Christopher Cross (born Christopher Geppert on May 3, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter. His works have earned him five Grammy Awards, an Oscar, and a Golden Globe. Native of San Antonio, Texas

Singles

Academy Award for Best Song, 1981, "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, 1981, "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"
Grammy, 1981 - Record of the Year - "Sailing"
Grammy, 1981 - Album of the Year - Christopher Cross
Grammy, 1981 - Best New Artist - Christopher Cross
Grammy, 1981 - Song of the Year - "Sailing"
Grammy, 1981 - Best Arrangement - "Sailing" Discography

Many people associate "Think of Laura" with the Luke and Laura plotline of the soap opera, General Hospital, which was very popular at the time, but it was actually written about a friend of Christopher's girlfriend at the time (named Laura) who had recently been killed by a stray bullet while riding in the back of a car[1].
Cross contributed backing vocals, (along with The Beach Boys' Carl Wilson,) to David Lee Roth's 1985 hit "California Girls."
Cross performed the song "Sailing" alongside the pop band 'Nsync at the Fourth Annual Blockbuster Awards in 1999.
Cross also performed lead vocals on "So Far Away", a song from Alan Parsons' album On Air. When Parsons was touring in support of that album, Cross would sometimes join the band onstage to sing the song if he was available.
Cross' single "All Right" was used as the music for a montage of highlights following the championship game of the 1983 NCAA men's basketball tournament by CBS.
Cross spent much of his youth living in a home on Newbury Terrace in Terrell Hills, just outside San Antonio, Texas. That home had earlier belonged to the Cummins family and another notable San Antonian, the historian and author Light Townsend Cummins, grew up in that same house a decade earlier. It has since been demolished.
His daughter, Madison is a singer and actress. She wrote and recorded a single dedicated to poet Mattie Stepanek in 2005.
In the Seinfeld episode "The Millennium", Newman reveals that he booked Cross for his Millennium Eve party, which he has been planning since 1978.
Cross' single "Ride Like the Wind" is included in the Time Life compilation Soft Rock.
"Ride Like the Wind" was used as a video in an episode of Second City Television. Rick Moranis plays the part of Michael McDonald doing the backing vocals. He rushes to the studio and arrives just in time to sing the background vocals Such a long way to go. A video clip is available at: SCTV Ride Like the Wind Video