He is the first and only artist to personally receive all of the "Big Four" Grammy Awards (Best Record, Song, Album, and New Artist) in the same year. Cross released his self-titled debut album, Christopher Cross in 1979, which garnered him five Grammy Awards. ![]() "Sailing" earned three awards at the 1981 Grammy Awards Ceremony, while "Arthur's Theme" won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1981 (with co-composers Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Peter Allen.)Ĭross first played with a San Antonio based cover band named Flash before signing a solo contract with Warner Bros. He is best known by most for his Top Ten hit songs, "Sailing", "Ride Like the Wind", and "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)," the latter of which he performed for the film Arthur starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli. He also received an Oscar and a Golden Globe relating to his work with music in hit films. ![]() His debut album earned him all of the "Big Four" Grammy Awards in one year, a feat that is yet to be equalled. ![]() ![]() Christopher Cross (born Christopher Geppert on May 3, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter from San Antonio, Texas.
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