The duo was formed in 2011 releasing its single "Hjem til dæ"[2] that achieved high rotation on Norwegian radio and became a hit on VG-lista, the official Norwegian Singles Chart.

[3][4] In November 2011 they released their second single «Opp ned bak frem», followed by «Æ vil bare dans» in February 2012 and «Før du går» in June the same year.

Their biggest hit, «Æ vil bare dans», was the most streamed, Norwegian song on both Spotify and WiMP in 2012.

The duo have performed «Æ vil bare dans» at over ten national TV shows in Norway.

In February 2013, Sirkus Eliassen took part in the Melodi Grand Prix performing the song "I Love You Te Quiero".