PelleK | Taps Tory Lanez In “Shadow Soul”
by Shirley Ju
Per Fredrik "PelleK" Åsly is a 36-year-old singer-songwriter and actor known for his vocal range which spans 4 octaves. Growing up in the small coastal city of Sandefjord, Norway, a young PelleK acted in several kids and teen-television shows. After finishing school, he worked many jobs while writing music at night, sharing his work with the world via the internet and through extensive touring in the U.S and Europe. Now boasting 4 million dedicated subscribers on YouTube. PelleK quickly became Norway's most subscribed musician on YouTube.
PelleK has acted in several TV shows and movies including HBO's Vikings, and has composed and performed music for shows and games from around the world such as Saban's Power Rangers, Magic: The Gathering, Path of Exile, League of Legends, Polkapets, and Square Enix' Lord of Vermillion.
On February 22, 2021 PelleK became the first person in the world to release a full music album as an NFT. Darken the Shadow sold out on OpenSea for $160,000 in less than 2 hours, with many of the world’s biggest bands and solo artists following shortly after.
His latest single "Shadow Soul" features multi-platinum recording artist Tory Lanez and comes from his latest Darken the Shadow, a concept album about the upcoming manga and anime with the same name.