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Bryn Christopher (born 8 November 1985[1]) is a British singer and songwriter, and the frontman of electronic music group I See Monstas. Born in Great Barr, Birmingham, England, he attended the Italia Conti Stage School and was a contestant on Popstars: The Rivals.[2][3] His debut single, "The Quest", was featured in the TV series Grey's Anatomy.[3]
Musical career
Early years
Шаблон:POV Christopher was the support slot on the Amy Winehouse tour at the end of 2007, while he was still relatively unknown (he also supported U.S. soul artist Rahsaan Patterson at London's Jazz Café).[4] He has been picked up by the U.S. agency William Morris Agency. He also co-wrote the Leon Jackson hit song "Don't Call This Love" with British producer/writer Chris Braide. Christopher was also the opening act for Mary J. Blige on her European tour 'Growing Pains' in 2008.
"The Quest"
Christopher's first single release, "The Quest", was released on 8 June 2008 through Polydor Records. The single draws on his brother's personal experience as a soldier stationed in Basra. His brother two years later would be injured in Afghanistan losing both of his legs. "The Quest" was featured in the closing scene of Grey's AnatomyШаблон:'s season 4 conclusion, which caused the song to become more known in the US. The song was made into a music video for the show to promote its fifth season, with scenes of Christopher singing in London as well as scenes from the show. The song was also featured in an episode of the BBC school-based drama Waterloo Road.
It was also covered by Grigory Leps in Russian which became a popular version.
Christopher teamed up with co-writer/producer Jarrad Rogers and production team Midi Mafia to produce his debut album My World, which was released September 2008. Midi Mafia secured the exclusive rights to use samples from the Stax Records Catalogue, and has used some of these for the first time ever on Christopher's album.
His second single, "Smilin" was released on 2 September 2008. It peaked at No. 31. His third single "Fearless" was released on 18 January 2009 and failed to chart. His final single was "Taken Me Over", released on 4 August 2009 as a digital-only single. It also failed to chart.[5]
Christopher then left Polydor, and signed with Geffen Records UK.[6]
Festival appearances
Christopher hosted a residency at North London's live spot The Boogaloo throughout April 2007, and followed this with dates at London's Soho Revue Bar. He has also played at 2008's Wireless Festival in Hyde Park on the same day as Jay-Z, as well as Glastonbury, T in the Park, Oxegen and V Festival. Christopher has also appeared at the Capital Summertime and Jingle Bell Ball's as the vocalist of Sigala's "Sweet Lovin'"; he also has appeared at V Festival and appeared in many other places during 2015–2017.
2010–present
Christopher co-wrote the Sub Focus song "Out the Blue", which was released 27 April 2012. He co-wrote and provided uncredited vocals for "Superstar" by Knife Party, from their debut album Abandon Ship (2014). In 2015, he was a featured artist and co-wrote the song "City Lights" by Culture Shock. He also worked with Sigala on the track "Sweet Lovin'", a tropical house track that has over 245 million hits on YouTube (as of October 2021) and reached number three on the UK Singles Chart. He also wrote "Came Here for Love" by Sigala and Ella Eyre with White N3rd and Klingande, which reached number 6 on the UK Singles Chart and was the official London gay pride theme.
I See Monstas
Шаблон:Main In 2012, Christopher, under the pseudonym Skaar, joined producers Rocky and Rufio to form an electronic music group called MONSTA (subsequently renamed I See Monstas in 2013). The group charted at No. 48 in the UK with their first single "Holdin' On".
