Christon Gray
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Christon Michael Gray |
| Born |
July 18, 1986 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| Origin | Columbus, Ohio U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop, Contemporary R&B, Christian, |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, rapper, producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, Piano |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Fo Yo Soul/RCA |
| Associated acts | Taelor Gray, W.L.A.K., The Elevationists |
| Website | christongray |
Christon Michael Gray (born July 18, 1986) is an American R&B singer and rapper born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He is a Christian and calls his music ‘about being human’. It’s this approach that has allowed him to be successful as a mainstream artist.
Gray was born Christon Michael Gray on July 18, 1986, in Columbus, Ohio. His parents, Arthur Gray (a former choir leader), and his mother Leigh Ann (a trained soprano) have two other children; Christon’s older brother, Taelor Gray, who is also a rapper and pastor, and his younger sister Aubrey, who is currently a college student. He resides in Columbus, and is married to Cristina Gray and they have a daughter together, Mya Blue.
In 2006, Gray was a part of The Elevationists with his brother, Taelor and childhood friend BJ (James Hazley). After a few years together, they disbanded the group.
In 2011, Gray, with the help of writing partner and music director Marlo Scott, released an album entitled Even With Evil With Me. The independent release spawned the timeless track ‘Isle of You’, which quickly led to record label interest. Before the year was out, he was signed to Collision Records.
2012 – 14: Collision Records & School of Roses
In 2012, he began working on his retail and label debut for Collision, but as it morphed, he decided to release it as a free mixtape.Body Art was a hit among Gray's fans and featured the label's roster as well as other artists and producers from the CHH genre. It caught many fans off guard because it was more of a rap album than EWEWM, which was the album’s intention.
Early in 2013, the label released the collective album We Live As Kings (W.L.A.K.). As a member of the four-man group, Christon was featured on the majority of the tracks. The album went on to top the Billboard Gospel chart and crack the top 10 on the Rap and Christian charts. It also contained the cut 'King In Me' which was used as the theme song to American Idol’s Super Bowl commercial in 2014.
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