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Tim Christensen ( Copenhagen , 2 July 1974) is a Denmark|Danish singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist . He debuted as the singer, guitarist and songwriter of the Danish band Dizzy Mizz Lizzy .Elsnab, Peter (2000). (Golden bird has landed on both feet). Gaffa (magazine)|GAFFA , 2000(10), 19–20. After the band's break-up in 1998, he launched a solo career. He makes rock music|rock music with pop music|pop and folk music|folk influences.Poulsen, Jan (October 2004). "Live at Abbey Road Studios 2004" (complimentary booklet). In 2010, Christensen went on a reunion tour with Dizzy Mizz Lizzy. His fourth solo album was released on 25 November 2011. VEGA (2011). . Retrieved on 8 November 2011.

Careeranchor | History

Early years (1974–1982)anchor | Bands (1982–1998)

At the age of two or three, Christensen was already fond of his father's LP record s of The Beatles . Elle (magazine)|Elle (23 January 2010). . He was six years old when John Lennon was murdered, and many documentaries and performances of The Beatles appeared on television. Christensen was impressed by how The Beatles played, which inspired him to start playing on his father's acoustic guitar. Playing the guitar felt natural to him, and he did not feel like taking lessons and having to practice "stupid children's songs".

Christensen's family wasn't very wealthy, but when he was eight years old, his father received a one-time sum of money and gave Christensen two choices: either to build a pool in the back yard or to go on vacation to Lennon's hometown of Liverpool and to the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London .Molin, Theis (2004). . Documentary. Christensen chose the latter, and recalls that that this was the only time his family went on a vacation. At that age he also played in a children's rock band that performed at schools and he started writing his own songs.De Rooij, Suzanne (12 March 2004) (Nice guys, those Danes: Troubadour Tim Christensen rocks in EKKO). 3VOOR12 .

In 1982, Christensen and some friends formed the band Crep. They released a three-track recording in 1985 called En aften i fredagscafeen (An evening at Friday Café) and recorded a 4-song demo.Kvist, Jacob (2010). . Retrieved on 12 November 2010. Crep disbanded in 1986 when Christensen's family moved from the village of Espergærde to the Valby district of Copenhagen .Skaaning, Jesper (1994). . Gaffa (magazine)|GAFFA , 1994(3), 8. . Retrieved on 28 April 2011.

Dizzy Mizz Lizzy (1988–1998)

Dizzy Mizz Lizzy was founded in 1988 by Christensen, his classmate Martin Nielsen (bassist)|Martin Nielsen , and drummer Søren Friis (drummer)|Søren Friis , who was recommended to them by a friend.Molin, Theis (2010). . Documentary. Nielsen took on the bass guitar because Christensen already played electric guitar. Critics would explain: "From the outset it was clear that Tim Christensen was the group's undisputed center, but the band benefited significantly from the collective dynamics."Tuxen, Henrik (1998). (Stop at the top: Dizzy dissolved). Gaffa (magazine)|GAFFA , 1998(4), 8. They initially played glam rock but were inspired by Nirvana (band)|Nirvana 's music to switch to power metal|power rock . They got signed with EMI -Medley after winning Denmark's largest rock talent contest DM i Rock in 1993.MySpace (2011). . Retrieved on 28 April 2011. Their Dizzy Mizz Lizzy (album)|eponymous debut album , released in 1994, has sold over 250,000 copies in Denmark and 100,000 copies in Japan .Poulsen, Jan (2010, February). "Dizzcography" (complimentary booklet). The band toured through Denmark, Europe and Japan , recorded the album Rotator (album)|Rotator at the Abbey Road Studios, released it in 1996, selling 100,000 copies in Denmark as well as in Japan,Poulsen, Jan (2010, February). "Dizzy Mizz Lizzy - Rotator" (foreword in reissued Rotator CD booklet, part of the Dizzcography box set). followed by another extensive tour.

