Krÿs is a young artist living in the United States. He is dedicated to composing meaningful lyrics with subjects of love, togetherness, justice, peace and harmony. His primary objective is to make music with positive image of Haitians through rhymes that are deeply rooted into the Haitian culture.Born Christopher Pierre under the sign of Sagittarius, Krÿs is a dedicated, determined, modest, and educated young man. He holds two Masters degrees in education and is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in educational leadership. Krÿs surfaced in the Haitian Music Industry scene in December 2001 with his first solo album entitled “I Love You†produced by Eddy St. Vil from the well-known musical group Zin. The album included such hits as: I Love You, Rosie, and Pran m (featuring Nia). Krÿs’ musical background began when he started singing in his early teenage years with his family’s church choir, but never truly enjoyed it because it was imposed on him by family members and was perceived as an extra-curricular activity. Twice a week Krÿs attended choir practice and sang on Sundays. He was a very shy young boy who had never fathom the thought of becoming a Compas singer later on in his late teens.Krÿs’ professional singing got in full swing when he was a college sophomore while attending City University of New York, York College. One early morning while riding the train to attend classes along with his close friend, Maggie Desgrottes, they began to sing a duet composed by Zin and ironically Zin’s manager, Salazar Jean Baptiste a.k.a Zaza, was on the train listening to him in his friend. They sung “Lanmou Saâ€, which was a major hit at the time. He approached them and complimented them on their singing. He then invited the two friends for a visit at Zin’s recording studio located on Church Avenue in Brooklyn. Krÿs and his friend were extremely excited. They proceeded to go to school and upon arrival they boasted to their collegial mates about their encounter with Zaza. On the day of their visit, Krÿs met with Alan Cave, Alex Abellard, and Eddy St. Vil. The crew requested that Krÿs and his friend serenade them with one of their own songs. Krÿs sung “Matcho Siwo†and “Lanmou Sa†with his friend Maggie D. They were impressed. However, Krÿs did not quite trust that the men truly liked him and his friend’s singing until later on when Alex requested that they both come back and perform background vocals on a few tracks that they were working on for their next album “Yo Pou Zin.†Since then, Krÿs has sung background on subsequent albums produced by Zin, including Shirley Desgrottes and numerous other artists and bands. In 1994, Krÿs sung “W ale†at Alex Abellard’s 1st annual birthday bash singing contest and won first prize.Krÿs’ second solo album, “Make Up to Break Up†is sure to create a buzz and have everyone reminiscing because this time on his return to the music scene, he collaborated with some of the prominent musician in the HMI today. The featured artists are Nia, Alexandra Nicholas, Armstrong Jeune, Kenny Desmangles, rapper Larry Legend, Michael "Kika" Celestin and JBeatz. On this album, Krÿs composed 9 of 12 tracks, with additional composition by Kenny and Armstrong. “Lanmou Nou Pi Fo†is the first single on this album.
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