Martin Jensen (DJ) explained

Martin Jensen
Birth Name:Martin Jensen
Birth Date:1991 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Silkeborg, Denmark
Years Active:2014–present
Associated Acts:Bjørnskov

Martin Jensen (born 29 September 1991) is a Danish DJ and record producer best known for the 2016 single "Solo Dance". His videos feature sounds sampled from viral videos and made into tropical house mixes. He has over 10 years of experience of being club DJ, in Sunny Beach.[1] In October 2016, he was ranked 82 out of the 100 best DJs in the world by DJ Magazine. In 2018, he was ranked 56 out of the 100 best DJs in the world. In October 2019, Jensen was ranked 45 out of DJ Mag's 100 best DJs in the world placing 9 positions higher than the previous year.

Early life

Martin was born in Silkeborg, Denmark in 1991. He trained as a contractor and machine mechanic. He worked as a seller at the machine trader Sorring Maskinhandel, which was founded by his father, Jørgen Jensen, in 1990. He started DJing at an early age, but became widely known in 2014.

Personal life

Martin Jensen dated Irish model Natasha Samsara until 2021, where they met in Bangkok, Thailand.

Career

His first single is called "", which is a remix of a Cristiano Ronaldo celebration at the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or, gained him a lot of popularity in many Latin countries.[2] His breakthrough came with the single "Miracles" in 2015, featuring Danish singer Bjørnskov, with more than 20 million streams on Spotify.[3] In 2016, he released the single "All I Wanna Do" which also became a success, with more than 60 million streams at Spotify.[4] His latest single "Solo Dance" from 2016, also became a success, and has so far made it into top 44 of Spotify's Global Top 50, with over 1,200,000 daily streams.[5] In 2017, Jensen released the song "Wait" featuring New York-based duo Loote.[6] In 2018, he released the singles "Pull up" and "16 Steps" (with Olivia Holt). 20 October 2018 saw the release of his first EP titled World.[7] The EP consists of the songs "Rio", "Djoba" (with DOLF), "Pharaoh", "Osaki" and "Valhalla" (with Faustix), which were released over five days starting 15 October.

On 10 April 2020, he premiered "Me, Myself, Online", a live event broadcast on Twitch from Parken Stadium,[8] with a peak viewership of over 35,000 people. Following the success of the event, he presented further broadcasts from a private hangar at Billund airport on 24 April,[9] and on the rear deck of the HDMS Niels Juel (F363) on 8 May.

On 11 September 2020, it was announced that Jensen would replace Ankerstjerne as a judge for the fourteenth season of X Factor alongside returning judges Thomas Blachman and Oh Land.[10]