The band decided to take a year off in 1997,Winther, Anne (2003). (Tim Christensen: Give him a million and he will invest it in a new kitchen). Gaffa (magazine)|GAFFA , 2003(9), 58. during which time Christensen performed in a television show with B.B. King , and helped with the start-up of Swan Lee , the band of his then-girlfriend Pernille Rosendahl .Tuxen, Henrik (1999). (Progressive retro heart). Gaffa (magazine)|GAFFA , 1999(11), 4. Rosendahl was a major support for him when recording Dizzy Mizz Lizzy's second album Rotator in London. Together they entered the Tomorrow Never Dies (soundtrack)|Tomorrow Never Dies soundtrack contest by writing a song of the same name.Körner, Jan (23 December 2007). (Lovers help Pernille to the top). Ekstra Bladet . The contest was won by Sheryl Crow . It was around that time Christensen first bought and experimented with a Mellotron , which would continue to feature on many of his songs. Christensen also music producer|produced Rosendahl's 1997 demo Dream Away , Discogs (2011). . Retrieved on 28 April 2011. and wrote arrangement s for and played several instruments on some of Swan Lee's earlier songs. Discogs (2011). . Retrieved on 28 April 2011. When Christensen met with his band mates from Dizzy Mizz Lizzy on 10 March 1998 at the Rosenborg Castle Gardens , they decided to split up because they were fatigued. Because Christensen was "bitten by a mad Mellotron" and was involved with several music projects, critics speculated he would come up with something before too long.

Secrets on Parade (1998–2003)

Christensen considers the time after the break-up of Dizzy Mizz Lizzy to be the deepest low point in his career. He had not seen it coming, as he was living in a dream: "We believed that we were still down to earth, but that was very unrealistic. Only afterwards did we learn we were skating around on a silver platter. Since day one, we had solely tasted success, and it is very unhealthy for such a young band to have so much going for them from the start." Nevertheless, he was deeply grateful about the way his career had evolved, but describes it as "a typical example of how you don't know what you got till it's gone." Christensen became involved in various projects. He was a stand-in guitarist for the Danish Led Zeppelin cover band Led Zeppelin Jam and co-wrote the Inside the Whale (band)|Inside the Whale 1998 hit "Hvor Er Tiden Der Ta'r Os" ("Where Is Time Taking Us"). This was the start of the ongoing collaboration of Christensen with Inside the Whale singer and guitarist Marcus Winther-John , who contribute to each other's solo albums to date. Christensen furthermore played Mellotron and Wurlitzer electric piano on Kashmir (band)|Kashmir 's 1999 album The Good Life , Discogs (2011). . Retrieved on 1 January 2011. and Mellotron on Mew (band)|Mew 's 2000 album Half the World Is Watching Me . Discogs (2011). . Retrieved on 28 April 2011. He performed three songs on Mellotron with Kashmir at the 1998 Roskilde Festival , and would continue to perform there as a solo act in 1999, 2001, 2004 (on his 30th birthday) and 2009. In 2010, he played there again with Dizzy Mizz Lizzy, as he previously had done from 1993 through to 1996. The 1994 performance at Roskilde, which was held shortly after their big breakthrough and on his 20th birthday, is named by Christensen as a special highlight in his career.

Christensen used songwriting as a form of therapy to overcome his break-ups with both Dizzy Mizz Lizzy and Pernille Rosendahl, with whom he was involved for five years. Although he had originally been writing these songs for a possible new band, he ended up starting a solo career, which gave Christensen the added benefit of being fully in control. By this time, Christensen had attained a new outlook on his future. The money he earned with living his boyhood dream was largely spent, shifting his ambitions to starting a stable and ongoing career to earn his living, while being able to develop himself both personally and musically. The circumstances had also changed his approach to songwriting. In 1994 he considered music as having first priority and words coming in second, as he is a composer and not an author or a poet, but by 2003 he put equal emphasis on lyrics and music, where his songwriting borrows from his own experiences, thoughts and feelings, making the lyrics more direct. With his approach being comparable to writing a diary, the title of his first solo album Secrets on Parade was explained by a reviewer as: "in stead of lying hidden in a drawer somewhere, his secrets are literally on display."

