Mads Christian
Mads Christian Lyhne, better known as Mads Christian, is a Danish singer who competed in the ninth season of the Danish series of The X Factor. Only 15 years old entering the contest, he was eliminated in live show 4 coming in 6th place. During his X Factor presence he soon became an idol of thousands of young female fans, who still to this day follows and supports his career. Mads Christian released his first single 'Crash Landing' in June 2016, and 'Clothes', 'Gucci Shoes' and 'Just give me time' in early 2017 during his collab with Warner Music. Mads Christian was signed by Mermaid Records in March 2018, where he took on a project to release an album in Danish. The album 'Naiv' was released in Februar 2019, yet prior to this the singles 'Du Ringer Bare', 'Engangsting', 'Hva' ska' vi nå?' and 'Romeo & Julie' from the album were released starting May 2018. All aforementioned were well received and remained for long periods on the Danish Charts. All 8 songs on the album 'Naiv' was written and co-composed by Mads Christian, and showed a remarkable development in his song writing and musical understanding.
Mads Christian's present trade mark is to include a variety of international artists as features, and he soon followed up the album 'Naiv' with the single 'Dårlig Timing', which enjoyed a lengthy presence on a.o. 'Hot Hits Denmark'. Taking the international features to the next level his latest single 'Bandida', released 13 September 2019, hosts the Dominican baile funk phenomenon Dixson Waz and singer-songwriter Jeremy Torres from Puerto Rico. Bandida is a true international and intercultural collab, when it's best, and the coming singles will continue to surprise with more awesome features.
Performances during ''X Factor''
| Episode | Theme | Song | Artist | Result |
| Audition | Free choice | "The A Team" | Ed Sheeran | Through to 5 Chair Challenge |
| 5 Chair Challenge | Free choice | "Thinking Out Loud" | Ed Sheeran | Through to bootcamp |
| Bootcamp | Free choice | "Love Yourself" | Justin Bieber | Through to live shows |
| Live show 1 | Signature | "Locked Out of Heaven" | Bruno Mars | Safe |
| Live show 2 | Scandanavien songs | "Uopnåelig" | Marie Key | Safe |
| Live show 3 | Songs from the contestant's birthyears | "Trouble" | Coldplay | Bottom two |
| Live show 3 | Save me song | "Life Is Worth Living" | Justin Bieber | Saved |
| Live show 4 | Radiohits | "Stitches" | Shawn Mendes | Bottom two |
| Live show 4 | Save me song | "It Will Rain" | Bruno Mars | Eliminated |