In 2009, DeGraw released his third album Free. His fourth album Sweeter (2011) spawned hit single "Not Over You", as well as "Soldier" and "Sweeter". His fifth album Make a Move was released in 2013. DeGraw has sold more than a million records in the US. Gavin released his sixth album Something Worth Saving on September 9, 2016. His first single from the album, "She Sets the City on Fire" was released on July 15, 2016. His duet with Colbie Caillat on "We Both Know" for the film Safe Haven received a Grammy Award nomination.\n', '

DeGraw grew up in South Fallsburg, New York. His mother, Lynne (née Krieger) (1951-2017), was a detox specialist, and his father, Wayne DeGraw, was a prison guard; he referenced his father\'s and mother\'s occupations in the song "I Don\'t Want to Be".\n', '

His father is of Irish descent and his mother was of Russian Jewish ancestry. He began singing and playing piano at the age of eight. He has two older siblings, a sister Neeka and a brother, Joey, also a musician. Growing up in a musical family, he was raised to regard music as part of the fabric of everyday life rather than a remote show-business ideal. As a teenager, Gavin experienced a personal epiphany when he discovered Ray Charles and Sam Cooke, whose combination of personal charm and emotional commitment struck a chord in the budding musician. \n', 'As a teenager he also played in a local Catskills group called The People\'s Band with fellow local musicians: Steven Levine on vocals, as well as his brother, Joey. The band played many of the local hotels and clubs around the Monticello area. It was at his brother\'s advice that he began writing his own songs. Gavin attended Ithaca College on a music scholarship, but found himself spending more time in his dorm room writing songs than attending classes, and dropped out after one semester. He then moved to Boston, where he attended the prestigious Berklee College of Music for two semesters, while singing in a rock band and playing solo gigs on the side.\n', '

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