Chresten

Chresten Falck Damborg, known as Chresten, is a Danish singer who won season 6 of the Danish X Factor. He became one of the finalists in the "Over 25" category and was mentored by Ida Corr. Prior to applying to X Factor, he worked as a toolmaker. On the final, held on 22 March 2013, he won the title with 57.9% of the popular vote with the other finalist Karoline as runner-up with 42.1% of the votes.

After he won, he was signed to Sony Music and his debut single "Let Go" charted in the Danish Singles Chart, reaching number 8. In 2014, he released his debut album Wanderlust on also on Sony Music.

Performances during X Factor

Episode Theme Song Artist Result Live show 1 Hope ""Last Po' Man" / "No Diggity"" Seasick Steve / Blackstreet Safe (1st) Live show 2 Against "Magic" / "Love Lockdown" Bruce Springsteen / Kanye West Safe (1st) Live show 3 Power "Little Black Submarines" / "No Church in the Wild" The Black Keys / Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean Safe (3rd) Live show 4 DR BigBand "Bitter Sweet Symphony" The Verve Safe (3rd) Live show 5 Danish Hits "Sweet Dogs" Trolle // Siebenhaar Safe (1st) Live show 6 – Semi-final Viewers Choice "Let Her Go" Passenger Safe (1st) Judges Choice "One Day / Reckoning Song" Asaf Avidan Live show 7 – Final Free choice "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" Nirvana Safe (1st) Duet with guest artist "Uden forsvar" / "Endeløst" with Marie Key and Rasmus Walter Marie Key / Rasmus Walter Winner's single "Let Go" ChrestenWinner

Discography

Albums YearAlbumPeak positionsCertificationDEN 2014 Wanderlust18

Singles YearSinglePeak positionsCertificationAlbumDEN 2013"Let Go"8 Wanderlust2014"Hanging My Youth Out"- Wanderlust