The band was formed in 1995 under the name Luke Warm, but the name was later changed to Lukestar. In 2002, they released their first
EP entitled
Code: Distance, and two years later, in 2004, they released their debut full-length album
Alpine Unit. In January 2008, the band's second album
Lake Toba was released. Also in 2008, band members Even Djønne, and Eirik L. Bærulfsen, were replaced by Jørgen Larsen, and Torbjørn Hafnor, from hardcore punk band "The Spectacle". Lukestar received the 2008 Spellemann Award (The Norwegian Grammy Award 2008,
Spellemannprisen), in the category
Best Rock Band for the album
Lake Toba. In February 2011, Lukestar released their third album
Taiga. The first single from this album "Flying Canoes," was A-listed on
NRK P3. The band broke up in 2012, and played farewell concert at
Parkteatret in Oslo on 31 August. Vocalist Truls Heggero had great success as solo artist and released the album
TRVLS (pronounced travels) in 2013, which had two giant hits: "Out Of Yourself," and "The Next". == Honors ==