Norwegian songstress Miia really pulls on the heartstrings with this one! She scored a viral video with this hard-hitting live version of her song “Dynasty,” which features a passionate vocal performance with a lush backing from the Norwegian Radio Orchestra. Some singers can really just put their whole heart and soul into a song, and Miia manages that while also putting on an incredible vocal performance.
When Miia moves from the quiet bridge at the 2:30 mark into the big finale, she creates an incredible and dramatic climax that is goosebumps territory. Those big high notes heading into the final chorus are really something. Miia recorded the studio version of “Dynasty” when she was just 16 years old and scored her international breakthrough with the song. With performances like these, it’s easy for The Music Man to see why she made some real waves internationally!
Miia uploaded her live studio session on “Dynasty” on June 22, 2024, and it has since gained 3.2 million views. The video features the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, credited as KORK, in reference to its Norwegian name Kringkastingsorkestret. Fans really enjoyed the new take on “Dynasty,” and added comments such as “I think I just had a spiritual experience” and “This version of ‘Dynasty’ deserves a Grammy. It’s very majestic and you could listen to this forever. Thank you for making this masterpiece.”
Miia is an independent artist, although she has built up quite a following online. She has 366,000 subscribers on YouTube and has scored several viral videos on the platform. One of her most popular videos is her cover of Sia’s “Elastic Heart,” which she covered as a duet with Brandon Skeie. Skeie has a gorgeous tenor voice which combines so perfectly with Miia’s voice.
Mia Virik Brubakken is a 27-year-old Norwegian singer-songwriter who was born on November 24, 1997. Known professionally as Miia, she co-wrote “Dynasty” with Hillary Bernstein and Mario Valdes. At age 16, Miia recorded the song in Los Angeles, California, and she released the single 18 months later on July 21, 2014. “Dynasty” became Miia’s international breakout and was streamed hundreds of millions of times online. The Music Man readers might be interested to hear that “Dynasty” also appeared in an episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians and was featured in international press such as Billboard. Miia revealed to fans via her YouTube channel that “Dynasty” is “about a breakup, that didn’t happen to me, but to two people I love very, very much. I wrote it with one of them, and the other person produced the song.” The former couple in question are Miia’s uncle and aunt, producer Joachim Rygg and songwriter Hillary Bernstein.