Conan Gray Quick Info | |
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Height | 5 ft 9 in |
Weight | 68 kg |
Date of Birth | December 5, 1998 |
Zodiac Sign | Sagittarius |
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Conan Gray is an American singer, songwriter, social media star, TV personality, and musician, best known for his YouTube account, “ConanXCanon”. He later changed the name of the channel to his real name, and the channel has amassed a fanbase of more than 1.5 million subscribers. He created it on January 20, 2013, but 1st gained prominence for his cover of the song To Make You Feel My Love on November 20, 2014, and uploading vlogs. In 2016, he began his solo singing career, with singles The Other Side and See Right Through, while in 2017, he released a single titled Idle Town, which was later included on his debut EP, Sunset Season, released in November 2018. The single itself reached 30 million Spotify streams by October 2018 and more than 12 million YouTube views by April 2019.
The EP also included his well-known songs such as Generation Why, Crush Culture, Lookalike, and Greek God. Another of his singles, Grow, initially released in September 2017 with a music video, saw its re-release on all platforms in November 2018, gaining even more traction. Conan also released 3 singles in by September 2019, titled The King, Checkmate, and Comfort Crowd, the latter of which he wrote because he missed his best friend. He also won a Shorty Award in 2019 in the category of “Best YouTube Musician”. Conan has also amassed a large social media fanbase with more than 1 million followers on Instagram and more than 500k followers on Twitter.
Born Name
Conan Lee Gray
Nick Name
ConanXCanon
Sun Sign
Sagittarius
Born Place
San Diego, California, United States
Residence
- Austin, Texas, United States
- Los Angeles, California, United States
Nationality
Education
After he moved to Los Angeles, California, United States in September 2017, Conan attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and studied filmmaking. However, he soon took a hiatus to focus on his music career.
Occupation
Singer, Songwriter, Musician, TV Personality, Social Media Star
Family
- Father – His father was in the military.
- Siblings – He has an older sister.
- Others – He has a younger half-brother.
Genre
Pop, Dream Pop, Indie Pop, Sad Boy Pop
Instruments
Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Labels
- Republic Records
- Universal Music Group
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 9 in or 175 cm (as per Conan Gray’s Height revelation on Twitter in 2017)
Weight
68 kg or 150 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
Mixed (White, Asian)
He is of Irish descent on his paternal side and of Japanese descent on his maternal side.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Distinctive Features
Long, slicked-back, messy haircut
Religion
Christianity
Best Known For
- His debut EP, Sunset Season (2018)
- Releasing hit singles, Idle Town (2017), Crush Culture (2018), and Comfort Crowd (2019)
- Winning a Shorty Award for “Best YouTube Musician” in 2019
- His social media fanbase with more than 1.5 million subscribers on YouTube, more than 1 million followers on Instagram, and more than 500k followers on Twitter
As a Singer
Conan made his 1st official step into the music career on November 20, 2014, after he uploaded a video of a cover of a song To Make You Feel My Love. He started his solo singing career in 2016, with the release of singles See Right Through and The Other Side. He further gained prominence with the release of a single Idle Town in 2017, which was also a part of his debut EP, Sunset Season, released on November 16, 2018, under Republic Records and Universal Music Group. The single was highly successful and had more than 30 million streams on Spotify by the end of next month, and had also amassed more than 12 million views on YouTube by April 2019.
The rest of the tracks from the EP were also very prominent, and titled Generation Why, Crush Culture, Lookalike, and Greek God. Another one of his singles, Grow, initially released in September 2017 with an accompanying music video, got re-released to platforms in November 2018, and was discovered by an even larger audience. By September 2019, Conan released 3 new singles titled Checkmate, The King, and Comfort Crowd.
First TV Show
Conan Gray made his first TV show appearance as a musical guest on the Michael Moore/Busy Philipps/Conan Gray/Brendan Buckley episode of the comedy, talk-show series, Late Night with Seth Meyers in January 2019.
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Conan Gray Facts
Featured Image by Conan Gray / Instagram
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