Born and raised in Norton, New Brunswick, Chris Cummings had been thinking of a musical career since he began singing Merle Haggard songs for amazed audiences at age five. At 17 he was the youngest-ever artist signed to Warner Brothers Nashville. After his auspicious introduction on New Country 3 early in 1996, Chris made his solo album debut with “Somewhere Inside”.

Canada first took notice of their native son in the fall of 1995 when the first single and video "I Waited" was released. It immediately established Chris, landing in the Top 5 on the radio and video charts. As his first album on the Warner Brothers label entitled "Somewhere Inside" was released in stores, Chris earned his first #1 radio and video hit with his next single and video "Sure Enough", and from there the hits just kept on coming, including "Somewhere Inside" (Top 5 Radio and #1 on CMT), "Amost Always" (Top 5 Radio) and his second #1 hit "The Kind Of Heart That Breaks". Chris has followed these four songs with 5 more top ten singles.

Chris co-wrote most of the songs on his albums including all of his hits. He has also been given the opportunity to write with Nashville's finest including Mac McAnally, Gary Burr and Don Schltiz with whom he wrote the Grammy nominated song "Twentieth Century" recorded and released by Alabama. He has also had songs recorded by Ricochet and Daryle Singletary. All together Chris has written songs for more than 1,500,000 albums sold.

Along the way he was nominated for 4 Juno Awards for Country Male Vocalist, a Canadian Country Music Award for Wrangler Rising Star, multiple nominations for Canadian Country Music Award for Male Vocalist of the Year and was awarded the RPM Big Country Music Award for Outstanding New Artist.

Chris Cummings Greatest Hits on Warner Music Canada is scheduled to be in stores late April, 2004.