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German composer, producer, and DJ (born 1967)

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Alex Christensen
Christensen in 2017
Background information
Born	(1967-04-07) 7 April 1967 (age 57) Germany
Origin	Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg, Germany
Genres	Electronic techno Eurodance house
Occupations	Music producer DJ songwriter session musician
Instruments	Turntables keyboards vocals
Years active	1991–present
Formerly of	U96
Spouse	Nicole Safft

Website	alexchristensen.net

Musical artist

Alex Christensen (born 7 April 1967), also known by his stage names Jasper Forks or Alex C., is a German dance music producer, songwriter, and DJ generally known as the face and one of the founding members of U96. Since 2002, he has been collaborating with Yasmin K.

Music career

Christensen started in 1991 as a music producer and DJ, and had his first success in 1991 with the U96 single "Das Boot". In several countries, this track was the first techno song to reach the number one position. Since 2002, Christensen also works under the name Alex C. and frequently collaborates with Yasmin K., whom he met as a judge on the second season of Popstars.

As a producer and composer, Christensen has worked for artists such as Right Said Fred, Marky Mark, Tom Jones, *NSYNC, Rollergirl, Marianne Rosenberg, Sarah Brightman, and ATC.

Christensen represented Germany at the final of the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow together with Oscar Loya, performing the song "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang", finishing in 20th place.

Christensen's song "Doktorspiele", which included additional vocals by Y-ass, won the 2008 Eurodanceweb Contest, determined by points assigned by a professional jury of disc jockeys, journalists, music producers, webmasters, and radio speakers from all over the world.

One of the songs produced by Christensen, ATC's "Around the World (La La La La La)", was later sampled in Beat Ink's "Around the World" in 2008 and used in Chris Webby's "La La La" in 2009.

In 2007, Christensen released the song "Du hast den schönsten Arsch der Welt" in co-operation with Y-ass. It sampled The Soundlovers' "Run Away". This song marked an international breakthrough for Christensen and it was re-released in several other languages. In some countries, the melody was adjusted to local preferences.

Jasper Forks (2010–present)

In early 2010, Christensen adopted the name Jasper Forks to mark a move away from the dance productions he had previously been associated with. He began producing tech piano house, and his first single, "River Flows in You", made it to the top 10 of the airplay charts all across Europe. The track is composed by Korean pianist Yiruma. His follow-up single, "Alone", was released in January 2011. In 2013, he released "J'aime Le Diable".

Personal life

Christensen is married to Nicole Safft. Their son is amateur golfer Tiger Christensen.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	GER	AUT	SWI
Euphorie (feat Y-ass)	Release date: 8 February 2008 Label: Polydor Formats: CD	20	19	—
Heart 4 Sale! (as Alex Swings Oscar Sings!)	Release date: 2009 Label: 313 Music Formats: CD	—	—	—
Classical '90s Dance (Alex Christensen & the Berlin Orchestra)	Release date: 6 October 2017 Label: Starwatch, Warner Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital	10	30	58
Classical '90s Dance 2 (Alex Christensen & The Berlin Orchestra)	Release date: 19 October 2018 Label: Starwatch, Warner Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital	4	39	58
Classical '90s Dance 3 (Alex Christensen & The Berlin Orchestra)	Release date: 1 November 2019 Label: Starwatch, Warner Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital	15	59	—
Classical '80s Dance (Alex Christensen & The Berlin Orchestra)	Release date: September 2021 Label: Seven.One Starwatch, Universal Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital	6	35	43
Classical '90s Dance: The Icons (Alex Christensen & The Berlin Orchestra)	Release date: 6 October 2023 Label: Starwatch, Universal Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital	6	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Charted singles as Alex C.

