1. Gabriel Eduardo Saporta was born on October 11,1979 and is a Uruguayan-American musician and entrepreneur.
16 Facts About Gabe Saporta
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On November 10,2015, after nearly ten years and two Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hits, Gabe Saporta announced that the band would stop its work, and that he would be focusing on helping other musicians through his new venture, The Artist Group.
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Gabe Saporta's family is Jewish; his grandparents and great-grandparents escaped Europe during World War II and settled in Uruguay.
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At an early age, Gabe Saporta developed a passion for music, which became his escape and salvation from a tumultuous upbringing.
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Gabe Saporta fell in love with music because of its ability to deliver messages and connect people.
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Coincidentally, Gabe Saporta made his acting debut a few years later in the season 5 finale of Gossip Girl.
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On his Beats1 Radio show in November 2015, Gabe Saporta announced that he would no longer be performing or putting out new music.
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Gabe Saporta has explained that now he wants to work behind the scenes and help younger artists see their dreams come true.
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In 2022, Gabe Saporta joined beatBread's Artist Advocacy Council, which provides "critical advice" to the independent music funding platform.
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Gabe Saporta joins Mike Caren, Dave Dederer, Diana Rodriguez, Kei Henderson, Ray Daniels, and Nick Jarjour.
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On June 5,2010, MTV aired an episode of When I Was 17, which focused on Gabe Saporta and discussed his life as a teenager.
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Gabe Saporta has hosted and been a correspondent for various music-related TV shows including being a presenter at the VMAs, a US correspondent for The EMAs and BBC1, and hosting several countdown shows on Fuse.
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In March 2013, Gabe Saporta was featured on "Make It Out This Town", the first single by American rapper Eve's fourth album Lip Lock.
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In 2015, Gabe Saporta started working with Beats1 Radio as on-air talent and show host.
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Gabe Saporta has described his father's perseverance as an inspiration.
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Gabe Saporta attended Rutgers University, where he majored in philosophy and political science.