Madcon is a Norwegian duo, founded in 1992 in Oslo. The composition of the band: Tshave Bakva and Josef Woodle-Mariam. They work in the genre of rap, hip-hop, pop, reggae, dance-pop. In 2002 the band recorded the single "Barcelona" together with The Paperboys. The track conquered the Norwegian charts and brought the musicians the Splellemannprisen award. In 2007 the duo recorded a cover version of the song "Beggin'", which is performed by American band The Four Seasons. The track brought the band worldwide popularity and hit the first places of charts in Norway, France and never left the top ten of hits in European countries. The song "Beggin'" earned the band the Splellemannprisen Award as the "Best Hit of the Year".