Christine Lorentzen

Christine Gyrsting Lorentzen (born January 13, 1979), also known as Lore, is a Danish singer-songwriter, project manager and former television presenter, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Cryoshell. Prior to joining the band, she competed in Scenen er din and later co-presented the third series of Vild med dans with Claus Elming.

Career and education

Prior to and during her college education, Lorentzen freelanced as a model and recorded music in Los Angeles for various advertising agencies. She studied Project Management in Advertising at Den Danske Reklameskole (The Danish Advertising School) in 2004 and went on to take various project management-related courses on at Roskilde University between 2005 and 2010. She managed her time as a student while working at Advance, a creative advertising agency based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Starting in 2000 as a receptionist, she rose through the company's ranks before leaving in 2010 with project manager experience.

After competing in the game show Scenen er din, it was confirmed on 1 September 2006 that Lorentzen would replace Andrea Elisabeth Rudolph as co-presenter in the third season of Vild med dans with Claus Elming, however, both Lorentzen and Elming received negative criticism for their performances.^[1][2] She did not return for the show's fourth season and was replaced by her predecessor, Rudolph.

In late 2006, Lorentzen was offered the opportunity to provide vocals for the song "Creeping in My Soul" after auditioning for the part. Composed with Mikkel Maltha and Kasper Søderlund, the track was utilized in the promotional campaign for the Barraki wave of Lego Bionicle toys in 2007, and went on to become a popular MP3 download from the official Lego website. The success of the track prompted Lego to produce further songs for future Bionicle campaigns, and by 2008, Lorentzen, Maltha and Søderlund released the song "Closer to the Truth" – used to promote the Bionicle Mistika wave – under the band name Cryoshell.

Cryoshell spent the majority of 2009 recording their self-titled debut album. Released in June 7, 2010, it garnered critical success and sprawled the singles "Bye Bye Babylon" and "Creeping in My Soul" (a re-recording of the original). Lorentzen took maternity leave from the band between November 2011–October 2013 and was temporarily replaced by singer Tine Midtgaard. Upon her return, the group began plans to record their sophomore effort. Recording in 2017, the album Next to Machines is set for a 2018 release. Prior to and during recording, Lorentzen freelanced as a project manager specializing in marketing and advertising for the companies Robert/Boisen & Like-Minded, FC Nordsjælland and Patchwork Group.

Personal life

Lorenzten was born in Denmark and currently resides in Farum with her partner and daughter, born in 2011. Prior to her pregnancy, she lived in Copenhagen. As well as being a native Danish speaker, she is fluent in English, French, German and Swedish.

Filmography

Discography

References

External links

• "CryoshellTV - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
• Christine Lorentzen on IMDb