Martin Hoberg Hedegaard is a Danish singer, songwriter and record producer. He first rose to fame in 2008 as the winner of the first Danish series of The X Factor, the youngest winner worldwide at that time, taking the title at the age of 15. Internationally, he has been praised by X Factor creator Simon Cowell and Queen themselves. In 2009 after selling 100.000 copies of his album "Show The World" Martin went on hiatus for 7 years until he returned as Saveus in 2015 at the "P3 Guld" award-show at Danmarksradio. In 2016 he released the EP"Will Somebody Save Us". In 2018 he released his first full-length album "Neuro". The same year critics praised his opening of the Orange Stage at Roskilde Festival calling it "the best openings in years".
History
Childhood
Martin was born in the small town of Ørum in central Jutland, Denmark and spent his entire life there with his mother Gitta, his father Peder, and his two older brothers Anders and Simon.
''The X Factor 2008''
Throughout his participation in the first Danish series of The X Factor, Martin was highly praised by the three judges. During the auditions, one of the judges, his future mentorRemee, rose from his chair in order to shake his hand, "before he became a superstar". Later, during the live shows, Martin's transformation into a nationalidol began after he powerfully performed songs such as "Kiss From a Rose" by Seal, "Rock With You" by Michael Jackson, and "Somebody to Love" by Queen. Internationally, he has been praised by X Factor creator Simon Cowell and Queen themselves. In the grand finale, Martin beat 23-year-old contestant Laura Arensbak Kjærgaard, with whom he had formed a strong friendship.
2009-2014: Songwriting
After the release of his album "Show The World", Martin stepped out of the spotlight to pursue a career as a songwriter and producer. He went on to write numerous K-pop singles for some of South Korea's biggest k-pop groups such as "Black Suit", on the album Play by Super Junior, "Galaxy Supernova" by Girls' Generation, "El Dorado" by EXO, and "뒷모습 " by TVXQ.
2015-Present: Saveus
During his time as a songwriter, Martin also worked on his own material. In 2015 he debuted at the danish "P3 Guld" award-show with a live performance of his first single "Levitate Me". Not even the shows own production-team knew who Saveus was until it was revealed during his performance, when the lights turned on. "Levitate Me" charted at number 1 on itunes and was picked as "Song of The Week" by P3. In November 2015, he supported the british popband Years & Years on their Europe-tour. In 2016 he released the EP "Will Somebody Save Us" and went on his first tour around Denmark, selling out numerous shows in Copenhagen. In 2017 Saveus single "Watch The World" was picked up by Elton John on his radio-show "Rocket Hour". In 2018 he released his debut album "Neuro" with the singles "Ready To Die" and "Time Can Heal A Man", both singles gaining huge amounts of radio-airplay. The same year he opened the iconic Orange Stage at Roskilde Festival with an audience of more than 60.000 people and was praised for his performance by critics who called it "the best openings in years".
