Born in Mount Albert, Central Auckland, Chris RL spent the first few years of his life growing up in Tāmaki Makaurau before moving to New Plymouth at the tender age of 8, after a close family member passed away. Spending the next 18 years of his life in Taranaki, Chris began to find himself as an artist and as a person. In 2017, Chris moved from New Plymouth to Auckland to take his career more seriously.