Christian Ingebrigtsen

Christian Ingebrigtsen is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and musician. He is a member of the British boyband A1

Biography
He was born 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 and Winston Churchill.

In 1996 Ingebrigtsen got into the LIPA academy in Liverpool, where he studied song-writing and production. In 1998 he was one of 2500 auditioning for a new boyband. 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.

Solo career
In 2003 Ingebrigtsen started his career as a solo artist. His debut was the duet "In Love with an Angel" with Maria Arredondo. The song became a hit, staying three months in the top 10 list of VG-Lista Topp 20 (Norway's official single chart). Ingebrigtsen wrote the song "True Friendship" for Arredondo's debut album. In May of the same year he made his debut as a solo performer with the song "Things Are Gonna Change". Ingebrigtsen had landed a recording contract with Universal Records and despite his fans in other countries from his A1-period, he chose to concentrate on the Norwegian market. The single went straight to number one on VG Lista Topp 20. "Take Back Yesterday" followed in November 2003.

His debut solo album was released on 27 December 2003. Entitled Take Back Yesterday it was backed up by a television advertisement campaign. The album was mainly produced by, and the songs largely written by Ingebrigtsen. The album made its debut at number 6 on the official album chart, VG Lista Topp 40, climbed to number 2 and stayed on as one of the ten best selling albums for two months. "In Love with an Angel" was nominated as Song of the Year for Spellemannprisen (Norwegian Grammys), but lost to World Idol winner Kurt Nilsen's "She's So High". The third single from the album, "Can't Give Up", was released in March 2004.

In February 2005 he split with Universal and was signed by EMI. In 2007 Ingebrigtsen released the single, "Adorable".

In May 2009 he composed and performed the song "Fremtiden i dag" ("The Future Today") for the Norwegian market liberal Progress Party.

Albums (with A1)

 * Here We Come (1999)
 * The A list (2000)
 * Make It Good (2002)
 * The Best of a1 (2004)
 * Greatest Hits (2009)
 * Waiting For Daylight (2010)

Solo albums

 * Take Back Yesterday (2003)
 * Paint Christmas White (2005)
 * The Truth About Lies (2007)

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

 * Party in the Park 2002 (2002) (TV) (as A1) Performer


 * Mgp 2002 - de unges melodi grand prix (2002) (TV) Himself - Performer aka Mgp 2002


 * Mgp jr. (2002) (TV) (as A1) Himself - Performer aka MGP junior (Norway: promotional title)


 * Pop Goes Christmas (2001) (TV) (as A1) Performer


 * Popstars In Their Eyes (2001) (TV) (as A1) Himself/The Beatles


 * Party in the Park 2001 (2001) (TV) (as A1) Performer


 * Brit Awards 2001 (2001) (TV) (as A1) Himself


 * Get Ready to Be Boyzvoiced (2000) Himself (A1)


 * Stars Sing The Beatles (2000) (TV) (as a1) Performer/Himself


 * TV Hits Awards 1999 (1999) (TV) (as A1) Himself

TV guest appearances

 * "Først & sist" playing "Himself" (episode # 9.10) 13 March 2003


 * "The Young and the Restless" playing "Himself" (episode # 1.7408) 21 June 2002


 * "The Young and the Restless" playing "Himself" (episode # 1.7407) 20 June 2002


 * "V Graham Norton" playing "Himself" (as A1) (episode # 1.9) 16 May 2002


 * "Never Mind the Buzzcocks" playing "Himself" (episode # 10.8) 25 February 2002


 * "Top of the Pops" playing "Himself" 1 February 2002


 * "The Saturday Show" playing "Himself" 19 January 2002


 * "Children in Need" playing "Himself" 16 November 2001


 * "Musikbutikken" playing "Himself - a1" 3 February 2001


 * "Top of the Pops" playing "Himself" (as A1) 17 November 2000


 * "Top of the Pops" playing "Himself" (as A1) 7 September 2000


 * "Night Fever" playing "Judge" (as A1) 11 December 1999