Christopher Ender Carrabba (born April 10, 1975) is the lead singer and guitarist of the band Dashboard Confessional, and previously was the original vocalist for the American emo/indie rock band Further Seems Forever. On August 24, 2010 it was announced that he was reuniting with them. He was born in West Hartford, Connecticut, and then moved with his family to Boca Raton, Florida, when he was 16 years old. Carrabba's parents divorced when he was three; he moved from Connecticut to Florida with his mom. He's still close to many relatives on his father's side of the family, but not to his father. Carrabba studied education while at Florida Atlantic University.