He gathered musicians to record the album with. Before entering the studio in December for four months, they performed six shows, the first being held on 28 June 1999. The public had to get used to the idea of Christensen not heading a power rock trio (music)|trio anymore, combined with him choosing a wider musical horizon. At that time, Christensen described the audience's response as follows: "Many run away screaming when they hear that there are two guitarists in the band. But performing live, we have seen that people really like to hear rock music." He had to challenge the expectations of people that were based on his reputation as the driving force of a successful power rock band, and he had to refuse to let that control him and trust his own gut feeling on what he was doing.. Retrieved on 28 April 2011. Although the majority of the material on the album has been written after Dizzy Mizz Lizzy disbanded, the title track "Secrets on Parade", along with "Prime Time" and "Caterpillar", were originally intended for a third Dizzy Mizz Lizzy album that was never made. BNN (Dutch broadcaster)|BNN (12 November 2009). . Sound clip: "Interview". The album was launched in the autumn of 2000 and the single "Love is a Matter of...." became a hit single. The song "21st Century High" appeared on the soundtrack of the Danish movie Flickering Lights (2000).

Honeyburst and Abbey Road (2003–2008)

By the time Secrets on Parade was released, some songs were seven years old, and Christensen was eager to move on from this transition album. A year ahead of the release of his second studio album, in 2002, the song "Right Next to the Right One" became a national hit when it was used as the theme song for the Emmy Award winning DR1 drama series "Nikolaj og Julie".Tuxen, Henrik (2003). (Bordering to banal). Gaffa (magazine)|GAFFA , 2003(9), 20. Christensen picked this song from the demos he had ready for Honeyburst when the producer told him what the series were about. It is a quiet ballad; one Christensen considers a masterpiece of his own, but it is entirely different from the power rock of Dizzy Mizz Lizzy. In 2007, this song was covered by Celine Dion , for which Christensen provided the instrumental tracks.Fogde, John (9 September 2007). (Celine Dion records Tim Christensen). Gaffa (magazine)|GAFFA .

After his successes with two ballads, the general audience for a time got a rather awkward impression of the music he was making: "I sense that the entire general population knows about Dizzy Mizz Lizzy and about Nikolaj og Julie, but nothing of what's in between. That feels very strange because Secrets on Parade after all did sell nearly 60,000 copies and I even scored several hits." It did help him attract a far wider audience than he had before: "I get stopped on the streets by everything from five-year-old children to 60-year-old ladies." He got another wake-up call when over 60.000 people attended his concert at Tivoli Gardens on 30 May 2003; the only time a greater number of visitors attended one of the amusement park's live shows was when Sting (musician)|Sting performed there. Christensen also discovered his fame as a solo artist was different from the time he headed Dizzy Mizz Lizzy: "There is obviously much more attention being directed towards me than before. It is not something I have worked towards. I had not experienced it before, not even with Dizzy Mizz Lizzy; we were just a band & mdash; we were three long-haired guys who looked like all the others, and it was actually pretty anonymous. Now, 10 years later, there is a face to me, while I am also the face that people associate with the band that was big once, and no longer exists." A downside to his public image was that he received more direct criticism: "Most people that come over say sweet things, and then there is someone who just can't keep his mischief to himself. (...) Annoyingly, after a while it is the negative things that hit the hardest. I don't get why I didn't just push that aside and think of the good, but that one negative thing tends to overshadow everything else." Especially some fans of Dizzy Mizz Lizzy could not appreciate the change in musical style: " do not understand that I sit down with an acoustic guitar and a hat on, and sing love songs; then I am suddenly a faggot and so on." Christensen thinks this can be explained to some extent: "Now that I sing more ballads, more girls are starting to like it, so the boys get extremely envious. Now I'm gay rock or whatever."