Year	Single	Peak chart positions						Certification	Album
Year	Single	GER	AUT	BEL	NED	SWE	SWI	Certification	Album
As Alex C.
2002	"Rhythm of the Night" (featuring Yasmin K.)	28	28	—	—	—	81		Non-album singles
2002	"Amigos Forever" (featuring Yasmin K.)	35	—	—	—	—	86
2003	"Angel of Darkness" (featuring Yasmin K.)	21	39	—	—	—	—
2007	"Du hast den schönsten Arsch der Welt"/ "Sweetest Ass in the World" (featuring Yass)	1	1	27	38	57	50	BVMI: Gold	Euphorie
2008	"Doktorspiele" (featuring Yass)	4	3	—	—	—	—
	"Du bist so Porno" (featuring Yass)	21	12	—	—	—	—
	"Liebe zu dritt" (featuring Yass)	28	29	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
2009	"Dancing Is Like Heaven" (featuring Yass)	41	41	—	—	—	—
2012	"L'amour toujours" (featuring Yass vs. Ski)	—	43	—	—	—	40
2013	"Feed Me Diamonds" (featuring Lisa Rowe)	—	60	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Charted singles as Alex Swings Oscar Sings!

Year	Single	Peak chart positions				Album
Year	Single	GER	AUT	SWE	UK	Album
2009	"Miss Kiss Kiss Bang"	20	71	35	85	Heart 4 Sale
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References

"Eurovision Song Contest: Details: Germany 2009: Alex Swings Oscar Sings, "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang"". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
"Eurodance Web Contest 2008". Eurodanceweb.net. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
Discogs bio
"Golf: Tiger Christensen – Sohn von Kult-DJ Alex peilt Karriere wie Woods an". SPORT1 (in German). 24 July 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
^ "Alex C." offiziellecharts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
^ "Alex Christensen Discographie / Fan Warden". Austrian Charts. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
^ "Alex Christensen". Swiss Hit Parade. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
"Alex Christensen Discografie". Ultratop. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
"ALEX C. FEAT. Y-ASS – Du hast den schönsten Arsch der Welt". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
^ "ALEX C. FEAT. Y-ASS – The Sweetest Ass in the World (song)". Swedish Charts. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
"Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". musikindustrie. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
"Miss Kiss Kiss Bang by Alex Swings Oscar Sings". Official Charts. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

External links

Official website

Preceded byNo Angels
with Disappear

Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
2009
(with Oscar)

Succeeded byLena
with Satellite

v t e Popstars
Seasons	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Winners	No Angels Bro'Sis Overground Nu Pagadi Monrose Room 2012 Queensberry Some & Any LaViVe Leandah
Winners' singles	"Daylight in Your Eyes" "I Believe" "Schick mir 'nen Engel" "Sweetest Poison" "Shame" "Haunted" "I Can't Stop Feeling" "Last Man Standing" "No Time for Sleeping"
Other contestants	Preluders Yasmin K. Milk & Honey Bisou Popstars Dance Company

v t e U96
Helmut Hoinkins Hayo Lewerentz Alberto Hauss Alex Christensen
Main albums	Das Boot (1992)
Hit singles	"Das Boot" (1992) "I Wanna Be a Kennedy" (1992) "Love Sees No Colour" (1993) "Night in Motion" (1993) "Inside Your Dreams" (1994) "Love Religion" (1994) "Club Bizarre" (1995) "Heaven" (1996) "A Night to Remember" (1996) "Venus in Chains" (1996)
Related articles	"Love Message"

