Quinn Christopherson is an American singer-songwriter. He won the 2019

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with his entry "Erase Me," a song exploring his experience

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as a transgender man. Christopherson was recognized by NPR for his submission in the 2018 contest won by Naia Izumi.

Early life

Christopherson was born and raised in

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. He is

Athabaskan Athabaskan (also spelled ''Athabascan'', ''Athapaskan'' or ''Athapascan'', and also known as Dene) is a large family of indigenous languages of North America, located in western North America in three areal language groups: Northern, Pacific ...

through his mother and

Iñupiat The Iñupiat (or Inupiat, Iñupiaq or Inupiaq;) are a group of Alaska Natives, whose traditional territory roughly spans northeast from Norton Sound on the Bering Sea to the northernmost part of the Canada–United States border. Their current ...

through his mother and father. Christopherson grew up with his mother's Athabaskan family. His maternal grandmother was a storyteller from Tazlina, Alaska who later moved to Anchorage.

Career

Christopherson was recognized by NPR for his 2018 entry to the

won by Naia Izumi. "Mary Alee," a folk song, is a tribute to his late grandmother. for which he recorded a music video on

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while it was frozen. He credits his grandmother's positivity and acceptance of his transitioning as being influential in his life. Christopherson won the 2019 Tiny Desk Contest. His submission, "Erase Me" explores his experience

as a transgender man. He recorded a live music video with his bandmate, Nick Carpenter, at the Anchorage Museum in front of a painting of

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praised his song as complex and captivating. Pilar Fitzgerald called his video a "work of art." "Erase Me" was one of over 6,000 entries in 2019. Christopherson will perform a Tiny Desk Concert and go on tour with

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Personal life

Quinn began transitioning in 2017 at the age of 25. Due to the experiences of his grandmother, Christopherson does not drink alcohol.

Discography

Albums

* ''Write Your Name In Pink'' (2022)

Singles

* "Mary Alee" (2018) * "Erase Me" (2019) * "Raedeen" (2019)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Christopherson, Quinn Musicians from Anchorage, Alaska LGBT people from Alaska Transgender male musicians Transgender musicians American LGBT singers LGBT songwriters Alaskan Athabaskan people Inupiat people Native American singers LGBT Native Americans 21st-century Native Americans American male singer-songwriters 21st-century American singers 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American male singers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Singer-songwriters from Alaska