Discography

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
DEN
[11]
AUS
[12]
AUT
[13]
FRA
[14]
GER
[15]
NL
[16]
NOR
[17]
SWE
[18]
SWI
[19]
UK
[20]
""201555 rowspan="5"
"Night After Night"
  • GLF: Gold[24]
  • IFPI NOR: Gold
"Miracles"26
"All I Wanna Do"201611 49 10 24
  • IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum[27]
  • GLF: 3× Platinum
  • IFPI NOR: 3× Platinum
  • NVPI: Gold[28]
"Solo Dance"7 40 14 60 14 20 7 7 17 7
"Middle of the Night"
(with the Vamps)
201744
  • BPI: Silver
Night & Day (Night Edition)
"Wait"
(featuring Loote)
32 45
  • GLF: Platinum
  • IFPI NOR: Gold
rowspan="23"
"Pull Up"[33] 2018
"16 Steps"
(with Olivia Holt)
"Rio"[34]
"Djoba"[35]
(with Dolf)
"Osaki"[36]
"Valhalla"[37]
(with Faustix)
"Rio"[38]
"16 Steps"[39]
(with Olivia Holt and Yxng Bane)
"Somebody I'm Not"[40]
(featuring Bjørnskov)
"Nobody"
(with James Arthur)
201973 87 52
  • IFPI DEN: Gold[43]
  • BPI: Silver
  • GLF: Gold
  • IFPI NOR: Gold
"Rubber Bands"[44]
(with Timmy Trumpet)
"Louder"[45]
"I Could Get Used to This"[46]
36
"Carry On"[47]
(with Molow)
2020
"I’m Just Feelin' (Du Du Du)"
(with Imanbek)
99
  • IFPI DEN: Gold[48]
  • GLF: Gold
"Don't Cry for Me"
(with Alok and Jason Derulo)
91 90
"At Least I Had Fun"[49]
(with Rani)
"Running Back to You"
(with Nico Santos and Alle Farben)
80
"2019"[50]
(with Georgia Ku)
2021
"Make My Mind Go"[51]
(with Rompasso, Faulhaber, and Jonasu)
"Greece 2021"[52]
(with W&W featuring Linnea Schössow)
"Can't Come to the Phone"[53]
(with Amber Van Day and NFI)
"Running"[54]
(with Cheat Codes and Teresa Rex)
2022Hellraisers, Pt. 3
"Days Like This"
(with Jay Sean)
2023
"Unwanted"
(with Sam Feldt and Conor Maynard)[55]
"Harry Styles"[56]
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Remixes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Larsen . Claus Halse . 18 millioner afspilninger på Spotify: Kender du Martin Jensen? (Danish) . Danmarks Radio.
  2. Web site: Nygaard . Kristian Dam . Ukendt dansk dj har én million fans på Facebook: Sådan gjorde han (Danish) . . 28 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170816235111/https://www.mx.dk/underholdning/musik/story/10194070 . 16 August 2017 . dead .
  3. Web site: Spotify .
  4. Web site: Spotify .
  5. Web site: Spotify .
  6. News: Virala DJ star Martin Jensen releases the song "Wait" feat Loote ... - Sony Music Entertainment Sweden . Mynewsdesk . 2017-08-20 . sv.
  7. News: Martin Jensen Celebrates South America With RIO . Broadway World Music. 2018-10-19.
  8. Web site: Martin Jensen to present 'Me, Myself, Online' at Telia Parken. 2020-04-08. www.digitaljournal.com. 2020-05-08.
  9. Web site: Martin Jensen's 'Me, Myself, Online' lands at Denmark's Billund airport for live stream event!. www.radioandmusic.com. en. 2020-05-08.
  10. Web site: Stjerne-dj bliver ny 'X Factor'-dommer. 11 September 2020 .
  11. Peak positions in Denmark:
  12. Web site: australian-charts.com - Discography Martin Jensen. Hung Medien.
  13. Web site: Discographie Martin Jensen - austriancharts.at. Hung Medien.
  14. Web site: lescharts.com - Discographie Martin Jensen. Hung Medien. 25 August 2017.
  15. Web site: offiziellecharts.de – Discographie Martin Jensen.
  16. Web site: Discografie Martin Jensen - dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien.
  17. Web site: norwegiancharts.com - Discography Martin Jensen. Hung Medien.
  18. Web site: swedishcharts.com - Discography Martin Jensen. Hung Medien.
  19. Web site: Discographie Martin Jensen - hitparade.ch. Hung Medien.
  20. Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
  21. Denmark. single. Martin Jensen. Sí. 10508. 14 January 2023.
  22. Sweden. Martin Jensen. 14 January 2023.
  23. Norway. Martin Jensen. 14 January 2023.
  24. Web site: Martin Jensen – Night After Night (Radio Edit). Grammofonleverantörernas förening. sv. 15 April 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240415012214/http://sys2.grammotex.se/netdata/grp006.mbr/artdata?sart=6086556. 15 April 2024.
