Maria Christensen / Maria Abraham


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Maria Christensen is a versatile songwriter and singer with cuts spanning multiple genres including pop, dance, country and holiday.
She sings since the age of 5 and writes songs since 10 years old.
Christensen made her performing debut in 1988 as one half of the Latin freestyle duo Sequal.
A talented artist who was once signed to Atlantic Records, Maria achieved world - wide success as a songwriter with her hit “Waiting For Tonight” recorded by Jennifer Lopez.
Has written songs for Nana Mouskouri, Paulina Rubio, Eternal (2), *NSYNC and Céline Dion.
Her music has been featured in films such as Drumline, Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen and The Replacement.
She had partneredwith the Disney Channel penning songs that have landed in Disney productions including the hit TV movie Lemonade Mouth, Jessie, and Austin And Ally.
Additionally Maria wrote the theme songs for the shows Girl Meets World, Stuck In The Middle, and Coop And Cami Ask The World.

APPEARANCES +


Various
Y2K25: The Music That Made The Millennium
2025
Fisher (16) x Jennifer Lopez
Waiting For Tonight
2024
Melon (25), Strixter, Hardstyle Fruits Music
Waiting For Tonight
2023, 2xFile, FLAC, Single, Fruits Music,
Hardstyle
Joyce Cheng*
Believe Us
2023, CD, Album, Media Asia Music
Kerst Kids
De Leukste Kerst Kids Hits Top 50
2022, CD, Comp, Mixed, Cloud 9 Kids
Ryan Claud
You Are My Heart (Tu Eres)
2021, CDr, Single, Energise Records
Deborah Parlor & Dennis van Aarssen
Christmas Memories
2021, File, AAC, Single, 256, Cloud 9 (2)
Various
2000er
2019, 2x CD,
Will & Anthony*
Love Always
2018, CDr, Album, Nunztunes
Various
Summer Jam 2018
2018, 3xCD, Comp, Kontor Records
Dave Darell & Chorus Pokus
Waiting For Tonight
2018
Various
Twelve Inch Nineties - 90s Feel Good
2017, 3xCD, Comp, Crimson, ,
House/Latin/Contemporary R&B/Garage House/Progressive House/Trance/Indie Rock/Nu-Disco/Europop/Hard House/Pop Rap/Synth-pop/Dance-pop/Britpop
Will & Anthony*
The Gift Is You
2016, CD, EP, Nunztunes
Various
Christmas World
2014, CD, Comp, TCM (4), Sony Music, ,
Holiday
Jenna Drey
Making Me Love Again
2014
Rowan Blanchard & Sabrina Carpenter
Take On The World (Theme Song)
2014, File 16-Bit/44.1 kHz, ,
Soundtrack
Various
Pure... Fitness
2013, 4x CD, ,
Pop Rock/Electro/Classic Rock/Pop Rap/Synth-pop/Contemporary R&B/Health-Fitness/Vocal/House
Kristine W
New & Number Ones (Club Mixes Part 2)
2013, CDr, ,
House/Progressive House/Tribal House
Céline Dion
Triple Feature
2012, CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + Bo, Sony Music Commercial Music Group, ,
Ballad/Vocal
Kristine W
New & Number Ones
2012, CD, ,
House
JLO*
Dance Again... The Hits
2012, CD, DVD, All Media, ,
Pop Rap/Electro/Contemporary R&B
Michael Garvin
Waiting For Tonight
2011, CDr, Single, Promo, Blue Dragonfly Records, ,
Smooth Jazz
Various
Bachelorette Party
2011, CD, Comp, Platinum Legends, Sony Music Commercial Music Group, ,
New Wave/Pop Rock/Disco
Various
Lemonade Mouth
2011, ,
Dance-pop
Taintstick
Waiting For Tonight
2010, File, AAC, AIFF, ALAC, FLAC, MP3, ogg, WAV, Single, Not On Label
Rachel Holder
Christmas Eve
2010, CDr, Single, All Entertainment
Ekowraith
Waiting For Tonight
2010, 6x File 320 kbps , ,
Trance/Electro/Hard Trance/House
Celine Dion*
These Are Special Times Holiday Fireplace
2009, DVD Region 1, ,
Ballad/Downtempo/Easy Listening/Soft Rock/Holiday
Beat Babol
Tutte Mie
2008, CDr, Album, Pedale Baroque Records, ,
Alternative Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Indie Pop/Pop Punk/Italo-Disco
Celine Dion*
My Love (Ultimate Essential Collection)
2008, 2x CD, ,
Ballad
Morganne*
Fille De L'Ere
2006, CD, Album, Duel Prod, ,
Pop Rock
Paulina Rubio
Ananda
2006, CD, ,
Pop Rock/Soft Rock/Ranchera/Euro House
Various
Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols For A Cure Volume 7
2005, 2xCD, Album, Rock-it Science Records, ,
Musical/Holiday
Jennifer Lopez
Sweetface
2005, CD, Enh, Promo, CMG (3)
Atomic Kitten
Access All Areas : Remixed & B-Side
2005, CD, DVD, ,
Europop/Dance-pop/Contemporary R&B/House/Progressive House
Various
Superstars #1 Hits Remixed
2005, CD, ,
House/Progressive House/Tribal House/Garage House
Various
Ladies Night
2004, CD, Comp, Mixed, Som Livre, ,
House/Euro House
Various
Will & Grace: Let The Music Out!
