Bryn Christopher (born 8 November 1985 ) is a British singer and songwriter, and the frontman of electronic music group I See Monstas. Born in Great Barr, Birmingham, England, . His debut single, "The Quest", was featured in the TV series Grey's Anatomy.

Musical career Early years Christopher was the support slot on the Amy Winehouse tour at the end of 2007, while he was still relatively unknown (he also supported U.S. soul artist Rahsaan Patterson at London's Jazz Café). He has been picked up by the U.S. agency William Morris Agency. He also co-wrote the Leon Jackson hit song "Don't Call This Love" with British producer/writer Chris Braide. Christopher was also the opening act for Mary J. Blige on her European tour 'Growing Pains' in 2008.

"The Quest" Christopher's first single release, "The Quest", was released on 8 June 2008 through Polydor Records. The single draws on his brother's personal experience as a soldier stationed in Basra. His brother two years later would be injured in Afghanistan losing both of his legs. "The Quest" was featured in the closing scene of Grey's Anatomy season 4 conclusion, which caused the song to become more known in the US. The song was made into a music video for the show to promote its fifth season, with scenes of Christopher singing in London as well as scenes from the show. The song was also featured in an episode of the BBC school-based drama Waterloo Road.

It was also covered by Grigory Leps in Russian which became a popular version.

Christopher teamed up with co-writer/producer Jarrad Rogers and production team Midi Mafia to produce his debut album My World, which was released September 2008. Midi Mafia secured the exclusive rights to use samples from the Stax Records Catalogue, and has used some of these for the first time ever on Christopher's album.

His second single, "Smilin" was released on 2 September 2008. It peaked at No. 31. His third single "Fearless" was released on 18 January 2009 and failed to chart. His final single was "Taken Me Over", released on 4 August 2009 as a digital-only single. It also failed to chart.

Christopher then left Polydor, and signed with Geffen Records UK.

Festival appearances Christopher hosted a residency at North London's live spot The Boogaloo throughout April 2007, and followed this with dates at London's Soho Revue Bar. He has also played at 2008's Wireless Festival in Hyde Park on the same day as Jay-Z, as well as Glastonbury, T in the Park, Oxegen and V Festival. Christopher has also appeared at the Capital Summertime and Jingle Bell Ball's as the vocalist of Sigala's "Sweet Lovin"; he also has appeared at V Festival and appeared in many other places during 2015–2017.

2010–present Christopher co-wrote the Sub Focus song "Out the Blue", which was released 27 April 2012. He co-wrote and provided uncredited vocals for "Superstar" by Knife Party, from their debut album Abandon Ship (2014). In 2015, he was a featured artist and co-wrote the song "City Lights" by Culture Shock. He also worked with Sigala on the track "Sweet Lovin", a tropical house track that has over 245 million hits on YouTube (as of October 2021) and reached number three on the UK Singles Chart. He also wrote "Came Here for Love" by Sigala and Ella Eyre with White N3rd and Klingande, which reached number 6 on the UK Singles Chart and was the official London gay pride theme.

I See Monstas

In 2012, Christopher, under the pseudonym Skaar, joined producers Rocky and Rufio to form an electronic music group called MONSTA (subsequently renamed I See Monstas in 2013). The group charted at No. 48 in the UK with their first single "Holdin' On".

Discography

Studio albums Year Album details Chart positions UK 2008 My World Released: 8 September 2008 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, digital download 18

Singles As lead artist Year Song Peak chart positions Album UK GRE 2008 "The Quest" 45 2 My World "Smilin" 31 — 2009 "Fearless" — — "Taken Me Over"[A] — — 2021 "Never Love You Again" — — One Night in Nashville "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Notes A ^ "Taken Me Over" was released as a digital download single.

As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS AUT FRA GER IRE NLD SCO SWE SWI "City Lights" 2015 — — — — — — — — — — "Sweet Lovin" 3 11 7 115 15 6 23 1 29 31 BPI: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BVMI: Gold RMNZ: Gold Brighter Days "Me, Myself & I" 2018 — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="2" "All Around the World" 2019 — — — — — — — — — — "No Therapy" 2020 — — — — — 56 — — — — Breathe "Unconditional" 2021 — — — — — — — — — — Happy Machine "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

2024

Hit me up - Jodie harsh featuring Bryn Christopher

Other appearances Year Song Album 2014 "Superstar"(by Knife Party, uncredited vocals) Abandon Ship 2015 "Mine"(Kill the Noise featuring Bryn Christopher) Occult Classic 2015 "Deeper Love"(Botnek & I See MONSTAS featuring Bryn Christopher, uncredited; a part of I See MONSTAS), Released on Monstercat. Single

Songwriting credits

Year Artist Album Song Co-written with 2008 Leon Jackson Right Now "Don't Call This Love" Christopher Braide, Carl Falk 2011 The Saturdays On Your Radar "Do What You Want With Me" Jarrad Rogers 2012 Sub Focus Torus "Out the Blue" Nicholas Douwma, Alice McLaughlin Alexandra Burke Heartbreak on Hold "Devil in Me" Peter Boxta Martin 2015 Andrea Faustini Kelly "Kelly" Matthew Prime, Timothy Woodcock Kill the Noise Occult Classic "Mine" Jacob Stanczak, Kenneth Walker Sigala Brighter Days "Sweet Lovin" Bruce Fielder 2016 Mat Zo Self Assemble "Sinful" Matan Zohar, Rocky Morris, Rufio Sandilands 2017 Sigala Brighter Days "Came Here for Love" Bruce Fielder, Cedric Steinmyller, Scott Wild, Ella McMahon 2018 The Vamps Night & Day "Too Good to Be You" Philip Plested, George Tizzard, Richard Parkhouse, Colson Baker Jamie Talbot rowspan="2" "Goldmine" Jonatan Gusmark, Ludvig Evers, Karen Poole Blonde "Me, Myself & I" Adam Eaglefield, Jacob Manson, Ashley Milton, Daniel Goudie 2019 Blithe Don't Blink EP "Don't Blink" Rhiann Pitter, Fridolin Walcher Louis Tomlinson Walls "Two of Us" Louis Tomlinson, Andrew Jackson, Duck Blackwell Matoma "All Around the World" Thomas Lagergren, Andrew Jackson, Matthew Zara Nea Some Say EP "Some Say" Linnea Sodahl, Vincint Kottkamp, Hitimpulse Blithe "Becoming You" Rhiann Pitter, Fridolin Walcher Fleur East Fearless "Size" Fleur East, Chiara Hunter, Tre Jean-Marie, Jacob Attwooll 2020 Melanie C Melanie C "Who I Am" Melanie Chrisholm, Ash Howes, Richard Stannard Matoma RYTME EP "Don't Stop the Rhythm" Thomas Lagergren, Andrew Bullimore, Matthew Zara Felix Jaehn rowspan="2" "No Therapy" Felix Jaehn, Robbie McDade, Linnea Sodahl, Vincint Kottkamp, Hitimpulse Hotel Supernova "Rhythm & Lights" Edward Burrows, Michael Kintish2022Tomorrow X TogetherMinisode 2: Thursday's Child"Opening Sequence"Koda, Sam Klempner, Supreme Boi, Slow Rabbit, Lee Seu-ran, Huening Kai, January 8, Taehyun, Danke, Yi Yi-jin

References

External links

Geffen Records website Bryn Christopher interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' September 2008