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| Born | Niels Brinck Kristensen (1974-09-24)24 September 1974 (age 51) |
| Origin | Aabyhøj, Denmark |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
Niels Brinck Kristensen (born 24 September 1974) is a Danish singer and songwriter.
Brinck won theDansk Melodi Grand Prix 2009 with the song "Believe Again" which was written byLars Halvor Jensen,Martin Larsson Moller andRonan Keating.[1] Brinck, representing Denmark, finished 13th in the finals of theEurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia, on 16 May 2009.
Brinck is an English-language singer-songwriter from Denmark who made his solo album debut in 2008. Born Niels Kristensen in 1974 inAabyhøj, a suburb of Aarhus, Denmark, he enjoyed a year of breakout success in 2008, not only as a solo artist but also as a songwriter for others. His solo album debut, Brinck, was a Top Ten hit on the Danish albums chart. Released on Copenhagen Records, the self-titled album includes the Top 20 hit single "I Don't Wanna Love Her" as well as the Top 40 hit single "In the End I Started," a duet with Swedish singer Maria Marcus that was the theme song for the second season of the internationally popular television crime seriesAnna Pihl. Also in 2008 Brinck was credited with writing "The 1," a chart-topping smash hit for pop singer Martin, a 15-year-old national sensation who won the inaugural season of the Danish version of the internationally popular television show The X Factor. In 2008, he helped performed the songs "Face Me" and "Gravity Hurts" as a part ofCryoshell for theBionicle franchise.
His second album was released in 2013. with "The Heights" as the first single.
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