{{short description|Danish singer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Chresten | birth_name = Chresten Falck Damborg | alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | origin = Denmark | instrument = | genre = Pop | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = | label = | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = | past_members = }} '''Chresten Falck Damborg''', known as '''Chresten''', is a Danish singer who won season 6 of the Danish ''X Factor''. He became one of the finalists in the "Over 25" category and was mentored by Ida Corr. Prior to applying to ''X Factor'', he worked as a toolmaker. On the final, held on 22 March 2013, he won the title with 57.9% of the popular vote with the other finalist Karoline as runner-up with 42.1% of the votes.
After he won, he was signed to Sony Music and his debut single "Let Go" charted in the Danish Singles Chart, reaching number 8. In 2014, he released his debut album ''Wanderlust'' on also on Sony Music.
==Performances during ''X Factor''==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col"| Episode ! scope="col"| Theme ! scope="col"| Song ! scope="col"| Artist ! scope="col"| Result |- |-bgcolor=lightgreen ! scope="row"| Live show 1 | Hope | ""Last Po' Man" / "No Diggity"" | Seasick Steve / Blackstreet | Safe (1st) |-bgcolor=lightgreen ! scope="row"| Live show 2 | Against | "Magic" / "Love Lockdown" | Bruce Springsteen / Kanye West | Safe (1st) |- ! scope="row"| Live show 3 | Power | "Little Black Submarines" / "No Church in the Wild" | The Black Keys / Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Frank Ocean | Safe (3rd) |- ! scope="row"| Live show 4 | DR BigBand | "Bitter Sweet Symphony" | The Verve | Safe (3rd) |-bgcolor=lightgreen ! scope="row"| Live show 5 | Danish Hits | "Sweet Dogs" | Trolle // Siebenhaar | Safe (1st) |-bgcolor=lightgreen ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| Live show 6 – Semi-final | Viewers Choice | "Let Her Go" | Passenger | rowspan="2"| Safe (1st) |-bgcolor=lightgreen | Judges Choice | "One Day / Reckoning Song" | Asaf Avidan |-bgcolor=lightgreen ! scope="row" rowspan="3"| Live show 7 – Final | Free choice | "Where Did You Sleep Last Night" | Nirvana | rowspan="2"| Safe (1st) |-bgcolor=lightgreen | Duet with guest artist | "Uden forsvar" / "Endeløst" with Marie Key and Rasmus Walter | Marie Key / Rasmus Walter |-bgcolor=lightgreen | Winner's single | "Let Go" | Chresten |'''Winner''' |- |}
==Discography==
===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album !align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="60"|Certification |- !width="20"|<small>DEN<br><ref name=den>{{cite web|url=https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chresten |title=danishcharts.dk Chresten discography page|publisher=danishcharts.dk|accessdate=28 March 2014}}</ref></small> |- |2014 | ''Wanderlust'' | style="text-align:center;"|18 | style="text-align:center;"| |- |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" !align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Single !align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions !align="center" rowspan="2" width="60"|Certification !align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album |- !width="20"|<small>DEN<br><ref name=den/></small> |- |2013 |"Let Go" | style="text-align:center;"|8 | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"|''Wanderlust'' |- |2014 |"Hanging My Youth Out" | style="text-align:center;"|- | style="text-align:center;"| | style="text-align:center;"|''Wanderlust'' |- |}
==References== {{reflist}} {{S-start}} {{Succession box|title=X Factor (Denmark)<br>Winner|before=Ida Østergaard Madsen|after=Anthony Jasmin|years=2013}} {{S-end}} {{X Factor (Denmark)}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chresten}} Category:21st-century Danish male singers Category:Living people Category:The X Factor winners Category:Year of birth missing (living people)