Kris is one of the two winners of the Career Cannon 2023. The jury was impressed by his natural talent for capturing a stage and a credible musical and lyrical expression.

Kris makes music that you put on on the train on the way home from a bad city trip while you hope that the power in your headphones will last long enough to get you to the terminus. He is not afraid to put thoughts and tones to the background of youth life and instead of running from his feelings, he turns towards them and embraces them. Each and every song is a clip of everything that rumbles around inside Kris - and in many other young people. Despair and redemption are combined over playful beats, when Kris gets her thoughts out into the world with an exciting and original vocal. Kris is a performer by heart, and it shines through the second he sets foot on stage.

Valentin is a musical chameleon who refuses to be locked into one genre. Valentin explores and experiments with a wide range of sounds that reflect his deeply personal and versatile approach to music. His lyrics are honest and raw, packed with emotions and experiences from his life as a young man. Love problems and wild city trips both find a place in his music. With a love for music that was born in the backseat of his father's car and an unstoppable curiosity, Valentin is still on his journey to find his very own sound. His musical palette is still developing and the compass points both north and south. He is a pathfinder on a map that has not yet been drawn, but equipped with the memories of countless car trips with Depeche Mode and Nephew in the speakers, he is ready to aim for his own base in music.

Keep an eye on Valentin – an artist who is as unpredictable as he is talented.