Gregory Raposo
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gregory Frank Raposo |
| Born | May 3, 1985 |
| Origin | Long Island, New York |
| Genres | Pop, Rock |
| Years active |
1998–2002 (group) (Dream Street) |
| Labels | Independent |
1998–2002 (group) (Dream Street)
2003–2005 - Greg Raposo (solo)
2005–2007 - Raposo (band - 1st Incarnation)
2007 - Stereopath (band)
Gregory Frank "Greg" Raposo (born May 3, 1985) is an American rock'n'roll singer and actor. Raposo initially came to fame in the early 2000s as a member of the boy band Dream Street, but has subsequently branched out into a solo career as a rock singer. His self-titled debut solo album Greg Raposo was released in 2003 and charted at #40 in its opening week; 2012 release Loss Love Life was released independently and did not chart.
Gregory Frank Raposo was born in New York May 3, 1985 to Maryann and Octavio Raposo.
When Greg was two years old, he began to develop a fascination with the guitar. When he was six years old, Mrs. Raposo decided that she was tired of having to buy more toy guitars because he kept breaking them, so she bought him his first real guitar and arranged for him to take guitar lessons with a private teacher. O'Connell, his teacher, advised him to take vocal lessons with his guitar classes. He was soon after entered into a talent contest. He won, singing an Elvis Presley song. His mother then entered him on Star Search. He took second place and was referred to an agent.
Raposo was cast into sixteen regional and national commercials for everything from Kit Kat candy bars to Crest toothpaste. Then at nine, he requested to be allowed to sing and play guitar on-air during a local live recording of a radio show on WPLJ. Deejay Scott Shannon agreed and Greg went on the air. Shannon thought that Greg was very talented and from that day on was crowned as "The Elvis Kid". Greg appeared on WPLJ for three years.
"The Elvis Kid" performed everywhere, including with The Jordanaires and DJ Fontana who were Elvis' real backup band. Greg was the only child invited to perform at Graceland for the 20th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death (1997) by Priscilla Presley.
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