Conan Lee Gray is an American singer-songwriter and social media personality. He started out uploading vlogs, covers and original songs to YouTube as a teenager from Georgetown, Texas. Gray signed a record deal with Republic Records in 2018, where he released his debut EP Sunset Season. His debut studio album Kid Krow debuted at number 5 on the US Billboard 200.
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Conan Lee Gray is an American singer-songwriter and social media personality. He started out uploading vlogs, covers and original songs to YouTube as a teenager from Georgetown, Texas. Gray signed a record deal with Republic Records in 2018, where he released his debut EP Sunset Season. His debut studio album Kid Krow debuted at number 5 on the US Billboard 200, making it the biggest US new artist debut of 2020. Gray was born on December 5, 1998, in Lemon Grove, California, to a white father of mostly Irish ancestry and a Japanese mother. As an infant, his family moved to Hiroshima, Japan, due to his grandfather requiring medical care. After living there for two years, the family moved back to California. Gray used to speak Japanese fluently, but has since lost his proficiency. Gray’s life in central Texas inspired much of his art and music. He was accepted to the UCLA, and moved to an apartment complex in Los Angeles, California in September 2017.
He created his official channel in 2013, and began creating videos at age nine. He is often hailed for his appreciation of Americana-related nostalgia. Gray has recorded music, showed his art, and created other videos for his vlog with more than 25 million views. Gray made his late-night television debut when he performed on Late Night with Seth Meyers on the eve of February 2019 before performing several shows as an opening act for Panic! at the Disco during their Pray for the Wicked Tour. In October 2019, Gray embarked on his second headlining tour of North America with support from acclaimed New Zealand musician Benee as well as American recording artist UMI. As of October 2019,. Gray’s catalog had gained over 250 million streams across all platforms collectively. Gray was awarded the 2019 Shorty Award for Best YouTube Musician, and was nominated for Breakthrough Artist at the 2019 Streamy Awards.
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