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Christopher
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Christopher performing in 2012
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Birth name | Christopher Lund Nissen |
Born | Frederiksberg, Capital Region, Denmark |
31 January 1992
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
Years active | 2011 – present |
Labels | EMI Denmark |
Associated acts | Frida Amundsen Molly Sandén Brandon Beal |
Christopher Lund Nissen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈlɔnˀ ˈne̝sn̩]; born 31 January 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. Christopher has released five albums, the debut Colours (2012), followed by Told You So (2014), Closer (2016), Under the Surface (2019) and My Blood (2021). Christopher's songs include "Against the Odds, "Nothing in Common", "Told You So", "CPH Girls" and "I Won't Let You Down".
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Career
Christopher started singing covers of other singers' 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. It was released in September 2011, reaching number 23 on the Danish Singles Chart. 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 Colours was released in 2013. "CPH Girls" was Christopher's 1st single number one in Denmark. Christopher's third studio album Closer came out on 15 April 2016. It includes his earlier hit "Tulips" that came out in Denmark, Norway and China, "I Won't Let You Down" featuring Bekuh Boom becoming his second number 1 in Denmark and the track "Limousine" with the artist Madcon. Christopher gets his inspiration from Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars and John Mayer.
Personal life
He was born in Frederiksberg, but later moved to Amager, Denmark with his parents and little brother Oliver. In 2012 Christopher moved in with his girlfriend the Danish singer Medina. The couple later split up. In 2014, he began a relationship with Danish model Cecilie Haugaard. The couple married in June 2019. They welcomed their first child, a daughter named Noelle, in 2021. The pair is expecting a new baby to be born in 2023, also a daughter.
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
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KOR |
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Colours |
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Told You So |
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Closer |
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1 | 74 |
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Under the Surface |
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5 | — |
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My Blood |
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20 | — |
Soundtrack albums
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A Beautiful Life |
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1 |
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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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" | — | — | — |
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"Colours" (featuring Frida Amundsen) |
19 | — | — |
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"We Should Be" | 2013 | 15 | — | — | Told You So (bonus track) | |
"Told You So" | 4 | — | — |
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Told You So | |
"Crazy" | 2014 | 2 | — | — |
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"Mama" | 9 | — | — |
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"Waterfall" | 13 | — | — | |||
"CPH Girls" (featuring Brandon Beal) |
1 | — | — |
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Told You So (Deluxe) | |
"First Like" (live) | 34 | — | — |
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"Tulips" | 2015 | 4 | — | — |
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Closer |
"Christopher" | 39 | — | — | non album single | ||
"Limousine" (featuring Madcon) |
2016 | — | — | 69 |
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Closer |
"I Won't Let You Down" (featuring Bekuh Boom) |
1 | — | — |
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"Take Me Back" (with Matoma) |
16 | — | — |
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Closer (2017 version) | |
"Heartbeat" | 26 | — | — |
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Closer | |
"Free Fall" | 13 | — | — |
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"Bad" | 2018 | 10 | 118 | — |
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Under the Surface |
"Monogamy" | 33 | — | — |
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"Irony" | 7 | — | — |
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"My Heart" | 2019 | 18 | — | — |
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"Real Life" | 30 | — | — |
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Under the Surface (physical edition) | |
"Ghost" | 2020 | 17 | — | — |
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My Blood |
"Leap of Faith" | 15 | — | — |
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"Bad Boy" (with Chungha) |
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"Good to Goodbye" (featuring Clara Mae) |
2021 | 39 |
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My Blood |
"Fall So Hard" | 31 |
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"If It Weren't for You" | 30 |
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"When I Get Old" | 2022 | — | — | — | ||
"Hope This Song Is for You" | 2023 | 5 |
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A Beautiful Life |
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As a featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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"Where Do We Go from Here" (Svenstrup & Vendelboe featuring Christopher) |
2012 | 2 | — |
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Svenstrup & Vendelboe |
"Tror Kun På Én Hjulemand" (Natholdet featuring Christopher) |
2022 | — | — | non-album single | |
"My Only Hope" (Jubël featuring Christopher) |
2022 | — | — | non-album single |
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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"A Beautiful Life" | 2023 | 10 | A Beautiful Life |
"Honey, I'm So High" | 22 | ||
"Led Me to You" | 27 |
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Other artist | Album |
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"A Little Forgiveness" | 2012 | Molly Sandén | Unchained |
"Horizon" | 2014 | Anna Abreu | V |
Filmography
- Haps du er fanget (2012)
- GO' Morgen Danmark (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
- Danish Music Awards (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
- X Factor (2014, 2016)
- Jeg er Christopher (2014)
- Natholdet (2014, 2015)
- Aftenshowet (2014)
- Danmarksindsamling (2016)
- Vi ses hos Celment (2016)
- Akademi Fantasia (2016) - Malaysia Guest artist (Week 5)
- Toscana
- A Beautiful Life (2023)
Awards
- Danish Music Awards Årets Nytænker 2012
- The voice Årets Flirt 2012
- The voice The Body Art 2012
- The voice Årets Instagrammer 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
- 2 The voice prize 2017
Tours
- Colours Tour 2012-2013
- Christopher Tour 2013
- Told you So Tour 2014-2015
- Tulips Tour 2015
- Closer Tour 2016
- Europe Tour 2020
- Korea Tour 2022