Gavin Becker (born January 15, 1999) is an American singer, songwriter and actor.

Early life

Gavin Becker was born in

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, Pennsylvania. At the age of 9, Gavin performed his first two original songs on keyboard at an open mic night at Milkboy taco truck in

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. He acted and sang in several plays and musicals.Playcrafters explores that unlucky year ‘13’ in teen musical
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''Stage Magazine'', Published: November 8, 2012 From 2008–2014, he attended

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each summer.

Career

In 2013, Gavin first started posting song covers and originals on the popular video sharing applications YouTube and

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as well as performing live on

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. December 17, 2013 Gavin held his first solo concert at '' World Cafe Live'' in

. In 2014, Gavin's combined

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following had grown to over 199K. He performed on his first group tour for ''Press Play'' at Peabody's in

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, on March 8. On April 11–12, 2014 Gavin performed on the ''MagCon tour'' along with ''

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'', other young artists and

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sensations. In 2014, Gavin went on to open for ''

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, Kalin & Myles and

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.'' He also participated in group tours such as the '' Digitour, Sunsation Tour, Jam Tour and FanRave Tour.'' In 2015, Gavin was the headliner for a sold-out performance at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia on January 31. Gavin released his first solo single, ''We Never Sleep,'' on April 19, 2015. Gavin performed at '' DigiFest'' on June 6 at

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and DigiFest Boston at the Palladium on June 7. Gavin opened for ''

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'' at

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in NJ on June 27. Gavin went on to release his first solo EP, ''Closer'' on August 2, 2015. Gavin Co-headlined for the ''OMG Music Tour'' during the month of August. In 2016, Gavin released his second solo single ''Until You Were Gone'' on February 3. On February 20, Gavin Headlined at Webster Hall in NYC. In 2016, Gavin signed on to be a spokesperson for ''Put on the B.R.A.K.E.S. Foundation'' founded by race car driver Doug Herbert, with the goal of saving lives by training and educating teenage drivers and their parents about the importance of safe and responsible driving. In 2016, Along with Daya, Gavin was the opener for

at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, Maryland on March 3. On March 4 Gavin and Daya opened to a sold-out show for

at the

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in Philadelphia. In 2016, Gavin was the headliner at The Saint in Asbury Park, New Jersey on April, 6. Gavin performed at ''

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'' in Milwaukee on July 30. Gavin opened for the ''

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'' Summer Tour in Pittsburgh (August 3), Cleveland (August 4), Detroit (August 5) and Chicago (August 6). Gavin was part of Live Nation's ''TLG Tour'' in NYC on August 16, Chicago (August 23), Indianapolis (August 25) and Cincinnati (August 26). On September 27, Gavin released his third solo single ''Young Desire''. Gavin was part of the ''Team Rowland Tour'' with Hunter Rowland, Brandon Rowland, Ashton Rowland, and Nick Bean in Philadelphia at The Fillmore on December 16. In 2017, Gavin was interviewed and performed on TV for ''ABC Good Day PA'' (January 25 and March 16). In 2017, Gavin was the Headliner at The Voltage Lounge in Philadelphia on March 18. On May 6, 2017, Gavin released his second solo EP ''Til The Morning's Out''. Gavin joined DigiTour Spring in Philadelphia (April 2 TLA Theatre), New Jersey (April 8 at Gamechanger) and New York (April 9 Gramercy Theater). On May 20 Gavin was the Headliner at iPlay America in Freehold, NJ. In 2017, Becker was one of the contestants on the ABC TV series ''

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''.Boy Band Series on ABC
Premiered: June 22, 2017 In 2018, Becker formed the band ‘’Peachy’’ with fellow Vanderbilt University students Sam Lazarus and Jeremy Trujillo. They released their debut single “Heartbreaker” on May 10, 2018.

Discography

EP *''Closer'' (August 2, 2015) *''Til The Morning's Out'' (May 6, 2017) Singles *''We Never Sleep'' (April 19, 2015) *''Until You Were Gone'' (February 3, 2016) *''Young Desire'' (September 27, 2016)

Music videos

*"Young Desire"

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Becker, Gavin 21st-century American singers 21st-century American male singers American male singer-songwriters American male actors American male pop singers American pop pianists American male pianists American child singers Musicians from Philadelphia Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania Shipley School alumni Participants in American reality television series