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Bryn Christopher

{{short description|British singer and songwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Bryn Christopher

| birth_place = Great Barr, Birmingham, England

| alias = Skaar

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|11|08}}

| instrument = Vocals

| genre = {{hlist|Soul|R&B}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}

| years_active = 1997–present

| label = {{hlist|Polydor {{small|(2008–09)}}|Geffen {{small|(2009–present)}}{{cite web |url=http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=78626737&blogId=486730183 |title=hi van Bryn Christopher op Myspace |publisher=Blogs.myspace.com |accessdate=2011-08-10 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121129140014/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=78626737&blogId=486730183 |archive-date=29 November 2012 |url-status=dead}}}}

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Bryn Christopher (born 8 November 1985[http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=786267370] {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}) 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/pop-stars-reject-bryn-christopher-is-a-winner-after-all-3hlqj9tv623|title=Pop stars reject, Bryn Christopher, is a winner after all!|date=17 August 2008|first=Dan|last=Cairns|work=The Times|url-access=subscription|access-date=19 June 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2008/08/13/bryn-christopher-the-mans-got-soul-376269/|title=Bryn Christopher: the man's got soul|date=13 August 2008|work=Metro|access-date=19 June 2021}} His debut single, "The Quest", was featured in the TV series Grey's Anatomy.

Musical career

= Early years =

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).{{cite web|url=http://www.souljonespresents.com/blog01.html |title=Concert Review on Soul Jones Presents "Shout Out to the Soulheds" |accessdate=2008-11-14 |first=Soul |last=Jones |work=souljonespresents.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325094310/http://www.souljonespresents.com/blog01.html |archivedate=25 March 2009 }} 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 Anatomy{{'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.{{cite web|url=http://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/browserRedirect?url=itms%253A%252F%252Fax.itunes.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fid%253D301704320%2526s%253D143444 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728152509/http://ax.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/browserRedirect?url=itms%3A%2F%2Fax.itunes.apple.com%2FWebObjects%2FMZStore.woa%2Fwa%2FviewAlbum%3Fid%3D301704320%26s%3D143444 |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 July 2011 |title=iTunes Store |publisher=iTunes |access-date=2011-08-10}}

Christopher then left Polydor, and signed with Geffen Records UK.

= 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{{'-}}",https://notion.online/bryn-christopher-pop-secret-weapon/ 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

{{Main|I See Monstas}}

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.{{Cite magazine|title=Bryn Christopher|first=Lewis|last=Corner|pages=28–30|date=October 2018|magazine=Gay Times|via=PressReader|url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/gay-times-magazine/20181001/282540134272820|access-date=19 June 2021}} 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.

Discography

{{BLP sources section|date=June 2021}}

=Studio albums=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Album details

! Chart positions

style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:65px;"| UK

2008

| style="text-align:left;"| My World

| 18

=Singles=

==As lead artist==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Song

! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! style="width:60px;"| UK

! style="width:60px;"| GRE
{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.gr/charts_en.html |title=IFPI Greek Singles Chart |access-date=14 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161020195851/http://www.ifpi.gr/charts_en.html |archive-date=20 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}

rowspan="2"| 2008

! scope="row"| "The Quest"

| 45

| 2

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| My World

scope="row"| "Smilin"

| 31

| —

rowspan="2"| 2009

! scope="row"| "Fearless"

| —

| —

scope="row"| "Taken Me Over"{{anchor|ref_A}}[A]

| —

| —

2021

! scope="row"| "Never Love You Again"{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/never-love-you-again-little-big-town-bryn-christopher/1573814638|title=Never Love You Again (with Little Big Town & Bryn Christopher) – Single by Cheat Codes, Little Big Town & Bryn Christopher on Apple Music|date=16 July 2021|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=16 July 2021}}
{{small|(with Cheat Codes and Little Big Town)}}

| —

| —

| style="text-align:left;"| One Night in Nashville

colspan="5" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Notes

  • A {{anchor|endnote_A}}^ "Taken Me Over" was released as a digital download single.{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=314414292&s=143444 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104112215/https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=314414292&s=143444 |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2012 |title=iTunes Store |publisher=iTunes |access-date=2011-08-10}}

==As featured artist==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:24em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year

! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| AUS

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| AUT

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| FRA

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| GER

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| IRE

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| NLD

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SCO

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWE

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWI

scope="row"| "City Lights"
{{small|(Culture Shock featuring Bryn Christopher)}}

| rowspan="2"| 2015

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

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| {{n/a|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Sweet Lovin{{'-}}"
{{small|(Sigala featuring Bryn Christopher)}}

| 3 || 11 || 7 || 115 || 15 || 6 || 23 || 1 || 29 || 31

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  • BPI: 2× Platinum{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|access-date=9 July 2023|artist=Bryn Christopher}}
  • ARIA: Platinum{{cite certification|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2016|accessdate=27 August 2019}}
  • BVMI: Gold{{cite certification|region=Germany|artist=Sigala|accessdate=9 June 2016}}
  • RMNZ: Gold{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2016-03-11|title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart – The Official New Zealand Music Chart|work=THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART}}

| Brighter Days

scope="row"| "Me, Myself & I"
{{small|(Blonde featuring Bryn Christopher)}}

| 2018

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| rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}

scope="row"| "All Around the World"{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8528631/matoma-bryn-christopher-all-around-the-world |title=Matoma and Bryn Christopher catch flights, not feelings, on breezy 'All Around The World': Listen |last=Bein |first=Kat |date=28 August 2019 |magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911111559/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8528631/matoma-bryn-christopher-all-around-the-world |archive-date=11 September 2019 |access-date=11 September 2019}}
{{small|(Matoma featuring Bryn Christopher)}}

