Anja Nissen
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Born | Winmalee, New South Wales, Australia | 6 November 1995
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Years active | 2002–present |
Labels | Anja Nissen Music |
Website | anjanissenmusic |
Anja Nissen (born 6 November 1995), sometimes known as simply Anja, is a Danish-Australian singer. She was the winner of the
In 2016, Nissen competed in
Nissen has been an Australia Day ambassador, and performed at the Australia Day Event in Northern Territory.[5] Nissen performed at the 2014 Carols by Candlelight in Melbourne, Australia. Nissen was also the face of Lyla & Co.[6]
Life and career
Early life
Nissen was raised in Winmalee, The Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia to Danish-born parents.[7] Her mother and father emigrated from Denmark to Australia when they were 11 and 22 years old, respectively. Nissen grew up on her parents' country property in the Lower Blue Mountains with her older sister. She attended Winmalee High School, where she obtained her HSC in 2013.[8][9] Throughout high school Anja was part of the exclusive Talent Development Program (TDP) and competed in a number of singing competitions.
In 2008, Nissen made it to the semi-finals of Season 2 of popular talent-search TV show,
2014–2016: The Voice Australia
In 2014, Nissen was a contestant on
denotes winner.
The Voice performances and results (2014) | |||
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Episode | Song | Original Artist | Result |
Audition | "Vanishing" | Mariah Carey | Through to Battle rounds |
Battle Rounds | "When Love Takes Over" | David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland | Through to Showdowns |
Showdowns | "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" | Lauryn Hill | Through to live shows |
Live show 1 | " I'll Be There "
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The Jackson 5 | Bottom two |
Live show 2 | "Irreplaceable" | Beyoncé | Instant Saved |
Live show 3 | "Wild" | Jessie J | Instant Saved |
Live show 4 | "I Have Nothing" | Whitney Houston | Not saved / Wild Card |
Live show 5 | "Somebody That I Used to Know" with ZK | Gotye and Kimbra | Group Performances / Saved |
Grand Final | "Where Is the Love?" with Will.i.am | The Black Eyed Peas
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Duet |
"When Love Takes Over" | David Guetta ft. Kelly Rowland | Winner |
Immediately following her win on The Voice, Nissen was due to release the track titled "My Girls", co-written by Delta Goodrem,was cancelled at the last minute. Nissen said, "'My Girls' is an awesome song, a great song, it just came down to whether or not it's my style or not... Will wanted to be part of the decision making process when it came to choosing the single. Will wasn’t sure if 'My Girls' was the right style for me. He wanted to have a few more days to think about that and start working on ideas, looking at where to go next."[12]
Nissen's debut self-titled album consisted of songs from The Voice. It was not promoted by a radio single at the time, which impacted sales.
In October 2014, Nissen released a collaboration with will.i.am and Cody Wise titled "I'm So Excited" as her debut single. The song debuted at number 42 on the ARIA Singles Chart, selling 3,023 copies and received a mixed response.[13]
Anja featured on
On 19 May 2015, Nissen released her follow-up single of Bacharach and David's "Anyone Who Had a Heart" as a part of Nine Network's hit television program Love Child.[16] On 4 August 2015, Nissen released her third single "Triumph".[17] She performed her single on The Voice Australia 2015 to over 1.6 million viewers nationwide.[18]
2016–2018: Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest
On 10 January 2016, Nissen was confirmed to be taking part in the
2019–present: Songwriting, Gigging & Networking
Across the Covid years Anja lived between Copenhagen and Los Angeles.
In 2020, relocated to California and released two singles "If We Only Had Tonight" and "Can't Do This".[24]
In February 2023, Nissen released the 6-track EP titled Same Room.[25]
Discography
- Anja Nissen (2014)
Awards
Mo Awards
The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Anja Nissen won one awards in that time.[26]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) |
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2013 | Anja Nissen | Johnny O'Keefe Encouragement Award | Won |
References
- ^ "Anja Nissen wins The Voice Australia". Woman's Day. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "Olly Murs, Anja Nissen". theMusic. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ Jordan, Paul (4 January 2017). "Lighthouse X to represent Denmark in Stockholm!". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ Nilsson, Helena (25 February 2017). "Anja Nissen fulfills her childhood dream". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Australia Day". australiaday.org.au. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ https://sslcam.news.com.au/cam/authorise?channel=pc&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2fnewslocal%2fwest%2fvoice-winner-anja-nissen-makes-her-modelling-debut-as-face-of-big-w-clothing-line%2fstory-fngr8i5s-1227099383591 [dead link]
- ^ Tesolin, Lauren (18 July 2014). "Can Anja, the little girl from Winmalee win The Voice?". Herald Sun. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- BT(in Danish). Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- BT(in Danish). Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Anja Nissen – Australia's Got Talent". Retrieved 27 July 2014 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Anja Nissen profile". The Voice Australia. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "The Voice winner Anja Nissen reveals will.i.am felt dumped Delta Goodrem song wasn't her style". News.com.au. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Anja Nissen's first single sells 3023 copies despite will.i.am connection — three months after winning The Voice". news.com.au. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "We Love Disney". jbhifi.com.au. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Myer Spirit of Christmas". Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ "I'm outside of Australia. Why can't I watch 9Now?". 9Now Help. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Triumph - Single by Anja Nissen on Apple Music". iTunes Store. 4 August 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ "Anja Nissen Performing New Single 'Triumph' on Sunday! | the Voice | 9Jumpin". Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ Ellegaard, Christian (7 January 2016). "Sangene fundet til Grand Prix: Hør dem 28. januar" (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ^ Lynch, David (10 January 2016). "The 10 Danish Melodi Grand Prix songs revealed – accidentally!". ESCBubble. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
- ^ "Lighthouse X vinder Melodi Grand Prix". Politiken (in Danish). 13 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (25 February 2017). "DENMARK: SELECTS ANJA NISSEN FOR THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2017". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
- ^ "Anja Nissen Confirms 'Where I Am' EP". auspOp. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ^ "A very serious investigation into what the past winners of The Voice are doing now". Mamamia. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Anja Nissen has released the 'Same Room' EP". ESC Covers. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "MO Award Winners". Mo Awards. Retrieved 16 March 2022.