Chris Holsten

Christoffer "Chris" Holsten (born May 4, 1993) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter and producer.

Career Holsten comes from a musical family. He played the title role in a Norwegian language musical production Oliver that played in the Lillestrøm Cultural Center in 2003 when he was just 10 years old. The song reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart and number 2 on US Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart, also charting on VG-lista, the official Norwegian Singles Chart. His vocals were featured also on Martin Björk 2015 song "Ricochet", charting number 1 on iTunes in Sweden. A music video was also launched for the song directed by Christian Bastiansen featuring dancer Ragnhild Skar Hajum.

In 2016 he got signed to Warner Music Norway and shortly after he released his single "On My Own" with Norwegian production duo Rat City. The single led him to join the official Norwegian Charts Tour, even though the song never made it to the hit-list itself.

In 2017, he released the song "Mexico" which was a huge success with over 12 million streams on Spotify, followed by the songs "Echo" and "All About You" which he did with Madden. For the second year in a row, Chris performed at VG-Lista Rådhusplassen, in addition to Vulkan Arena, P3 Christine Live and Senkveld.

In 2020, Chris Holsten started the year with the single "Wish I Never Met You" and later "Empty Bottle" which are both to be found on the follow-up EP. The autumn of 2020 started with a solo tour that was to include seven concerts in Norway. The tour started with a concert in Eide, but the remaining concerts were abruptly put on hold due to the pandemic ( covid-19 ) that broke out in 2020. On April 17, 2020, he released his first EP Cold Hearts.

At the beginning of April 2020, Chris Holsten and Frida Ånnevik performed their Norwegian interpretation of the song "If The World Was Ending" by JP Saxe and Julia Michaels. Their version, "If the World", was initially only broadcast on live radio. They also made a recorded version with a video that was later shared on social media. In March 2020, when the Corona pandemic occurred in Norway, the song took on a whole new dimension. The song was officially released and quickly climbed into the VG-List Top 20 where it was for 19 weeks with 10th place as the best position.

Discography Albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications NOR Bak en fasade Released: 18 March 2022 Label: Warner Music Norway Format: Digital download, streaming, vinyl 2 IFPI NOR: 3× Platinum Gå bli lykkelig, du Released: 22 September 2023 Label: Warner Music Norway Format: CD, digital download, streaming, vinyl 3 Bedre dager Released: 6 February 2026 Label: Warner Music Norway Format: CD, digital download, streaming, vinyl 6

Live albums Title Details Live fra Oslo Spektrum Released: 22 March 2024 Label: Warner Music Norway Formats: streaming, digital download

EPs Title Details Cold Hearts Released: 17 April 2020 Label: Warner Music Norway Formats: streaming, digital download Bak en fasade (Del 1) Released: 17 September 2021 Label: Warner Music Norway Formats: streaming, digital download

Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album NOR "Layers" 2015 — "Unproved" — "On My Own"(featuring Rat City) 2016 40 IFPI NOR: Platinum IFPI NOR: Gold IFPI NOR: 2× Platinum IFPI NOR: Platinum "Høyt over havet"2022 7 "For evig" 27 "Rekk opp hånda"2023 38 Gå bli lykkelig, du "I eget selskap" — "Tre sekunder" 35 "Oslo" — "Slå hjerte, slå" 2025 4 "Oppe på månen" 39 Bedre dager"Store gutter gråter ikke" 35 "ABBA"2026 11 "Siste første dans" 44 "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

As featuring artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album NOR "Rays of Light"(Broiler featuring Chris Holsten) 2014 11 IFPI NOR: 3× Platinum Bak en fasade "Slå hjerte, slå" 2022 7 "Gå bli lykkelig, du" 2023 20 Gå bli lykkelig, du