  25. Denmark. single. Martin Jensen. Miracles. 4921. 14 January 2023.
  26. Web site: Martin Jensen – Miracles. Grammofonleverantörernas förening. sv. 2 April 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240331220639/http://sys2.grammotex.se/netdata/grp006.mbr/artdata?sart=6647610. 31 March 2024.
  27. Denmark. single. Martin Jensen. All I Wanna Do. 7617. 14 January 2023.
  28. Netherlands. Martin Jensen. 14 January 2023.
  29. Denmark. single. Martin Jensen. Solo Dance. 11550. 14 January 2023.
  30. United Kingdom. Martin Jensen. 15 November 2019.
  31. Germany. Martin Jensen. 14 January 2023.
  32. France. Martin Jensen. 14 January 2023.
  33. Web site: Pull Up – Single by Martin Jensen on iTunes. iTunes Store (US). 22 June 2018 . 29 June 2018.
  34. Web site: Rio - Single by Martin Jensen on Apple Music . . 24 October 2018.
  35. Web site: Djoba - Single by Martin Jensen & DOLF on Apple Music . . 24 October 2018.
  36. Web site: Osaki - Single by Martin Jensen on Apple Music . . 24 October 2018.
  37. Web site: Valhalla - Single by Martin Jensen on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 24 October 2018.
  38. Web site: Rio - Single by Martin Jensen on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 24 October 2018.
  39. Web site: 16 Steps - Single by Martin Jensen, Olivia Holt & Yxng Bane. iTunes Store. 14 September 2018 . 9 November 2018.
  40. Web site: Somebody I'm Not (feat. Bjørnskov) - Single by Martin Jensen. iTunes Store. 14 September 2018 . 9 November 2018.
  41. Denmark. single. Martin Jensen & Bjørnskov. Somebody I'm Not. 11272. 14 January 2023.
  42. Web site: Martin Jensen & Bjørnskov – Somebody I'm Not. Grammofonleverantörernas förening. sv. 2 April 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240402070247/http://sys2.grammotex.se/netdata/grp006.mbr/artdata?sart=9309230. 2 April 2024.
  43. Denmark. Martin Jensen & James Arthur. Nobody. single. 9176. 28 April 2020.
  44. Web site: Rubber Bands - Single by Timmy Trumpet & Martin Jensen on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 11 August 2019.
  45. Web site: Louder - Single by Martin Jensen on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 16 September 2019.
  46. Web site: Martin Jensen links up with Malte Ebert on feelgood new single 'I Could Get Used To This'. RnMTeam. 5 October 2019. Radio and Music. 5 October 2019.
  47. Web site: Carry On - Single by Martin Jensen & Molow on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 11 March 2020.
  48. Denmark. single. Imanbek & Martin Jensen. I'm Just Feelin' (Du Du Du). 11826. 14 January 2023.
  49. Web site: At Least I Had Fun - Single by Martin Jensen & RANI on Apple Music . . 21 August 2020.
  50. Web site: 2019 - Single by Martin Jensen & Georgia Ku on Apple Music. Apple Music. 28 February 2021.
  51. Web site: Make My Mind Go (with Jonasu) - Single by Martin Jensen, Rompasso & Faulhaber on Apple Music . Apple Music . 27 July 2021.
  52. Web site: Greece 2021 - Single by W&W, Martin Jensen & Linnea Schössow on Apple Music . Apple Music . 10 August 2021.
  53. Web site: Can't Come To The Phone - Single by Martin Jensen, Amber Van Day & NFI on Apple Music . Apple Music . 29 August 2021.
  54. Web site: Running - Single by Martin Jensen, Cheat Codes & Theresa Rex on Apple Music . Apple Music . 5 March 2022.
  55. Web site: Martin Jensen, Sam Feldt and Conor Maynard Unveil New Track 'Unwanted'. Broadway World. 23 June 2023. 24 June 2023.
  56. Web site: 7 July 2023 . Martin Jensen Releases Single ‘Harry Styles’ . 8 July 2023 . Eaves Music Group.
  57. Web site: Vienna (Martin Jensen Remix) - Single by Declan J Donovan on Apple Music . iTunes Store . 7 September 2019.
  58. Web site: Martin Jensen puts a club flip on Kid Cudi's 'Day 'N' Nite' . Kupfer . Rachel . 29 January 2020 . EDM.com . 7 February 2020.
  59. Web site: Give My All (Martin Jensen Edit) - Single by Gabry Ponte & Martin Jensen on Apple Music . Apple Music . 4 January 2020.