The second single, "Whispering At the Top of My Lungs", received heavy airplay on DR P3 in the summer of 2003. Honeyburst was released on 1 September 2003 and sold over 130,000 copies.Tuxen, Henrik (27 November 2008). (Tim Christensen – I believe in my talent). Gaffa (magazine)|GAFFA . It was described as being quieter and more mature, sometimes offering an explosion of rock, more folkish and with a little twinge of country. It contains more ballads, as Christensen believes these are more timeless. He recorded almost every instrument himself; only several songs feature Nicolai Munch-Hansen on bass, and Olaf Olsen or Laust Sonne on drums. The Honeyburst tour went through Denmark and the Netherlands , with a finale on 3 September 2004 at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London. The concert was released on DVD/2CD and 2LP under the name Live at Abbey Road Studios 2004 , and includes the documentary film|documentary "Tim Christensen: From Roskilde to Abbey Road".

In 2003, several key figures at EMI-Medley departed from the label and started Copenhagen Records to give artists more artistic freedom .Svidt, Ole Rosenstand (17 December 2003). (EMI-Medley about to blow up). Gaffa (magazine)|GAFFA . Christensen had been signed with this label since the start from his career, but the people he used to work closely with at EMI had been replaced by new people he did not know, BNN (Dutch broadcaster)|BNN (12 November 2009). . Sound clip: "Up, Close, and Personal". so he joined them in 2005 after his contract with EMI expired. When his long-time friend and producer Nick Foss started Mermaid Records together with former EMI-colleague Mik Christensen , Christensen switched to their label prior to the release of Superior.Rustrup, Sune (27 November 2008). (Sony Music buys into Mermaid Records). Gaffa (magazine)|GAFFA . Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music Denmark later bought a part of Mermaid Records.

In 2004, Christensen used the pseudonym Charlie Dinsdale when co-writing the song "Haunted Honeymoon" with the Danish musician Gunnar Mikkelsen. Although it has never officially been confirmed that this is a pseudonym of Christensen,Drejer, Dennis, & Eriksen, Jan (12 March 2004). (Is Charlie Tim? ). B.T. (tabloid)|B.T . he was explicitly named as being the songwriter by the Dutch rock band Di-rect , who covered the song under the title "I Forget Your Name" on the live-cd Live & Acoustic (2008) FaceCulture (2008). . and released it as a single, Nlpop.blog.nl (2008) (Direct picks single I Forget Your Name for live DVD). Retrieved on 25 November 2010. which failed to catch on. Christensen has never released a recorded version. Charlie Dinsdale is also credited as co-author of the song "Lille Søster" on the album Søs (2000) by the Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist Søs Fenger.

Christensen was officially asked to write the people's gift to the wedding of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark|Crown Prince Frederik and Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark|Mary Elizabeth Donaldson on 14 May 2004,Tuxen, Henrik (2005). (The year that went: Tim Christensen). Gaffa (magazine)|GAFFA , 2005(1), 22& ndash;23. but he turned it down: "It was flattering, but I thought it sounded a little too corny. The task was much better placed in the hands of Erann DD ." Crown Prince Frederik has attended many shows by Dizzy Mizz Lizzy, and Crown Princess Mary is known to love Christensen's solo work.Tuxen, Henrik (2004). (The year that went: Tim Christensen). Gaffa (magazine)|GAFFA , 2004(1), 22.

On 16 August 2006, Christensen briefly reunited with his Dizzy Mizz Lizzy band mates for a 5-song performance at the charity event Brandalarm (Fire Alarm).Tuxen, Henrik (18 August 2006). (Dizzy Mizz Lizzy at Vega yesterday). Gaffa (magazine)|GAFFA .

Superior and Dizzy Mizz Lizzy reunion (2008–2011)

During work on his third solo album, entitled Superior (album)|Superior , the success of its predecessor Honeyburst and the expectations that followed, laid a burden on his shoulders. It was released on 24 November 2008. He again played almost all instruments himself and experimented with several uncommon instruments such as a baritone guitar and a Appalachian dulcimer|dulcimer . Olaf Olsen and Laust Sonne played drums on selected songs. Around this time, he co-wrote the song "Say No More" with Mads Langer ,Lohmann, Pelle Sonne (12 February 2009). (Navigating through music). TV 2 (Denmark)|TV 2 Gossip . and on 28 February 2009, he performed with Danish indie rock band Figurines on the TV show DR2 Backstage . Kulturplakaten (28 January 2009). (Backstage at DR2: Become part of the music). Besides solo shows in Denmark and the Netherlands, he also performed in the German city of Bonn on 25 March 2009 for Rockpalast . WDR Fernsehen (2009). .

