Christopher (singer)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Christopher Lund Nissen |
| Born | January 31, 1992 Frederiksberg |
| Origin | Denmark |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer and songwritter |
| Instruments | Vocal and guitar |
| Years active | 2011 – present |
| Labels | EMI Denmark |
| Associated acts | Frida Amundsen Molly Sandén |
| Website | http://christophermusic.dk/ |
Christopher Nissen (born January 31, 1992) is a Danish singer from Copenhagen, signed to EMI Denmark. In November 2012, he won an award at the Danish Music Awards 2012. He was awarded New Thinker of the Year (Årets nytænker), given by Spotify as an innovation prize.[1] Christopher gets his inspiration for Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars and John Mayer. Christopher's songs include "CPH Girls" and "Tulips", which will also be released in China. On January 29, 2016 he released a new song called "Limousine" with the artist Madcon.
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Career
Christopher started singing covers of others' singer's songs. His debut single was "Against the Odds", co-written by Kay & Ndustry, Kasper Larsen, Ole Brodersen, Curtis Richa and Johan Wetterberg, and produced by Kay & Ndustry and GL Music's Lasse Lindorff.[2] It was released in September 2011, reaching number 23 on the Danish Singles Chart.[3] The accompanying music video is directed by Nicolas Tobias Følsgaard and Jonas Lodahl Andersen. His follow-up single "Nothing in Common" entered the Danish Singles Chart at number 5 in 2012. His debut album is Colours. He released "Told You So" in late 2013 and he released his newest single "Crazy" on January 31, 2014. "CPH Girls" was Christopher's 1st single number one in Denmark. On August 7, his single "Tulips" came out in Denmark, Norway and China, and "Tulips" quickly went number 1 in Denmark. Christopher's third studio album came out on April 15.
Personal life
He was born in Frederiksberg, but later moved to Amager, Denmark with his parents and little brother Oliver.[4] In 2012 Christopher moved in with his girlfriend the Danish singer Medina. The couple later split up. Since 2014 Christopher has been in a relationship with the Danish model Cecilie Haugaard. Today the couple lives in Amager on a property worth 6,720,000. Christopher and Cecilie Haugaard have been together for one year in 2015.
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
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| DEN [5] |
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| Colours |
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| Told You So |
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| Closer |
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1 [7] |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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| DEN [5] |
SWE [8] |
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| "Against the Odds" | 2011 | 23 | — |
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Colours |
| "Nothing in Common" | 2012 | 5 | — |
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| "Mine, Mine, Mine" | 9 | — |
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| "Colours" (featuring Frida Amundsen) |
19 | — |
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| "We Should Be" | 2013 | 15 | — | Told You So | |
| "Told You So" | 4 | — |
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| "Nympho" | 2014 | 21 | — |
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| "Crazy" | 2 | — |
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| "Mama" | 9 | — |
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| "Waterfall" | 13 | — | |||
| "CPH Girls" (featuring Brandon Beal) |
1 | — |
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| "First Like" | 34 | — |
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| "Tulips" | 2015 | 1 | — |
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Closer |
| "Christopher" | 39 | — | |||
| "Limousine" (featuring Madcon) |
2016 | 11 | 69 | IFPI: Gold[19] | |
| "I Won't Let You Down" (featuring Bekuh Boom) |
1 [20] |
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As a featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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| DEN [5] |
GER [21] |
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| "Where Do We Go from Here" (Svenstrup & Vendelboe featuring Christopher) |
2012 | 2 | — |
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Svenstrup & Vendelboe |
| "Twerk It Like Miley" (Brandon Beal featuring Christopher) |
2014 | 1 | 95 |
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Non-album single |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist | Album |
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| "A Little Forgiveness" | 2012 | Molly Sandén | Unchained |
| "Horizon" | 2014 | Anna Abreu | V |
Filmography and TV
- Haps du er fanget (2012)
- go morgen Danmark (2012)
- Danish Music Awards (2012)
- go aften Danmark (2012)
- go morgen Danmark (2012)
- go morgen Danmark (2013)
- Danish Music Awards (2013)
- go morgen Danmark (2014)
- go morgen Danmark (2014)
- Danish Music Awards (2014)
- X Factor (2014)
- go aften Danmark (2014)
- Jeg er Christopher (2014)
- Natholdet (2014)
- aftenshowet (2014)
- Danish Music Awards (2015)
- go morgen Danmark (2015)
- Natholdet (2015)
- go morgen Danmark (2016)
- Danmarksindsamling (2016)
- go morgen Norge (2016)
- X Factor (2016)
- vi ses hos Celment (2016)
Prizes
- The voice-pris 2012
- Danish Music Awards Årets Nytænker 2012
- The voice Årets Flirt 2012
- The voice The Body Art 2012
- The voice Årets Instagrammmer 2013
- Gaffa-prisen Årets Mandlige Kunstner 2014
- Danish Music Awards Publikumsprisen 2014
- Danish Music Awards Årets Danske popudgivelsen 2014
- MTV Europe Music Awards for årets danske band 2014
- The voice Årets Trendsætter 2014
- The Voice Årets Idol 2014
- Danish Music Awards Årets Danske Club Navn 2014
- Zulu Awards Årets Mandlige Kunstner 2015
- The voice-pris 2015
Tours
Colours Tour 2012-2013
Christopher Tour 2013
Told you So Tour 2014-2015
Tulips Tour 2015
Christopher Tour 2016
References
- ↑ Mynewsdesk.com
- ↑ GL Music: Christopher – 'Against The Odds'
- ↑ DanishCharts: Christopher page
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- ↑ SwedishCharts.com: Christopher feat. Madcon - "Limousine" page
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