# Kris Lawrence

Kristoffer Lawrence Cadevida (born September 1, 1982), commonly known as Kris Lawrence, is a Filipino-American singer-songwriter and actor.

## Early life and career

Lawrence was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. His father is Loreto Cadevida and his mother is Justina Protacio. His younger sister, Laurie Cadevida, played Kim, a Vietnamese woman on the North American Tour of Miss Saigon. He was with Jay-R in the group First Impression from mid-1998 to early 2000. He won Search for the Star in a Million Season 3 in 2006.
Lawrence's self-titled debut album was released in 2006, followed by Moments of Love in 2009 which mainly included covers of songs such as George Michael's "Careless Whisper", Richard Marx's "Right Here Waiting" and Christopher Cross's "I Will Take You Forever".
In 2010, he signed an exclusive contract with GMA Network and appeared on the variety show Party Pilipinas. On March 12, 2012, Lawrence signed to GMA Records along with three other artists. Having already made GMA (the Kapuso Network) his home network since early 2010, and now officially joining their roster in music, Lawrence has hinted at his wish for his songs to be used in different shows on GMA.
His third album,Spread the Love, was released in 2013 and his fourth album, Most Requested Playlist was released in 2015 under Universal Records.
Lawrence was commissioned by Daniel Padilla and co-owners to create ambient theme music for J Castles (dubbed "Disneyland of Tanauan") including instrumental and surrealistic soundscape with 3D soundtrack visual effects in each room. Jay Durias also requested Lawrence sing J Castles’ theme song, “Let There Be Lights”, and “Sky Full of Colors” at the fireworks finale of the park's launching.

## Personal Life

Katrina Halili gave birth to their daughter named Katrence Lawrence Halili Cadevida on September 18, 2012. Lawrence's second child Lyric Lawrence was born on October 4, 2019.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Network |
| 2025 | It's Showtime | Himself / Guest Performer | Kapamilya Channel / A2Z / ALLTV / GMA Network |
| 2022 | Masked Singer Pilipinas 2 | Himself | TV5 |
| 2021 | All-Out Sundays | Himself / Guest Performer | GMA Network |
| 2017 | Eat Bulaga! Jackpot En Poy | Himself / Contestant | GMA Network |
| 2016 | Eat Bulaga! | Himself / Performer | GMA Network |
| 2015 | It's Showtime | Himself / Performer | ABS-CBN |
| 2013–15 | Sunday All Stars | Himself / Performer | GMA Network |
| 2012 | Chef Boy Logro: Kusina Master | Himself / Guest | GMA Network |
| 2012 | Showbiz Central | Himself / Live Guest | GMA Network |
| 2010 | Puso ng Pasko: Artista Challenge | Challenger | GMA Network |
| 2010 | Diva | Himself / Guest | GMA Network |
| 2010–2013 | Party Pilipinas | Himself / Performer | GMA Network |
| 2010 | SOP | Himself / Performer | GMA Network |
| 2007 | Your Song I'd Rather (with Jasmine Trias) | Sid | ABS-CBN |
| 2006–10, 2015–18; 2024 | ASAP | Himself / Performer | ABS-CBN |
| 2005–06 | Search for the Star in a Million Season 3 | Himself / Contestant | ABS-CBN |

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Release date | Title | Label |
| May 11, 2006 | Kris Lawrence | Star Records |
| June 9, 2009 | Moments of Love | MCA Music |
| January 1, 2013 | Spread the Love | GMA Records |
| August 28, 2015 | Most Requested Playlist | Universal Records |

### Compilation albums

| Release date | Title | Label |
| 2008 | Telesine: The Greatest Movie and TV Theme Songs | Star Records |
| January 24, 2008 | Love Life – Life Songs and Life Stories with Boy Abunda | Star Records |
| December 12, 2007 | Maging Sino Ka Man (Original Teleserye Soundtrack) | Star Records |
| 2007 | Pinoy Biggie Hits Vol. 3 | Star Records |
| 2007 | Pinoy Biggie Hits Volume 2 | Star Records |
| 2007 | Pinoy Biggie Hits | Star Records |

### Singles

* "Careless Whisper"
* "When I See You Smile"
* "Kung Malaya Lang Ako"
* "Paano"
* "Ikaw Pala"
* "Sabihin Mo Naman"
* "Isang Numero"
* "Isang Saglit"
* "Ako Nalang"
* "Torpe"
* "Anong Gusto Mo"
* "Just Tell Me You Love Me"

## Awards and nominations

| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee(s)/work(s) | Result | Ref. |
| Wish Music Awards | 2018 | Wishclusive R&B Performance of the Year | "Versace on the Floor" | Nominated | |