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Christian Ingebrigtsen is one of Norways most successful artists.

The former member of a1 has already traveled the world with hits like: Everytime, Caught in the middle, Take on me, Same old brand new you, Be the first to believe, Summertime of our lives and many others. When Columbia Records signed a1 in early 1999,

it was one of the biggest deals in the record companys history, leading to eight UK Top 10 singles (Including two number 1s), consistent top 3 entries all over Asia and Europe, numerous gold and platinum awards and millions of album sales. A1 has won international MTV Awards, two Best Video awards (TV Hits & Smash Hits) and the prestigious Brit Award (The UK Grammy) for Best British Newcomer in 2001, establishing themselves in the front ranks of original and creative pop music.

Christian recently embarked on his solo career, and already hes reached the number one spot twice in his home country, Norway. In love with an angel, written by Christian became his first number one hit

without a1. Just a few months later, Things are gonna change went straight in to the number one spot, too, proving that Christian definitely isnt a one-hit-wonder!

Born in 1977, Christian grew up in Siggerud outside Oslo, Norway. His father, Stein Ingebrigtsen, was one of Norway's most successful artists during the 70's, and sold more than one million records in Scandinavia and Europe. Naturally, music became an important part of Christians life. He went on his very first tour at the age of three! Although he spent most of his time just looking out from behind the drum-kit that year, soon he would develop his talents for playing and performing.

He started taking violin lessons at the age of six, then went on to piano and guitar, and chose to study music and drama in high school. Soon he would play piano concerts in churches and for various functions in his local area. But it wasnt until he was 16, that he started writing his first songs. He studied in Kentucky, USA for one year, where he took part in musicals, talent shows and concerts. His talents and love for performing impressed those around him so much, that he was given the highest honor awarded by the state: the title "Kentucky Colonel" by the governor in 1995 - a title Christian shares with such distinguished leaders as President Lyndon B. Johnson, Sir Winston Churchill, and entertainers such as Bing Crosby and Red Skelton!

He continued his classical piano training,

as well as developing his skills as a composer,

until in 1997; Christian was accepted among very few Norwegians, to study at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.

The school is also known as the Paul McCartney fame-school.

In his first year of studying song writing and production,

a teacher at LIPA recommended Christian to manager Tim Byrne, who was looking for talents to work with. Christian met Tim and within a few moments Byrne was convinced that Christian was the right man for his next project. Together with three other talented young men (Ben Adams, Mark Read and Paul Marazzi) they developed and formed the group a1.



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