# Christopher (singer)

Christopher Lund Nissen (Danish pronunciation:; 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. Christopher has 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".

## 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 "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 from Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars and John Mayer.

## Personal life

He was born in Frederiksberg, but later moved to Amager, Denmark with his parents and younger brother Oliver. In 2012 Christopher moved in with his girlfriend, 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. 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

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | DEN | KOR | Certifications |
| Colours | Released: 19 March 2012 Label: EMI Format: CD, digital download | 4 | — | IFPI DEN: Platinum |
| Told You So | Released: 24 March 2014 Label: Parlophone Format: CD, digital download | 2 | — | IFPI: 2× Platinum |
| Closer | Released: 15 April 2016 Label: Parlophone Format: CD, digital download | 1 | 74 | IFPI: Platinum |
| Under the Surface | Released: 22 February 2019 Label: Parlophone Format: CD, digital download | 5 | — | IFPI: Platinum |
| My Blood | Released: 26 March 2021 Label: Parlophone Format: CD, digital download | 20 | — | IFPI: Gold |

#### Soundtrack albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | DEN | Certifications |
| A Beautiful Life | Released: 2 June 2023 Label: Parlophone, Warner Format: digital download | 1 | IFPI: Gold |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | DEN | KOR | SWE | Certifications | Album |
| "Against the Odds" | 2011 | 23 | — | — | IFPI: Gold | Colours |
| "Nothing in Common" | 2012 | 5 | — | — | IFPI: Platinum | Colours |
| "Mine, Mine, Mine" | 2012 | — | — | — | IFPI: Platinum | Colours |
| "Colours" (featuring Frida Amundsen) | 2012 | 19 | — | — | IFPI: Gold | Colours |
| "We Should Be" | 2013 | 15 | — | — | | Told You So (bonus track) |
| "Told You So" | 2013 | 4 | — | — | IFPI: 2× Platinum | Told You So |
| "Nympho" | 2014 | — | — | — | IFPI: Gold | Told You So |
| "Crazy" | 2014 | 2 | — | — | IFPI: Platinum | Told You So |
| "Mama" | 2014 | 9 | — | — | IFPI: Gold | Told You So |
| "Waterfall" | 2014 | 13 | — | — | | Told You So |
| "CPH Girls" (featuring Brandon Beal) | 2014 | 1 | — | — | IFPI: 2× Platinum | Told You So (Deluxe) |
| "First Like" (live) | 2014 | 34 | — | — | IFPI: Platinum | Told You So (Deluxe) |
| "Tulips" | 2015 | 4 | — | — | IFPI: Platinum | Closer |
| "Christopher" | 2015 | 39 | — | — | | non album single |
| "Limousine" (featuring Madcon) | 2016 | — | — | 69 | IFPI: Gold | Closer |
| "I Won't Let You Down" (featuring Bekuh Boom) | 2016 | 1 | — | — | IFPI: Platinum | Closer |
| "Take Me Back" (with Matoma) | 2016 | 16 | — | — | IFPI: Gold | Closer (2017 version) |
| "Heartbeat" | 2016 | 26 | — | — | IFPI: Platinum | Closer |
| "Free Fall" | 2016 | 13 | — | — | IFPI: Gold | | Closer (2017 version) |
| "Naked" | 2017 | 35 | — | — | IFPI: Gold | | Closer (2017 version) |
| "Bad" | 2018 | 10 | 118 | — | IFPI: Platinum | Under the Surface |
| "Monogamy" | 2018 | 33 | — | — | IFPI: Gold | Under the Surface |
| "Irony" | 2018 | 7 | — | — | IFPI: 2× Platinum | Under the Surface |
| "My Heart" | 2019 | 18 | — | — | IFPI: Platinum | Under the Surface |
| "Real Life" | 2019 | 30 | — | — | IFPI: Gold | Under the Surface (physical edition) |
| "Ghost" | 2020 | 17 | — | — | IFPI: Platinum | My Blood |
| "Leap of Faith" | 2020 | 15 | — | — | IFPI: Platinum | My Blood |
| "Bad Boy" (with Chungha) | 2020 | — | 31 | — | | Non-album single |
| "Good to Goodbye" (featuring Clara Mae) | 2021 | 39 | — | — | IFPI: Platinum | My Blood |
| "Fall So Hard" | 2021 | 31 | — | — | IFPI: Platinum | My Blood |
| "If It Weren't for You" | 2021 | 30 | — | — | IFPI: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "When I Get Old" | 2022 | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Hope This Song Is for You" | 2023 | 5 | — | — | IFPI: Gold | A Beautiful Life |
| "Valdes jul" | 2023 | 6 | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "One" | 2024 | — | — | — | | TBA |
| "It Could Have Been Us" (featuring Griff) | 2024 | — | — | — | | TBA |
| "Trouble" (with Lee Young Ji) | 2024 | — | — | — | | TBA |
| "Lose a You" | 2025 | — | — | — | | TBA |
| "Permanent Scars" | 2025 | — | — | — | | TBA |
Notes
* ↑ "Bad" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.

#### As a featured artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | DEN | GER | Certifications | Album |
| "Where Do We Go from Here" (Svenstrup & Vendelboe featuring Christopher) | 2012 | 2 | — | IFPI: 2× Platinum | Svenstrup & Vendelboe |
| "Twerk It Like Miley" (Brandon Beal featuring Christopher) | 2014 | 1 | 95 | IFPI: 3× Platinum | Truth |
| "Tror Kun På Én Hjulemand" (Natholdet featuring Christopher) | 2022 | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "My Only Hope" (Jubël featuring Christopher) | 2022 | — | — | | Non-album single |

### Other charted songs

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | DEN | Album |
| "A Beautiful Life" | 2023 | 10 | A Beautiful Life |
| "Honey, I'm So High" | 2023 | 22 | A Beautiful Life |
| "Led Me to You" | 2023 | 27 | A Beautiful Life |

### Guest appearances

| Title | Year | Other artist | Album |
| "A Little Forgiveness" | 2012 | Molly Sandén | Unchained |
| "Horizon" | 2014 | Anna Abreu | V |
| "Moments" | 2019 | - | At Eighteen |

## Filmography

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