Christopher Odu Owan known professionally  as Cris Kester is a Canadian based urban Christian rapper and singer from Cross River State, Nigeria. In 2014, Cris was invited to be a part of the Peace Project. A project organised to commiserate with the victims of the violent occurrence in Northern Nigeria. The project also features other gospel musicians such as Solomon Lange, Samsong, Joe Praise, Chris morgan and many more. Fast forward to 2017, he released several songs which includes his  single "Can I Speak?" The song was widely recognized and played on African radio stations. Following the success of the song, Can I Speak, Cris Kester was interviewed on Link FM (South Africa),Angels of Melody (USA) and a host of other Nigerian radio stations. In 2017, his song, Good Mood won the Selah Awards song of the year and in 2019, Cris Kester released the song, Las Las (We Go Dey Alright) a rap song that has gained massive air play in the UK, America, Zambia, Ghana, Uganda, and many other countries around the world. Surprisingly his song "Can I speak" still won best gospel song of the year and best music video of the year at the 2019 Kaduna state entertainment awards. Recently in an interview, while speaking about his music and how far God has brought him, he made it clear that his best is yet to come.