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.[1] Christopher 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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Birth name | Christopher Lund Nissen |
Born | (1992-01-31) 31 January 1992 (age 30) Frederiksberg, Capital Region, Denmark |
Origin | Denmark |
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer and songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, and piano |
Years active | 2011 – present |
Labels | EMI Denmark |
Website | christophermusic |
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 for Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars and John Mayer.
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.[6]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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DEN [7] |
KOR [8] | |||
Colours |
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4 | — | |
Told You So |
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2 | — |
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Closer |
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1 | 74 |
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Under the Surface |
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5 | — | |
My Blood |
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20 [11] |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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DEN [7] |
KOR [12] |
SWE [13] | ||||
"Against the Odds" | 2011 | 23 | — | — |
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Colours |
"Nothing in Common" | 2012 | 5 | — | — |
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"Mine, Mine, Mine" | 9 | — | — |
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"Colours" (featuring Frida Amundsen) |
19 | — | — |
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"We Should Be" | 2013 | 15 | — | — | Told You So | |
"Told You So" | 4 | — | — |
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"Nympho" | 2014 | 21 | — | — |
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"Crazy" | 2 | — | — |
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"Mama" | 9 | — | — |
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"Waterfall" | 13 | — | — | |||
"CPH Girls" (featuring Brandon Beal) |
1 | — | — |
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"First Like" | 34 | — | — |
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"Tulips" | 2015 | 4 | — | — |
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Closer |
"Christopher" | 39 | — | — | |||
"Limousine" (featuring Madcon) |
2016 | 11 | — | 69 |
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"I Won't Let You Down" (featuring Bekuh Boom) |
1 | — | — | |||
"Take Me Back" (with Matoma) |
16 | — | — | |||
"Heartbeat" | 26 | — | — | |||
"Free Fall" | 13 | — | — | |||
"Naked" | 2017 | 35 | — | — | ||
"Bad" | 2018 | 10 | 118 | —[upper-alpha 1] | Under the Surface | |
"Monogamy" | 33 | — | — | |||
"Irony" | 7 | — | — | |||
"My Heart" | 2019 | 18 | — | — | ||
"Real Life"[26] | 30 | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Ghost" | 2020 | 17 | — | — | My Blood | |
"Leap of Faith" | 15 | — | — | |||
"Bad Boy" (with Chungha) |
— | 31 | — | Non-album single | ||
"Good to Goodbye" (featuring Clara Mae) |
2021 | 39 [27] | — | — | My Blood | |
"Fall So Hard" | 31 [28] | — | — | |||
"If It Weren't for You" | 30 [29] | — | — | Non-album single |
Notes
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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GER [30] | ||||
"Where Do We Go from Here" (Svenstrup & Vendelboe featuring Christopher) |
2012 | 2 | — |
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Svenstrup & Vendelboe |
"Twerk It Like Miley" (Brandon Beal featuring Christopher) |
2014 | 1 | 95 |
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Truth |
Title | Year | Other artist | Album |
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"A Little Forgiveness" | 2012 | Molly Sandén | Unchained |
"Horizon" | 2014 | Anna Abreu | V |
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