User:Narlysurfer2004/Chris Via

Chris Via(born December 7, 1989) is an American pop singer and actor from Daytona Beach, FL.

In March of 2009, he released his debut album entitled, "I Can't Wait". From that album came two singles that had radio play across the nation on pop and country radio. On pop radio, the second single from the album "6:39" achieved minor radio play across the U.S. On country radio, the first single "Hey Taylor", a song about Taylor Swift, achieved great success playing across the nation. Chris shot a low budget, comedic music video for the single himself and reached over 35,000 hits on youtube. In late 2009 gossip sites such as OceanUp tweeted and promoted the video which contributed to most of the success. Chris has opened for such acts as Lifehouse, Luke Bryan, Jonas Brothers, and Honor Society. In April of 2009, he played on the main stage at the prestigious Florida Music Festival. In 2009 and 2010 he performed every night at the Volusia County Fair in Florida on the main stage in front of thousands of people every night. Two years after the release of his debut album and after touring across the country building a fan base, he is now returning to the studio to write, produce, and perform his next album. Chris is slated to release his next single, "Everytime" to radio in May of 2011.

Chris has also appeared in many shows and movies since 2007 including Guiding Light, Up In The Air with George Clooney, and Disappeared on Investigation Discovery. He was the male lead in a TV Series pilot titled Sunset Valley. Chris also is a male lead in two other movies slated for release later this year titled, Off The Hook and Explanation.

Chris also produces and writes for other artists of all genres. In October of 2009, he co-produced his own original Christmas album, "Christmas With You." Then in July of 2010 he co-produced and co-wrote Anna Craig's album who, in early 2011, was signed to Expat Records. Shortly before that, he co-produced another country-pop album for Leanna Rhodes. As of April 4th, 2011, he is in the studio co-producing his next album along with Matt McKeown at Sound Mind Studios in Daytona Beach, FL. The release date is still not released.