Morten Ristorp

Morten Ristorp Jensen (born 3 April 1986), known professionally as "Rissi", is a Danish-born American producer, composer, songwriter and musician, as well as co-founder and previous member of Future Animals.

Morten Ristorp Jensen in LA

Personal life

Morten Ristorp Jensen was born in 1986 at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. He grew up in Tårnby (Amager) with his parents and two older siblings. He attended Løjtegårdsskolen (elementary school) and graduated in 2002 and went to Sankt Annæ Gymnasium on its special Basic Music Program (MGK). When he was not attending school, he played saxophone in The Tivoli Boys Guard from 1997 to 2002. After graduating from Sankt Annæ Gymnasium in 2006, he was accepted at Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen in 2007. In 2010 he graduated with a BA in music from Rhythmic Music Conservatory on saxophone.

Career

Morten Ristorp is co-producer of BackBone Studio and Future Animals, songwriter and musician.[1] He is best known for international hits like "7 Years" (2015) by Lukas Graham. He also works with artists such as Kygo, Julia Michaels among others.

Besides being one of Lukas Graham's executive producers, he also temporarily played keyboard in the band in 2011/2012 due to the previous pianist leaving until they found their present pianist, Kasper Daugaard.[2] But in June 2016, Kasper left the band and Rissi became their keyboardist again.

He won his first Award, Carl Prisen, in 2013[3] as Talent of the Year with Lukas Graham (the band) alongside his co-songwriters Stefan Forrest, Sebastian Fogh and Lukas Forchhammer.[3]

Morten Ristorp was the third most-played Danish musician in 2015.[4] In 2018 he was a producer on Lukas Graham’s new album, including the single Love Someone.[5] In 2020 he produced the some “Lose Somebody” by Kygo & OneRepublic that reached the Billboard Magazine music charts.[6] His music has appeared in major motion pictures including 2018’s Fifty Shades Freed, and television series including The Greatest Dancer, The Reunion, and The Voice.[7]

Discography

Year	Artist	Album	Song	Role
2012	Lukas Graham	Lukas Graham	"Ordinary Things"	Producer (BackBone)
			"Nice Guy"	Producer (BackBone), songwriter
			"Drunk in the Morning"
			"When You're with Me (Interlude)"
			"Apologize"	Producer (BackBone)
			"Criminal Mind"	Producer (BackBone), songwriter
			"Don't Hurt Me This Way"
			"Moving Alone"	Producer (BackBone)
			"Oohhh (Interlude)"
			"Never Let Me Down"
			"Before The Morning Sun"
			"Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind Pt 2)"	Executive producer (BackBone)
2015	TopGunn	Ingen Andre	"Veninder"	Producer (FutureAnimals), songwriter[8]
	Lukas Graham	Lukas Graham (Blue Album)	"7 Years"	Producer (FutureAnimals), songwriter
			"Take the World by Storm"
			"Mama Said"
			"Happy Home"
			"Hayo"
			"When I Woke Up… (Interlude)"	Songwriter
			"Don't You Worry 'Bout Me"	Producer (FutureAnimals), songwriter
			"What Happened to Perfect"
			"Playtime"
			"Strip No More"
			"You're Not There"
			Funeral
	Patrick Dorgan	Painkillers	"Painkillers"	Producer (FutureAnimals), composer[9]
			"On The Way Down"
			"Amazing"
			"Bitter"	Producer (FutureAnimals)[9]
			"I Would If I Could"
			"Risky Business"	Producer (FutureAnimals), composer[9]
			"Hollywood"	Producer (FutureAnimals)[9]
			"Lullaby"	Producer (FutureAnimals), composer[9]
			"Marilyn"
			"Amy"	Producer (FutureAnimals)[9]
2017	Future Animals	Ask For It	"Ask For It"	Producer (FutureAnimals), songwriter
	Lukas Graham	My Little Pony: The Movie	"Off to See the World"
2018	Julia Michaels	Fifty Shades Freed	"Heaven"
	Patrick Dorgan	Coming Home	"Coming Home"
	Lukas Graham	3 (The Purple Album)	"Love Someone"	Producer/Songwriter
			"Lullaby"	Producer/Songwriter[10]
			"You're Not the Only One (Redemption Song)"	Producer/Songwriter[11]
			"Not a Damn Thing Changed"	Producer/Songwriter[12]
			"Promise"	Producer/Songwriter[13]
			"Stick Around"	Producer/Songwriter
			"Unhappy"	Producer/Songwriter
			"Everything That Isn't Me"	Producer/Songwriter
			"Hold My Hand"	Producer/Songwriter
			"Say Yes (Church Ballad)"	Producer/Songwriter
2020	Kygo and OneRepublic	Golden Hour	"Lose Somebody"	Producer/Songwriter[14]
2020	Little Mix	Confetti	"Sweet Melody"	Producer/Songwriter[15]

