Chrislan
Chrislan | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Chris Landry Manengs |
| Also known as | Chrislan Treasure |
| Born | Douala, Cameroon |
| Genres | Pop, soul |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Author, CEO at Elite Entertainment |
| Labels | Mans Records Production |
| Website | www |
Chrislan, born Chris Landry Maneng’s in Douala, Cameroon.[1] He is known for his hit song “Treasure”, for organizing the first black film festival in Scandinavia, and for helping DIY musicians to professionally launch their music career.[2] In 2007 he was one of the most successful pop/soul singers in Nollywood.[3] Chris Landry won the “Best Soul Record” at the Sound City Video music Awards 2010 and was nominated for South African Music Awards, Channel O Music Awards 2010 and NRJ Teens Awards.[1] Chrislan is a contributor to the entertainment industry; he is the founder of the Talent Management and production company “Elite Entertainment”. In 2013 Chrislan spoke at the 50th anniversary celebration of the African Union on how the movie and entertainment industry could be used to boost nations’ economy.[4][5]
Early life
Chrislan was born in Douala, Cameroon. Son of Engineer Emmanuel Manengs and Smith Manengs Emilienne.[6] He is from the Banen ethnic group in the Littoral region of Cameroon. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Telecommunication from Mulhouse University in France before completing a master’s degree in Public Relations from the London School of Contemporary Arts.[7] After the release of his single “Treasure”, which he released as an independent artist, Chrislan then signed a record deal with a USA production company with whom the collaboration didn’t last too long.[2] He later signed with a USA production company and then moved to France where he continued his music career alongside his Engineering degree in Telecommunications Management at University of Mulhouse.[6]
Career
In 2010, Chrislan gave an exclusive interview to the international Urban Music Channel Trace TV where he disclosed everything concerning his private life, his song Treasure, and his motivations.[3]
Chrislan hosted the show “Late Night with Doctor Love” on Radio Alsace and later hosted an adaptation of the same show “DR LOVE SHOW” on JUJU radio, a radio station located in the Danish capital.[8]
In 2012, Chrislan became a partner at Elite Management.[9] In late 2013, alongside his partners, Chrislan organized the first black film Festival in Europe “The Afrowood Film Festival” that received representation from about 26 Afro-Caribbean countries. The festival received participants from “Black Hollywood” represented by Tanya Kersey, founder and executive director of the Hollywood black film festival, FESPACO, Nigeria Film Industry Nollywood, the Ghanaian Film industry, Cuba, the Ivorian film industry, the Caribbean and many more.[2] On that same year, Chrislan was invited as a guest speaker at the 50th anniversary celebration of the African Union where he spoke to an audience of diplomats on how the movie and entertainment industry could be used to boost nations’ economies.[10]
In 2014 Chrislan became the manager and co-producer of the collection series of animation movies “Tales of Africa”, a production by Dynamic art vision, whose pilot episode won best picture at Chrislan’s festival back in 2013. Chrislan also started managing movie and music talents from the UK, USA and Scandinavia under Elite Management, and in early 2015 he merged Elite management with other companies such as Elite Events, Elite Academy, and Elite Films to become Elite Entertainment.[11]
In late 2015 Chrislan launched a program for newbie artists who would like to launch their professional music career. The program aims at selecting 25 struggling music artists who are then trained by industry veterans during a period of 4 weeks, at the end of which they come out with the tools needed to launch and sustain their music career as DIY musicians and singers.[12]
During his time as a recording artist, Chrislan sang many studio songs for the movie industry, including True Love, My Dreams, True Story, New Day etc. He has been featured in movies such as Life on Campus, Network, Stars Crew etc.[8]
- Studio Albums
- 2004: Broken Love
- 2006: Africa Unite
- 2007: Lil Lovers
- 2007: Treasure
- 2010: Treasure Complete+ Spanish Version
Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Best Young Vocalist | Affinity Awards | Won |
| 2007 | Music of the Year | Excellence Recognition Awards | Won |
| 2008 | Song of the Year | A.M.E.N Awards | Won |
| 2008 | Best New Act Male | A.M.E.N Awards | Nominated |
| 2010 | Special Recognition Award | R&B Chicago Awards | Nominated |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Chrislan Treasure, the Game Changer for newbie artists in the Music Industry". Fox 8 Live. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "The Colourful Cameroon Grand Cultural Symposium and Decoration of H.E. Axel Juhl-Jorgensen". Afroscandic. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Fuldt hus til fejring af den Afrikanske Union i København". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Denmark). Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ "Celebrating 50 Years of African Union" (PDF). www.um.dk. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ↑ "Chrislan at the African Union talking about film making". MyTrinity Magazine. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Chrislan Treasure Biography". Official Website. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ "Chrislan details". WSEE-TV. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Chrislan Treasure, Cameroonian singer". KFMB-TV. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ "Elite Entertainment". www.eliteentertainment.se. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ "I Get Girls With My Name More Than i Get Money For My Business – Chrislan Treasure". www.mycelebrityandi.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ "Talent Training is More About Building". www.eliteentertainment.se. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ↑ "Music Artist Detail Page - Chrislan Treasure". United Nigeria. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ↑ "Chrislan discography". CDBaby. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ "Chsrilan Awards details". My Trinity (magazine). Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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