Zacari was born Zacari Pacaldo and raised in Bakersfield, California in a highly musical family. He was enrolled in a school for performing arts at age eight and began learning guitar, followed by drums, saxophone, and keyboards. After finishing high school, he worked seasonally for three years at an Alaska national park, earning money to enroll in music school in Los Angeles. During his time in L.A., Zacari posted his own songs online and quickly began collaborating with much larger names. Through various friend-of-a-friend connections, he went from offering saxophone session work to singing on tracks.

Earning early recognition for featuring on Kendrick Lamar’s “Love” Zacari continues to expand his career with solo releases and features. His most recent single “Ave Maria” featuring Ty Dolla $ign is out now.