Grayson Chance is a popular American singer, actor, musician and songwriter. He started his career not so long ago. But he managed to declare himself as a charismatic and talented artist.
The first recognition was in 2010. Then at the music festival with the track Lady Gaga Paparazzi, he pleasantly impressed the audience. The video, in which Grayson performed the presented composition, became viral. In 2020, amateur video has over 60 million views.
Later, the guy took part in the rating "The Ellen DeGeneres Show". Soon there was a presentation of two compositions by a novice performer. We are talking about the tracks Stars and Broken Hearts.
Grayson Chance: Childhood and Youth
The guy was born on August 16, 1997 in the small town of Wichita Falls (Texas). But Chance spent his childhood and youth in Edmond, Oklahoma. The parents of the future star were not associated with the scene. He has an older sister and a younger brother. They also do music.
Creativity Grayson Chance began to be interested in even at preschool age. In particular, he was interested in playing musical instruments. At the age of 8 he took piano lessons. It took him only three years to hone his playing skills on the presented musical instrument.
The creative path of Grayson Chance
Grayson's creative path began with the fact that he presented a cover version of the Lady Gaga track Paparazzi at the school music festival. Then the young man said that he had never studied vocals, but after such a stunning success, he would definitely do it.
In 2010, the debut single of the artist Waiting Outside the Lines was presented. Later, a video clip was also released for the song. The work was warmly received not only by numerous fans, but also by music critics. A year later, the singer's repertoire was replenished with the track Unfriend You. As in the previous time, after the presentation of the song, a video was released.
A real surprise for fans of Chance was the release of the debut LP. The album Hold On 'till the Night was made available for streaming in 2011. The fans gave positive feedback about the album. In support of the collection, the singer went on tour.
Release of the mini-album Somewhere Over My Head
In 2014, the presentation of the novelty took place. We are talking about the track Temptation. The composition was posted on the popular site SoundCloud. Later, the singer performed the track at the film festival, which increased interest in himself.
Throughout the year, the performer worked on the creation of a new LP. But for some mysterious reason, the record never came out at the scheduled time. The singer compensated for the absence of the album with the release of Thrilla in Manila. The work was warmly received by authoritative Internet publications and music critics.
In 2015, Chance presented the song Afterlife, which was included in the singer's new mini-LP. The release of the composition was followed by the presentation of the songs: Hit & Run and Back on the Wall. The singer also shot a video clip for the last track.
The following year, Chance performed in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. He collaborated with tyDi and Jack Novak in 2016. At the beginning of 2016, the musicians presented the incendiary track Oceans.
Music lovers enjoyed the compositions of the mini-LP Somewhere Over My Head in May 2016. At the same time, the presentation of the YouTube Space LA collection took place. Chance then performed two more dates on May 28 and 29 in San Francisco and Seattle. In support of new products, the artist went on tour.
In 2017, Chance and Fabian Mazur recorded the joint composition Earn It. The news was warmly received by the fans. On May 12 of the same year, the artist recorded a cover version of Hungry Eyes. As a result, the recorded composition was included in the soundtrack (album Dirty Dancing) for the 2017 film of the same name. Soon the young performer presented several more novelties. We are talking about the tracks Seasons and Low.
In 2018, the single Lighthouse was released, in the recording of which Fabian Mazur again took part. The next novelty - the composition Good As Gold was presented in the summer of 2018.
Grayson Chance: Details of his personal life
In 2017, Grayson Chance told fans about his personal life. As it turned out, the celebrity is gay. Relatives and friends learned about the orientation of Chance three years earlier.
Fans after such a statement did not turn away from their idol, and even supported him. The decision to tell about his orientation was not easy for the guy. Most of all, he was worried about how the news would be received by the "fans". Chance was sure that he did the right thing. The guy did not disclose the names of his beloved.
Interesting facts about Grayson Chance
- Grayson was often bullied at school due to his girly demeanor. Chance tried to hold on, but sometimes he could not contain his emotions and just cried.
- Grayson says that his only drawback is the inability to move beautifully. But he tries to correct the flaw, because the scene requires his choreographic skills.
- He prefers brunettes with brown eyes.
- Grayson likes noisy parties, but most of all he likes a calm and homely holiday.
Grayson Chance at present
In 2018, the celebrity graduated from high school. This year has been a challenging one for Grayson. The fact is that he broke up with his young man. The guy spoke about heartache in the second studio LP Portraits.
Despite the constant employment, the support of family and friends, Chance could not cope with a bad mood and depression. He started having food problems. Soon he was hospitalized in the hospital, where doctors made a disappointing diagnosis of Anorexia. The guy received the necessary medical care and was able to overcome the disease, with minimal loss to his health.
In 2019, Grayson's discography was replenished with the LP Portraits. The musician went on a world tour in support of the album. The tour did not stop the celebrity from working on new material. He then signed with Sony Music Global and Arista Records, who released the new LP and tracks.
In the fall of 2019, the presentation of the Boots video took place. The following year, Grayson presented a composition from the new album. We are talking about the song Dancing Next to Me. A music video was released for the track. Until 2020, Chance has traveled to more than 100 cities around the world with his concerts.
In early 2020, Grayson told reporters that the album would be released in mid-2020. For this period of time, the exact release date of the new LP is unknown.
