Greyson Chance Height, Weight, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Facts, Biography

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Greyson Chance Quick Info
Height6 ft 0¾ in
Weight68 kg
Date of BirthAugust 16, 1997
Zodiac SignLeo
Eye Color
Light Brown

Greyson Chance is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. It was in the year 2010 that he shot to popularity after his performance of Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” at a grade school music festival went viral on YouTube, gaining over 70 million views. Since then, he has released many tracks, albums, and extended plays such as Hold On ’til the Night, Portraits, Somewhere Over My Head, Trophies, Waiting Outside the Lines, Dancing Next to Me, Yours, Boots, Sunshine & City Lights, Afterlife, Good as Gold, Take a Look at Me Now, Thrilla In Manila, Twenty One, and Low.

Born Name

Greyson Michael Chance

Nick Name

Grey Grey, Greyson

Greyson Chance

Sun Sign

Leo

Born Place

Wichita Falls, Texas, United States

Residence

Edmond, Oklahoma, United States

Nationality

American

Education

Greyson completed his schooling at Cheyenne Middle School in Oklahoma in 2010. Later, he got enrolled at the University of Tulsa in 2017 as a history major but eventually dropped out to focus on his music career.

Occupation

Singer, Songwriter, Musician

Family

  • Father – Scott Chance
  • Mother – Lisa Chance
  • Siblings – Alexa Chance (Older Sister), Tanner (Older Brother)
  • Others – Boyd Hubert Chance (Paternal Grandfather), Elsie Lucille Powell (Paternal Grandmother), Karl Mathias Schaefer (Maternal Grandfather), Carolyn Ann Dvorak (Maternal Grandmother)

Note – Both of Greyson’s siblings are involved in music.

Manager

Guy Oseary (Madonna‘s manager) and Troy Carter (Lady Gaga’s manager) have together managed Chance’s career.

He has been signed with Milk & Honey, Music Artist Management Company, Los Angeles, California, United States.

Genre

Pop, pop-rock, piano rock, funk, dance-pop, electronic

Instruments

Vocals, piano, ukulele

Labels

Eleveneleven, Maverick, Streamline, Geffen Records, AWAL, Arista Records, Sony Music

Net Worth

His net worth had been $2.4 Million according to CelebrityNetWorth.com.

Build

Slim

Height

6 ft 0¾ in or 184.5 cm

Greyson Chance

Weight

68 kg or 150 pounds

Boyfriend / Spouse

Greyson has dated –

  • Ben Watson

    • Race / Ethnicity

    White

    Greyson Chance is of British Isles (English and Scottish), German, Bohemian/Czech, and Polish descent.

    Hair Color

    Dark Brown

    Eye Color

    Light Brown

    Sexual Orientation

    Gay

    He came out as gay in an Instagram post on July 19, 2017.

    Distinctive Features

    Amazing voice

    Greyson Chance singing

    Religion

    Christianity

    Best Known For

    His singing career and Billboard’s #12 single “Waiting Outside the Lines” from his debut album.

    First Album

    Chance released his debut album Hold On ’til the Night on August 2, 2011, under eleveneleven, Geffen Records, Maverick Records, and Streamline Records. The album is just more than 36 minutes long and sold about 16,000 copies. It charted at number 29 in US’ Billboard 200.

    First Film

    He has not appeared in any of the movies except the TV movies of the Award functions.

    First TV Show

    Chance has guest appeared in many TV shows starting from 2010 like in VEVO’s ASK:REPLY, Teen Choice Awards 2010, Le grand journal de Canal+, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, So Random!, Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and others.

    Greyson Chance Favorite Things

    • Band – Journey

    Source – Obsev.com

    Greyson Chance 2013

    Greyson Chance Facts

  • He started learning piano at the age of 8 and received piano lessons consecutively for 3 years.
  • Chance’s singing skills are kind of natural, as he did not take any formal vocal training.
  • His music influences include Augustana (rock band), Christina Aguilera, Elton John, Lady Gaga, John Legend (R&B singer), and John Lennon.
  • Greyson’s soccer jersey number is 11.
  • He posted Lady Gaga’s Paparazzi cover video on YouTube on April 28, 2010, but the video generated very low views for continuous 2 weeks (almost 10,000). But, the video became viral, when Tanner Chance (Greyson’s older brother) requested Ellen DeGeneres, in writing, to watch the video. Ellen, then called Greyson to perform on her show and soon the videos were embedded and shared by various people and websites including Wall Street Journal, Ashton Kutcher, TV Guide, etc.
  • Chance is also the first artist to be signed by Ellen DeGeneres in her record label “eleveneleven”.
  • He has struggled with anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder characterized by low weight, food restriction, body image disturbance, fear of gaining weight, and an overpowering desire to be thin.
  • On March 15, 2019, he released his 2nd studio album titled Portraits and it consisted of songs like Bleed You Still, Stand, West Texas, Yours, Plains, and Seasons Nineteen.
  • In June 2022, Greyson released a new song titled Palladium.

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