Born and raised in Old Toronto, to a Greek father and German mother, he first gained recognition with his debut EP Presence released in 2015.
He attended high school at Ursula Franklin Academy and it was in these years he found himself becoming increasingly passionate about making music.
He has an older brother, Sebastian,[2] and has described himself as "creative" and "full of energy", stating that he enjoyed making music and short films.
[5] He then released the single "Lay Back" on October 6, 2012, via Concord Music Group on the channel Swagy Tracks, the same platform which gave recognition to artists Logic and C-Sick.
He went on to assist in sound for Mariah Carey's 2016 performance at Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Window Unveiling at Toronto Eaton Centre.
[18] In December 2016, Chris became a member of the team at Boombox Sound, a Toronto recording studio, as a composer, voice director, and music producer.
[24] In the following weeks, he was an opening act for the Australian rock band, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds show in Toronto held on May 31, 2017, at Massey Hall whilst they were on their world tour.
[26][27] Upon returning to Toronto, Yonge teamed up with singer Ras Hamma to release the single "U&ME" via Swagy Tracks on October 23, 2017.
[35] Yonge composed the theme song to the podcast "Pivot to the Future" hosted by Will.i.am and Omar Abbosh which ran from May 30, 2019, to October 22, 2019.
[citation needed] Yonge was also in charge of the music production and composition for the "This is not a Drake Podcast" hosted by CBC, released on July 7, 2020.
The lead single Calls was debuted as a Zane Lowe world premier and he is quoted saying "I love that record, that is effortless" on his Apple Music podcast January 13, 2021 .