Choir Of Young Believers

Data updated on 2025-06-19 16:42:30 UTC

Formed in 2006 by Lake Placid guitarist Jannis Noya Makrigiannis as a solo project, Denmark's Choir of Young Believers rely on a rotating cast of musicians to flesh out their acoustic-based, grandiose indie pop. The Danish-Greek-Indonesian Makrigiannis' myriad influences first appeared on the group's debut EP for the Tigerspring label. Released in 2007, Burn the Flag found success on the Danish charts and was soon re-released nationally to critical acclaim. The band's first studio long-player, This Is for the White in Your Eyes, was issued via Tigerspring in 2008; it was nominated for six Danish Music Awards and won in the Best New Act category. 2009 saw Choir of Young Believers ink a U.S. deal with Ghostly International, which released their debut stateside later that year. The group's sophomore full-length outing, Rhine Gold, arrived in 2012, followed in 2016 by Grasque, both on the Ghostly label. Jannis Noya Makrigiannis died near the end of 2022 after a brief illness; his representatives revealed his passing on January 5, 2023. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi

Genres

: danish alternative rock

Total plays

45.2 million

Updated on 2025-06-19

Date	Total plays
2025-06-19	45,154,008
2025-06-11	45,099,699
2025-06-03	50,224,836
2025-05-26	44,999,567
2025-05-17	44,938,717
2025-05-02	44,831,929
2025-04-22	44,758,416
2025-04-13	44,688,887
2025-04-06	44,633,355
2025-03-28	44,566,599
2025-03-20	44,507,022
2025-03-10	44,435,801
2025-03-02	44,374,733
2025-02-21	44,286,428
2025-02-12	44,219,612
2025-02-03	44,157,423
2025-01-24	44,084,038
2025-01-15	44,023,479
2025-01-07	43,971,403
2024-12-29	43,915,603
2024-12-21	43,870,641
2024-12-12	43,811,262
2024-11-20	43,654,111
2024-06-10	42,546,150
2024-05-28	42,367,908
2024-05-12	42,271,920
2024-04-25	42,161,648
2024-04-10	42,053,630
2024-03-27	41,950,349
2024-03-11	41,832,662
2024-02-26	41,724,732
2024-02-10	41,611,215
2023-11-25	41,012,684
2023-10-16	40,691,093
2023-09-30	40,566,368
2023-09-15	40,452,385
2023-08-29	42,254,358
2023-08-25	38,528,216
2023-08-20	39,675,756

