Christina Chanée

Christina Chanée ( Thai: ค ริ สติ นา ชา นี ), (actually Christina Ratchanee Birch Wongskul born 6 January 1979), also known under the name Chanée, is a Danish- Thai singer. Together with the singer Tomas N'Evergreen she represented Denmark at the Euro Vision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, where both occupied fourth place.

Biography

The daughter of a Danish mother and a Thai father was born in Denmark, where she grew up as an only child. At the age of five she lived for several months with her family in Thailand. Her father died when she was 15 years old, her mother early in the year 2010.

Chanée began early for the music and to inspire the song. Until she was 17 she successfully participated in numerous talent competitions and won a songwriting competition. After spending several years in Europe and Asia, she moved to Copenhagen. There she was the front woman of the cover bands Diva2Diva and Sanne Jam and won in 2003, together with Johann Peisner a songwriting competition for the film score for Charlotte Sachs Bostrups family comedy Kærlighed ved første hik 3 - Anja efter Viktor. For the film, she performed the song Gone Away. In the same year Chanée again worked with the director on the Danish comedy Askepop - together The Movie ( 2003).

2004 Chanée was a member of the Nubian Miss that occurred regularly in the Danish entertainment show Endelig Fredag ​​the public broadcaster DR1. With the band, they recorded an album. Through the television show she made the acquaintance of Kid Creole, the Chanée the female lead in the musical entrusted Martin Gaye and with whom she went on tour together. She also took a role in the television series Klovn (2005) and the recurring part of Kimmie in the Danish comedy series 2900 Happiness ( 2007). As a soloist, she worked for the orchestra by Jan Glaesel.

The biggest success in Chanées music career turned in early February 2010, winning the Danish Commission for contribution to Euro Vision Song Contest (ESC ) a. Together with the Danes Tomas N'Evergreen she formed the duo Chanée & N'Evergreen and sat down with the English-language title In a Moment Like This by nine competitors. For the pop song, the ESC experienced Swede Thomas G showed: son responsible for the Chanée was selected from over 50 candidates. Chanée & N'Evergreen represented Denmark at the 55th Euro Vision Song Contest on May 27, 2010 in Oslo in the second semi-final. They made ​​their way into the two days later held the final, where they finished fourth place in the victory of the German singer Lena. The title spent several weeks in the Danish singles charts, where it reached number two and was followed by a self-titled album.

Christina Chanée lives in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen. She is romantically involved with bassist Mikkel Riber and mother of a daughter.