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Last updated: December 16, 2022 |
Greyson Michael Chance (born August 16, 1997)
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".
Early life
Chance was born August 16, 1997, in
Career
1997–2010: Musical beginnings
Chance's cover of
DeGeneres first saw the video after Chance's brother, Tanner Chance, wrote to her show suggesting she watch it.
On May 15, Chance created an official Myspace page[27] and an official Twitter account.[28] Chance made a second appearance on Ellen, airing May 26, 2010, on which he performed his original song "Broken Hearts", received a $10,000 award for winning Ellen's Wonderful Web of Wonderment contest, a brand new Yamaha piano, and was announced as DeGeneres's first signed artist to her new recording label eleveneleven.[29][30] While explaining her reasons for naming her record label, she listed as one reason the fact that she first saw Chance's "Paparazzi" cover on May 11, 2010. Also, she states that 11 is Chance's soccer jersey number.[31] Guy Oseary, who manages Madonna's career, and Troy Carter, who manages Lady Gaga's career, would be co-managers of Chance's career, but no partnership with a major recording label had been finalized.[32]
Because of his quick rise, including fast creations of fan sites, and high quality of the videos,
2010–2014: Hold On 'til the Night and Truth Be Told, Part 1
His debut single, "
On May 17, 2011, his second single, "Unfriend You", was released to iTunes
On September 15, he again appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to talk about his album, and also revealed that he had taken his first steps into acting, portraying a younger version of
In November 2011, Chance undertook a tour of Southeast Asia to promote his album, which had just been released in the region. The tour started in
In March 2012, Chance returned to Asia to support the release of a special edition of the album, which was released to the Asian market on March 20.[49] He was accompanied by his full four-part band and gave full concert performances in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Jakarta, and Manila, before going on without the band on a promotional tour to Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Bangkok, Thailand. In early July, he was back in the region for promotional and TV appearances in Hong Kong and Changsha (Hunan, China). In August, he performed at the MTV-CCTV Mandarin Music Awards show in Beijing and won the award for Most Popular New International Artist of the Year.[50]
In November 2012, after releasing his new EP, Truth Be Told Part 1, he again returned to Asia for a promo tour starting in Kota Kinabalu (Borneo, Malaysia) to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Singapore and Manila, Philippines.
2014–2018: Somewhere Over My Head
On January 13, 2014, Chance released a new song named "Temptation" onto his SoundCloud.[51] He performed the song at the Sundance Film Festival. Throughout the year, he continued the process of writing and recording his EP, Somewhere Over My Head. On September 16, Chance released a single called "Thrilla In Manila".[52] Another track named "Meridians" was released on March 24, 2015.[53] Both songs, ultimately, did not appear on the final track list. The official lead single, "Afterlife", was released on October 29, 2015.[54] In 2016, it was succeeded by "Hit & Run" on February 5[55] and "Back On the Wall" on April 29[56] as the second and third singles, respectively. On April 28, he released a new music video for his single "Back On The Wall" on his YouTube channel.[57] The EP was released May 13, 2016.[58]
Before the release of Somewhere Over My Head, from January 27 to February 1, 2016, Chance performed three shows in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City.[59][60] He had a release party of his new EP in YouTube Space LA on May 13, 2016. And on May 28–29, he had another two shows after the release of the EP in San Francisco and Seattle.
During promotion of the EP, Chance was also featured on an electronic dance track by tyDi and Jack Novak titled "Oceans", which was released on February 19, 2016.[61]
In February 2016, he was picked as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month and was featured on NBC's Today show hosted by Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb and broadcast nationally where he performed live his single "Hit & Run".
In June 2016, one month after releasing his new EP, Somewhere Over My Head, Chance returned to Asia for a short promo tour starting in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Penang in Malaysia, and Manila, Philippines.[62]
On September 15, 2016, Frank Pole released a song titled "Anything" which featured Chance.[63] On December 23, 2016, Chance released a song called "London". On May 6, 2017, Chance is also featured on Fabian Mazur's song called "Earn It". On May 12, 2017, Chance's cover of "Hungry Eyes" was released as part of the soundtrack album for the television film remake of Dirty Dancing. On June 30, 2017, Chance released a song called "Seasons".
On December 8, 2017, Chance released his single "Low," and on May 4, 2018, he released his single "Lighthouse", collaborating with Danish-American DJ & music producer Fabian Mazur. Another single was released on June 8, 2018, called "Good As Gold".
2019–present: Portraits, Trophies, and Palladium
On March 15, 2019, he released his second studio album, Portraits.[64] Due to his success independently, Chance signed his second major record deal with Sony Music Global and Arista Records, which will release any subsequent material he produces, in June 2019.[65] In the same month he also announced a world tour promoting Portraits.[66]
On January 15, 2021, Chance released "Holy Feeling", the lead single from his upcoming extended play. The second single, "Hellboy", was released on April 23.[citation needed] Chance announced on April 29 that his third extended play, Trophies, would be released on June 25, 2021.[67] In May, he announced he would be embarking on the Trophies World Tour, visiting various cities in North America and Europe over 2021 and 2022.[citation needed]
In March 2022, it was announced that Chance would make his feature film debut, starring in Maybelline Prince.[68]
Chance's third studio album, Palladium, was released on September 22, 2022.
