Alex Christensen
Alex Christensen (born 7 April 1967), also known by his stage names Jasper Forks or Alex C., is a German dance music composer, producer, and DJ, generally known as the face and one of the founding members of U96. Since 2002, he has been collaborating with Yasmin K..
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| Birth name | Alex Christensen |
| Born | 7 April 1967 Germany |
| Origin | Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg, Germany |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Associated acts | ATC, Yasmin K., U96 |
| Website | alexchristensen |
Music career
Christensen started in 1991 as a music producer and DJ, and had his first success in 1992 with U96 with 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.
As a producer and/or composer Christensen worked for big artists as Right Said Fred, Marky Mark, Tom Jones, *NSYNC, Rollergirl, Marianne Rosenberg, Sarah Brightman, and ATC.
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 from Yass, won the 2008 Eurodanceweb Contest, which were 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 Christensen's produced songs, 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.
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. Because the song got high ratings in several foreign dance charts, it was re-released in several other languages. In some countries the melody was adjusted to fit the taste of the local inhabitants.
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 song "River Flows In You" is composed by Korean pianist Yiruma. The follow up single "Alone" was released in January 2011.[3] One more single, "J'aime Le Diable", saw the light in mid-autumn of 2013.
Personal life
Christensen is married to Nicole Safft. They have a son, born 2003.
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) |
10 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| Classical '90s Dance 2 (Alex Christensen & The Berlin Orchestra) |
4 | 39 | ||||||||||||
| Classical '90s Dance 3 (Alex Christensen & The Berlin Orchestra) |
15 | 59 | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
Singles as Alex C.
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| GER | AUT | BEL | NED | UK [5] | ||||||||||
| 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)" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
Singles as Alex Swings Oscar Sings!
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| GER | UK [5] | |||||||||||||
| 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.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
| Preceded by No Angels with Disappear |
Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 (with Oscar) |
Succeeded by Lena with Satellite |
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