Christopher Lund Nissen (; 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.GL Music: Christopher – 'Against The Odds' It was released in September 2011, reaching number 23 on the Danish Singles Chart.DanishCharts: Christopher page 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. Christopher's third studio album Closer was released on 15 April 2016. "I Won't Let You Down" featuring Bekuh Boom become a number 1 in Denmark and the track "Limousine" with the artist Madcon.
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 Certifications DEN KORGaon Album Chart positions: Closer: 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 Fools Gold Released: 2 May 2025 Label: Warner Music Denmark Format: CD, digital download 6 — IFPI: Gold
Soundtrack albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications DEN A Beautiful Life Released: 2 June 2023 Label: Parlophone, Warner Music Denmark Format: digital download 1 IFPI: Platinum A Beautiful Real Life Released: 29 August 2025 Label: Christopher, Warner Music Denmark Format: digital download 18
Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album DEN KORGaon Digital Chart positions: "Bad": "Bad Boy": SWE "Against the Odds" 2011 23 — — IFPI: Gold Colours "Nothing in Common" 2012 5 — — IFPI: Platinum "Mine, Mine, Mine" — — — IFPI: Platinum "Colours" (featuring Frida Amundsen) 19 — — IFPI: Gold "We Should Be" (demo) 2013 15 — — Told You So (bonus track) "Told You So" 4 — — IFPI: 2× Platinum Told You So "Crazy" 2014 2 — — IFPI: Platinum "Mama" 9 — — IFPI: Gold "Waterfall" 13 — — "CPH Girls" (featuring Brandon Beal) 1 — — IFPI: 2× Platinum Told You So (Deluxe) "Tulips" 2015 4 — — IFPI: Platinum Closer "Christopher" 39 — — "Limousine"(featuring Madcon) 2016 — — 69 IFPI: Gold Closer "I Won't Let You Down"(featuring Bekuh Boom) 1 — — IFPI: 2× Platinum "Take Me Back"(with Matoma) 16 — — IFPI: Gold Closer (2017 version) "Heartbeat" 26 — — IFPI: Platinum Closer "Free Fall" 13 — — IFPI: Gold Closer (2017 version) "Naked" 2017 35 — — IFPI: Gold "Bad" 2018 10 118 — IFPI: Platinum KMCA: Platinum Under the Surface "Monogamy" 33 — — IFPI: Gold "Irony" 7 — — IFPI: 2× Platinum "My Heart" 2019 18 — — IFPI: Platinum "Real Life" 30 — — IFPI: Gold Under the Surface (physical edition) "Ghost" 2020 17 — — IFPI: 2× Platinum My Blood "Leap of Faith" 15 — — IFPI: Platinum "Bad Boy" (with Chungha) — 31 — "Good to Goodbye" (featuring Clara Mae) 2021 39 — — IFPI: Platinum My Blood "Fall So Hard" 31 — — IFPI: Platinum "If It Weren't for You" 30 — — IFPI: Gold rowspan="2" "When I Get Old" (with Chungha) 2022 — — — IFPI: Gold "Hope This Song Is for You" 2023 5 — — IFPI: Gold A Beautiful Life "Valdes jul" 6 — — IFPI: Platinium "One" 2024 — — — Fools Gold "It Could Have Been Us" (featuring Griff) — — — "Trouble" (with Lee Young Ji) — — — "Lose a You" 2025 — — — "Permanent Scars" — — — "Hvor var jeg endt" (with Thor Farlov) 7 — — IFPI: Platinum "Orbit" 23 — — IFPI: Platinum Fools Gold "When We Were Young" — — — A Beautiful Real Life "Ham med guitaren" 2026 2 — — IFPI: Platinum rowspan="6" "Ringer om natten" 1 — — IFPI: Gold "Jeg ka' ik' mærke noget"(featuring Thomas Helmig) 5 — — "Elsker dig så meget jeg ku' gå i stykke" 1 — —
Notes
As a featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album DEN GER "Where Do We Go from Here" 2012 2 — IFPI: 2× Platinum Svenstrup & Vendelboe "Twerk It Like Miley" 2014 1 95 IFPI: 3× Platinum Truth "Tror Kun På Én Hjulemand" 2022 — — "My Only Hope" 2022 — — "Tell My Friends" 2026 — — Rage
Other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album DEN "Nympho" 2014 — IFPI: Gold Told You So "First Like" (live) 34 IFPI: Platinum Told You So (Deluxe) "A Beautiful Life" 2023 10 IFPI:Platinum A Beautiful Life "Honey, I'm So High" 22 IFPI:Gold "Led Me to You" 27 IFPI:Gold
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
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