Christopher (singer) explained

Christopher
Birth Name:	Christopher Lund Nissen
Birth Date:	31 January 1992
Birth Place:	Frederiksberg, Capital Region, Denmark
Genre:	Pop
Occupation:	Singer, songwriter
Instrument:	Vocals, guitar, piano
Years Active:	2011present
Label:	EMI Denmark
Associated Acts:	Frida Amundsen Molly Sandén Brandon Beal

Christopher Lund Nissen (in Danish pronounced as /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.^[1] 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".

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.^[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 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.^[4] 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.^[5] 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.^[6]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		DEN ^[7]	KOR ^[8]
Colours	Released: 19 March 2012 Label: EMI Format: CD, digital download	4	—	IFPI DEN: Platinum^[9]
Told You So	Released: 24 March 2014 Label: Parlophone Format: CD, digital download	2	—	IFPI: 2× Platinum^[10]
Closer	Released: 15 April 2016 Label: Parlophone Format: CD, digital download	1	74	IFPI: Platinum^[11]
Under the Surface	Released: 22 February 2019 Label: Parlophone Format: CD, digital download	5	—	IFPI: Platinum^[12]
My Blood	Released: 26 March 2021 Label: Parlophone Format: CD, digital download	20	—	IFPI: Gold^[13]

Soundtrack albums

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
		DEN	KOR ^[16]	SWE ^[17]
"Against the Odds"	2011	23	—	—	IFPI: Gold^[18]	Colours
"Nothing in Common"	2012	5	—	—	IFPI: Platinum^[19]
"Mine, Mine, Mine"		—	—	—	IFPI: Platinum^[20]
"Colours" (featuring Frida Amundsen)		19	—	—	IFPI: Gold^[21]
"We Should Be"	2013	15	—	—		Told You So (bonus track)
"Told You So"		4	—	—	IFPI: 2× Platinum^[22]	Told You So
"Nympho"	2014	—	—	—	IFPI: Gold^[23]
"Crazy"		2	—	—	IFPI: Platinum^[24]
"Mama"		9	—	—	IFPI: Gold^[25]
"Waterfall"		13	—	—
"CPH Girls" (featuring Brandon Beal)		1	—	—	IFPI: 2× Platinum^[26]	Told You So (Deluxe)
"First Like" (live)		34	—	—	IFPI: Platinum^[27]
"Tulips"	2015	4	—	—	IFPI: Platinum^[28]	Closer
"Christopher"		39	—	—
"Limousine" (featuring Madcon)	2016	—	—	69	IFPI: Gold^[29]	Closer
"I Won't Let You Down" (featuring Bekuh Boom)		1	—	—	IFPI: Platinum^[30]
"Take Me Back" (with Matoma)		16	—	—	IFPI: Gold^[31]	Closer (2017 version)
"Heartbeat"		26	—	—	IFPI: Platinum^[32]	Closer
"Free Fall"		13	—	—	IFPI: Gold^[33]		Closer (2017 version)
"Naked"	2017	35	—	—	IFPI: Gold^[34]
"Bad"	2018	10	118	—	IFPI: Platinum^[35]	Under the Surface
"Monogamy"		33	—	—	IFPI: Gold^[36]
"Irony"		7	—	—	IFPI: 2× Platinum^[37]
"My Heart"	2019	18	—	—	IFPI: Platinum^[38]
"Real Life"^[39]		30	—	—	IFPI: Gold^[40]	Under the Surface (physical edition)
"Ghost"	2020	17	—	—	IFPI: Platinum^[41]	My Blood
"Leap of Faith"		15	—	—	IFPI: Platinum^[42]
"Bad Boy" (with Chungha)		—	31	—
"Good to Goodbye" (featuring Clara Mae)	2021	39 ^[43]	—	—	IFPI: Platinum^[44]	My Blood
"Fall So Hard"		31 ^[45]	—	—	IFPI: Platinum^[46]
"If It Weren't for You"		30 ^[47]	—	—	IFPI: Gold^[48]	rowspan="2"
"When I Get Old"	2022	—	—	—
"Hope This Song Is for You"	2023	5 ^[49]	—	—	IFPI: Gold^[50]	A Beautiful Life
"Valdes jul"		6 ^[51]	—	—
"One"	2024	—	—	—

