Magdi Omar Ytreeide Abdelmaguid, of mixed Egyptian/Norwegian origin, was born on 3 June 1984 in Oslo to an Egyptian father and a Norwegian mother from Stryn, Sogn og Fjordane.

They were once again the recipients of Spellemannprisen 2012 in the category Pop music, for the album Kors på halsen, ti kniver i hjertet, mor og far i døden.

They were even nominated in the categories Best Songwriter and Best Music Video for "Den islamske elefanten", directed by Thea Hvistendahl.

The duo went on a Norway tour before they announced that they would play three shows at the Oslo Spektrum Arena in April 2017.

The three shows turned out to be the core of "The Monkey & The Mouth", a full-length experimental movie directed by Thea Hvistendahl.

It was viewed by 52,000 people during its limited four-day theatrical release in December 2017, and revolves around the visual and musical universe created by the band.

They announced ten shows in Oslo Spektrum Arena in August 2021 (postponed to 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic), and at the same time they invited 100 lucky fans to an experience called SAS Skien.

Everyone that bought a ticket to one of the concerts in Oslo Spektrum, could apply to be part of a one of a kind experience in the mysterious house.

In doing so they gave away their master rights and revenue from all of their previous releases, six studio albums and various EPs and singles, to causes relating to assistance for refugees, asylum seekers or immigrants.

[citation needed] In January 2022, they released the film loop Omar Sheriff, and with it presented their new EP.

[4] The show reached Variety magazine, which compared the duo to Kanye West and The Weeknd.