Education
He studied music at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.
He studied music at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.
He is the brother of Thomas Aslaksen. He played drums in the band Dalton for a while. He released his debut self-titled album Jonas Alaska with great reception, reaching #5 on VG-lista, the official Norwegian Chart.
He was nominated for three categories at the 2011 Spellemannprisen for "Best songwriter", "Best Male Artist" and "Best Newcomer of the Year".
He also performed at festivals such as Øyafestivalen, Slottsfjellfestivalen and by:Larm all in 2011. 2011: Spellemannprisen Newcomer of the Year, for the self-titled album Jonas Alaska.