Mads Christian Explained

Mads Christian
Birth Name:Mads Christian Lyhne
Birth Date:2000 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Copenhagen, Denmark
Origin:Denmark
Instruments:Guitar, piano
Genre:Pop
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:2016–present

Mads Christian Lyhne (born 9 February 2000), better known as Mads Christian, is a Danish singer who competed in the ninth season of the Danish series of The X Factor. Only 15 years old entering the contest, he was eliminated in live show 4, coming in 6th place. Christian released his first single, "Crash Landing", in June 2016, and "Clothes", "Gucci Shoes" and "Just Give Me Time" in early 2017 during his time with Warner Music. Christian was signed by Mermaid Records in March 2018, where he took on a project to release an album in Danish. The eight-song album Naiv was released in February 2019, yet prior to this the singles "Du Ringer Bare", "Engangsting", "Hva' ska vi nå?" and "Romeo & Julie" from the album were released, starting May 2018. All songs on the album were written and co-composed by Christian. Christian was later signed by Capitol Records, Universal Music Denmark and released an average of five new songs per year, as well as touring nationally both solo and with his band.

Performances during X Factor

EpisodeThemeSongArtistResult
AuditionFree choice"The A Team"Ed SheeranThrough to 5 Chair Challenge
5 Chair ChallengeFree choice "Thinking Out Loud" Ed Sheeran Through to bootcamp
BootcampFree choice"Love Yourself"Through to live shows
Live show 1Signature"Locked Out of Heaven" Bruno MarsSafe (6th)
Live show 2Scandanavien songs"Uopnåelig"Marie KeySafe (6th)
Live show 3Songs from the contestant's birthyears"Trouble"Bottom two (6th)
Save me song"Life Is Worth Living"Justin BieberSaved
Live show 4Radiohits"Stitches"Shawn MendesBottom two (6th)
Save me song"It Will Rain"Bruno MarsEliminated

Discography

Albums

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
DEN
[2]
"Clothes"2017rowspan="5"
"Gucci Shoes"
"Just Give Me Time"
"Du Ringer Bare"2018
"Stille"202434
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Album Top-40 Uge 39, 2021. Hitlisten. 6 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Track Top 40 – Uge 28, 2024. Hitlisten. 17 July 2024x. 17 July 2024.