Between 18 March and 29 September 2010, Christensen went on a reunion tour through Denmark and Japan with Dizzy Mizz Lizzy. MySpace (28 December 2009). . During the final two concerts in Japan on 28& ndash;29 September, Christensen played the solo songs "Love is a Matter Of..." and "Surfing the Surface" acoustically, which may be a precursor to future solo shows in Japan. After the tour, he was the closing act at the annual Ken Gudman Prisen award ceremony on 10 October 2010, where his guitarist Lars Skjærbæk received that year's award. He played the songs "Surfing the Surface", "Tell Me What You Really Want", "Jump The Gun", "Isolation Here I Come", "Superior", and "Whispering At the Top of My Lungs.Klitgaard, Eric (1 November 2010). . Eric-photo.dk. The only solo performances with a full set Christensen played in 2010 were held in the Netherlands on 4& ndash;7 November, for which he received the Inner Ear Media Award for Best Live Show 2010 .Maas, Koen (15 December 2010). . Inner Ear Media. On 8 November he attended the official premiere of a documentary about his former band Dizzy Mizz Lizzy entitled Lost Inside a Dream at the film festival Copenhagen International Documentary Festival|CPH:DOX , where it received the Politiken Publikumspris (people's choice award). Copenhagen International Documentary Festival|CPH:DOX (2010). Retrieved on 13 November 2010.

On 12 November 2010, EMI released the compilation albums Big-5: Tim Christensen iTunes (2010). . Retrieved on 21 December 2010. and Big-5: Dizzy Mizz Lizzy iTunes (2010). . Retrieved on 21 December 2010. as part of their Big-5 series, containing their artists' five best tracks. Christensen played guitars for Heidi Svelmøe Herløw's second album Talisman (2011, Playground Music Scandinavia|Playground Music ),Svidt, Ole Rosenstand (26 November 2010). (X Factor Heidi is back). Gaffa (magazine)|GAFFA . among others on the single "Angerholic" Playground Music Scandinavia|Playground Music Denmark (21 November 2010). . YouTube . which was released on 29 November 2010, and the song "Shame on Us" on which Christensen features with vocals and guitars. Playground Music Scandinavia|Playground Music Denmark (7 March 2011). . YouTube . As a contestant for X Factor (Denmark)|X Factor in 2008, she sang Christensen's song "Whispering At the Top of My Lungs" in the first live show.

On 14& ndash;24 July 2011, Christensen was in the line-up of the Grøn Koncert ,Fogde, John (22 March 2011). (Kashmir and Tim Christensen to Grøn Koncert). Gaffa (magazine)|GAFFA . as he previously did in 2002, 2005 and 2009. A recent highlight is the show Christensen played with Gemma Hayes on 25 August 2011.Svidt, Ole Rosenstand (26 August 2011). (Tim Christensen and Gemma Hayes: Town Hall, Aarhus, Thursday 25 August 2011). Gaffa (magazine)|GAFFA . In the fall of 2011, DR (broadcaster)|DR Presse (10 January 2011). (DR starts a songwriting workshop). In October 2011, Christensen participated as a mentor in the DR (broadcaster)|DR project Dr.dk/Sangskriver , which aims to get children and teenagers to sing more.Nielsen, Marie Ravn (10 January 2011). (Become a better songwriter with DR). DR (broadcaster)|DR . Each week, he would provide feedback to three of the songs that were uploaded to the project's website. Dr.dk/Sangskriver (2011). (Mentors: Tim Christensen). Retrieved on 8 November 2011.

