Anja Nissen

Anja Nissen
Background information
Born (1995-11-06) 6 November 1995
Winmalee, New South Wales, Australia
Genres Pop, R&B
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, dancer, actress
Years active 2002–present
Labels Universal Music Group
Associated acts will.i.am, Olly Murs
Website anjanissenofficial.com.au

Anja Nissen (born 6 November 1995 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian singer/songwriter. She is the winner of the third series of The Voice.[1] She is signed to Universal Music Group and lists her influences as Patti LaBelle, Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton and Stevie Wonder. In 2015, Nissen was the support act for Olly Murs on his Australian 'Never Been Better' tour.[2]

Anja competed in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix on 13 February 2016, performing the song "Never Alone", which was written by Danish Eurovision winner Emmelie de Forest, producer Rune Westberg and Mozella. Anja came in second place with 36% of the vote.

Anja has been an Australia Day ambassador, and performed at the Australia Day Event in Northern Territory.[3] Nissen performed at the 2014 Carols by Candlelight in Melbourne, Australia. Nissen was also the face of Lyla & Co.[4]

Life and early career

Anja Nissen was born in Sydney, New South Wales in Australia to Danish-born parents.[5] Her mother and father emigrated from Denmark to Australia when they were 11 and 22 years old, respectively. Nissen grew up on her parents' country property in the Lower Blue Mountains with her older sister. She attended Winmalee High School, where she obtained her HSC in 2013.[6][7] Throughout high school Anja was part of the exclusive Talent Development Program (TDP) and competed in a number of singing competitions.

In 2008, Nissen made it to the semi-finals of Season 2 of popular talent-search TV show, Australia's Got Talent, aged 12.[8] Since then she has appeared on a number of TV shows, including Young Talent Time, Mornings with Kerri-Anne and the annual Schools Spectacular. She also performed the Danish National Anthem in the company of Crown Princess Mary of Denmark.[9]

Debut single and album

Nissen's debut self-titled album was a 'Journey' album of songs from The Voice. It was not promoted by a radio single at the time, which impacted sales. Nissen later recorded a collaboration with will.i.am and Cody Wise titled "I'm So Excited", which received a mixed response. Soon after its release, Nissen began writing material for her following album in Los Angeles and Denmark. It is unknown when or if it will see a release.

On 19 May 2015, Nissen released her sophomore single of Bacharach and David's "Anyone Who Had a Heart" as a part of Nine Network's hit television program Love Child.[10] The song achieved over 70,000 views on YouTube. On 4 August 2015, Nissen released her third single "Triumph".[11] She performed her single on The Voice Australia 2015 to over 1.6 million viewers nationwide.[12] The song has over 15,000+ views online.

Anja was also featured on We Love Disney (2014) album singing "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" from Cinderella.[13] Her rendition of "Joy to the World" was released on The Salvation Army's Spirit of Christmas 2014 album.[14]

"Never Alone" was released via iTunes on 28 January 2016.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[15]
Anja Nissen 11

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[15]
"I'll Be There" 2014 — Anja Nissen
"Irreplaceable" —
"Wild" —
"I Have Nothing" 52
"I'm So Excited"
(featuring will.i.am and Cody Wise)		 42 Non-album singles
"Anyone Who Had a Heart" 2015 30
"Triumph" —
"Never Alone"[16] 2016 — Melodi Grand Prix 2016
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Music videos

Title Year Director(s)
"I'm So Excited"
(featuring will.i.am and Cody Wise)		 2014 Ernst Weber and Pasha Shapiro
"A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes"

Featured singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[17]
2012 "Don't Ask Me" (with Ricky Bloomfield)[18] — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Guest appearances

Year Song Album
2014 "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes"
(from Cinderella)[19]		 We Love Disney
"Joy to the World" The Spirit of Christmas 2014

References

  1. ↑ "Anja Nissen wins The Voice Australia". Woman's Day. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  2. ↑ http://themusic.com.au/music/livereviews/2015/08/13/olly-murs-enmore-theatre-deborah-jackson/
  3. ↑ http://www.australiaday.org.au/ambassadors/view/?id=262
  4. ↑ https://sslcam.news.com.au/cam/authorise?channel=pc&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2fnewslocal%2fwest%2fvoice-winner-anja-nissen-makes-her-modelling-debut-as-face-of-big-w-clothing-line%2fstory-fngr8i5s-1227099383591
  5. ↑ Tesolin, Lauren (18 July 2014). "Can Anja, the little girl from Winmalee win The Voice?". Herald Sun. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Hjort, Martin (4 July 2014). "Se op Mary: Danske Anja et hit i Australien" (in Danish). BT. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  7. ↑ Hansen, Helle Kastholm (21 July 2014). "Danske Anja vandt The Voice i Australien" (in Danish). BT. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Anja Nissen – Australia's Got Talent". youtube.com. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "Anja Nissen profile". The Voice Australia. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  10. ↑ http://www.9jumpin.com.au/show/lovechild/latest/season-2/episode-3/anja-nissen/
  11. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/triumph-single/id1023344862
  12. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  13. ↑ https://www.jbhifi.com.au/music/browse/soundtrack-pop-childrens/we-love-disney/651920/
  14. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  15. 1 2 "australian-charts.com – Discography Anja Nissen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "Never Alone - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  17. ↑ ARIA Charts: Australia's Official Music Charts Archived 16 June 2011 at WebCite www.ariacharts.com.au – Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  18. ↑ "Ricky Bloomfield – Don't Ask Me (Feat. Anja Nissen)". iTunes. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  19. ↑ "We Love Disney on JB Hi-Fi". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 28 October 2014.

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Preceded by
Harrison Craig		 The Voice winner
2014 		Succeeded by
Ellie Drennan
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