2004, ,
House/Pop Rock/Synth-pop
Natalia
This Time
2004, CD, ,
Big Band/Soul/Disco
Gioia
Expose This
2004, CD, ,
Breaks/Downtempo/House/Electro House/Progressive House/Progressive Trance/Euro Trance
Raven-Symoné*
This Is My Time
2004, CD, ,
Contemporary R&B/Pop Rock
Various
Hity Lata
2003, CD, Comp, Promo, Pani Domu, Good Summer, ,
Eurodance/Dance-pop
Various
American Idol - Karaoke
2003, CD+G, Comp, FremantleMedia, 19 Recordings, ,
Karaoke/Europop/Pop Rock/Latin/House
Jennifer Lopez
The Reel Me
2003, DVD, CD, ,
Contemporary R&B/Ballad/Progressive House/Pop Rap/House
Ana Cristina
Ana Cristina
2003
Atomic Kitten
Ladies Night
2003, CD, ,
Europop/Synth-pop/Ballad
M.C. Mario*
Sun Factory 3
2002, CD, Comp, Mixed, Sony Music Direct
Lelah Paine
Stay
2002, 10xFile, MP3, EP, Nene Musik Productions
Seiko*
Area 62
2002, CD, Album, Hip-O Records, Flora Records (2), ,
Dance-pop/House/Downtempo/J-pop
Various
Pop And Dance Xplosion 2 (Best Of Top 40!)
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Copy Prot., Power Music
J.Lo*
J To Tha L-O! The Remixes
2002, CD, ,
Hip Hop
Celine Dion*
Parfums
2002
Various
Woman II
2001, CD, Comp, Universal, ,
Dance-pop/Breakbeat/Country/Contemporary R&B/House/Europop/Ballad/RnB/Swing/Pop Rap/Pop Rock/Neo Soul/Soft Rock
Various
2001 Mix I Pop And Dance
2001, CD, Helix
Lisa Pure
I'm Over You
2001
Various
Queer As Folk (Music From The Original Soundtrack)
2001, ,
House/Disco/Tribal House/Hard House/Soundtrack/Trance
Various
Woman II
2001, CD, ,
Dance-pop/Breakbeat/Country/Contemporary R&B/House/Europop/Ballad/RnB/Swing/Pop Rap/Pop Rock/Neo Soul/Soft Rock
Various
Pepsi Chart Hits Best Of 2000
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Ltd, REDX Entertainment, ,
RnB/Swing/Gangsta/Grunge
Various
Booom 2001 - The First
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Ariola, BMG, Ariola, BMG, ,
Euro House/Pop Rock/Alternative Rock/Europop/House/Comedy/Trance/Techno
Tanya Leah
Emerging
2000, CD, Titania Records
Various
Sony Music Monthly Sampler June 2000
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Sony Music Taiwan
Various
Max 6
2000
M.C. Mario*
Mixdown 2000
2000
Various
Now That's What I Call Music! 4
2000, CD UML Pressing, ,
Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Europop/Contemporary R&B
Various
New Woman - Summer 2000
2000, 2x CD, ,
House
Kristine W
Lovin' You
2000, CD, ,
House
Kristine W
Stronger
2000, CD, ,
Euro House/Europop/Tribal House/Disco/Contemporary R&B
Jennifer Lopez Featuring Big Pun* & Fat Joe
Feelin' So Good
2000, CD, ,
House/Tribal House/Progressive House
Jennifer Lopez
Love Don't Cost A Thing
2000
Various
Street Vibes 5
2000
Various
Super Classifica Latina
1999, LP, Comp, P/Mixed, Disco Più SRL, ,
Latin
Various
Bacardi Blast 2
1999, Cass, Comp, Virgin, ,
Euro House/RnB/Swing/Europop/Pop Rap/Latin/Synth-pop/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Punk/House/Disco/Trance/Hip Hop
Various
Sony Music Radio Sampler (October 1999)
1999, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Sony Music, Sony Music, ,
Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Alternative Rock/Funk Metal/Dance-pop/Soundtrack/Conscious/Pop Punk/Country/Europop/Contemporary R&B/Ballad/Hard Rock/Tribal House
Various
Sony Music Radio Sampler (September 1999)
1999, CD, Comp, M/Print, Promo, Smplr, Sony Music, Sony Music, ,
Pop Rock/Soft Rock/Country/Dance-pop/Indie Rock/Pop Rap/RnB/Swing/Contemporary R&B/Europop/Ballad/House/Alternative Rock/Hard Rock/Folk Rock
Unknown Artist
XXL Dance Hits
1999, CD, Comp, GM Music, ,
Euro House/Europop/Eurodance/Latin
Gizelle D'Cole
Gizelle D'Cole
1999, CD, ,
House/Merengue/Samba/Cha-Cha/Bolero
Jennifer Lopez
On The 6
1999
Jennifer Lopez
Waiting For Tonight
1999
Jennifer Lopez
On The 6
1999, CD, ,
Contemporary R&B/Downtempo/Latin Pop/Ballad/Dance-pop
Various
Hits 2000 (41 Hits For The Millennium)
1999, 2x CD, ,
RnB/Swing/Trance/Europop/Euro House/Ballad
Lisa Molina
My Love Will Be There
1998, CD, Album, Wave Entertainment Inc
*NSYNC
Home For Christmas
1998, CD, ,
Europop/Contemporary R&B/Ballad/Holiday
Celine Dion*
These Are Special Times
1998, CD, ,
Ballad/Holiday
Various
Free FM 1
1997, 2xCD, Comp, Central Station, ,
Hi NRG/House/Disco/Euro House/Electro/Synth-pop
Celine Dion*
Let's Talk About Love
1997, CD, ,
Ballad/Soft Rock
Rebekah Ryan
Just A Little Bit Of Love
1996, ,
House/Garage House/Euro House
Dana Dawson
Black Butterfly
1995
Eternal
Always & Forever
1993
Celine Dion*
The Colour Of My Love
1993, CD, ,
Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Ballad
Various
Airgo Music .com Proudly Presents: A Winter's Wish
2007, CD, Comp, Airgo Music
DJ Giuseppe D.*
Club Hits
2006, 3xCD, Comp, Mixed, Micmac Records, Inc.
DJ Giuseppe D.*
Evolutions
2005, CD, Mixed, Micmac Records, Inc.
Various
The Best Of The Songwriters Hall Of Fame: New Writers Showcase: Volume 1
2003, CD, Comp, Songwriters Hall Of Fame
Various
Knock Out Sampler
1993, CD, Comp, Promo, Atlantic, ,
Vocal
Various
Warner Music Canada May 1993 -Vol.175
1993, CD, Comp, Promo, Warner Music Canada Ltd,
Various
Warner Music Canada July 1993 -Vol.180
1993, CD, Comp, Promo, Warner Music Canada Ltd,
Various
Warner Music Sampler Volume 14
1993, CD, Comp, Promo, Warner Music Malaysia,
Various
HitDisc 002A
1993, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, TM Century, ,
Country Rock
Various
HitDisc 994A
1993, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, TM Century,
Various
Release #6 1993 The Atlantic Group
1993, Cass, Promo, Smplr, SR, Atlantic, Rhino Records (2), ,
Art Rock/House/Acid/Synth-pop
Various
Remix Culture 9/93
1993
Various
Ultimix 48
1993, CD, ,
House/Techno
Various
Disc Drive Version 1.7
2x12", Disc Drive Records
JLO*
Dance Again... The Hits
2012, CD, DVD, All Media, ,
RnB/Swing/Pop Rap/Electro
Various
Festinha 6
2001, CD, Comp, Promo, Unofficial, Mass Music
Jennifer Lopez
On The 6
1999, ,
RnB/Swing
Celine Dion*
These Are Special Times
1998
Celine Dion*
Let's Talk About Love
1997, CD, ,
Ballad/Soft Rock/Downtempo/Contemporary R&B/Latin/Theme
Celine Dion*
The Colour Of My Love