Gabe Saporta
| Gabe Saporta | |
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Saporta in September 2012
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gabriel Eduardo Saporta |
| Born |
October 11, 1979 Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Origin | New York City, New York |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | Vocals, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Decaydance, Fueled by Ramen |
| Associated acts | Cobra Starship, Midtown, Humble Beginnings |
| Website | gabesaporta |
Gabriel Eduardo "Gabe" Saporta (born October 11, 1979) is a Uruguayan American musician and entrepreneur. Through late 2015, he was a singer and the primary creative force behind the electronic pop group Cobra Starship. On November 10, 2015, after nearly ten years and two Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hits, Gabe 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. Prior to Cobra Starship, Saporta had been the lead singer, bassist, and lyricist for the punk band Midtown.
Gabe Saporta was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. His family is Jewish; his grandparents and great-grandparents escaped Europe during World War II and settled in Uruguay. When he was four years old, he moved with his parents to New York City. At an early age, Gabe developed a passion for music, which became his escape and salvation from a tumultuous upbringing. Saporta fell in love with music because of its ability to deliver messages and connect people. His first love was hip hop, but soon after he discovered punk rock and started going to shows to see bands such as Gorilla Biscuits, Fugazi and Pavement. It wasn't long before Saporta, along with his brother Ricky, started to put on his own shows and put out his own records.
When he was 16 years old, Saporta “joined his first band-- the appropriately titled Humble Beginnings” as a bass player. While in college at Rutgers University, he started Midtown, a post-emo rock band. As the vocalist, lyricist and bassist in Midtown, Saporta attracted widespread attention. The group released one EP and three LP albums: The Sacrifice of Life, Save the World, Lose the Girl, Living Well is the Best Revenge and Forget What You Know, respectively.
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