GALWAY – “What Does the Fox Say” is a new song that came out in early September by Ylvis. Ylvis is a Norwegian comedy duo from Bergen, consisting of two brothers Bård and Vergard Ylvisåker. Their early childhood years were spent in Angola and Mozambique where their father was an engineer during the civil wars there. After a few years in Africa, the family moved back to Bergen, where the brothers received a musical upbringing and were trained in classical instruments. They both quit doing classical stuff before high school and in high school they were heavily involved in school and variety shows as well as school choir. During a performance, they were spotted by Peter Brandt who orchestrated their debut as professional variety artists at Ole Bull Theater in Bergen in 2000. Their debut show was called Ylvis.

In 2006, they signed a management contract with the live production company Stageway. They also were hosts on national broad with the radio show O-studies on NRK Radio. In January they took the stage at Ole Bull Theater with a variety show. That show was more successful than most shows they did, and after that they were on and off tours for three years. They released a DVD in December, 2009 that was performed in Odda, Norway.

In 2011, they were more successful premiering at the Ole Bull Theater again but this time before the opening night, the entire run sold out. They also launched their own comedy talk show “I kveld med Ylvis” with a sidekick Calle Hellevang-Larsen from comedy trio Raske Menn. That show was an instant success. In 2012 replacing Calle Hellevang-Larsen leaving, David Batra was their side kick.

In fall of 2013, Hellevang-Larsen returned for the third series of “I kveld med Ylvis”. Despite having technical difficulties throughout the broadcast, the first episode took the top ratings spot. A number of comedy and parody music videos, either originally featured on I Kveld med Ylvis or used to promote the show, have released on YouTube and other streaming media. “The Fox and “The Stonehenge” have also been released as singles. “The Fox”, which was released on September 3 to promote the upcoming series of the show, went viral on Youtube and received 40 million views in its first two weeks. As of October 24, the video has over 150 million views.

Ylvis said that they are getting flooded with offers for interviews, concerts, and major label record contracts from around the world since the release of it and they are quite surprised on all the fuss. Their first performance abroad was on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on September 20. They also made a surprise appearance at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas the next day. On October 9, Jimmy Fallon brought them to his late night show to perform live.