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Cobra Starship began in 2006 as the Alternative-Rock side-project of
vocalist + bassist Gabe Saporta. He was born in Montevideo, URUGUAY and
at age 4 he immigrated to Queens, New York, with dreams of becoming a
rockstar. In the late '90s, Saporta formed the Emo-Punk quartet Midtown,
scoring a mid-size hit with the album "Forget What You Know"
in 2004.
In 2006 Saporta joined forces with Maja Ivarsson from The
Sounds, William Beckett lead singer of The
Academy Is... and rapper Travis McCoy to cut Cobra Starship's debut
single, the Hot Modern Rock top 40 hit "Snakes On A Plane (Bring
It)" which was featured on the soundtrack to the Samuel L. Jackson
comedy, "Snakes On A Plane".
The band's first album, "When The City Sleeps, We Rule The Streets",
followed in October that same year. Saporta assembled a full band, this
time around, featuring Ryland Blackinton on lead guitar, Elisa Schwartz
on keytar, Alex Suarez on bass and Nate Novarro on drums. Issued by Decaydance/Fueled
By Ramen, the group's debut record peaked at #7 on the U.S. Top Independent
Albums chart also crossing over to The Billboard 200.
October 2007 saw the release of the critically acclaimed sophomore effort
"iViva La Cobra!" which debuted at #80 on The Billboard Top
200 Albums chart and spawned the alt-Rock radio minor hit single "Guilty
Pleasure". The full-length disc marked the recording debut of Victoria
Asher who replaced Schwartz on keytar.
Cobra Starship's third album, "Hot Mess", arrives in August
2009; the 11-song set includes the first single "Good Girls Go Bad"
which features actress-turned-singer Leighton Meester.
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