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| Birth name | Giveon Dezmann Evans[1] |
| Born | February 21, 1995 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2018–present |
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| Website | giveonofficial |
Giveon Dezmann Evans (/ˈɡɪviən/[4]), known mononymously as Giveon (stylized as "Givēon" and in all caps), is an American R&B singer. He rose to prominence with his collaboration with Drake on their 2020 single, "Chicago Freestyle". In the same year, Giveon released the EPs, Take Time and When It's All Said and Done, the former was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, and the latter reaching the Top 10 on the US Top R&B Albums chart. He released "Heartbreak Anniversary", as the second single from Take Time, which reached the Top 40 in the US and was certified Platinum by RIAA. In 2021, Giveon was featured alongside Daniel Caesar on the Justin Bieber single "Peaches", which debuted at number one on the Billboard Global 200 and US Billboard Hot 100 charts. In 2022, he released his debut studio album Give or Take.
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