Carlos Vara

Adorning his exuberant, brooding electro-pop with high-contrast production and elements of contemporary hip-hop and R&B, singer and songwriter Carlos Vara went viral in 2018 with his first song, "Numb." He made his major-label debut the following year with the EP Have You Ever Seen a Boy Break Down? Raised in Lexington, South Carolina by a father who left behind his life as a nightclub owner to become a preacher, by junior high Vara was dealing with the onset of Tourette's syndrome in addition to feeling the need to hide his sexuality. Finding inspiration in artists like Mari...