Certifications

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		DEN [16]	AUS [17]	AUT [18]	GER [19]	NOR [20]	NZ [21]	SWE [22]	SWI [23]	UK [24]	US [25]
Lukas Graham	Released: 26 March 2012 Format:CD, digital download Label: Copenhagen	1	–	–	41	–	–	–	–	–	—	DEN: 7× Platinum[26]
Lukas Graham (Blue Album)	Released: 17 June 2015 Format: CD, digital download Label: Copenhagen	1	1	31	28	15	2	3	34	2	3	DEN: 9× Platinum[27] BPI: Gold[28] RIAA: Gold[29]
3 (The Purple Album)	Released: 26 October 2018[30] Label: Warner Bros. Formats: Digital download, CD	1	—[upper-alpha 1]	—	57	2	—	3	85	—	89	DEN: 2x Platinum[32]
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		DEN [16]	AUS [17]	AUT [18]	GER [19]	NL [33]	NOR [20]	NZ [21]	SWE [22]	UK [24]	US [34]
"Ordinary Things"	2011	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	—	DEN: 3× Platinum[35]	Lukas Graham
"Drunk in the Morning"	2012	1	–	42	30	–	–	–	–	127	—	DEN: 3× Platinum[36]
"Criminal Mind"		4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	—	DEN: 2× Platinum[37]
"Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind Pt 2)"		1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	—	DEN: 3× Platinum[38]
"Mama Said"	2014	1	42	–	–	–	3	29	13	48	36	DEN: 2× Platinum[39] BPI: Silver[28] RIAA: Platinum[29] RMNZ: Gold[40]	Lukas Graham (Blue Album)
"Strip No More"	2015	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	—	DEN: 2× Platinum[41]
"7 Years"		1	1	1	6	1	4	1	1	1	2	DEN: 3× Platinum[42] ARIA: 5× Platinum[43] BPI: 3× Platinum[28] GLF: 3× Platinum[44] MC: 7× Platinum[45] RIAA: 5× Platinum[29] RMNZ: 3× Platinum[46]
"You're Not There"	2016	25	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	—[upper-alpha 2]	DEN: Platinum[48]
"Take the World by Storm"		10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	—	DEN: Platinum[49]
"Off to See the World"	2017	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	—	DEN: Gold[50]	My Little Pony: The Movie
"Love Someone"[30]	2018	1	20	29	33	62	5	27	8	—	70	IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum[51] RIAA: Platinum[29] ARIA: 2× Platinum[52] BPI: Silver[28] RMNZ: Gold[53]	3 (The Purple Album)
"Lose Somebody" (with OneRepublic)[54]	2020	88	31 [55]	28	45	45	35 [56]	33	—	20		ARIA: Gold[57] MC: Platinum[58]	Golden Hour
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result
2012	Danish Music Awards	New Danish Name of the Year	Lukas Graham	Won
		Audience Prize of the Year		Nominated
		Band of the Year		Nominated
		Male Artist of the Year		Nominated
		Newcomer of the Year		Nominated
		Songwriter of the Year		Nominated
		Best Pop Album	Lukas Graham	Nominated
2013	Carl Prisen	Talent of the year	Lukas Graham	Won
2015	MTV Europe Music Awards	Best Danish Act	Lukas Graham	Won
		Best European Act		Nominated
2016	MTV Video Music Awards	Best New Artist		Nominated
	MTV Europe Music Awards	Best New Act		Nominated
		Best Push Act		Nominated
		Best Danish Act		Nominated
		Best Song	"7 Years"	Nominated
	BBC Music Awards	Song of the Year		Nominated
	LOS40 Music Awards	International New Artist of the Year	Themselves	Nominated
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Summer Song	"7 Years"	Nominated
	Carl Prisen	Composer of the Year – pop	Lukas Graham	Won
		Song of the Year	"7 Years"	Won
2017	Grammy Awards	Record of the Year		Nominated
		Song of the Year		Nominated
		Best Pop Duo/Group Performance		Nominated
	iHeartRadio Music Awards	Best Lyrics		Nominated
		Best New Pop Artist	Lukas Graham	Nominated
	Kids' Choice Awards	Best New Artist		Nominated
	Billboard Music Awards	Top New Artist		Nominated
	ASCAP Pop Awards	Winning Song	"7 Years"	Won
2020	BMI Pop Awards	Winning Song	"Love Someone"	Won

Nominated by Danish Music Awards (DMA) as Danish Songwriter of the Year – Koda-Prisen in 2015 for Lukas Graham (Blue Album).[59][60]

Notes

1. 3 (The Purple Album) did not enter the ARIA Albums Chart, but peaked at number 31 on the ARIA Digital Albums Chart.[31]
2. "You're Not There" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[47]

References

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14. "Lose Somebody". Retrieved 20 November 2020.
15. "Sweet Melody". Retrieved 20 November 2020.
16. Peak positions in Denmark:
    • For all except noted: "Discography Lukas Graham". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
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22. Peak positions in Sweden:
    • For all except noted: "Discography Lukas Graham". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
    • For "Golden": "Brandon Beal feat. Lukas Graham – Golden". swedishcharts.com/.
23. "Discographie Lukas Graham". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
24. Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
    • For all except noted: "Lukas Graham". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
    • For "Drunk in the Morning": "CHART: CLUK Update 26 March 2016 (wk12)". Official Charts Company.
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29. "Gold & Platinum". Riaa.com.
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31. "ARIA Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
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37. "LUKAS GRAHAM 'CRIMINAL MIND'". IFPI Danmark & Nielsen Music. Hitlisten.
38. "LUKAS GRAHAM "BETTER THAN YOURSELF (CRIMINAL MIND PT. 2)"". IFPI Danmark & Nielsen Music. Hitlisten.
39. "LUKAS GRAHAM 'MAMA SADI'". IFPI Danmark & Nielsen Music. Hitlisten.
40. "New Zealand single certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
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55. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
56. "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
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