Greyson Chance Quick Info | |
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Height | 6 ft 0¾ in |
Weight | 68 kg |
Date of Birth | August 16, 1997 |
Zodiac Sign | Leo |
Eye Color |
Light Brown |
Greyson Chance is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. It was in the year 2010 that he shot to popularity after his performance of Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” at a grade school music festival went viral on YouTube, gaining over 70 million views. Since then, he has released many tracks, albums, and extended plays such as Hold On ’til the Night, Portraits, Somewhere Over My Head, Trophies, Waiting Outside the Lines, Dancing Next to Me, Yours, Boots, Sunshine & City Lights, Afterlife, Good as Gold, Take a Look at Me Now, Thrilla In Manila, Twenty One, and Low.
Born Name
Greyson Michael Chance
Nick Name
Grey Grey, Greyson
Sun Sign
Leo
Born Place
Wichita Falls, Texas, United States
Residence
Edmond, Oklahoma, United States
Nationality
Education
Greyson completed his schooling at Cheyenne Middle School in Oklahoma in 2010. Later, he got enrolled at the University of Tulsa in 2017 as a history major but eventually dropped out to focus on his music career.
Occupation
Singer, Songwriter, Musician
Family
- Father –Â Scott Chance
- Mother –Â Lisa Chance
- Siblings –Â Alexa Chance (Older Sister), Tanner (Older Brother)
- Others – Boyd Hubert Chance (Paternal Grandfather), Elsie Lucille Powell (Paternal Grandmother), Karl Mathias Schaefer (Maternal Grandfather), Carolyn Ann Dvorak (Maternal Grandmother)
Note – Both of Greyson’s siblings are involved in music.
Manager
Guy Oseary (Madonna‘s manager) and Troy Carter (Lady Gaga’s manager) have together managed Chance’s career.
He has been signed with Milk & Honey, Music Artist Management Company, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Genre
Pop, pop-rock, piano rock, funk, dance-pop, electronic
Instruments
Vocals, piano, ukulele
Labels
Eleveneleven, Maverick, Streamline, Geffen Records, AWAL, Arista Records, Sony Music
Net Worth
His net worth had been $2.4 Million according to CelebrityNetWorth.com.
Build
Slim
Height
6 ft 0¾ in or 184.5 cm
Weight
68 kg or 150 pounds
Boyfriend / Spouse
Greyson has dated –
- Ben Watson
Race / Ethnicity
White
Greyson Chance is of British Isles (English and Scottish), German, Bohemian/Czech, and Polish descent.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Light Brown
Sexual Orientation
Gay
He came out as gay in an Instagram post on July 19, 2017.
Distinctive Features
Amazing voice
Religion
Christianity
Best Known For
His singing career and Billboard’s #12 single “Waiting Outside the Lines” from his debut album.
First Album
Chance released his debut album Hold On ’til the Night on August 2, 2011, under eleveneleven, Geffen Records, Maverick Records, and Streamline Records. The album is just more than 36 minutes long and sold about 16,000 copies. It charted at number 29 in US’ Billboard 200.
First Film
He has not appeared in any of the movies except the TV movies of the Award functions.
First TV Show
Chance has guest appeared in many TV shows starting from 2010 like in VEVO’s ASK:REPLY, Teen Choice Awards 2010, Le grand journal de Canal+, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, So Random!, Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and others.
Greyson Chance Favorite Things
- Band –Â Journey
Source – Obsev.com
Greyson Chance Facts
- He started learning piano at the age of 8 and received piano lessons consecutively for 3 years.
- Chance’s singing skills are kind of natural, as he did not take any formal vocal training.
- His music influences include Augustana (rock band), Christina Aguilera, Elton John, Lady Gaga, John Legend (R&B singer), and John Lennon.
- Greyson’s soccer jersey number is 11.
- He posted Lady Gaga’s Paparazzi cover video on YouTube on April 28, 2010, but the video generated very low views for continuous 2 weeks (almost 10,000). But, the video became viral, when Tanner Chance (Greyson’s older brother) requested Ellen DeGeneres, in writing, to watch the video. Ellen, then called Greyson to perform on her show and soon the videos were embedded and shared by various people and websites including Wall Street Journal, Ashton Kutcher, TV Guide, etc.
- Chance is also the first artist to be signed by Ellen DeGeneres in her record label “eleveneleven”.
- He has struggled with anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder characterized by low weight, food restriction, body image disturbance, fear of gaining weight, and an overpowering desire to be thin.
- On March 15, 2019, he released his 2nd studio album titled Portraits and it consisted of songs like Bleed You Still, Stand, West Texas, Yours, Plains, and Seasons Nineteen.
- In June 2022, Greyson released a new song titled Palladium.
ammm.. no comment (; any way I HOPE GREYSON WILL ALWAYS BE NICE AND WILL NOT BE BADBOY LIKE OTHERS.. KEEP ON BELIEVING WITH GOD NO MATTER WHAT.. GOD BLESS!! stay nice… have faith with GOD… DON’T BE BAD BOY!! (;
I love him, He’s amazing, He’s such a sweet heart! I’m going to start singing on youtube. Hope he sees me! 🙂 -Lilly
GREYSON! I LOVE U SO MUCH AND LOOK ITS BEEN 4 YEARS! AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT U HAVE MY SUPPORT NO MATTER WHAT!
He’s great! Everybody likes him and me too , I think that he’s so special in every girls’ eye . Just be yourself grey ! From your big fan in Indonesia .
everybody use to say tht hez a hot chick! But no hez cool and very chily
umm!! Everyne say that hez hot chick…no000!! He’s chily and c000l !! And 1 thng he like lady gaga but nt gurlz with makeup?get real! Lady gaga is always fuly lit with makeup!!
everybody use to say tht hez a hot chick! But no hez cool and very chily
love him so much
HE IS SO AMAZING! AND VERY HUMBLE!! AND I CAN’T WAIT FOR PLANET-X!
Don’t cha ever change man! great job! PLANET-X will slay the universe!
Hi! Greyson ! I want you to know that I always love you.. I wish someday we’ll meet. I really love you.. !
nice and awesome …I hope his not a badboy, all the best to him.
always stay cool
He isn’t straight anymore anw
It doesn’t matter that’s he’s straight or gay; he’s still a person. Everyone is different and I don’t think any less than Greyson’s sexual orientation.