Tim Christensen and The Damn Crystals (2011–current)

: For the album of the same title, see Tim Christensen and The Damn Crystals

Christensen's fourth studio album, entitled Tim Christensen and The Damn Crystals , and credited to "Tim Christensen and The Damn Crystals" rather than just Tim Christensen, was released on 25 November 2011.Sjørvad, Rune Melchior (24 October 2011). (Listen to Tim Christensen's new band). Ekstra Bladet . The album is a collaborative effort between Christensen and his backing band Tim Christensen#The Damn Crystals|The Damn Crystals .Fogde, John (23 February 2011). (Tim Christensen has recorded new material). Gaffa (magazine)|GAFFA . About the relation of this album to the reunion tour of Dizzy Mizz Lizzy, Christensen says: "I have not tried to suck juice from the Dizzy-reunion and use it on my next solo project. To me, Dizzy has been extremely separated from my ongoing development as an artist, musician, or whatever you call it. The reunion was a pit stop to celebrate music. But already one week after the last concert - and I am not lying here - Dizzy was already completely out of my system again. Weird huh? "Svendsen, Emil Møller (23 November 2011). (Tim C. rises from slumber blanket). Urban (newspaper)|Urban

The album's first single "Surprise Me" was previewed to the fans for 48 hours on October 21, 2011 SoundCloud (2011). . Retrieved on 21 October 2011.Christensen, Tim (21 October 2011). Facebook . and officially released on October 24, 2011.Hansen, Tine Godsk (24 October 2011). . DR P3 . . During its first week, DR P3 chose it as "Single of the Week". According to Christensen, "the single might be the most classic rock-track of the bunch."Christensen, Tim (21 October 2011). Facebook .

At the 2011 Danish Music Awards , they performed "Surprise Me" and "Get the Fuck out of My Mind".Vejrup, Morten Steen (3 November 2011). (Tim Christensen and band publish tour). Gaffa (magazine)|GAFFA . From 26 January through to 7 April 2012, they will hold 27 performances throughout Denmark.

Equipment

Christensen uses two Vox AC30 amplifiers from the 1960s on top of Marshall Amplification|Marshall 4x12 G1275 Loudspeaker|cabinet sDorvil, Peter (8 January 2009). (Tim Christensen's amplifier...). Musikhuset Aage Jensen . which he got from his parents for his 18th birthday, and plays among others on a 1974 Gibson Hummingbird , an old sunburst (finish)|sunburst Fender Telecaster , a white Fender Stratocaster , a red Gibson ES-330 , a deep red Gibson ES-125 , and three Rickenbacker 480 guitars from 1973 and 1974 in white or black. Facebook (1 February 2011). . He also uses Henning Hansen guitars, and had a worn red Fender Telecaster body revised by them in 2008. YouTube (2 October 2008). . In his living room, he keeps a Höfner bass guitar.

The Damn Crystals

The Damn Crystals are Christensen's backing band, both in the studio and on tour. The opening track of the album Tim Christensen and The Damn Crystals is named after them.

History

Christensen had put together a band in order to record his first solo album, Secrets on Parade . This was "decidedly a solo album" but the band would support Christensen during nearly every live performance. This is why around this time, Christensen did consider resuming in a band formation like with Dizzy Mizz Lizzy: "We actually spent a lot of time finding a band name, for a band that in reality does not even exist!" It is likely that Secrets on Parade established the name Tim Christensen sufficiently so that there was no longer a need for naming the band. As a result, the band remained nameless until 2011, although fans and Christensen would sometimes refer to it as TeamC as a near- homophone of TimC. The subsequent studio albums Honeyburst and Superior were not recorded in formation, although current and former band members would contribute on select songs. Because the recording sessions for the fourth solo album were done in a band setting and the band members contributed importantly to the album, the band received an official name: The Damn Crystals. This name was introduced on 21 October 2011 with the preview release of the single "Surprise Me".

