Cris Cab started music at a very young age. Born to
Cuban parents in
Miami,
Florida, he spent summers in
The Bahamas broadening his music tastes. At 14, his father bought him his first studio session. At 15, his early demos caught the attention of
Pharrell Williams who met him and mentored him. Hugely popular online, articles appeared about him on blogs including
Perez Hilton,
Just Jared and online website of
Billboard. Cris Cab also opened for various acts including
T-Pain,
Matisyahu,
Rebelution,
Gym Class Heroes and
O.A.R. Signing a management deal, he released his debut
Foreword EP in 2011 and his original single "Good Girls".
Wyclef Jean 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,
Melanie Fiona,
Shaggy, Daytona,
Marc Roberge (of
O.A.R.) and was signed to
Mercury Records. 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
Big Sean. His song "Paradise (On Earth)" was featured on the
NBA 2K14 soundtrack. His international fame came with "Liar, Liar" released on
Island Def Jam Records 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
Elvis Duran's
Artist of the Month and was featured on
NBC's
Today show hosted by
Kathy Lee Gifford and
Hoda Kotb, where he performed live his single "Liar Liar". In 2015, he released the song "Englishman In New York", originally performed by
Sting, and reached number 13 on the France Top 40 chart. Cab returned to music in 2017 with "All of the Girls" featuring
Pitbull. In 2018, Cab released "Laurent Perrier", a song featuring Latin artist
Farruko. He performed the song at the official
FIFA World Cup viewing event in
Berlin, Germany 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
Spotify, behind
Drake. ==Discography==