Monthly listeners

72,619

Followers

49,007

Top Cities

Copenhagen

3,409 listeners
Oslo

2,471 listeners
Stockholm

2,373 listeners
Amsterdam

1,470 listeners
Berlin

1,284 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track	Plays	Duration	Release date
Hollow Talk	25,565,024	5:21	2008-09-01
Sedated	3,400,420	6:25	2012-02-27
Hollow Talk - Lulu Rougès Stella Polaris Remix	2,367,034	4:33	2013-07-30
Hollow Talk - Jody Wisternoff, James Grant and Lane 8 Remix	1,062,503	7:52	2014-09-08
Next Summer	861,950	3:46	2008-09-01
Claustrophobia	740,674	4:52	2008-09-01
Klubben (feat. Jannis) (feat. Choir Of Young Believers)	644,123	3:51	2023-04-28
Action/Reaction	597,237	4:37	2008-09-01
These Rituals of Mine	511,271	4:34	2008-09-01
Does It Look As If I Care	481,814	8:54	2016-02-19
Does It Look as If I Care	481,814	8:54	2016-02-19
Why Must It Always Be The Same	379,976	4:29	2009-08-18
Why Must It Always Be This Way	379,976	4:29	2008-09-01
Under The Moon	370,520	4:19	2009-08-18
Under the Moon	370,520	4:19	2008-09-01
Perfect Estocada	356,788	5:36	2016-02-19
Serious Lover	354,592	5:26	2015-11-27
Nye Nummer Et	345,108	4:43	2012-02-27
Wintertime Love	329,717	5:23	2008-09-01
The Third Time	304,421	7:12	2012-02-27
Patricia's Thirst	300,776	2:39	2012-02-27
She Walks	280,397	5:28	2008-09-01
Jeg Ser Dig	274,502	6:09	2016-02-19
Jeg ser dig	274,502	6:09	2015-10-09
Hollow Talk - Lane8, Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix	241,765	8:52	2014-09-08
Klubben (i Klubben) (feat. Choir Of Young Believers)	236,566	2:52	2024-03-08
Have I Ever Truly Been Here	222,713	6:28	2012-02-27
Yamagata	221,881	3:48	2008-09-01
Paralyze	201,933	10:14	2012-02-27
Face Melting	191,091	7:05	2015-05-08
Hollow Talk - Jody Wisternoff, James Grant & Lane 8 Remix	190,279	3:19	2018-01-19
Olimpiyskiy	169,947	1:39	2016-02-19
Cloud Nine	156,362	5:34	2016-02-19
Paint New Horrors	155,295	4:38	2012-02-27
Burn The Flag	154,621	4:34	2007-01-01
Vaserne	154,409	1:55	2016-02-19
God Damn Your Fingers	153,605	3:36	2009-09-07
The Wind Is Blowing Needles	132,800	5:54	2012-02-27
Rhine Gold	118,081	6:18	2012-02-27
Claustrophobia - The Antlers Remix	116,281	4:52	2010-04-13
Sharpen Your Knife	115,084	3:38	2007-01-01
Græske	109,202	8:17	2016-02-19
Riot	95,578	4:42	2007-01-01
Things I Stole (Things I Stole Choir)	94,254	4:37	2007-01-01
Gamma Moth	82,595	5:59	2016-02-19
Hollow Talk - Lane 8, Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix (Mixed)	82,288	7:24	2020-07-20
The Whirlpool Enigma	76,002	1:20	2016-02-19
Salvatore	70,391	0:52	2016-02-19
We Talk On The Phone	67,442	5:59	2007-01-01
Hollow Talk (ABGT238) - Lane8, Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix	67,188	6:14	2017-06-30
Perfect Estocada - Radio Edit	55,885	3:54	2016-04-01
Jeg ser dig - Radio Edit	48,826	4:03	2015-10-09
Vinden	47,072	5:43	2022-09-09
Why Must It Always Be This Way	41,689	3:19	2007-01-01
Holy Smoke	29,195	1:07	2022-11-04
Udsigt	27,512	4:60	2022-11-04
Serious Lover - Radio Edit	24,805	3:47	2015-11-27
Alright	17,632	6:06	2022-11-04
Wintertime Love - Sain Alice Group Remix	17,283	8:14	2010-09-03
Hollow Talk - Jody Wisternoff, James Grant & Lane 8 Remix	17,097	7:37	2014-10-07
Konverterer	16,981	5:23	2022-11-04
Hollow Talk - (Lulu Rouge's Stella Polaris Remix) [Mixed]	16,909	2:52	2022-09-09
Left for Dead	16,555	4:47	2022-11-04
Fanfare	15,816	0:33	2022-11-04
Action/Reaction (Radio Edit)	9,631	3:36	2009-02-16
Sedated (Rosa Lux Addictive Remix)	9,348	9:12	2013-03-18
Broen: Hollow Talk	8,510	5:54	2021-09-10
Schackles	6,178	4:58	2010-05-17
Sedated (Rosa Lux Addictive Remix Edit)	6,093	4:03	2013-03-18
Hollow Talk - DJ Remix	5,713	7:47	2023-12-30
Design I Could Not Love	1,966	4:48	2022-04-28
Design I Could Not Love - Demo	< 1000	4:52	2022-04-28

New releases

Holy Smoke

2022-11-04

[Tigerspring]

Vinden

2022-09-09

[Tigerspring]

Perfect Estocada

2016-04-01

[Tigerspring]

Grasque

2016-02-19

[Ghostly International]

Grasque

2016-02-19

[Tigerspring]