# Luude

Christian Benson, known professionally as Luude, is an Australian electronic dance music producer. He is best known for his 2021 cover of "Down Under".
He is also half of Australian electronic duo Choomba.

## Life and career

Christian Benson was born in Tasmania, Australia, the son of a guitar shredder, Mark. After high school, he relocated to Perth, Western Australia after being inspired by an Avicii YouTube clip encouraged him to try producing.
Luude released his first single in December 2015.
On 3 September 2021, Luude released the EP 6AM.
In 2021, Luude remixed Men at Work's "Down Under" as a drum and bass track. Men at Work's lead singer Colin Hay re-recorded the vocal for the track's official release in November 2021, on the Sweat It Out label. The record made the top ten in Australia and in the United Kingdom and was number one in New Zealand, where by 6 February 2022, it had spent four weeks at the top, twice as many weeks as the original did in 1982.

## Discography
### EPs

| Title | Details |
| 6AM | Released: 3 September 2021 Label: Sweat It Out, Warner Music Australia Format: digital download, streaming |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Chart peak positions | Chart peak positions | Chart peak positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | AUS | NZ | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "Coco Butter" (with Twerl) | 2015 | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Right Now" (with Fabian Mazur) | 2016 | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Sooo" | 2016 | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "La De Da" | 2017 | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Don't Leave Me" | 2017 | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Paradise" (with Twerl and Lost Boy) | 2017 | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Sink or Swim" (with Example & Georgi Kay) | 2018 | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Hurricane" (featuring Great News) | 2019 | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Lava Lamp" | 2019 | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Luudooskins" (double-A sided single featuring "Arms" and "Butters") | 2021 | — | — | — | | 6AM |
| "Wanna Stay" (featuring Dear Sunday) | 2021 | — | — | — | | 6AM |
| "Down Under" (featuring Colin Hay) | 2021 | 10 | 1 | 5 | ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum | Non-album singles |
| "Big City Life" (with Mattafix) | 2022 | 55 | 2 | 8 | ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum | Non-album singles |
| "Oh My" (with Issey Cross featuring Moby) | 2023 | — | — | 98 | | Non-album singles |
| "TMO (Turn Me On)" (with Bru-C featuring Kevin Lyttle) | 2023 | — | — | 42 | | Non-album singles |
| "Pachamama" (featuring Elliphant) | 2024 | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Fun in the Sun" (with Harry Bee) | 2024 | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "96" (with Killowen, Songer, Shapes and Dada Jones) | 2024 | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |

## Awards and nominations
### ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2022 | "Down Under" (featuring Colin Hay) | Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist | Nominated |
| 2022 | "Down Under" (featuring Colin Hay) | Best Dance/Electronic Release | Won |
| 2022 | "Down Under" (featuring Colin Hay) | Song of the Year | Nominated |
| 2022 | "Down Under" (featuring Colin Hay) (Luude, Peter Hume) | Best Video | Nominated |
| 2023 | "Big City Life" (with Mattafix) | Song of the Year | Nominated |