Childhood

Martin was born in Ørum in central Jutland, Denmark. He lived there his entire life with his mother Gitta, his father Peder, and his two older brothers Anders and Simon.

The X Factor 2008

Martin first rose to fame in 2008 as the winner of the first Danish series of The X Factor, ^{[citation needed]} taking the title at the age of 15. Later, during the live shows, Martin performed songs such as "Kiss From a Rose" by Seal, "Rock With You" by Michael Jackson, and "Somebody to Love" by Queen. Internationally, he has been praised by X Factor creator Simon Cowell and Queen themselves.^[2] In the finale of the show, Martin beat 23-year-old contestant Laura Arensbak Kjærgaard, with whom he had formed a strong friendship.

Performances during X Factor

2009–2014: Songwriting

After the release of his album Show The World, Martin focused on his career as a songwriter and producer. He went on to write numerous K-pop singles including "Black Suit" by Super Junior, "Galaxy Supernova" by Girls' Generation, "El Dorado" by Exo, and "뒷모습 (Steppin')" by TVXQ.^{[citation needed]}

His first and only album as Martin "Show The World" sold 100,000 copies.^[3]

2015–present: Saveus

During his time as a songwriter, Martin also worked on his own material. In 2015, he debuted at the Danish "P3 Guld" award-show with a live performance of his first single "Levitate Me".^[4] It charted at number 1 on iTunes and was picked as "Song of The Week" by P3. In November 2015, he supported the British pop band Years & Years on their European tour^[5] In 2016 he released the EP "Will Somebody Save Us" and went on his first tour around Denmark, selling out numerous shows in Copenhagen.^[6] During 2017 Saveus single "Watch The World" was picked up by Elton John on his radio show Rocket Hour.^[7]

In 2018, he released his debut album Neuro with the singles "Ready to Die" and "Time Can Heal a Man", with both singles gaining radio-airplay.^[8][9] The same year he opened the Orange Stage at Roskilde Festival with an audience of more than 60,000 people, which was praised by critics.^[1]

Albums