Christopher Lund Nissen (; born 31 January 1992) is a Danish singer from

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, 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

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as an innovation prize. Christopher has released five albums, the debut ''

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'' (2012), followed by '' Told You So'' (2014), '' Closer'' (2016), '' Under the Surface'' (2019) and ''My Blood'' (2021). Christopher's songs include " Against the Odds, "

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", " 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. It was released in September 2011, reaching number 23 on the Danish Singles Chart. The accompanying music video is directed by Nicolas Tobias Følsgaard and Jonas Lodahl Andersen. His follow-up single "

" entered the Danish Singles Chart at number 5 in 2012. His debut album ''

'' 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

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Personal life

He was born in Frederiksberg, but later moved to

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, Denmark with his parents and younger brother Oliver. In 2012 Christopher moved in with his girlfriend, Danish singer

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. The couple later split up. In 2014, he began a relationship with Danish model Cecilie Haugaard. The couple married in June 2019. The pair welcomed their first child, a daughter named Noelle, in 2021. In 2023, Haugaard gave birth to the couple’s second child, a daughter.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Soundtrack albums

Singles

As lead artist

Notes

As a featured artist

Other charted songs

Guest appearances

Filmography

* ''Haps du er fanget'' (2012) *'' GO' Morgen Danmark'' (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) *

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(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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Christopher English-language singers from Denmark 1992 births Living people Musicians from Frederiksberg People from Tårnby Municipality Musicians from the Capital Region of Denmark Singers from Copenhagen 21st-century Danish male singers Danish male singer-songwriters Danish singer-songwriters Circle Chart Music Award winners