| 2019

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scope="row"| "No Therapy"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/no-therapy-feat-nea-bryn-christopher-single/1526764423 |title=No Therapy (feat. Nea & Bryn Christopher) - Single by Felix Jaehn on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |date=21 August 2020 |accessdate=4 September 2020}}
{{small|(Felix Jaehn featuring Nea and Bryn Christopher)}}

| 2020

| — || — || — || — || — || 56 || — || — || — || —

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| Breathe

scope="row"| "Unconditional"{{Cite web |last=Weisband |first=Sami |date=4 June 2021 |title=Dillon Francis shines optimistic light on first original track of 2021, 'Unconditional' |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2021/06/dillon-francis-shines-optimistic-light-on-first-original-track-of-2021-unconditional/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606160932/https://dancingastronaut.com/2021/06/dillon-francis-shines-optimistic-light-on-first-original-track-of-2021-unconditional/ |archive-date=6 June 2021 |accessdate=7 July 2021 |website=Dancing Astronaut}}
{{small|(Dillon Francis and 220 Kid featuring Bryn Christpher)}}

| 2021

| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

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| Happy Machine

colspan="14" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

2024

Hit me up - Jodie harsh featuring Bryn Christopher

=Other appearances=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Song

! scope="col"| Album

2014

! scope="row"| "Superstar"
(by Knife Party, uncredited vocals)

| Abandon Ship

2015

! scope="row"| "Mine"
(Kill the Noise featuring Bryn Christopher)

| Occult Classic

2015

! scope="row"| "Deeper Love"
(Botnek & I See MONSTAS featuring Bryn Christopher, uncredited; a part of I See MONSTAS), Released on Monstercat.

| Single

=Songwriting credits=

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YearArtistAlbumSongCo-written with
2008Leon JacksonRight Now"Don't Call This Love"Christopher Braide, Carl Falk
2011The SaturdaysOn Your Radar"Do What You Want With Me"Jarrad Rogers
rowspan="2"| 2012Sub FocusTorus"Out the Blue" {{small|feat. Alice Gold}}Nicholas Douwma, Alice McLaughlin
Alexandra BurkeHeartbreak on Hold"Devil in Me"Peter Boxta Martin
rowspan="3"| 2015Andrea FaustiniKelly"Kelly"Matthew Prime, Timothy Woodcock
Kill the NoiseOccult Classic"Mine" {{small|feat. Bryn Christopher}}Jacob Stanczak, Kenneth Walker
SigalaBrighter Days"Sweet Lovin{{'-}}" {{small|feat. Bryn Christopher}}Bruce Fielder
2016Mat ZoSelf Assemble"Sinful" {{small|feat. I See Monstas}}Matan Zohar, Rocky Morris, Rufio Sandilands
2017SigalaBrighter Days"Came Here for Love" {{small|with Ella Eyre}}Bruce Fielder, Cedric Steinmyller, Scott Wild, Ella McMahon
rowspan="3"| 2018The VampsNight & Day"Too Good to Be You" {{small|with Danny Ávila}}Philip Plested, George Tizzard, Richard Parkhouse, Colson Baker
Jamie Talbotrowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album single}}"Goldmine"Jonatan Gusmark, Ludvig Evers, Karen Poole
Blonde"Me, Myself & I" {{small|feat. Bryn Christopher}}Adam Eaglefield, Jacob Manson, Ashley Milton, Daniel Goudie
rowspan="6"| 2019BlitheDon't Blink EP"Don't Blink"Rhiann Pitter, Fridolin Walcher
Louis TomlinsonWalls"Two of Us"Louis Tomlinson, Andrew Jackson, Duck Blackwell
Matoma{{n/a|Non-album single}}"All Around the World" {{small|feat. Bryn Christopher}}Thomas Lagergren, Andrew Jackson, Matthew Zara
NeaSome Say EP"Some Say"Linnea Sodahl, Vincint Kottkamp, Hitimpulse
Blithe{{n/a|Non-album single}}"Becoming You"Rhiann Pitter, Fridolin Walcher
Fleur EastFearless"Size"Fleur East, Chiara Hunter, Tre Jean-Marie, Jacob Attwooll
rowspan="4"| 2020Melanie CMelanie C"Who I Am"Melanie Chrisholm, Ash Howes, Richard Stannard
MatomaRYTME EP"Don't Stop the Rhythm" {{small|feat. Bryn Christopher}}Thomas Lagergren, Andrew Bullimore, Matthew Zara
Felix Jaehnrowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album single}}"No Therapy" {{small|feat. Nea and Bryn Christopher}}Felix Jaehn, Robbie McDade, Linnea Sodahl, Vincint Kottkamp, Hitimpulse
Hotel Supernova"Rhythm & Lights" {{small|feat. Bryn Christopher}}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

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External links

{{wikiquote}}

  • {{Cite web |url=http://www.polydor.co.uk/ |title=Polydor Records website |access-date=1 May 2019 |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20080222213002/http%3A//www.polydor.co.uk/ |archive-date=22 February 2008 |url-status=bot: unknown}}
  • [http://www.geffen.com Geffen Records website]
  • [http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/322/bryn_christopher_eyes_to_the_top_spot/ Bryn Christopher interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' September 2008]
  • [https://archive.today/20081014231311/http://www.brynchristopher.fr/ Bryn Christopher French Site]

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