Chresten


Chresten Falck Damborg, known by his mononym 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''

EpisodeThemeSongArtistResult
Live show 1
Hope""Last Po' Man" / "No Diggity""Seasick Steve / BlackstreetSafe
Live show 2
Against"Magic" / "Love Lockdown"Bruce Springsteen / Kanye WestSafe
Live show 3
Power"Little Black Submarines" / "No Church in the Wild"The Black Keys / Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Frank OceanSafe
Live show 4
DR BigBand"Bitter Sweet Symphony"The VerveSafe
Live show 5
Danish Hits"Sweet Dogs"Trolle // SiebenhaarSafe
Live show 6 – Semi-final
Viewers Choice"Let Her Go"PassengerSafe
Live show 6 – Semi-final
Judges Choice"One Day / Reckoning Song"Asaf AvidanSafe
Live show 7 – Final
Free choice"Where Did You Sleep Last Night"NirvanaSafe
Live show 7 – Final
Duet with guest artist"Uden forsvar" / "Endeløst" with Marie Key and Rasmus WalterMarie Key / Rasmus WalterSafe
Live show 7 – Final
Winner's single"Let Go"ChrestenWinner

Discography

Albums

Singles