Christine Milton (born 18 July 1985) is a Danish singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. She was one of the participants in Denmark's version of the ''

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'' franchise, having competed in season 2. Despite not winning, she was signed to record label BMG.

Career

She is the original singer behind

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's international hit single "

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", which was written and produced by Danish producers Cutfather & Joe and

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in 2002, and released in January 2003. It spent seven weeks at number one on the official Danish singles chart, sold over 12,000 copies, and gave Milton her first gold and platinum record. In

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she co-hosted the annual Danish MGP, a song contest for kids aged 8 to 15, on DR1. On 8 April 2004, Milton released her debut album ''

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''. Written and produced by the Swedish producers Ghost (Ulf Lindström & Johan Ekhé) and Danish producers Cutfather & Joe and

, the album was a number 1 success in Denmark. It also spawned three further singles, " Whicketywhack (I Ain't Coming Back)", " Shine On" and "So Addictive". In 2005 she provided the voice dubbing for one of the characters in the Danish release of the

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film ''

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''. In November 2006, "Superstar" appeared on the debut album of American singer

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, the first winner of the reality talent show ''

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''. Milton released her first Danish single, "Det' forbi" ("It's Over") in 2007. A year later, she released the single "Tilbage" on Smokenhagen Records, a label owned by the

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production team Madness 4 Real. On 12 April 2010, Milton returned with the come-back single "Leave You Now", released on Danish

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producer Rune RK's Nightology Records.

Personal life

Milton was born on 18 July 1985 in

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, Denmark and was raised in

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, as one of four siblings.

Discography

Albums

* ''

'' (2004)

Singles

Awards

* FHM Denmark: "World's 100 Sexiest Women" (2004): ranked #41 * FHM Denmark: "World's 100 Sexiest Women" (2005): ranked #29

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Milton, Christine 1985 births Living people Danish pop singers Danish women pop singers 21st-century Danish dancers English-language singers from Denmark 21st-century Danish women singers People from Gribskov Municipality Musicians from the Capital Region of Denmark Bertelsmann Music Group artists RCA Records artists Sony BMG artists Danish female dancers