Bryn Christopher
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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).[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 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.[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'|Sweet LovinTemplate:'-]]"; 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'|Sweet LovinTemplate:'-]]",[7] 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
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Personal life
Christopher is gay.[8] 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.[8]
Discography
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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 [9] | |||
| 2008 | "The Quest" | 45 | 2 | My World |
| "Smilin" | 31 | — | ||
| 2009 | "Fearless" | — | — | |
| "Taken Me Over"Script error: No such module "anchor".[A] | — | — | ||
| 2021 | "Never Love You Again"[10] (with Cheat Codes and Little Big Town)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
— | — | One Night in Nashville |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | ||||
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As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| UK | AUS | AUT | FRA | GER | IRE | NLD | SCO | SWE | SWI | ||||
| "City Lights" (Culture Shock featuring Bryn Christopher)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "[[Sweet Lovin'|Sweet LovinTemplate:'-]]" (Sigala featuring Bryn Christopher)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
3 | 11 | 7 | 115 | 15 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 29 | 31 | Brighter Days | ||
| "Me, Myself & I" (Blonde featuring Bryn Christopher)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "All Around the World"[16] (Matoma featuring Bryn Christopher)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "No Therapy"[17] (Felix Jaehn featuring Nea and Bryn Christopher)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | Breathe | |
| "Unconditional"[18] (Dillon Francis and 220 Kid featuring Bryn Christpher)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Happy Machine | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||
2024
Hit me up - Jodie harsh featuring Bryn Christopher
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. |
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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 | "Do What You Want With Me" | Jarrad Rogers |
| 2012 | Sub Focus | Torus | "Out the Blue" feat. Alice GoldScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 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" feat. Bryn ChristopherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Jacob Stanczak, Kenneth Walker | |
| Sigala | Brighter Days | "[[Sweet Lovin'|Sweet LovinTemplate:'-]]" feat. Bryn ChristopherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Bruce Fielder | |
| 2016 | Mat Zo | Self Assemble | "Sinful" feat. I See MonstasScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Matan Zohar, Rocky Morris, Rufio Sandilands |
| 2017 | Sigala | Brighter Days | "Came Here for Love" with Ella EyreScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Bruce Fielder, Cedric Steinmyller, Scott Wild, Ella McMahon |
| 2018 | The Vamps | Night & Day | "Too Good to Be You" with Danny ÁvilaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Philip Plested, George Tizzard, Richard Parkhouse, Colson Baker |
| Jamie Talbot | Non-album single | "Goldmine" | Jonatan Gusmark, Ludvig Evers, Karen Poole | |
| Blonde | "Me, Myself & I" feat. Bryn ChristopherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 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 | Non-album single | "All Around the World" feat. Bryn ChristopherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Thomas Lagergren, Andrew Jackson, Matthew Zara | |
| Nea | Some Say EP | "Some Say" | Linnea Sodahl, Vincint Kottkamp, Hitimpulse | |
| Blithe | Non-album single | "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" feat. Bryn ChristopherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Thomas Lagergren, Andrew Bullimore, Matthew Zara | |
| Felix Jaehn | Non-album single | "No Therapy" feat. Nea and Bryn ChristopherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Felix Jaehn, Robbie McDade, Linnea Sodahl, Vincint Kottkamp, Hitimpulse | |
| Hotel Supernova | "Rhythm & Lights" feat. Bryn ChristopherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | 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
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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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- 1985 births
- 20th-century English LGBTQ people
- 21st-century Black British male singers
- 21st-century British male singers
- 21st-century English LGBTQ people
- Alumni of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
- Black British LGBTQ people
- British contemporary R&B singers
- English gay musicians
- English LGBTQ singers
- English LGBTQ songwriters
- English people of Barbadian descent
- English soul singers
- English tenors
- Gay singers
- Gay songwriters
- Geffen Records artists
- Living people
- People from Great Barr
- Polydor Records artists
- Popstars contestants
- Singers from Birmingham, West Midlands