Christian Ingebrigtsen
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Birth name | Christian Ingebrigtsen |
Born | 25 January 1977 |
Origin | Oslo, Norway |
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards |
Years active | 1998–present |
Website | Christian Ingebrigtsen's official website |
Christian Ingebrigtsen (born 25 January 1977) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and musician. He is a member of the pop group A1.[1]
Biography
Ingebrigtsen was born in Oslo, Norway, into a musical family. His father Stein Ingebrigtsen was the biggest-selling recording artist in Norway in the 1970s. At the age of three, Christian joined his father on tour. He learned to play the violin at six, and later started playing the piano and guitar. At school he concentrated on music and drama, and eventually played the piano at local events and at church. At 16, he started composing his own songs, and as an exchange student in Kentucky in the U.S. he participated in musicals, talent contests and held his own concerts. In 1995, he was given the state award Kentucky Colonel, something he shares with the likes of Bing Crosby, Colonel Sanders and Winston Churchill.
In 1996, Ingebrigtsen got into the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA), where he studied songwriting and production. In 1998, he was one of 2500 auditioning for a new boy band. A teacher at LIPA recommended Ingebrigtsen to manager Tim Byrne working on putting together the group, and he became the third member of A1, who after becoming a quartet, signed a recording contract with Columbia Records in 1999.
A1
Christian Ingebrigtsen is part of
The three remaining members subsequently decided to take a break. In December 2009, Ingebrigtsen, Read and Adams reformed A1, without Marazzi, for a series of concerts in Norway. Since their comeback, they have released their fourth and fifth studio albums, Waiting for Daylight, in 2010, and Rediscovered, in 2012.
Solo career
In 2003, Ingebrigtsen started his career as a solo
His debut solo album was released on 27 December 2003. Entitled Take Back Yesterday
In 2006, Ingebrigtsen released a Christmas album for the Norwegian Salvation Army. Paint Christmas White[3] was recorded with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra and was certified gold in Norway. The album included two self-penned songs; the title track "Paint Christmas White" and the track "Angels in the Snow".
In 2007, Ingebrigtsen released the album The Truth About Lies,[4] including the singles, "Adorable" and "Learn to Fly", both getting considerable radio play in Norway, with "Adorable" reaching the number 1 on Norsktoppen.
In 2009, Christian played the role of Marius in the Norwegian production of Les Misérables in Oslo Nye Teater.[5]
He has also co-written six entries in the
Entries in national Eurovision pre-selections
- "Eastern Wind" by Torstein Sødal (Norway 2008), 2nd place
- "Sweeter Than a Kiss" by Charite (Norway 2009), Eliminated (Semi-Final 1)
- "A1 (Norway 2010), 2nd place
- "Somewhere Beautiful" by Nora Foss al-Jabri (Norway 2012), 2nd place
- "Perfect Villain" by Zühlke (Finland 2017), 2nd place
- "Attention" by Ulrikke (Norway 2020), 1st place
- "Own Yourself" by Dinaye (Norway 2021), Eliminated (Second Chance)
- "Eyes Wide Open" by Rein Alexander (Norway 2021), Eliminated (Final)
- "Wonder of the World" by Christian Ingebrigtsen (Norway 2022), Eliminated (Final)
- "Turn Off My Heart" by Bjørn Olav Edvardsen (Norway 2023), Eliminated (Semi-Final 2)
Discography
Albums
- Take Back Yesterday (2003)
- Paint Christmas White (2005)
- The Truth About Lies (2007)
- Got to Be (2017)
Singles
- "In Love with an Angel" (featuring Maria Arredondo) (2003)
- "Things Are Gonna Change" (2003)
- "Take Back Yesterday" (2003)
- "Can't Give Up" (2003)
- "Adorable" (2007)
Vocal appearances
- Brother Bear soundtrack (2004)
- Edward John: Find Me Guilty, Time to Give
- Radioactive: Forgiveness (9 November 2005)
Filmography
- Jungelboken 2 (2003) Performing the music in the Norwegian version of Disney's The Junglebook 2
- Min bror bjørnen (2004) The voice of Phil Collins in the Norwegian version of Disney's Brother Bear
- Sangstjerner (2007) TV3 – Judge on celebrity talent show, 10 episodes
- Lyden av lørdag (2007) NRK1 – Coach on the talent show, 11 Saturday nights on Norwegian prime time television.[6]
- To på rømmen (2011) The voice of Flynn Rider in the Norwegian version of Disney's 50th animated movie Tangled.[7]
References
- Allmusic. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^ [1] Archived 14 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "MusikkOnline : Latest". Frelsesarmeen.musikkonline.no. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ [2] Archived 14 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [3] Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Lyden av lørdag - NRK". Nrk.no. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "Film - To på rømmen - VG Nett". Vg.no. 1 January 1970. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2013.