C H R I S D E S T E F A N O
A native of Mt Laurel, New
Jersey, Chris Destefano is
a Grammy Award-winning
songwriter, producer and multiinstrumentalist.
Chris began
singing at a very early age in
the acclaimed Academy Boys
Choir of Philadelphia. At age 13,
he acquired his first guitar and remembers writing his very
first songs shortly after. Driven by his passion for music
and knack for picking up new instruments, Destefano’s
talents lead him to Boston’s prestigious Berklee College
of Music where he studied film scoring.
Upon graduating, Destefano followed the natural
migration for many aspiring film score composers and
moved to Los Angeles, California. However, what he
discovered in LA was not the soundstage, but his gift
for songwriting and producing. In 2008, Chris signed a
publishing deal with EMI. It wasn’t long before he found
his name climbing the Billboard charts with the first single
from David Archuleta’s sophomore album, a song called
“Something About Love.” Destefano followed with a string
of songs on the records of several other notable American
Idol winners or finalists; Kelly Clarkson, David Cook and
Scotty McCreery.
Setting his sights on the Country Airplay chart,
Chris began splitting time between LA and Nashville,
collaborating with some of Nashville’s hottest songwriters.
The transition was seamless and in early 2012 Chris
charted his first country single with Jana Kramer’s “Why
You Wanna” which peaked at #3 on the Billboard chart.
Right on the heels of this success, Destefano achieved
his first Country chart topper with the song “Good Girl”
recorded by another former American Idol winner and