Introduction
Christian Benson, known professionally as Luude, is an Australian electronic dance music producer. He is best known for his 2021 cover of "Down Under".
He is also half of Australian electronic duo Choomba.
Life and career
Christian Benson was born in Tasmania, Australia, the son of a guitar shredder, Mark. After high school, he relocated to Perth, Western Australia after being inspired by an Avicii YouTube clip encouraged him to try producing.
Luude released his first single in December 2015.
On 3 September 2021, Luude released the EP 6AM.
In 2021, Luude remixed Men at Work's "Down Under" as a drum and bass track. Men at Work's lead singer Colin Hay re-recorded the vocal for the track's official release in November 2021, on the Sweat It Out label. The record made the top ten in Australia and in the United Kingdom and was number one in New Zealand, where by 6 February 2022, it had spent four weeks at the top, twice as many weeks as the original did in 1982.
Discography
EPs
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| 6AM |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Chart peak positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Coco Butter" (with Twerl) |
2015 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Right Now" (with Fabian Mazur) |
2016 | — | — | — | ||
| "Sooo" | — | — | — | |||
| "La De Da" | 2017 | — | — | — | ||
| "Don't Leave Me" | — | — | — | |||
| "Paradise" (with Twerl and Lost Boy) |
— | — | — | |||
| "Sink or Swim" (with Example & Georgi Kay) |
2018 | — | — | — | ||
| "Hurricane" (featuring Great News) |
2019 | — | — | — | ||
| "Lava Lamp" | — | — | — | |||
| "Luudooskins" (double-A sided single featuring "Arms" and "Butters") |
2021 | — | — | — | 6AM | |
| "Wanna Stay" (featuring Dear Sunday) |
— | — | — | |||
| "Down Under" (featuring Colin Hay) |
10 | 1 | 5 |
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TBA | |
| "Big City Life" (with Mattafix) |
2022 | 55 | 2 | 8 |
| |
| "Oh My" (with Issey Cross featuring Moby) |
2023 | — | — | 98 | ||
| "TMO (Turn Me On)" (with Bru-C featuring Kevin Lyttle) |
— | — | 42 | |||
Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | "Down Under" (featuring Colin Hay) | Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist | Nominated | |
| Best Dance/Electronic Release | Won | |||
| Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
| "Down Under" (featuring Colin Hay) (Luude, Peter Hume) | Best Video | Nominated | ||
| 2023 | "Big City Life" (with Mattafix) | Song of the Year | Nominated |