Members

The band with whom Christensen recorded Secrets on Parade consisted of Lars Skjærbæk from Inside the Whale on guitar, keyboard and Mellotron, Fredrik Damsgård on bass and Laust Sonne on drums. After the completion of the album, Sonne was offered a position as drummer in the hard rock band D-A-D , after which Christensen thought it impossible to find a proper replacement,Tuxen, Henrik (2001). (This year's GAFFA prize winners). Gaffa (magazine)|GAFFA , 2001(1), 24. nor could he find one right away. As a result, his record company EMI-Medley placed an classified advertising|ad in the June issue of Gaffa (magazine)|GAFFA requesting applications for "a drummer for an established Danish rock artist." Since the album had already been recorded, it asked for an experienced, energetic and technically good drummer between 20 and 30 years old that enjoys both hard and melancholic rock, and is available for a year ahead starting July 2000 for a domestic and international tour and related promotional activities. This call did not remain unanswered, as Christensen explains: "I spent endless difficult nights listening through the applications, but before I had to decide, one of my friends told me about a drummer who had just left his Norwegian band Bigbang (Norwegian band)|BigBang , which seemed a fantastic opportunity to me. And it went well during a tryout, so we went with him." This was Olaf Olsen (drummer)|Olaf Olsen , who subsequently moved to Copenhagen for Christensen's cause and Christensen would later admit that " has saved the band" Nicolai Munch-Hansen replaced Damsgård on bass and Skjærbæk stayed. In this setting, the band contributed to Honeyburst , played in the ensuing tour, of which one performance was recorded as Live at Abbey Road Studios 2004 . Johan Lei Gellet has stood in for Olsen during the summer of 2002.Christensen, Tim (2010). . Retrieved on 12 November 2010. Facebook .

Olsen left the band in 2005 to focus on BigBang, to which he had returned in 2001. He was replaced by Jesper Lind , who first performed with the band during the July 2005 Grøn Koncert series.Tuxen, Henrik (2005). (Tim Christensen plays at Grøn Koncert). Gaffa (magazine)|GAFFA , 2005(7), 61. At the time, Lind played on drums in the band Kira and the Kindred Spirits, led by singer Kira Skov who is married to bassist Munch-Hansen. Later in 2005, Munch-Hansen left the band so he and Skov could start a new band, named Kira and the Ghost Riders. He was replaced by Søren Koch , who was a band mate of Skjærbæk in the band Boat Man Love . Christoffer Møller joined the band on keys, allowing Skjærbæk to focus entirely on playing guitar. This formation has contributed to Superior and its tour, and went into the studio in early 2011 to work with Christensen on his next album. They took on the name The Damn Crystals prior to the release of Tim Christensen and The Damn Crystals .

Discography

Studio albums

;Dizzy Mizz Lizzy

Dizzy Mizz Lizzy (album)|Dizzy Mizz Lizzy (1994), EMI -Medley

Rotator (album)|Rotator (1996), EMI -Casadida

;Tim Christensen solo

Secrets on Parade (2000), EMI

Honeyburst (2003), EMI

Superior (album)|Superior (2008), Mermaid Records , PIAS Recordings (Netherlands)

;Tim Christensen and The Damn Crystals

Tim Christensen and The Damn Crystals (25 November 2011), Mermaid Records / Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music Denmark

Live albums and compilations

;Dizzy Mizz Lizzy

The Best of Dizzy Mizz Lizzy (2002), EMI -Casadida

Dizzcography (2010), EMI

Live in Concert 2010 (2010), ArtPeople

Big-5: Dizzy Mizz Lizzy (2010), EMI

;Tim Christensen solo

Live at Abbey Road Studios 2004 (2004), EMI

Big-5: Tim Christensen (2010), EMI

Singles

;Dizzy Mizz Lizzy

Dizzy_Mizz_Lizzy#Singles|Dizzy Mizz Lizzy singles

;Tim Christensen solo

"Get the Fuck Out of My Mind" ( Promotional recording|promo , 2000), EMI

"21st Century High" (radio version) / "21st Century High" (album version) (2000), EMI

"Love Is a Matter of..." (promo, 2001), EMI

"Love Is a Matter of..." / "Misty Mono" / "Get the Fuck Out of My Mind" (live) (2001), EMI

