| Chris Rene | |
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| Birth name | Christopher Rene |
| Born | December 25, 1982 Santa Cruz, California, United States |
| Genres | R&B, hip hop, pop, rock |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, musician, producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, guitar |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Epic Records[1] |
| Website | www.chrisreneofficial.com www.chrisrenemusic.com |
Christopher "Chris" Rene (born December 25, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and producer from Santa Cruz, California. He had been in band Diversion and also had a solo career, including the album Soul'd Out. He applied to the first season of The X Factor USA with one of his original compositions "Young Homie" and was one of the finalists to the competition's live shows where he was mentored by L.A. Reid. He finished third overall in the competition, behind winner Melanie Amaro and runner-up Josh Krajcik.
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Diversion was a progressive hard rock band based in Soquel, California (1994–2002) composed of Tas Szemeredi (vox/bass), Chris Rene (guitar/vox), and Mike Rene (drums). They were only 12 or 13 years old when they formed the band, but still managed to perform at venues such as the Red Room. Diversion was one of the youth punk rock bands in Santa Cruz transforming punk into a heavy progressive rock band and crafting many songs.
Diversion released a self titled CD Diversion in 2000. The band recorded some more tracks for a second album, but they broke up in early 2002 without being able to finish it.
After split-up of the band, Chris Rene worked solo and released in 2009 the album Soul'd Out on an independent label.
L.A. Reid has confirmed that Chris has started recording music for a Post-X Factor Album. Simon Cowell has confirmed a record deal with a Sony Music Label for Chris sometime in 2012.
On September 21, 2011, Rene auditioned by singing one of his original songs entitled "Young Homie" getting a standing ovation from the audience and three of the four judges. During the competition, he performed two of his original compositions (lyrics and music). They were "Young Homie" (during auditions , week 5 of the live shows and his performance in the final) and "Where Do We Go from Here" (in week 7 of the live shows). He also sang a mix of "Let It Be"/"Young Homie" on November 22, 2011 in Week 5 of the live shows of the series,[2] and also in the Final of the show.
On 7 December 2011, in Week 7 of the live shows, he sang yet another of his original songs entitled "Where Do We Go from Here".
| Performance | Theme | Song choice | Original artist | Order | Result |
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| Audition | Free choice | "Young Homie" (original composition) | Chris Rene | N/A | Through to Bootcamp |
| Bootcamp 1 | Judge's choice | "Sexual Healing" | Marvin Gaye | Advanced | |
| Bootcamp 2 | Judge's choice | "What's Going On" | Marvin Gaye | Advanced | |
| Bootcamp 3 | Auditioner's choice | "Every Breath You Take" | The Police | Through to judges' houses | |
| Judges' houses | Solo | "Everyday People" | Sly and the Family Stone | Through to live shows | |
| Week 1 | N/A | "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" [3] | Rose Royce | 2 | Saved by L.A. Reid |
| Week 2 | Judges' choice | "Superstar" [4] | The Carpenters | 2 | Safe |
| Week 3 | Songs from movies | "Gangsta's Paradise" [5] | Coolio/L.V.; Dangerous Minds | 10 | Safe |
| Week 4 | Rock | "No Woman, No Cry"/"Everythings's Gonna Be Alright" | Bob Marley & The Wailers/Sweetbox | 3 | Safe |
| Week 5 | Giving Thanks | "Let It Be"/"Young Homie" | "The Beatles"/Chris Rene | 4 | Safe |
| Week 6 | Michael Jackson | "I'll Be There" | The Jackson 5 | 6 | Safe |
| Week 7 | Dance music hits | "Live Your Life | T.I./Rihanna | 5 | Safe |
| "Save me" songs | "Where Do We Go from Here" (original composition) | Chris Rene | 10 | ||
| Week 8 | Pepsi Challenge songs | "Fly"[6] | Sugar Ray | 2 | Safe |
| "Get me to the final" songs (no specific theme) |
"No One" [6] | Alicia Keys | 6 | ||
| Final | Duet with invited guest | "Complicated" [7] | Avril Lavigne | 2 | Third place |
| Audition song | Young Homie (original composition)[7] | Chris Rene | 5 | ||
| Christmas songs | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | Frank Sinatra | 2 |
Prior to applying for The X Factor, Rene worked hauling trash in Santa Cruz, where he currently lives. A heavily-tattooed man, he has a tattoos that reads "Believe" on his arm, and "Love" and "Life" on his fingers. He is the son of Rafael and Joni Rene. He has two brothers named Mike and Gabriel and a sister named Gina.
Rene is a recovering drug and alcohol addict,[8] who revealed he had just been out of rehab [at Janus of Santa Cruz rehabilitation center] and had been clean for just ten weeks before taking part in The X Factor auditions.
Chris has a three-year-old boy, Ryan, whom he fathered with his long time girlfriend Melissa. It was also revealed that Chris has another son, a six-year-old boy named Elijah. For the first two years of Elijah's life, Chris didn't know he had fathered the child. The child is in foster care, but was told Rene is his biological father.[9]
Chris Rene is the grandson of Leon René, a famous composer of R&B and rock and roll songs in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s and a founder of a number of record labels including "Class" and "Rendezvous Record Company". He is also famous for writing "Rockin' Robin", a hit for Bobby Day and for Michael Jackson. Chris' father Rafael "Googie" Rene, was a moderately successful jazz and soul singer in the 1950's and 1960s. His brother Gabriel and sister Gina are both musicians and members of an electronica group called Soulstice.[10]
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