Liverpool-born World Cup star Thelo Aasgaard has a second talent away from the football pitch
The Norway midfielder has helped the team to the World Cup quarter finals, but that's not where his talent ends
Liverpool's eyes will be on Thelo Aasgaard tonight as the Mossley Hill-born midfielder prepares to face England in the World Cup quarter-final against Norway.
As a midfielder, the Mossley-hill born 24-year-old has helped Norway on their run to the last eight, but his talents stretch beyond the football pitch. Away from the game, Aasgaard is also a musician, releasing music under the artist name Thxlo on Spotify.
His sound blends dreamy electronic production with rap, distorted vocals and pitched-up layers, creating tracks that sit somewhere between hip-hop, trap and alternative pop.
He has also collaborated with rappers and singers including emerging American trap and drill rapper Lil Zy.
His five top tracks on the streaming platform are: Lonely, Pulling Me Down, Thief in the Night, Flying to the Hills and Rhyming.
A recurring space theme runs throughout his discography, with astronaut imagery appearing on many of his album covers. One of his 2024 releases is even titled Astro Elements.
According to Spotify, Thxlo has around 6,700 monthly listeners, while his most-played song has attracted more than 27,000 streams.
The Norway midfielder has confirmed the music project is his own, sharing a link to his Spotify profile on his Instagram bio with the message: "Link to my music below."
His passion for music perhaps comes as little surprise.
Aasgaard was raised in a family of professional musicians. His mum, Georgina, is originally from France, while his dad, Jonathan, is from Norway. They are both professional cellists.
Speaking to the ECHO, Georgina Aasgaard explained that the discipline required to succeed as a musician has played a huge part in shaping her son's approach to football.
She said: "I think there are lots of similarities between the disciplines, the self-discipline, and the hard work that we do, both as musicians and as athletes or as sports people."
Georgina continued: "Practising his skills hundreds, thousands and even millions of times until you think they’re good enough. But at the end of the day, very often you think they-re not quite good enough, and you always have to start again the next morning.
"Start again from scratch every day and just work really hard. I think that’s what we both do as musicians and as footballers as well - this extreme discipline of always repeating, repeating, repeating until you get to what you want."
That mindset has already taken Aasgaard to the World Cup quarter-finals and it’s clear the Liverpool-born talent is determined to keep perfecting his craft.