"Watery Eyes" (promo, 2001), EMI

"King's Garden" / "Prime Time" (2001), EMI

"Right Next To the Right One" (promo, 2002), EMI

"Whispering At the Top of My Lungs" (promo, 2003), EMI

"How Far You Go" (promo, 2004), EMI

"Jump the Gun" (promo, 2004), EMI

"Surfing the Surface" (promo, 2004), EMI

"Superior" (2008), Mermaid

"Hard to Make You Mine" (2009), Mermaid

"India" (2009), Mermaid

"Tell Me What You Really Want" (2009), Mermaid

;Tim Christensen and The Damn Crystals

"Surprise Me" (2011), Mermaid / Sony Music

Chart succession

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions DanishCharts.com (2011). . Retrieved on 28 April 2011.			Album
Year	Single	DEN	NET	NOR	Album
2008	"Superior"	4	Superior
2009	"Wonder Of Wonders"	15	Superior
2011	"Surprise Me"	38	Tim Christensen and The Damn Crystals

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions
Year	Album	DEN	NET	NOR
2001	Secrets on Parade	9
2003	Honeyburst	1
2008	Superior	2
2011	Tim Christensen and The Damn Crystals	6

Live albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions
Year	Album	DEN	NET	NOR
2005	Live at Abbey Road Studios 2004	30

Cover versions by other artists

"Love is a Matter of..." from Secrets on Parade was covered by Will Young on his December 2003 album '' Friday's Child (album)|Friday's Child as "Love is a Matter of Distance".

Mei Chi Chiang recorded "Right Next to The Right One" from Honeyburst in Chinese for her 2004 album Beautiful But Lonely . It is titled "Ni Bu Gong Ping" ("Unfair to You"). YouTube (24 January 2010). .

Eason Chan had performed the song How far you go and changed it into Chinese version. In that version, the name is adapted as "sonata? loneliness" (?????),which was inside one of his albums, Black,white,grey ,released in 2003.

An Italian language|Italian version of "Right Next to The Right One" titled "Giorni d'estate" ("Summer days") was recorded for Dolcenera 's fourth album, Dolcenera nel paese delle meraviglie ("Dolcenera in Wonderland").

Celine Dion covers "Right Next to The Right One" on her album Taking Chances (2007). Producer Christopher Neil requested the song to be played by Christensen to retain the original feel of the song, and Celine laid down the vocal track later on. Although not released as a single, it entered the Danish Singles Chart on 23 November 2007 at number 13, due to strong music download|digital downloads .

As a contestant to the first season of X Factor (Denmark)|X Factor in 2008, Heidi Svelmøe Herløw sang "Whispering At the Top of My Lungs" in the first live show. She would reach third place.

Auditioning for The Voice (series)|Voice: Danmarks største stemme on 2 December 2011, Noa Sophie sang "How Far You Go", and was accepted by three jury members. TV 2 (Denmark)|TV 2 (3 December 2011). (Noa Sophie sings Tim Christensen). .

Awards

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1995 Danish group of the year ( Danish Music Awards|Danish Grammy )

1995 Danish newcomer of the year (Danish Grammy)

1995 Danish rock album of the year (Danish Grammy for Dizzy Mizz Lizzy )

1995 ''People's choice award (Danish Grammy)

1997 Danish rock album of the year (Danish Grammy for Rotator )

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2000 Singer of the year (GAFFA Award)

2000 Newcomer of the year (GAFFA Award)

2003 Singer of the year (GAFFA Award)

2004 Danish DVD of the year (GAFFA Award)

2004 Danish album of the year ( Danish Music Awards|Danish Music Award for Honeyburst )Olsen, Kasper (15 October 2007). . Alt om København.

2004 Danish singer of the year (Danish Music Award)

2004 Danish producer of the year (Danish Music Award for Honeyburst , shared with Rune Nissen-Petersen)

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Tim Christensen

Biography

Careeranchor | History

Early years (1974–1982)anchor | Bands (1982–1998)

Dizzy Mizz Lizzy (1988–1998)

Secrets on Parade (1998–2003)

Honeyburst and Abbey Road (2003–2008)

Superior and Dizzy Mizz Lizzy reunion (2008–2011)

Tim Christensen and The Damn Crystals (2011–current)

Equipment

The Damn Crystals

History

Members

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums and compilations

Singles

Chart succession

Singles

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Cover versions by other artists

Awards

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