Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1956-06-26
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Chris Isaak -- Forever Blue
- Heart Shaped World by Chris Isaak
- Heart shaped world
- Baja Sessions
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Stockton, California, USA
Christopher Joseph Isaak (born June 26, 1956) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional actor. He is widely known for his breakthrough hit and signature song "Wicked Game", as well as songs such as "Blue Hotel", "Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing" and "Somebody's Crying". He is known for his reverb-laden rockabilly revivalist style and wide vocal range. His songs generally focus on the…
Known for
- RockNRollers — Self2016
- Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces — Special Agent Chester Desmond2014
- Over the Garden Wall — Enoch / Additional Voices (voice)2014
- Chris Isaak: Live in Concert and Greatest Hits Live Concert — Self – Vocals2012
- Chris Isaak: Beyond The Sun Live — Self - Vocalist, rhythm guitar2012
- Chris Isaak - San Javier 2010 — Self2010
- Hot in Cleveland — Chase Jackson2010
- O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar — Self (archive footage)2009
- The Chris Isaak Hour — Self - Host2009
- The Informers — Les Price2008
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,100,161
- Total plays
- 33,612,622
Tags
rockbluessinger-songwriter80spop
Chris Isaak (born June 26, 1956 in Stockton, California as Christopher Joseph Isaak) is an American Rock'n'Roll singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. Isaak's music can be described as a blend of country, blues, rock'n'roll, pop and surf rock. He signed a contract to Warner Brothers Records in 1984 for his first album "Silvertone". Isaak's contract was renewed in 1988 when Warner moved him to their Reprise Records label. He's well know for his song "Wicked Game". <a href="https://www.last.f
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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· 2012 · cited 49,394x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,495x
- Geneious Basic: An integrated and extendable desktop software platform for the organization and analysis of sequence data
· 2012 · cited 17,678x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,321x
- Observational Evidence from Supernovae for an Accelerating Universe and a Cosmological Constant
· 1998 · cited 15,973x
via Crossref · CC0
Key dates
- Born
- 26 June 1956
via Wikidata · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Stockton
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
Gallery (2)
Connections
Categories
1956 births20th-century American guitarists20th-century American male actors20th-century American male musicians21st-century American guitarists21st-century American male actors21st-century American male musiciansAmerican expatriates in AustraliaAmerican male film actorsAmerican male guitaristsAmerican male singer-songwritersAmerican people of German-Russian descent