Alex Christensen
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Born | Germany | 7 April 1967
Origin | Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg, Germany |
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Years active | 1991–present |
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Website | alexchristensen |
Alex Christensen (born 7 April 1967), also known by his stage names Jasper Forks or Alex C., is a German dance music producer, songwriter, and DJ generally known as the face and one of the founding members of U96. Since 2002, he has been collaborating with Yasmin K.
Music career[]
Christensen started in 1991 as a music producer and DJ, and had his first success in 1991 with the U96 single "Das Boot". In several countries, this track was the first techno song to reach the number one position. Since 2002, Christensen also works under the name Alex C. and frequently collaborates with Yasmin K., whom he met as a judge on the second season of Popstars.[citation needed]
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As a producer and composer, Christensen has worked for artists such as Right Said Fred, Marky Mark, Tom Jones, *NSYNC, Rollergirl, Marianne Rosenberg, Sarah Brightman, and ATC.[citation needed]
Christensen represented Germany at the final of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow together with Oscar Loya, performing the song "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang", finishing in 20th place.[1]
Christensen's song "Doktorspiele", which included additional vocals by Y-ass, won the 2008 Eurodanceweb Contest, determined by points assigned by a professional jury of disc jockeys, journalists, music producers, webmasters, and radio speakers from all over the world.[2]
One of the songs produced by Christensen, ATC's "Around the World (La La La La La)", was later sampled in Beat Ink's "Around the World" in 2008 and used in Chris Webby's "La La La" in 2009.[citation needed]
In 2007, Christensen released the song "Du hast den schönsten Arsch der Welt" in co-operation with Y-ass. It sampled The Soundlovers' "Run Away". This song marked an international breakthrough for Christensen and it was re-released in several other languages. In some countries, the melody was adjusted to local preferences.[citation needed]
Jasper Forks (2010–present)[]
In early 2010, Christensen adopted the name Jasper Forks to mark a move away from the dance productions he had previously been associated with. He began producing tech piano house, and his first single, "River Flows in You", made it to the top 10 of the airplay charts all across Europe. The track is composed by Korean pianist Yiruma. His follow-up single, "Alone", was released in January 2011.[3] In 2013, he released "J'aime Le Diable".
Personal life[]
Christensen is married to Nicole Safft. They have a son, born in 2003.[citation needed]
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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Euphorie (feat Y-ass) |
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20 | 19 | |||||||||||
Classical '90s Dance (Alex Christensen & The Berlin Orchestra) |
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10 | 30 | |||||||||||
Classical '90s Dance 2 (Alex Christensen & The Berlin Orchestra) |
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4 | 39 | |||||||||||
Classical '90s Dance 3 (Alex Christensen & The Berlin Orchestra) |
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15 | 59 | |||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Singles as Alex C.[]
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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GER[citation needed] | AUT[citation needed] | BEL[citation needed] | NED[citation needed] | SWE[citation needed] | ||||||||||
2002 | "Rhythm of the Night" | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | Singles only | |||||||
"Amigos Forever" | 35 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
2003 | "Angel of Darkness" | 21 | 39 | — | — | — | ||||||||
2007 | "Du hast den schönsten Arsch der Welt" | 1 | 1 | 27 | 38 | 57 | Euphorie | |||||||
"Doktorspiele" | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | |||||||||
2008 | "Du bist so Porno" | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | ||||||||
"Liebe zu dritt" | 28 | 29 | — | — | — | Tabu | ||||||||
2009 | "Dancing Is Like Heaven" | 41 | 41 | — | 98 | — | ||||||||
2012 | "Love in the Morning (My Sex OS)" | — | — | — | — | — | Single only | |||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Singles as Alex Swings Oscar Sings![]
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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GER[citation needed] | UK | |||||||||||||
2009 | "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang" | 20 | 85 | Heart 4 Sale | ||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
References[]
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest: Details: Germany 2009: Alex Swings Oscar Sings, "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang"". Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ^ "Eurodance Web Contest 2008". Eurodanceweb.net. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ Discogs bio
- ^ "Discographie Alex Christensen". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
External links[]
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Musicians from Hamburg
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Germany
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2009
- German male singers
- German pop singers
- German songwriters
- German house musicians
- German dance musicians
- German DJs