Notes

As a featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
		DEN	GER ^[52]
"Where Do We Go from Here"	2012	2	—	IFPI: 2× Platinum^[53]	Svenstrup & Vendelboe
"Twerk It Like Miley"	2014	1	95	IFPI: 3× Platinum^[54]	Truth
"Tror Kun På Én Hjulemand"	2022	—	—
"My Only Hope"	2022	—	—

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		DEN
"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
"A Little Forgiveness"	2012	Molly Sandén	Unchained
"Horizon"	2014	Anna Abreu	V
"Moments"	2019	-	At Eighteen

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mynewsdesk.com . December 29, 2012 . https://archive.today/20130129095343/http://www.mynewsdesk.com/dk/pressroom/emi-music-denmark/pressrelease/view/christopher-vinder-innovationspris-aarets-nytaenker-til-danish-music-awards-debutalbum-colours-genudgives-12-nov-med-nyt-materiale-811389 . January 29, 2013 . dead .
2. http://www.glmusic.dk/news/christopher-against-the-odds.aspx GL Music: Christopher – 'Against The Odds'
3. https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Christopher+%5BDK%5D DanishCharts: Christopher page
4. Web site: Christopher. Se og hør. Aller Media A / S. 27 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151227142855/http://www.seoghoer.dk/vipedia/christopher. December 27, 2015 . Danish.
5. Web site: Christopher on Instagram: "It's hard to describe how magical this weekend was!! I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with this happy girl, I now get to call my…". https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/ByS-_-oAcIJ . 2021-12-24 . registration. Instagram. en. 2019-06-22.
6. Web site: Lagerstorf. Nicklas Erik. Endelig: Christopher og Cecilie afslører navnet på datteren. 2021-06-05. SE og HØR. da.
7. Web site: Discography Christopher. live. 13 March 2021. Danish Charts. https://web.archive.org/web/20190124065846/https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Christopher+%5BDK%5D . 2019-01-24 .
8. Gaon Album Chart positions:
   • Closer: Web site: 2017년 3주차 Album Chart. 13 March 2021. Gaon Music Chart. ko.
9. Web site: Christopher Colours (album). IFPI Denmark. July 2023. 27 October 2023.
10. Web site: Christopher Told You So (album). IFPI Denmark. 2020. 27 October 2023.
11. Web site: Christopher Closer. IFPI Denmark. April 2018. 27 October 2023.
12. Web site: Christopher Under the Surface. IFPI Denmark. November 2022. 27 October 2023.
13. Web site: ChristopherMy Blood. IFPI Denmark. 8 August 2023. 29 April 2024.
14. Web site: Album Top-40 Uge 24, 2023. Hitlisten. 21 June 2023.
15. Web site: Christopher A Beautiful Life (Music From The Netflix Series). IFPI Denmark. 8 August 2023. 27 October 2023.
16. Gaon Digital Chart positions:
    • "Bad": Web site: 2021년 05주차 Digital Chart. live. 13 March 2021. Gaon Music Chart. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20201015024002/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=41&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week . 2020-10-15 .
    • "Bad Boy": Web site: 2020년 41주차 Digital Chart. live. 13 March 2021. Gaon Music Chart. ko. https://web.archive.org/web/20201015024002/http://gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/online.gaon?nationGbn=T&serviceGbn=ALL&targetTime=41&hitYear=2020&termGbn=week . 2020-10-15 .
