Ruben Markussen (born 23 March 1995), known mononymously as Ruben, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. He grew up in Bjarkøy, a small village of 300 inhabitants in Harstad, northern Norway. His debut single "Walls" charted in Norway on the basis of huge streaming online charting on VG-lista, the official Norwegian Singles Chart, making it to number 8. As a result, he moved to Oslo to further his career. He was nominated for the Norwegian P3 Gold 2018 award in 2018 "Newcomer" category for the song during Spellemannprisen,P3 Gull: Her er de nominerte til P3 Gull 2018 VG.no: Spellemann-glipp – nominert artist falt ut av listen receiving a scholarship. His follow up "Lay by Me" has charted in Norway,730.no: Glem Sam Smith, her er den nye singelen til Ruben ? reaching number 8. Both singles also charted in Sweden. He is signed to Universal Records in Norway.
Discography Extended plays Title Year Peak positions NOR East West (with Tom Has)2016 — Melancholic2019 — Animosity20216 Tonic Emotions Pt.12023 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
Singles Title Year Peak positions Certifications Album / EP NOR SWE "Walls" 2017 8 59 IFPI NOR: 3× Platinum GLF: Platinum Melancholic "The Half" 2018 20 — IFPI NOR: Platinum "Lay by Me" 8 28 IFPI NOR: Platinum GLF: Platinum IFPI DEN: Gold "Power" 2019 30 — "So High" 14 — rowspan="2" "As Long as I Break Your Heart" — — "Heading Home" (with Alan Walker) 2020 15 53 World of Walker "Burn Down This Room" 19 — Animosity "Dear God" 18 — "Mama Don't Know" 2021 — — "Running" 27 — "Candy" — — rowspan="4" "Du lyg" 2025 31 —"Det går bra" 11 — "Der du brente vår bro" 2026 45 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.
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