Christian Ingebrigtsen

Christian Ingebrigtsen (born January 25, 1977 in Siggerud outside Oslo) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and musician. He was a member of the British boyband a1 from 1999 to 2002.

He was born into

Christian Ingebrigtsen (born January 25, 1977 in Siggerud outside Oslo) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and musician. He was a member of the British boyband a1 from 1999 to 2002.

He was born into a musical family. His father Stein Ingebrigtsen was the biggest selling recording artist in Norway in the 1970's. Already at the age of 3 Christian joined his father on tour. He learned to play the violin at six, and later started playing the piano and guitar. At school he concentrated on music and drama, and eventually played the piano at local events and at church. At 16 he started composing his own songs, and as an exchange student in Kentucky in the US he participated in musicals, talent contests and held his own concerts. In 1995 he was even given the state award Kentucky Colonel, something he shares with the likes of Bing Crosby and Winston Churchill.