Lawrence was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. He was with
Jay-R in the group First Impression from mid-1998 to early 2000. He won
Search for the Star in a Million Season 3 in 2006. Lawrence's self-titled debut album was released in 2006, followed by
Moments of Love in 2009 which mainly included
covers of songs such as
George Michael's "
Careless Whisper",
Richard Marx's "
Right Here Waiting" and
Christopher Cross's "
I Will Take You Forever". In 2010, he signed an exclusive contract with
GMA Network and appeared on the variety show
Party Pilipinas. On March 12, 2012, Lawrence signed to
GMA Records along with three other artists. Having already made GMA (the Kapuso Network) his home network since early 2010, and now officially joining their roster in music, Lawrence has hinted at his wish for his songs to be used in different shows on GMA. His third album,
Spread the Love, was released in 2013 and his fourth album,
Most Requested Playlist was released in 2015 under
Universal Records. Lawrence was commissioned by
Daniel Padilla and co-owners to create
ambient theme music for J Castles (dubbed "Disneyland of Tanauan") including
instrumental and
surrealistic soundscape with 3D
soundtrack visual effects in each room.
Jay Durias also requested Lawrence sing J Castles’ theme song, “Let There Be Lights”, and “Sky Full of Colors” at the
fireworks finale of the park's launching. == Personal life ==