17. Web site: Christopher feat. Madcon - Limousine. live. 13 March 2021. Swedish Charts. https://web.archive.org/web/20160222194737/http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Christopher+feat%2E+Madcon&titel=Limousine&cat=s . 2016-02-22 .
18. Web site: Christopher Against the Odds. IFPI Denmark. May 2018. 27 October 2023.
19. Web site: Christopher Nothing in Common. IFPI Denmark. May 2018. 27 October 2023.
20. Web site: Christopher Mine, Mine, Mine . IFPI Denmark. May 2018. 27 October 2023.
21. Web site: Christopher Colours . IFPI Denmark. May 2018. 27 October 2023.
22. Web site: Christopher Told You So . IFPI Denmark. May 2018. 27 October 2023.
23. Web site: Christopher Nympho . IFPI Denmark. May 2018. 27 October 2023.
24. Web site: Christopher Crazy . IFPI Denmark. May 2018. 27 October 2023.
25. Web site: Christopher Mama . IFPI Denmark. May 2018. 27 October 2023.
26. Web site: Christopher CPH GIrls . IFPI Denmark. December 2016. 27 October 2023.
27. Web site: Christopher Feels Like . IFPI Denmark. December 2014. 27 October 2023.
28. Web site: Christopher Tulips . IFPI Denmark. November 2015. 27 October 2023.
29. Web site: Christopher Limousine . IFPI Denmark. May 2018. 27 October 2023.
30. Web site: Christopher I Won’t Let You Down . IFPI Denmark. December 2016. 27 October 2023.
31. Web site: Christopher Take Me Back . IFPI Denmark. September 2017. 27 October 2023.
32. Web site: Christopher Heartbeat . IFPI Denmark. May 2019. 27 October 2023.
33. Web site: Christopher Free Fall . IFPI Denmark. August 2017. 27 October 2023.
34. Web site: Christopher Naked . IFPI Denmark. June 2021. 27 October 2023.
35. Web site: Christopher Bad . IFPI Denmark. October 2019. 27 October 2023.
36. Web site: Christopher Monogamy . IFPI Denmark. June 2019. 27 October 2023.
37. Web site: Christopher Irony . IFPI Denmark. July 2023 . 27 October 2023.
38. Web site: Christopher My Heart . IFPI Denmark. November 2020. 27 October 2023.
39. Web site: Real Life – Single by Christopher. iTunes Store. 19 July 2019.
40. Web site: Christopher Real Life . IFPI Denmark. October 2020. 27 October 2023.
41. Web site: Christopher Ghost . IFPI Denmark. May 2021. 27 October 2023.
42. Web site: Christopher Leap of Faith . IFPI Denmark. September 2021. 27 October 2023.
43. Web site: Track Top-40 Uge 11, 2021. Hitlisten. da. 24 March 2021.
44. Web site: Christopher Good to Goodbye . IFPI Denmark. October 2021. 27 October 2023.
45. Web site: Track Top-40 Uge 18, 2021. Hitlisten. da. 12 May 2021.
46. Web site: Christopher Fall So Hard. IFPI Denmark. February 2023. 27 October 2023.
47. Web site: Track Top-40 Uge 37, 2021. Hitlisten. da. 22 September 2021.
48. Web site: Christopher If It Weren’t For You. IFPI Denmark. February 2023. 27 October 2023.
49. Web site: Track Top-40 Uge 24, 2023. Hitlisten. 21 June 2023.
50. Web site: Christopher This Song Is For You (From The Netflix Film ‘A Beautiful Life’). IFPI Denmark. 9 August 2023. 27 October 2023.
51. Web site: Track Top-40 Uge 51, 2023. Hitlisten. 27 December 2023.
52. Web site: Discographie Christopher [DK]]. germancharts.com. April 1, 2016.
53. Web site: Svenstrup & Vendelboe feat. Christopher "Where Do We Go from Here". IFPI Denmark. April 1, 2016.
54. Web site: Brandon Beal feat. Christopher "Twerk It Like Miley". IFPI Denmark. April 1, 2016.