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 U96 is a German musical project formed by DJ and producer Alex Christensen, and a team of producers named Matiz ( Ingo Hauss, Helmut Hoinkis, and Hayo Lewerentz). After a decade-long hiatus, the band returned in 2018 without Christensen and Ho ...

. 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

single "

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". 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. Yasmin Knoch (born 27 September 1976), known professionally as Yasmin K. and also using the name Y-ass, is a German pop singer. She is best known for appearing in 2001 on the second season of ''Popstars''. Life and career Born in Soufrière, ...

, whom he met as a judge on the second season of ''

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''. left, Christensen in 2002 As a producer and composer, Christensen has worked for artists such as

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, Marky Mark,

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, *NSYNC,

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, and ATC. Christensen represented Germany at the final of the

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together with

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, performing the song "

Miss Kiss Kiss Bang Germany participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Miss Kiss Kiss Bang" written by Alex Christensen and Steffen Häfelinger. The song was performed by Alex Swings Oscar Sings!. The German entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, ...

", finishing in 20th place. Christensen's song "Doktorspiele", which included additional vocals by

Y-ass Yasmin Knoch (born 27 September 1976), known professionally as Yasmin K. and also using the name Y-ass, is a German pop singer. She is best known for appearing in 2001 on the second season of ''Popstars''. Life and career Born in Soufrière, ...

, 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 "

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", was later sampled in Beat Ink's "Around the World" in 2008 and used in

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's "La La La" in 2009. In 2007, Christensen released the song "

Du hast den schönsten Arsch der Welt "Du hast den schönsten Arsch der Welt" ( en, "You Have the Sweetest Ass in the World") is a German-language song by dance music producer and DJ Alex C. (Alex Christensen). It was recorded in cooperation with and featuring singer Y-ass. Also in ...

" 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

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. His follow-up single, "Alone", was released in January 2011.Discogs bio
/ref> In 2013, he released "J'aime Le Diable".

Personal life

Christensen is married to Nicole Safft. They have a son, born in 2003.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles as Alex C.

Singles as Alex Swings Oscar Sings!

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Christensen, Alex 1967 births Living people Musicians from Hamburg Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Germany Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2009 German male singers German pop singers German songwriters German house musicians German dance musicians German DJs Electronic dance music DJs