
* Estonia
* Finland
* Georgia
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Montenegro
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovenia
* Switzerland

Withdrawn|

* Russia

Artists|

| Final|

* Alma
* Anja
* Artsvik
* Robin Bengtsson
* Blanche
* Demy
* Dihaj
* Francesco Gabbani
* Jacques Houdek
* Hovig
* Ilinca feat. Alex Florea
* Imri
* Isaiah
* Lucie Jones
* Jowst
* Kristian Kostov
* Levina
* Kasia Moś
* Manel Navarro
* Naviband
* OG3NE
* O.Torvald
* Joci Pápai
* Salvador Sobral
* SunStroke Project
* Nathan Trent

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Semi-finals|

* Martina Bárta
* Tijana Bogićević
* Jana Burčeska
* Claudia Faniello
* Fusedmarc
* Tamara Gachechiladze
* Slavko Kalezić
* Lindita
* Valentina Monetta and Jimmie Wilson
* Brendan Murray
* Omar Naber
* Norma John
* Svala
* Timebelle
* Koit Toome and Laura
* Triana Park

Withdrawn|

* Julia Samoylova

Songs|

| Final|

* "Amar pelos dois"
* "Beautiful Mess"
* "City Lights"
* "Do It for Your Lover"
* "Don't Come Easy"
* "Flashlight"
* "Fly with Me"
* "Grab the Moment"
* "Gravity"
* "Hey Mamma"
* "I Can't Go On"
* "I Feel Alive"
* "Lights and Shadows"
* "My Friend"
* "Never Give Up on You"
* "Occidentali's Karma"
* "Origo"
* "Perfect Life"
* "Requiem"
* "Running on Air"
* "Skeletons"
* "Story of My Life"
* "This Is Love"
* "Time"
* "Where I Am"
* "Yodel It!"

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Semi-finals|

* "Apollo"
* "Blackbird"
* "Breathlessly"
* "Dance Alone"
* "Dying to Try"
* "In Too Deep"
* "Keep the Faith"
* "Line"
* "My Turn"
* "On My Way"
* "Paper"
* "Rain of Revolution"
* "Space"
* "Spirit of the Night"
* "Verona"
* "World"

Withdrawn|

* "Flame Is Burning"

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