Christopher Charles Geppert, mais conhecido como Christopher Cross (San Antonio, 3 de maio de 1951), é um músico compositor, guitarrista e cantor norte-americano. Cinco vezes premiado com o Grammy Awards, já vendeu em torno de vinte milhões de discos em todo o mundo.[1] Seis milhões, somente do seu primeiro álbum de 1979. Ele cita como suas influências os Beach Boys e Joni Mitchell.[1]
Ele começou nos anos 70, participando da banda de hard rock Flash. Nesta época Christopher era uma espécie de herói da guitarra no Texas, o que lhe valeu a oportunidade de substituir Ritchie Blackmore em um concerto do Deep Purple. Ritchie ficou gripado e não conseguia tocar, mas o produtor e a banda resolveram fazer o show com o jovem guitarrista local.[1]
No final da década, porém, partiu para carreira individual, assinando, em 1979, um contrato com a Warner e lançando seu primeiro álbum solo em 1980.[2] Com esse disco de estreia, ele ganhou cinco prêmios Grammy. Embora bem sucedido com a canção "Sailing", desse mesmo álbum, só alcançou sucesso internacional no ano seguinte, com a participação na trilha sonora do filme Arthur (estrelado por Liza Minnelli e Dudley Moore), com o tema "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)". Esta canção, composta com Burt Bacharach e Carole Bayer Sager, lhe valeu um Oscar de melhor canção.[3]
Apesar de não lançar um disco com composições inéditas desde 1998, Christopher continua se apresentando esporadicamente pelo mundo. Em 2007 foi agraciado com uma estrela na Calçada da Fama da Música do Sul do Texas, em Corpus Christi. Em seu concerto nesse evento, ele contou que trabalhava em composições para a sua filha que iniciava a carreira musical, e pretende lançar um disco com versões em espanhol dos seus maiores sucessos.[carece de fontes?]
1959: "Volare" – Domenico Modugno 1960: "The Battle of New Orleans" – Jimmy Driftwood 1961: "Theme from Exodus" – Ernest Gold 1962: "Moon River" – Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini 1963: "What Kind of Fool Am I?" – Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley 1964: "Days of Wine and Roses" – Johnny Mercer & Henry Mancini 1965: "Hello, Dolly!" – Jerry Herman 1966: "The Shadow of Your Smile" – Paul Francis Webster & Johnny Mandel 1967: "Michelle" – John Lennon & Paul McCartney 1968: "Up, Up and Away" – Jimmy Webb 1969: "Little Green Apples" – Bobby Russell 1970: "Games People Play" – Joe South 1971: "Bridge over Troubled Water" – Paul Simon 1972: "You've Got a Friend" – Carole King 1973: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Ewan MacColl 1974: "Killing Me Softly with His Song" – Norman Gimbel & Charles Fox 1975: "The Way We Were" – Alan e Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch 1976: "Send in the Clowns" – Stephen Sondheim 1977: "I Write the Songs" – Bruce Johnston 1978: "Evergreen" – Barbra Streisand & Paul Williams / "You Light Up My Life" – Joe Brooks 1979: "Just the Way You Are" – Billy Joel 1980: "What a Fool Believes" – Kenny Loggins & Michael McDonald 1981: "Sailing" – Christopher Cross 1982: "Bette Davis Eyes" – Donna Weiss & Jackie DeShannon 1983: "Always on My Mind" – Johnny Christopher, Mark James & Wayne Carson 1984: "Every Breath You Take" – Sting 1985: "What's Love Got to Do with It" – Graham Lyle & Terry Britten 1986: "We Are the World" – Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie 1987: "That's What Friends Are For" – Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager 1988: "Somewhere Out There" – James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil 1989: "Don't Worry, Be Happy" – Bobby McFerrin 1990: "Wind Beneath My Wings" – Larry Henley & Jeff Silbar 1991: "From a Distance" – Julie Gold 1992: "Unforgettable" – Irving Gordon 1993: "Tears in Heaven" – Eric Clapton & Will Jennings 1994: "A Whole New World" – Alan Menken & Tim Rice 1995: "Streets of Philadelphia" – Bruce Springsteen 1996: "Kiss from a Rose" – Seal 1997: "Change the World" – Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick & Tommy Sims 1998: "Sunny Came Home" – Shawn Colvin & John Leventhal 1999: "My Heart Will Go On" – James Horner & Will Jennings 2000: "Smooth" – Itaal Shur & Rob Thomas
2001: "Beautiful Day" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson 2002: "Fallin'" – Alicia Keys 2003: "Don't Know Why" – Jesse Harris 2004: "Dance with My Father" – Richard Marx & Luther Vandross 2005: "Daughters" – John Mayer 2006: "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen & Paul Hewson 2007: "Not Ready to Make Nice" – Emily Burns Erwin, Martha Maguire, Natalie Maines Pasdar & Dan Wilson 2008: "Rehab" – Amy Winehouse 2009: "Viva la Vida" – Guy Berryman, Jonathan Buckland, William Champion & Christopher Martin 2010: "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart 2011: "Need You Now" – David Haywood, Josh Kear, Charles Kelley & Hillary Scott 2012: "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth 2013: "We Are Young" – Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess 2014: "Royals" – Joel Little & Ella Yelich-O'Connor 2015: "Stay with Me" (Darkchild version) – James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith 2016: "Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge 2017: "Hello" – Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin 2018: "That's What I Like" – Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip 2019: "This Is America" – Donald Glover & Ludwig Göransson 2020: "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell 2021: "I Can't Breathe" – Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas 2022: "Leave the Door Open" – Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars 2023: "Just Like That" – Bonnie Raitt
