Conan Gray

Born: 05 December 1998

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Years Active: 2011–present

Genre/s: Pop

Label/s: Republic

Conan Lee Gray (born December 5, 1998) is an American singer, songwriter and former YouTuber. He was born in Lemon Grove, California, and raised in Georgetown, Texas, where he began uploading vlogs, covers, and original songs to YouTube as a teenager. In 2018, Gray signed a record deal with Republic Records, which released his debut EP, Sunset Season (2018).

Bolstered by the commercially successful songs "Maniac" and "Heather", his studio album Kid Krow (2020), entered the U.S. Billboard 200 at number five, making it the biggest U.S. artist debut of that year. His second studio album, Superache (2022), debuted in the top ten in the chart, also doing so in the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, and the Netherlands. His third and fourth albums, Found Heaven (2024) and Wishbone (2025), peaked at numbers 14 and three on the Billboard 200, respectively.

Gray was born on December 5, 1998, in Lemon Grove, California, a suburb of San Diego. His father is Irish and his mother is Japanese. As an infant, he moved with his family to Hiroshima, Japan, because his grandfather needed medical care after being diagnosed with cancer. After his grandfather's death, the family moved back to California.

Gray's parents divorced when he was three years old and he was thereafter raised by a single mother. In a "Draw My Life" video, he details his experiences with divorce as a young child. As his father was in the military, Gray moved nine times during his childhood, including two times during sixth grade. He was frequently bullied in grade school for being quiet.

Gray eventually settled as a preteen in Georgetown, Texas, where he remained for the rest of his teenage years. His life in central Texas inspired much of his art and music. He was accepted to UCLA, and moved to Los Angeles, California, in September 2017. However, he dropped out after only three months to begin touring after he was signed to Republic Records.