Albatraoz

Albatraoz (pronounced "alba-trouse", see below) is a Swedish group of DJs, singers and producers of electro house from Borås, formed in 2012 originally by AronChupa, Little Sis Nora and the other members Nicklas Savolainen, Andreas Reinholdsson, Rasmus Sahlberg, and Måns Harvidsson.

History

In 2012, they formed the group as a hobby and rose to fame when their debut single "Albatraoz" was released in 2013. The title is a combination of words "albatross" and a wordplay on "trouse" music, which is a form of EDM popularized in the early 2010s by Swedish and Dutch DJs such as Swedish House Mafia and Tiesto.

The song reached thirty-six in Swedish Singles Chart and remained eighteen weeks on the chart. It was certified platinum in Sweden. Later that year, they signed a record deal with Sony Music. In January 2014, the song reached 8.5 million plays on Spotify and the group toured to promote the song. In April 2014, they released their second single, "Arriba".

During a concert in February 2017 in Bohuslän, the group made headlines after the member Måns Harvidsson had pressed a female audience member's face towards his groin on stage. Harvidsson grabbed the victim by her hair and then presses her face against his genitals before he let her go. In an apology to the victim, Harvidsson later explained that the girls would never understand the feeling and he compared it with how actors enters a role in a film. He also said, according to the victim and her friend, "how should I know that she didn't want if I didn't try?".