Personal life
In 2017, Chance was attending the
In 2022, in an interview with Rolling Stone, he accused DeGeneres of being manipulative and felt "completely abandoned" by her by the time his second album was released.[73]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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US [74] | |||
Hold On 'til the Night |
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29 |
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Portraits[75] |
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Palladium |
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"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
Extended plays
Title | Album details |
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Truth Be Told, Part 1 |
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Somewhere Over My Head |
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Trophies |
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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US Heat [76] |
BEL (FL) [77] | |||
"Waiting Outside the Lines" | 2010 | 12 | 95[A] | Hold On 'til the Night |
"Unfriend You" | 2011 | — | — | |
"Hold On 'til the Night" | — | — | ||
"Take a Look at Me Now" | 2012 | — | — | |
"Sunshine & City Lights" | — | — | Truth Be Told, Part 1 | |
"Thrilla In Manila" | 2014 | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Meridians" | 2015 | — | — | |
"Afterlife" | — | — | Somewhere Over My Head | |
"Hit & Run" | 2016 | — | — | |
"Back on the Wall" | — | — | ||
"London" | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Seasons" | 2017 | — | — | |
"Low" | — | — | ||
"Lighthouse" (with Fabian Mazur) |
2018 | — | — | |
"Good as Gold" | — | — | ||
"Twenty One" | — | — | ||
"Shut Up" | 2019 | — | — | Portraits |
"Yours" | — | — | ||
"White Roses" | — | — | ||
"Boots" | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Dancing Next to Me" | 2020 | — | — | |
"Honeysuckle" | — | — | ||
"Bad to Myself" | — | — | ||
"Holy Feeling"[78] | 2021 | — | — | Trophies |
"Hellboy" | — | — | ||
"Nobody" | — | — | ||
"Overloved" | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Palladium" | 2022 | — | — | Palladium |
"Athena" | — | — | ||
"Homerun Hitter" | — | — | ||
"Herringbone" | 2023 | — | — | Palladium Deluxe Edition |
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
As featured artist
Title | Year |
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"Oceans" (tyDi and Jack Novak featuring Greyson Chance) |
2016 |
"Anything" (Frank Pole featuring Greyson Chance) | |
"Earn It" (Fabian Mazur featuring Greyson Chance) |
2017 |
"Walk Away" (Sick Individuals featuring Greyson Chance) |
Promotional singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"Timekeeper" | 2019 | Portraits |
Music videos
Year | Song | Director |
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2010 | "Waiting Outside the Lines" | Sanaa Hamri |
2011 | "Unfriend You" | Marc Klasfeld[79] |
"Hold On 'til the Night" | Dano Cerny, Marielle Tepper | |
2012 | "Sunshine & City Lights" | Clarence Fuller |
2016 | "Back on the Wall" | Rage |
2018 | "Good as Gold" | Bobby Hannaford |
2019 | "Shut Up" | Bobby Hannaford |
"Yours" | Bobby Hannaford | |
"White Roses" | Bobby Hannaford | |
"Boots" | Bobby Hannaford | |
2020 | "Dancing Next To Me" | Edgar Daniel |
"Honeysuckle" | Rahul Chakraborty | |
"Bad to Myself" | Rahul Chakraborty | |
2021 | "Holy Feeling" | Bobby Hannaford |
"Hellboy" | The Lee Family |
Tours
Headlining
- Hold On 'Til the Night Tour (2011–2012)
- Portraits World Tour (2019–2020)
- Trophies World Tour (2021–2022)
- Palladium World Tour (2022–2023)
Co-headlining
- Waiting 4U Tour (2011)
Opening
- Dancing Crazy Tour (2011)
Awards and recognition
Year | Category | Award | Result |
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2010 | Choice Web Star | Teen Choice Awards | Nominated |
Icon of Tomorrow | J-14 Teen Icon Awards
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Nominated | |
Teen Pick: YouTube Artist | Hollywood Teen TV Awards | Won | |
2011 | Favorite Viral Video Star | People's Choice Awards | Nominated |
Rockin' New Artist of the Year | Youth Rock Awards | Won | |
2012 | Most Popular New International Artist of the Year | MTV-CCTV Mandarin Music Awards | Won |
2013 | Singer | Shorty Awards | Won |
Most Dedicated Fan Army[80] | Heat Tweets Award | Won | |
Greatest YouTube Star | Popdust Award | Nominated |
Notes
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External links
- Official website
- Greyson Chance on Instagram
- Greyson Chance at IMDb