1960: Bobby Darin 1961: Bob Newhart 1962: Peter Nero 1963: Robert Goulet 1964: The Swingle Singers 1965: The Beatles 1966: Tom Jones 1967: Não houve premiação 1968: Bobbie Gentry 1969: José Feliciano 1970: Crosby, Stills & Nash 1971: Carpenters 1972: Carly Simon 1973: America 1974: Bette Midler 1975: Marvin Hamlisch 1976: Natalie Cole 1977: Starland Vocal Band 1978: Debby Boone 1979: A Taste of Honey
1980: Rickie Lee Jones 1981: Christopher Cross 1982: Sheena Easton 1983: Men at Work 1984: Culture Club 1985: Cyndi Lauper 1986: Sade 1987: Bruce Hornsby & The Range 1988: Jody Watley 1989: Tracy Chapman 1990: Milli Vanilli (revogado) 1991: Mariah Carey 1992: Marc Cohn 1993: Arrested Development 1994: Toni Braxton 1995: Sheryl Crow 1996: Hootie & the Blowfish 1997: LeAnn Rimes 1998: Paula Cole 1999: Lauryn Hill
2000: Christina Aguilera 2001: Shelby Lynne 2002: Alicia Keys 2003: Norah Jones 2004: Evanescence 2005: Maroon 5 2006: John Legend 2007: Carrie Underwood 2008: Amy Winehouse 2009: Adele 2010: Zac Brown Band 2011: Esperanza Spalding 2012: Bon Iver 2013: Fun 2014: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 2015: Sam Smith 2016: Meghan Trainor 2017: Chance the Rapper 2018: Alessia Cara 2019: Dua Lipa
2020: Billie Eilish 2021: Megan Thee Stallion 2022: Olivia Rodrigo 2023: Samara Joy 2024: Victoria Monét
1959: The Music from Peter Gunn – Henry Mancini 1960: Come Dance with Me! – Frank Sinatra 1961: The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart – Bob Newhart 1962: Judy at Carnegie Hall – Judy Garland 1963: The First Family – Vaughn Meader 1964: The Barbra Streisand Album – Barbra Streisand 1965: Getz/Gilberto – Stan Getz, João Gilberto 1966: September of My Years – Frank Sinatra 1967: A Man and His Music – Frank Sinatra 1968: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band – The Beatles 1969: By the Time I Get to Phoenix – Glen Campbell 1970: Blood, Sweat & Tears – Blood, Sweat & Tears 1971: Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel 1972: Tapestry – Carole King 1973: The Concert for Bangladesh – George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Ringo Starr, Billy Preston, Eric Clapton & Klaus Voormann 1974: Innervisions – Stevie Wonder 1975: Fulfillingness' First Finale – Stevie Wonder 1976: Still Crazy After All These Years – Paul Simon 1977: Songs in the Key of Life – Stevie Wonder 1978: Rumours – Fleetwood Mac 1979: Saturday Night Fever – vários artistas 1980: 52nd Street – Billy Joel 1981: Christopher Cross – Christopher Cross 1982: Double Fantasy – John Lennon e Yoko Ono 1983: Toto IV – Toto 1984: Thriller – Michael Jackson 1985: Can't Slow Down – Lionel Richie 1986: No Jacket Required – Phil Collins 1987: Graceland – Paul Simon 1988: The Joshua Tree – U2 1989: Faith – George Michael 1990: Nick of Time – Bonnie Raitt
1991: Back on the Block – Quincy Jones e vários artistas 1992: Unforgettable... with Love – Natalie Cole 1993: Unplugged – Eric Clapton 1994: The Bodyguard – Whitney Houston 1995: MTV Unplugged – Tony Bennett 1996: Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morissette 1997: Falling into You – Céline Dion 1998: Time Out of Mind – Bob Dylan 1999: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill – Lauryn Hill 2000: Supernatural – Santana 2001: Two Against Nature – Steely Dan 2002: O Brother, Where Art Thou? – vários artistas 2003: Come Away with Me – Norah Jones 2004: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below – Outkast 2005: Genius Loves Company – Ray Charles e vários artistas 2006: How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb – U2 2007: Taking the Long Way – Dixie Chicks 2008: River: The Joni Letters – Herbie Hancock 2009: Raising Sand – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss 2010: Fearless – Taylor Swift 2011: The Suburbs – Arcade Fire 2012: 21 – Adele 2013: Babel – Mumford & Sons 2014: Random Access Memories – Daft Punk 2015: Morning Phase – Beck 2016: 1989 – Taylor Swift 2017: 25 – Adele 2018: 24K Magic – Bruno Mars 2019: Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves 2020: When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? – Billie Eilish 2021: Folklore – Taylor Swift 2022: We Are – Jon Batiste 2023: Harry's House – Harry Styles 2024: Midnights – Taylor Swift
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