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. 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 U96 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., 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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, and ATC. Christensen represented Germany in the final of the

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, together with Oscar Loya, under the name Alex Swings Oscar Sings, performing the song " Miss Kiss Kiss Bang", finishing in 20th place. Christensen's song "Doktorspiele", which included additional vocals by Y-ass, 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 " Around the World (La La La La La)", 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" 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)

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

Personal life

Christensen is married to Nicole Safft. Their son is professional golfer

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Discography

Studio albums

Charted singles as Alex C.

Charted singles as Alex Swings Oscar Sings!

References

External links

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