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. He was signed to

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. His songs are a fusion of pop, reggae, and soul.

Career

Cris Cab started music at a very young age. Born to

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parents in

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, he spent summers in

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broadening his music tastes. At 14, his father bought him his first studio session. At 15, his early demos caught the attention of

who met him and mentored him. Hugely popular online, articles appeared about him on blogs including Perez Hilton,

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and online website of ''

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''. Cris Cab also opened for various acts including T-Pain,

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, Rebelution,

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and

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Signing a management deal, he released his debut ''Foreword EP'' in 2011 and his original single "Good Girls".

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met him on tour and became a second mentor to him and recorded "She's So Fly" with him. In 2012 Cris Cab released a full-length mixtape, ''Echo Boom'' featuring production and collaboration by Pharrell Williams, Mavado, Wyclef Jean,

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, Daytona,

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(of

) and was signed to

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. His single "Good Girls (Don't Grow on Trees)" was written by Pharrell Williams and produced by Wyclef Jean, and features a rap section by

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. His song "Paradise (On Earth)" was featured on the

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soundtrack. His international fame came with "Liar, Liar" released on

that has charted in Germany, France, Netherlands and Belgium. The release was accompanied by a music video with cameo appearances by Pharrell Williams. His full-length album ''Where I Belong'' was released on April 7, 2014 in Europe, and is to be released on May 21 in the United Kingdom. A United States full-length release is due this summer. In October 2014, he was picked as

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's Artist of the Month and was featured on NBC's '' Today'' show hosted by

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and

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, where he performed live his single "Liar Liar". In 2015, he released the song "Englishman In New York", originally performed by

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, and reached as high as number 13 on the France Top 40 chart. Cab returned to music in 2017 with "All of the Girls" featuring

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. In 2018, Cab released "Laurent Perrier", a song featuring Latin artist Farruko. He performed the song at the official

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viewing event in

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prior to the country's final game in the tournament. As a follow-up, Cab released the single "Just Wanna Love You" featuring, J Balvin. At the time of its release (September 2018), Balvin was the #2 ranked artist in the world streaming on

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, behind

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Discography

Albums

EPs

Mixtapes

Other releases

* 2012: ''Cris Cab - Live... In the Moment'', (recorded at the Grand Central, Miami)

Singles

*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts. For Ultratip peaks, added 50 positions to arrive at an equivalent Ultratop position

Others

*2011: "Good Girls" *2012: "Face to Face" *2012: "Echo Boom", (feat.

) *2012: "She's So Fly" (feat.

) *2012: "White Lingerie" *2013: "When We Were Young" *2013: "Another Love", (feat. Wyclef Jean) *2013: "Colors", (feat. Mike Posner) *2013: "Paradise (On Earth)" *2014: "Loves Me Not" *2017: "Together" *2017: "Rest of My Life" *2018: "Laurent Perrier" (feat. Farruko & Kore) *2020: "Your Love" (feat. Irina Rimes )

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References

External links

Official website

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cab, Cris Living people Musicians from Miami American musicians of Cuban descent 1993 births Writers from Miami Songwriters from Florida 21st-century American singers 21st-century American male singers American male songwriters