Christine was born in Sweden and raised by her single father, Gustave Daaé, her mother having died when she was very young in some unexplained manner. Her father was a famed Swedish violinist and he raised his daughter in a world of music and stories. She proved to be an adept singer, though untrained, even at a young age and her father was determined to see her made famous. The next morning, Christine was to wake on board the Elegante, unaware of any past time she had supposedly spent there already.