Christopher (singer)

Christopher

Christopher Live in 2012
Background information
Birth name Christopher Lund Nissen
Born (1992-01-31) 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.

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

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
DEN
[5]
Colours 4
Told You So
  • Released: March 24, 2014
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Format: CD, digital download
 2
Closer
  • Released: April 15, 2016
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Format: CD, digital download
 1
[7]

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
DEN
[5]		 SWE
[8]
"Against the Odds" 2011 23 — Colours
"Nothing in Common" 2012 5 —
"Mine, Mine, Mine" 9 —
"Colours"
(featuring Frida Amundsen)		 19 —
"We Should Be" 2013 15 — Told You So
"Told You So" 4 —
  • IFPI: 2× Platinum[13]
"Nympho" 2014 21 —
"Crazy" 2 —
"Mama" 9 —
"Waterfall" 13 —
"CPH Girls"
(featuring Brandon Beal)		 1 —
  • IFPI: 2× Platinum[17]
"First Like" 34 —
"Tulips" 2015 1 — Closer
"Christopher" 39 —
"Limousine"
(featuring Madcon)		 2016 11 69 IFPI: Gold[19]
"I Won't Let You Down"
(featuring Bekuh Boom)		 1
[20] 		—

As a featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
DEN
[5]		 GER
[21]
"Where Do We Go from Here"
(Svenstrup & Vendelboe featuring Christopher)		 2012 2 —
  • IFPI: 2× Platinum[22]
 Svenstrup & Vendelboe
"Twerk It Like Miley"
(Brandon Beal featuring Christopher)		 2014 1 95
  • IFPI: 3× Platinum[23]
 Non-album single

Guest appearances

Title Year Other artist Album
"A Little Forgiveness" 2012 Molly Sandén Unchained
"Horizon" 2014 Anna Abreu V

Filmography and TV

Prizes

Tours

Colours Tour 2012-2013

Christopher Tour 2013

Told you So Tour 2014-2015

Tulips Tour 2015

Christopher Tour 2016

References

  1. ↑ Mynewsdesk.com
  2. ↑ GL Music: Christopher – 'Against The Odds'
  3. ↑ DanishCharts: Christopher page
  4. ↑ "Christopher". Se og hør (in Danish). Aller Media A / S. Archived from the original on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 danishcharts.com: Christopher Discography
  6. ↑ "Christopher "Told You So" (Album)". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  7. ↑ http://hitlisten.nu/
  8. ↑ SwedishCharts.com: Christopher feat. Madcon - "Limousine" page
  9. ↑ "Christopher "Against the Odds"". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Christopher "Nothing in Common"". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Christopher "Mine, Mine, Mine"". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Christopher feat. Frida Amundsen "Colours"". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Christopher "Told You So"". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Christopher "Nympho"". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Christopher "Crazy"". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Christopher "Mama"". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Christopher feat. Brandon Beal "CHP Girls"". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Christopher "First Like"". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  19. 1 2 "Certificeringer". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  20. ↑ http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?list=t40
  21. ↑ "Discographie Christopher [DK]". germancharts.com. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Svenstrup & Vendelboe feat. Christopher "Where Do We Go from Here"". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Brandon Beal feat. Christopher "Twerk It Like Miley"". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved April 1, 2016.

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