News: What is happening in the world of Madrugada and on this page? I try to stay as updated as possible, and I will try to bring you the latest rumours and facts concerning Madrugada. Of course, you will also be able to read all the interesting stuff about what has been updated or changed on this very webpage.

March 9th 2005 - New Madrugada album, "The Deep End"
Last Monday, February 28th, Madrugada's fourth album, "The Deep End" was released in Norway. The album was recorded in legendary Sound City studios in California at the end of last year by George Drakoulias, and expectations upon its release were very high. Madrugada have debuted high on the album charts with all previous album releases, but few would have expected the phenomenal first week of sale, where "The Deep End" broke Norway's sales records for fastest selling album, beating major bands like U2. Platinum sales in Norway are for 40.000 shipped copies, which "The Deep End" passed after only two days of sales!

The record sales were somewhat unexpected – the band expected good strong sales, but this was beyond what anyone could have predicted. The band also appeared on Norway's most-viewed talkshow - Først & Sist with Fredrik Skavlan - last Friday, performing the radio single "The Kids Are On High Street" and with Sivert doing an interview. This appearance was seen by roughly half the record-buying Norwegian public, so record sales will hopefully stay at a high level in the coming weeks.

Last week was indeed a great one for Norwegian music on the whole, as Madrugada debuted on the Number One spot on the Norwegian VG Topp 40, fellow North-Norwegians Jim Stärk debuted at number two and Espen Lind at number three. All three albums were released on February 28th. Espen Lind co-wrote "Venn" with Lene Marlin, the tsunami-relief charity song that Sivert Høyem participated on.

For those who want to keep up-to-date on Madrugada, please be aware that the discussion forum is full of life, with more than 120 registered members. Everything you would want to know about the band is posted in the forum, so please be sure to check it out, members from all over the world make sure that you always stay updated!

Though this news page has not been very updated lately, the rest of the page has been reflecting the release of "The Deep End" over the last couple of months. Be sure to check out Info About New Album for everything you need to know about "The Deep End," the discography, and the concert chronology for all upcoming Madrugada performances.

Also, the band themselves are doing a great job at keeping the official page at madrugada.net up-to-date, be sure to check it out for the latest news, directly from the band.

Older News: Most of the older news pages are also being stored and are available from this page. These news pages are no longer updated, so some of the links might be outdated.