v t e Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 ~~1996~~ 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Artists	Lale Andersen Nino de Angelo Ann Sophie Atlantis 2000 Inge Brück Heidi Brühl Cascada Alex Christensen Roger Cicero Cindy and Bert ~~Ben Dolic~~ Dschinghis Khan Katja Ebstein Elaiza Margot Eskens Joy Fleming Conny Froboess Maxi and Chris Garden Gitte Gracia Malik Harris Margot Hielscher Hoffmann and Hoffmann Wyn Hoop Guildo Horn Les Humphries Singers Isaak Jamie-Lee Jendrik Chris Kempers Alice and Ellen Kessler Daniel Kovac Lena ~~Leon~~ Levina Roman Lob Lord of the Lost Lou Oscar Loya Siw Malmkvist Max Corinna May Mekado Michelle Münchener Freiheit Wencke Myhre Nicole No Angels Nora Nova Ingrid Peters Freddy Quinn Stefan Raab Mary Roos Michael Schulte Walter Andreas Schwarz Ireen Sheer Bianca Shomburg Silver Convention Sisters Stone and Stone Sürpriz Texas Lightning Lena Valaitis Ulla Wiesner Wind
Songs	"Always on the Run" "Anouschka" "Aufrecht geh'n" "Ein bißchen Frieden" "Black Smoke" "Blood & Glitter" "Bonne nuit ma chérie" "Can't Wait Until Tonight" "Diese Welt" "Dieser Traum darf niemals sterben" "Disappear" "Dschinghis Khan" "Einmal sehen wir uns wieder" "Feuer" "Flieger" "Frauen regier'n die Welt" "Frei zu leben" "Für alle" "Für zwei Groschen Musik" "Ghost" "Glorious" "Guildo hat euch lieb!" "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n" "Ein Hoch der Liebe" "I Can't Live Without Music" "I Don't Feel Hate" "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück" "Is It Right" "Johnny Blue" "Junger Tag" "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz" "Let's Get Happy" "Lied für einen Freund" "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne" "Marcel" "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang" "No No Never" "Nur die Liebe läßt uns leben" "Paradies, wo bist du?" "Perfect Life" ~~"Planet of Blue"~~ "Primaballerina" "Reise nach Jerusalem – Kudüs'e Seyahat" "Rockstars" "Rücksicht" "Run & Hide" "Satellite" "Sing Sang Song" "Sister" "So geht das jede Nacht" "Die Sommermelodie" "Standing Still" "Taken by a Stranger" "Telefon, Telefon" "Telegram" "Theater" "Träume sind für alle da" "Über die Brücke geh'n" "Verliebt in Dich" "Viel zu weit" ~~"Violent Thing"~~ "Wadde hadde dudde da?" "Wer Liebe lebt" "Wir geben 'ne Party" "Wunder gibt es immer wieder" "You Let Me Walk Alone" "Die Zeiger der Uhr" "Zeit" "Zwei kleine Italiener"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Germany did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Countries

Final	Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Israel Lithuania Malta Moldova Norway Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sweden Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom
Semi-finals	Andorra Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czech Republic Hungary Ireland Latvia Macedonia Montenegro Netherlands Poland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Switzerland
Withdrawn	Georgia

Artists

Final	Alex Swings Oscar Sings Soraya Arnelas Aysel and Arash Niels Brinck Chiara Nelly Ciobanu Igor Cukrov feat. Andrea Elena Malena Ernman Jade Ewen Flor-de-Lis Hadise Inga and Anush Patricia Kaas Svetlana Loboda Noa and Mira Awad Anastasia Prikhodko Regina Sakis Rouvas Alexander Rybak Sasha Son Kejsi Tola Urban Symphony Waldo's People Yohanna
Semi-finals	Zoli Ádok Krassimir Avramov Intars Busulis Copycat Andrea Demirović Petr Elfimov Susanne Georgi Gipsy.cz Marko Kon and Milaan Lidia Kopania Lovebugs Christina Metaxa Kamil Mikulčík and Nela Pocisková Sinéad Mulvey and Black Daisy Next Time Quartissimo feat. Martina The Toppers
Withdrawn	Stephane and 3G

Songs

Final	"Always" "The Balkan Girls" "Be My Valentine! (Anti-Crisis Girl)" "Believe Again" "Bistra voda" "Carry Me in Your Dreams" "Düm Tek Tek" "Et s'il fallait le faire" "Fairytale" "Hora din Moldova" "Is It True?" "It's My Time" "Jan Jan" "Lijepa Tena" "Lose Control" "Love" "Mamo" "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang" "La noche es para mí" "Rändajad" "There Must Be Another Way" "This Is Our Night" "Todas as ruas do amor" "La Voix" "What If We"
Semi-finals	"Aven Romale" "Cipela" "Copycat" "Dance with Me" "Et Cetera" "Eyes That Never Lie" "Firefly" "The Highest Heights" "I Don't Wanna Leave" "Illusion" "Just Get Out of My Life" "Leť tmou" "Love Symphony" "Nešto što kje ostane" "Probka" "Shine" "La teva decisió (Get a Life)"
Withdrawn	"We Don't Wanna Put In"

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