CHRISTOPHER CROSS

(Christopher Geppert ) May,3 ,1951

Christopher Cross is far and away the biggest star of 1980, virtually defining adult contemporary radio with a series of beautiful ballads including "Sailing", "is there something" or the "Arthur'theme".

Born in San Antonio, May 3, 1951, Cross first started in the Austin-based cover band Flash before signing with Warner Bros. in 1978.

Two years later, "Ride Like the Wind" appeared rocketing to the number two spot; and the success of the second single "Sailing" made Christopher Cross one of the westcoast'star. and in the wake of two more Top 20 hits, "Never Be the Same" and "Say You'll Be Mine," he walked off with a record

Grammys in 1981, Best New Artist and Song of the Year for "Sailing."

He soon scored a second number one as well as an Academy Award with "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)," which he co-wrote with Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, and Peter Allen for the smash Dudley Moore film comedy Arthur.

In 1983, "Another Page" was another beautiful album including "all right","Think of Laura" (popularized through the daytime soap phenomenon General Hospital), you can see in this album a lot of friends like Michael McDonald, Jeff Porcaro and so on...

Every Turn of the World appeared to little notice in 1985,

In1988 , "Back of My Mind" failed to chart altogether, Cross was dropped by Warner.

In 1991, "Rendezvous" (including Jeff Porcaro and Carlos Vega) did not appear until five years later on BMG.

In 1998 he signed to CMC International for Walking in Avalon, a two-disc effort split between new studio material and live recordings of his past hits.

Christopher Cross returned in 2000 with "The Red Room"