Personal life
Christopher is gay.[7] In an interview with Gay Times in October 2018, he revealed he had not come out to his family and dismissed the idea of doing so until he was in a relationship.[7]
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK | ||
| 2008 | My World
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18 |
Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | GRE [8] | |||
| 2008 | "The Quest" | 45 | 2 | My World |
| "Smilin" | 31 | — | ||
| 2021 | "Never Love You Again"[9] Шаблон:Small |
— | — | One Night in Nashville |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | ||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | AUT | FRA | GER | IRE | NLD | SCO | SWE | SWI | ||||
| "City Lights" Шаблон:Small |
2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Шаблон:N/a | |
| "Sweet Lovin'" Шаблон:Small |
3 | 11 | 7 | 115 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 29 | 31 | Brighter Days | ||
| "Me, Myself & I" Шаблон:Small |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="2" Шаблон:N/a | |
| "All Around the World"[14] Шаблон:Small |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "No Therapy"[15] Шаблон:Small |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | Breathe | |
| "Unconditional"[16] Шаблон:Small |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Happy Machine | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Fearless" | Non-album track |
| "Taken Me Over"Шаблон:Anchor[A] | My World |
Notes
- A Шаблон:Anchor^ "Taken Me Over" was released as a digital download single.[17]
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Superstar" (by Knife Party, uncredited vocals) |
Abandon Ship |
| 2015 | "Mine" (Kill the Noise featuring Bryn Christopher) |
Occult Classic |
| 2015 | "Deeper Love" (Botnek & I See MONSTAS featuring Bryn Christopher, uncredited; a part of I See MONSTAS), Released on Monstercat. |
Single |
Songwriting credits
| Year | Artist | Album | Song | Co-written with |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Leon Jackson | Right Now | "Don't Call This Love" | Christopher Braide, Carl Falk |
| 2011 | The Saturdays | On Your Radar | "What Do You Want from Me" | Jarrad Rogers |
| 2012 | Sub Focus | Torus | "Out the Blue" Шаблон:Small | Nicholas Douwma, Alice McLaughlin |
| Alexandra Burke | Heartbreak on Hold | "Devil in Me" | Peter Boxta Martin | |
| 2015 | Andrea Faustini | Kelly | "Kelly" | Matthew Prime, Timothy Woodcock |
| Kill the Noise | Occult Classic | "Mine" Шаблон:Small | Jacob Stanczak, Kenneth Walker | |
| Sigala | Brighter Days | "Sweet Lovin'" Шаблон:Small | Bruce Fielder | |
| 2016 | Mat Zo | Self Assemble | "Sinful" Шаблон:Small | Matan Zohar, Rocky Morris, Rufio Sandilands |
| 2017 | Sigala | Brighter Days | "Came Here for Love" Шаблон:Small | Bruce Fielder, Cedric Steinmyller, Scott Wild, Ella McMahon |
| 2018 | The Vamps | Night & Day | "Too Good to Be You" Шаблон:Small | Philip Plested, George Tizzard, Richard Parkhouse, Colson Baker |
| Jamie Talbot | rowspan="2" Шаблон:N/a | "Goldmine" | Jonatan Gusmark, Ludvig Evers, Karen Poole | |
| Blonde | "Me, Myself & I" Шаблон:Small | Adam Eaglefield, Jacob Manson, Ashley Milton, Daniel Goudie | ||
| 2019 | Blithe | Don't Blink EP | "Don't Blink" | Rhiann Pitter, Fridolin Walcher |
| Louis Tomlinson | Walls | "Two of Us" | Louis Tomlinson, Andrew Jackson, Duck Blackwell | |
| Matoma | Шаблон:N/a | "All Around the World" Шаблон:Small | Thomas Lagergren, Andrew Jackson, Matthew Zara | |
| Nea | Some Say EP | "Some Say" | Linnea Sodahl, Vincint Kottkamp, Hitimpulse | |
| Blithe | Шаблон:N/a | "Becoming You" | Rhiann Pitter, Fridolin Walcher | |
| Fleur East | Fearless | "Size" | Fleur East, Chiara Hunter, Tre Jean-Marie, Jacob Attwooll | |
| 2020 | Melanie C | Melanie C | "Who I Am" | Melanie Chrisholm, Ash Howes, Richard Stannard |
| Matoma | RYTME EP | "Don't Stop the Rhythm" Шаблон:Small | Thomas Lagergren, Andrew Bullimore, Matthew Zara | |
| Felix Jaehn | rowspan="2" Шаблон:N/a | "No Therapy" Шаблон:Small | Felix Jaehn, Robbie McDade, Linnea Sodahl, Vincint Kottkamp, Hitimpulse | |
| Hotel Supernova | "Rhythm & Lights" Шаблон:Small | Edward Burrows, Michael Kintish | ||
| 2022 | Tomorrow X Together | Minisode 2: Thursday's Child | "Opening Sequence" | Koda, Sam Klempner, Supreme Boi, Slow Rabbit, Lee Seu-ran, Huening Kai, January 8, Taehyun, Danke, Yi Yi-jin |
References
External links
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- Geffen Records website
- Bryn Christopher interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' September 2008
- Bryn Christopher French Site
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