VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Singer Christian Paul Reveals The Woman Behind His New Song “Maria”

Singer Christian Paul dropped the music video for his newest song “Maria” on Friday and revealed who “Maria” is.

“It’s very much so a love song,” he said. “The person’s name was not Maria, however.”

He revealed that the code name used in the song is a nod to 1999 hit “Maria Maria” from Santana.

He told uInterview about his biggest influences: “I grew up listening to people like D’Angelo, Musiq Soulchild, Maxwell, but as far as modern musical influences go I love people like Chris Brown, Khalid, Billie Eilish.”

His next song, “Here Tonight” comes out on March 6, and his entire six-song EP will be released on March 27.

Paul is playing Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival in Florida on March 7.