Gabriel Eduardo "Gabe" Saporta is the lead singer and primary creative force behind the band Cobra Starship. He was previously the lead singer, bassist, and lyricist for the punk band Midtown.
Cobra Starship is signed to the Decaydance record label. The band Cobra Starship released their second album ¡Viva La Cobra! on October 23, 2007. Their third album, Hot Mess, was released on August 11, 2009, and debuted at #4 on Billboard 200 albums chart with sales of more than 42,000.
Gabe was a vocalist, lyricist and bassist in the band Midtown. The group put out one EP and three LP albums: The Sacrifice of Life, Save the World Lose the Girl, Living Well Is The Best Revenge and Forget What You Know, respectively. The group eventually split, but still maintain a significant following that awaits a reunion.
In 2006, Saporta and William Beckett , Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes, and Maja Ivarsson of The Sounds appeared on Cobra Starship's first notable single, "Snakes on a Plane ", and later appeared in a music video for the song. The song was featured on the soundtrack of the movie Snakes on a Plane and played during the closing credits of the film. This is featured on the album While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets.
The official line-up of Cobra Starship, originally the touring band, is Alex Suarez, Victoria Asher, Nate Novarro, and Ryland Blackinton. Victoria Asher replaced the group's original keytarist, Elisa Schwartz.
Their second album, ¡Viva La Cobra!, was released on October 23, 2007. The album includes the hit song Guilty Pleasure (the video budget was spent on a sports car for the group so they made a 'home edition' video).
The third Cobra Starship studio album, titled Hot Mess, was released on August 11, 2009. The album includes the band's hit song "Good Girls Go Bad," which also features vocals by Gossip Girl actress Leighton Meester, which was released digitally on May 11, 2009.
On October 21, 2009, Gabe Saporta and Cobra Starship took their first trip via a private jet, which the group Tweeted about enthusiastically. The trip was to Bloomington, Indiana, to attend a charity concert event at Indiana University, which also featured Girl Talk. The event was Victoria's Secret's PINK Nation B-Town Bash, which took place on October 22, 2009 and benefited Middle Way House, a local shelter for victims of domestic violence. Indiana University students competed against five other institutions during the summer to host the event, which raised $5,000 for Middle Way House.
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