Greyson Chance facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Greyson Chance
Chance in 2017
Background information
Born	(1997-08-16) August 16, 1997 (age 28) Wichita Falls, Texas, US
Origin	Edmond, Oklahoma, US
Genres	Pop pop rock electronic dance-pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter musician
Instruments	Vocals piano
Years active	2010–present
Labels	eleveneleven Maverick Geffen AWAL Arista Sony Music
YouTube information
Years active	2010–present
Genre	Music
Subscribers	893,000
Total views	211.2 million
Subscriber and view counts updated as of June 18, 2025.

Greyson Michael Chance (born August 16, 1997) is an American singer and songwriter. He became famous in 2010 when he was a child singer. His performance of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" became a viral video on YouTube. It quickly gained over 72 million views.

Two of his own songs, "Stars" and "Broken Hearts", also became very popular. They received over six and eight million views on his channel. He then signed a music contract with Ellen DeGeneres' record label, eleveneleven. This label was part of Maverick, Streamline, and Geffen Records. He released his first song, "Waiting Outside the Lines", in October 2010.

His first album, Hold On 'til the Night, came out in 2011. It reached number 29 on the Billboard 200 chart. This was his only album to appear on that chart.

Greyson Chance released his second collection of songs, called an extended play (EP), Somewhere Over My Head, in May 2016. Before that, he released singles like "Afterlife", "Hit & Run", and "Back on the Wall". Later, he released his second album, Portraits (2019), on his own. This album featured a style called synth-pop. Singles from this album included "Shut Up" and "Timekeeper".

Early Life and Music Beginnings

Greyson Chance was born on August 16, 1997, in Wichita Falls, Texas. He grew up in Edmond, Oklahoma. He is the youngest of three children. Both his older sister and brother also enjoy making music.

Greyson started playing the piano when he was eight years old. He took piano lessons for several years before he became famous online.

How Greyson Became Famous

Greyson Chance's video of him singing Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" was put on YouTube on April 28, 2010. For almost two weeks, not many people watched it. Then, on May 10, 2010, some social websites shared the video.

The next morning, it was shared on ryanseacrest.com. Other big websites like The Huffington Post and Yahoo! Music also shared it. Soon after, famous people like Ryan Seacrest and Ellen DeGeneres shared the video on their Twitter accounts.

Ellen DeGeneres first saw the video because Greyson's brother, Tanner, told her show about it. When Ellen first saw it, the video had about 10,000 views. On May 11, Yahoo! Music reported that the video had over 36,000 views. They also said he was invited to perform on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Greyson went to Los Angeles to film his interview and performance of "Paparazzi." During the interview, he even got a phone call from Lady Gaga herself! He said she was his "true inspiration." On May 13, Greyson's appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show was shown on TV.

Greyson's First Record Deal

On May 15, Greyson made official pages on Myspace and Twitter. He appeared on Ellen again on May 26, 2010. There, he sang his original song "Broken Hearts." He also won $10,000 and a new Yamaha piano.

Ellen DeGeneres then announced that Greyson was the first artist to sign with her new record label, eleveneleven. She named her label "eleveneleven" because she first saw Greyson's video on May 11, 2010. Also, 11 was Greyson's soccer jersey number.

Music Releases and Tours

2010-2014: First Album and EP

Chance at the film premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in July 2011

Greyson's first song, "Waiting Outside the Lines", was released on October 26, 2010. It also included a remix with Filipino singer Jake Zyrus. The single had studio versions of his covers of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" and "Fire" by Augustana.

In December, Greyson performed at We Day 2010 in Toronto. He also visited Paris and London, performing for local radio stations. On February 5, 2011, he sang "Waiting Outside the Lines" on CBS's Early Show. He then started the Waiting 4U tour with Australian singer Cody Simpson. The tour lasted from April to May 2011.

On May 17, 2011, his second song, "Unfriend You", was released. He performed it on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 23. After his performance, he announced that his first album, Hold On 'Til the Night, would be released on August 2, 2011. The music video for "Unfriend You" featured Ariana Grande.

In September 2011, Greyson appeared on Ellen again. He talked about his album and shared that he had started acting. He played a younger version of Jimmy Chance in the TV show Raising Hope.

In November 2011, Greyson toured Southeast Asia to promote his album. He performed in places like Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Singapore; Manila, Philippines; and Jakarta, Indonesia. He even performed at the Malaysian Music Industry Awards.

In March 2012, Greyson returned to Asia for a special edition of his album. He performed concerts with his band in several cities. In August, he won the award for Most Popular New International Artist of the Year at the MTV-CCTV Mandarin Music Awards in Beijing.

In November 2012, he released a new EP called Truth Be Told Part 1. He then went on another promotional tour in Asia.

2014-2018: Somewhere Over My Head

On January 13, 2014, Greyson released a new song called "Temptation" on his SoundCloud. He sang this song at the Sundance Film Festival. He spent the year writing and recording his EP, Somewhere Over My Head.

He released singles like "Thrilla In Manila" in September 2014 and "Meridians" in March 2015. These songs did not end up on the final EP. The main song from the EP, "Afterlife", came out on October 29, 2015. In 2016, he released "Hit & Run" and "Back On the Wall". He also released a music video for "Back On The Wall" on his YouTube channel. The EP Somewhere Over My Head was released on May 13, 2016.

Before the EP's release, Greyson performed shows in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City. He had a release party for his EP at YouTube Space LA. He also performed in San Francisco and Seattle.

Greyson was also featured on an electronic dance song called "Oceans" by tyDi and Jack Novak in February 2016. He was chosen as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month and performed "Hit & Run" live on NBC's Today show.

In June 2016, Greyson returned to Asia for a short tour. He visited Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines. In September 2016, he was featured on Frank Pole's song "Anything." He released his own song "London" in December 2016. In May 2017, he was featured on Fabian Mazur's song "Earn It." His cover of "Hungry Eyes" was released as part of the soundtrack for the TV movie Dirty Dancing (2017). He also released a song called "Seasons" in June 2017.

In December 2017, Greyson released "Low." In May 2018, he released "Lighthouse" with DJ Fabian Mazur. Another song, "Good As Gold," came out in June 2018.

2019-Present: Portraits and More

Chance during a concert live in Berlin in October 2019

On March 15, 2019, Greyson released his second album, Portraits. Because of his success as an independent artist, he signed a new record deal with Sony Music Global and Arista Records in June 2019. In the same month, he announced a Portraits World Tour to promote Portraits.

On January 15, 2021, Greyson released "Holy Feeling." This was the first song from his next EP. The second song, "Hellboy," came out on April 23. On April 29, Greyson announced that his third EP, Trophies, would be released on June 25, 2021. In May, he announced the Trophies World Tour, with shows in North America and Europe.

In March 2022, it was announced that Greyson would act in his first movie, Maybelline Prince.

Greyson's third album, Palladium, was released on September 22, 2022.

Discography

Studio Albums

Extended Plays

Singles

As Lead Artist

As Featured Artist

Promotional Singles

Music Videos

Tours

Headlining Tours

• 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 Tours

• Waiting 4U Tour (2011)

Opening Tours

• Dancing Crazy Tour (2011)

Awards and Recognition

See also

In Spanish: Greyson Chance para niños