1. Christopher Cross was born on Christopher Charles Geppert; May 3,1951 and is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
16 Facts About Christopher Cross
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Christopher Cross won five Grammy Awards for his eponymous debut album released in 1979.
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Christopher Cross attended Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio and graduated in 1969.
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Christopher Cross was involved in football and track and field.
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Christopher Cross was married to Roseanne Harrison from 1973 until the couple divorced in 1982.
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Christopher Cross later reported on Twitter that he had lost the use of his legs, but his doctors told him he should fully recover.
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Christopher Cross substituted for Ritchie Blackmore during a Deep Purple concert in 1970 when Blackmore fell ill.
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Vaughan purchased the guitar at Ray Hennig's Heart of Texas Music in Austin in 1974, only one day after Christopher Cross had traded the guitar for a Gibson Les Paul.
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Christopher Cross has been certified platinum five times in the US, selling over 5 million copies.
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Later in 1981, Christopher Cross released "Arthur's Theme ", co-written by Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Peter Allen, which was the main theme for the 1981 film Arthur.
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Christopher Cross co-wrote and sang the song "A Chance For Heaven" for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games.
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Christopher Cross did place the song "Swept Away" in the TV show Growing Pains.
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Christopher Cross made three more albums in the 1990s, and although some of his releases gained critical response, he was not able to attract the mass audience he once enjoyed.
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In 2008, Christopher Cross recorded a new acoustic album of his hits titled The Cafe Carlyle Sessions.
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In 2011, Christopher Cross released a new studio album titled Doctor Faith.
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One common feature of Christopher Cross's album covers is the appearance of a flamingo.