Per Christian Liljegren (born 3 February 1971) is a Swedish musician.

Career

Liljegren is best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist for the

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melodic power metal band

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. He is also the frontman of the metal bands Audiovision, Divinefire, Flagship and Wisdom Call. Liljegren owns the Liljegren Records label which features bands such as Divinefire,

Crimson Moonlight Crimson Moonlight is a Swedish black metal band. The band was formed in the summer of 1997 with the mere intention of recording a primitive old school black metal demo and playing one show before breaking up. However, the breakup never happened ...

Sanctifica Sanctifica was a Swedish unblack metal band, formed in 1996, and disbanded in 2003. After releasing their EP, ''In the Bleak Midwinter'', in 1997, they were considered to be one of the leading modern Christian black metal bands in the early 2000s ...

, Grimmark,

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, Veni Domine and Majestic Vanguard. In April 2008, Christian announced his departure from

. There was no controversy among the band members; Liljegren said he had to give his body rest. In 2014, he returned to

. Liljegren is the lead vocalist of the

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project Golden Resurrection with Majestica's lead guitarist Tommy Johansson. Their debut album was released in November 2010.

Personal life

He changed his last name to Rivel by choosing to take his wife's last name when they were married. After their divorce in 2008, he changed his name back to Liljegren. Lilijegren is brothers with Hubertus Lilijegren, guitarist and vocalist for bands such as

, Pantokrator and

Discography

;Venture * ''The Wonderous Diamond'' (1988) ;Trinity * ''Soldiers Of Freedom'' (1988) ;Borderline * ''5 Track Demo Cassette'' (1989) * ''7" Vinyl Single – Fri/Calling'' (1989) * ''3 Track Demo Cassette'' (1990) * ''7" Vinyl Single – I Can't Live Without Your Love/ Let Me Rest In Your Arms'' (1991) ;Modest Attraction * ''Modest Attraction (5 Track Demo Cassette)'' (1991) * ''II – (5 Track Demo Cassette)'' (1992) * ''Get Ready'' (1992) * ''Blizzful Zample'' (1993) * ''The Truth In Your Face'' (1994) * ''Modest Christmas (Single)'' (1994) * ''Divine Luxury'' (1996) ;Narnia * '' Awakening'' (

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

) * '' Long Live the King'' (

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

) * '' Desert Land'' (

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

) * '' The Great Fall'' (

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

) (Not released in

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) * '' At Short Notice... Live in Germany'' (

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

) * '' Enter the Gate'' (

) * ''

Decade of Confession Narnia is a Swedish Christian power metal band founded by guitarist Carl Johan Grimmark and singer Christian Liljegren. The band formed in Sweden in 1996, disbanded in 2010, and reformed in 2014. Their music references ''The Chronicles of Narn ...

'' (

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

) * ''

'' (

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

) * ''We Still Believe – Made in Brazil'' (

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

) * ''From Darkness to Light'' (

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) * ''Ghost Town'' (2023) ;Wisdom Call * ''Wisdom Call'' (2001) ;Beautiful Mind * ''Hero (3 Track Demo)'' (2002) ;Divinefire * ''Glory Thy Name'' (2004) * ''Hero'' (2005) * ''Into a New Dimension'' (2006) * ''Farewell'' (2008) * ''Eye of the Storm'' (2011) ;Flagship * ''Mayden Voyage'' (2005) ;Audiovision * ''The Calling'' (2005) * ''Focus'' (2010) ;Golden Resurrection * ''Glory to My King'' (2010) * "Pray for Japan" (Single) (2011) * ''Man with a Mission'' (2011) * ''One Voice for the Kingdom'' (2013) ;The Waymaker * ''The Waymaker'' (2020) ;Flames of Fire * ''Flames of Fire'' (2022) * ''Our Blessed Hope'' (2023) ;Solo career * ''Ett Liv Jag Fått Att Leva'' (2002) * ''Kraft'' (2015) * ''Melodic Passion'' (2021)

References

External links

Rivel Records Online

Christian Liljegren's Biography

Christian Liljegren's Biography @ Narnia's website

Christian Liljegren
on

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