“It is important not to just be a footballer”
Call Aasgaard surname and having Scandinavian ancestors can carry certain connotations of Norse mythology that should not be underestimated. Asgard is ‘the precinct of the Æsir’ either ‘fortress of the gods’ where he resides Odin (‘Father of All’), god of wisdom, war and magic. But for Thelonious Gerard Aasgaard (2/5/2002, Liverpool) the last name he wears inevitably associates him with music. His father is one of the best cellists in the world, an important figure in the best orchestras sought out in many cities to perform concerts. He was the principal cellist of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra for 25 years and his mother, Georginawho also plays the cello, is a music therapist at the children’s hospital Alder Hey (Liverpool). AND Thelo He could not escape the destiny written by the gods that linked him to music. Be of Asgard or of Olympus.
Three selections
Thelo Aasgaard born in Liverpoolwith a Norwegian father and a French mother, so he could play for any of the three teams if he were called up. He started playing at the academy Wigan Athletic at the age of 14 after having been part of the youth team Liverpool. Injuries cut short his youth progression but they recovered him as a midfielder in the first team of the club. WiganEdit where he played 140 games and scored 23 goals in five seasons. In January 2025 he signed for the Luton Town but when he was relegated at the end of the season he was released and ended up in the Rangers Scotland where he played a total of 33 games last season, scoring 7 goals. Next Friday the 31st, Rangers opens the 2026-2027 league at the home of Dundee United.
Regular in the youth categories of the Norwegian national team since under-16, he was part of the Vikings captained by Eerling Braut Haaland in the past World and scored the only goal in the 1-4 against France. Norway crashed into England losing 1-2 in the quarterfinals.
Stage name: Thxlo
“It is important to have other interests. When you come home and you have nothing to do, I think it is important not to just be a footballer and have another facet”. This is how he explains his love and talent for music.
He recognizes that it was innate and that, since he was little, he has tried a lot of instruments and that “They never pressured me to like music or dedicate myself to it. I accepted it and I have enjoyed it.” He adds that music has been part of his family for several generations because his grandfather and great-grandfather were already dedicated to it. He knows that he is not going to be a soccer player all his life and that music can now be something entertaining and something that he is passionate about but that in the future it can be his profession. He dedicates most of his free time to producing various songs in his home studio. Englandcollaborating with numerous independent artists of the United Kingdom and USA.
Under the alias of Thxlo, Aasgaard He makes music that mixes hip-hop and trap bases with ambient electronic sounds. Their songs usually combine distorted voices, layers of sound and different voices that overlap, and a fairly relaxed alternative style that is close to ‘chill out‘. He has already published four albums (the first in 2021, two in 2024 with more than 15 songs each and the last in 2026 with 7 pieces) and they can be heard on the platform Spotify. He does not have a huge number of listeners since his style is so particular and he is only dedicated to musical production that has little scope.
Your account Thxlo of instagram With just over 500 followers, she has been standing since 2024 while on her private account where she posts photos with the Norwegian team and with the Rangers FC exceeds 94,000 followers. It is clear that the musical creation of Thelo/Thxlo It is just an escape route from sports stress and helps you free your mind. As he says, “It depends on the person. Some kids go home and watch more football, spend the night analyzing and studying each game, while others prefer to do something completely different, just to relax.”
And adds that “For me, taking time to do something else allows me to concentrate better when I return to training the next day, so it all depends on the person and finding the right balance.”
He also tried
Flow Kingz, the rap group of a 16-year-old Haaland
On an afternoon of simple fun in 2016, a pure and carefree ‘entertainment’ came out from three young Norwegians who called themselves Flow Kingz. Among them, Eerling Haaland He raps and moves with a certain roughness since the rhythm is carried by his teammates in the locker room and in training, Erik Botheim and Erik Tobias Sandberg. They only became known with the topic ‘Kygo jo‘, with lyrics that are an unpretentious joke about their lives that includes praise for the famous Norwegian DJ Kygothe greatest exponent of the popular ‘tropical house’ genre. With the competitive pressure to which the three young people in the U17 national team were subjected, they found music as an escape route. The musical adventure of Haaland He had no further travel and for the sake of football he dedicated himself to scoring goals instead of singing melodies.
