Bryn Christopher

 ( 1985 Births ) 

Bryn Christopher (born 8 November 1985[1] ) 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 . His debut single, "The Quest", was featured in the TV series Grey's Anatomy.

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Musical career

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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). 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.

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"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 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.

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

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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.

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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" /ref> 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.

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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".

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Personal life Christopher is gay. 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.

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Discography

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Studio albums

2008	My World Released: 8 September 2008 Label: Polydor Records Formats: Compact disc, music download	18

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Singles

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As lead artist

2008 ! scope="row"	"The Quest"	45	2	My World
2009 ! scope="row"	"Fearless"	—	—
2021 ! scope="row"	"Never Love You Again"	—	—	One Night in Nashville
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Notes

• A ^ "Taken Me Over" was released as a digital download single.

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As featured artist

"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

2024

Hit me up - Jodie harsh featuring Bryn Christopher

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Other appearances

2014 ! scope="row"	"Superstar" (by Knife Party, uncredited vocals)	Abandon Ship
2015 ! scope="row"	"Mine" (Jake Stanczak 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

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Songwriting credits

Chris Braide, Carl Falk
Jarrad Rogers
Sub Focus, Alice Gold
Peter Boxta Martin
Matthew Prime, Timothy Woodcock
Jacob Stanczak, Kenneth Walker
Sigala
Mat Zo, Rocky Morris, Rufio Sandilands
Sigala, Klingande, Scott Wild, Ella Eyre
Philip Plested, George Tizzard, Richard Parkhouse, Colson Baker
Jonatan Gusmark, Ludvig Evers, Karen Poole
Adam Eaglefield, Jacob Manson, Ashley Milton, Daniel Goudie
Rhiann Pitter, Fridolin Walcher
Louis Tomlinson, Andrew Jackson, Duck Blackwell
Matoma, Andrew Jackson, Matthew Zara
Linnea Sodahl, Vincint Kottkamp, Hitimpulse
Rhiann Pitter, Fridolin Walcher
Fleur East, Chiara Hunter, Tre Jean-Marie, Jacob Attwooll
, Ash Howes, Biffco
Matoma, Andrew Bullimore, Matthew Zara
Felix Jaehn, Robbie McDade, Linnea Sodahl, Vincint Kottkamp, Hitimpulse
Edward Burrows, Michael Kintish
2022	Tomorrow X Together		"Opening Sequence"	Koda, Sam Klempner, Supreme Boi, Slow Rabbit, Lee Seu-ran, Huening Kai, January 8, Taehyun, Danke, Yi Yi-jin

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External links

• Geffen Records website
• Bryn Christopher interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' September 2008
• Bryn Christopher French Site

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