Chris Cayzer (born Christopher Ashley Luke Cayzer on 29 December 1986Chris Cayzer Official Mailing List
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Filipino-Australian Filipino Australians (Filipino: ''Mga Australyanong Pilipino'') are Australians of Filipino ancestry. Filipino-Australians are one of the largest groups within the global Filipino diaspora. At the 2021 census, 408,836 people stated that they had ...

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, R&B and acoustic singer, actor, DJ and VJ. He was also a Top 6 finalist in the Over 25 Category on

The X Factor Australia ''The X Factor'' is an Australian television reality music competition, based on the original UK series, to find new singing talent. The first season of the show premiered on Network Ten on 6 February 2005. Ten dropped ''The X Factor'' after ...

in 2012.

Biography

Family Background

Chris Cayzer was born on 29 December 1986 in

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

, Australia to

Filipino Filipino may refer to: * Something from or related to the Philippines ** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines. ** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...

parents Khristine Araneta and Alexander Cayzer.Chris Cayzer Official Website
His mother is from Zamboanga and his father from

Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...

.Pua, Antonette V: "Chris Cayzer: John Mayer’s counterpart?" The Manila Bulletin 26 August 2006
/ref> He has an older sister, Patricia.Myx Official Website
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Early life

During his youth in Australia, Cayzer worked two jobs.
/ref> He was a clerk at

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, and at the same time held down a job as a

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in Australia's post office. These two jobs prompted him to take a vacation in the

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. He travelled with his father to the country, both to relax and help out in their family business. While in the Philippines, he got an unexpected break in local show business, both as an actor and recording artist. After graduating from high school, Cayzer left Australia to continue his tertiary education in the Philippines, as well as pursue his musical career.

Career

In 2006,

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decided to create sub-label NuGen Music, which aimed to produce more sophisticated pop music.Panaligan, Jojo P.: "Chris Cayzer bears flag of NuGen Music." The Manila Bulletin 26 August 2006
/ref> Cayzer became the first artist record under NuGen Music, releasing his debut album that same year. The first single was ''I Got You'', which according to Cayzer is based on personal experience. He also released a remake of

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’s ''Stay''. Star Records also had him contribute a remake of

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’ ''Hold On'' for the ''

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OST''. In 2007, Cayzer became a host for

Myx TV Myx (pronounced "mix") is an American pay TV channel based in Daly City, California with an office also in Redwood City, California targeting a multicultural audience. As a sister network to Myx (Philippines), it launched in the United States ...

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's cable network for Asian Americans in the United States. He hosted numerous shows, including ''MYX P.I.'' and ''OMG'' before leaving the network in 2008 to pursue other opportunities, including joining Sunday variety show

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. In 2009, Cayzer was cast for prime time series on

called All My Life, co-starring with

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and

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. Cayzer's second solo album ''You're the Only Thing'' was released under Warner Music Philippines on 29 August 2009. The first single from the album was a self-composed Tagalog song called ''Loko''. In 2010, Cayzer moved to the TV5 network. He eventually left Philippine showbiz the following year and moved back to his native Australia. In August 2012, Cayzer appeared in the fourth season of Channel Seven's

and made it to the Top 24.

Musical Influences

Cayzer names

John Mayer John Clayton Mayer ( ; born October 16, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Born and raised in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Mayer attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, but left and moved to Atlanta in 1997 with ...

and his

Room for Squares ''Room for Squares'' is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter John Mayer, originally released on June 5, 2001, and re-released on September 18, 2001, by both Aware and Columbia Records. Upon its release, it peaked at number 8 on the ...

album as his major musical influence.Titik Pilipino
His other musical influences include Rob Thomas of

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James Taylor James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, havi ...

and

Kenny Rankin Kenneth Joseph Rankin (February 10, 1940 – June 7, 2009) was an American singer and songwriter in the folk rock and singer-songwriter genres; he was influenced by jazz. Rankin would often sing notes in a high range to express emotion. Biogr ...

. Cayzer's father Reggie was a big fan of jazz artists like

George Benson George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist. A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s, pla ...

Lee Ritenour Lee Mack Ritenour ( ; born January 11, 1952) is an American jazz guitarist who has been active since the late 1960s. Biography Ritenour was born on January 11, 1952, in Los Angeles, California, United States. At the age of eight he started play ...

and

, who also influenced Cayzer's music.

Filmography

Television

Movies

Music videos

Discography

Awards and citations

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cayzer, Chris 1986 births Living people Australian people of Filipino descent 21st-century Filipino male singers Filipino television personalities VJs (media personalities) Filipino people of Basque descent Araneta family Musicians from Brisbane The X Factor (Australian TV series) contestants Star Magic ABS-CBN personalities GMA Network personalities TV5 (Philippine TV network) personalities