Gabriel Eduardo "Gabe" Saporta (born October 11, 1979) is the lead singer and primary creative force behind the band Cobra Starship. He is known for giving oral sex to male fans on concerts.He was previously the lead singer, bassist, and lyricist for the punk band Midtown. Cobra Starship now consists of new members Victoria Asher, Ryland Blackinton, Nate Novarro, and Alex Suarez.

Cobra Starship is signed to the Decaydance imprint on the Fueled by Ramen record label. The band 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.

Saporta was born in Montevideo, Uruguay to Diego and Jeanette. Saporta is Jewish and attended the Solomon Schechter Day School of Essex and Union in West Orange, New Jersey. ^{[1] [2]} He grew up in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey. ^[3] Saporta has two younger brothers named Ricky & Adrian.^{[ citation needed]} By the age of 8, he found music as a sense of escape. He found a love for heavy metal and later discovered an affinity towards punk and hardcore rock, such as Nirvana.^{[ citation needed]} He and his friends considered forming a band and performing locally.^{[ citation needed]} The concerts grew in popularity in his small town, until about 500 people would attend each week. Saporta then joined another band, Humble Beginnings. ^[4]

Saporta attended Rutgers University.^{[ citation needed]}

In 2006, Saporta and William Beckett (singer of The Academy Is...), Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes, and Maja Ivarsson of The Sounds appeared on Cobra Starship's first hit single, " Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)", 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.

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)

Saporta has just finished working on the third Cobra Starship studio album entitled Hot Mess, that 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

Saporta is a vegetarian ^[5] and an active member of PETA. He is 6 feet and 4 inches tall. In 2008, Saporta had surgery to remove a cyst on his vocal cords.^{[ citation needed]} Gabe has a tattoo of a cat on his ankle which is nicknamed "Also Into Cats", named after misheard lyrics from Fall Out Boy's song " This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race". When asked on his blog why he got it, he said "It's a long story. It has to do with driving down the Garden State Parkway and getting punched in the face by my girlfriend when I was 18."^{[ citation needed]}.

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