Greyson Chance

Greyson Chance
Chance in 2017
Chance in 2017
Background information
Born (1997-08-16) August 16, 1997 (age 27)[1]
Wichita Falls, Texas, US[2]
OriginEdmond, Oklahoma, US[2]
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
Years active2010–present
Labels
Websitegreysonchancemusic.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2010–present
GenreMusic
Subscribers887,000[3]
Total views200.41 million[3]
100,000 subscribers
Last updated: December 16, 2022

Greyson Michael Chance (born August 16, 1997)[1] is an American singer-songwriter. He rose to national attention in 2010 as a child singer, after his performance of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" went viral on YouTube and gained over 72 million views. Two of his original songs, "Stars" and "Broken Hearts", gained over six and eight million views respectively on his channel the following year.[4] He signed a joint-venture recording contract with Ellen DeGeneres' eleveneleven – an imprint of Maverick, Streamline, and Geffen Records – to release his debut commercial single, "Waiting Outside the Lines" in October 2010. His debut studio album, Hold On 'til the Night (2011) was released the following year and peaked at number 29 on the Billboard 200, remaining his only charting release.[5]

Chance released his second extended play, Somewhere Over My Head in May 2016. It was preceded by the lead single, "Afterlife", in October 2015, and followed by singles "Hit and Run" and "Back On the Wall" in the following year. Chance independently released his second studio album, Portraits (2019), which explored synth-pop and was preceded by the singles "Shut Up" and "Timekeeper".

  1. ^ a b "21 Under 21: Greyson Chance". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. September 23, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Greyson Chance : Biography". Greyson-official.com. Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "About Greyson Chance". YouTube.
  4. ^ "Greyson Chance's YouTube channel". YouTube. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  5. ^ "Hailed as the Next Justin Bieber, Greyson Chance, 13, Has Catapulted into Teen Pop Stardom". ABCNews.go.com.