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Who is Conan Gray?

CONAN Gray is an American singer who first became popular on YouTube. 

He has since become internationally known and surpassed over four million subscribers.

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Conan Gray has become an international starCredit: The Mega Agency

Who is Conan Gray?

Conan Lee Gray is a 22-year-old American singer-songwriter and social media personality. 

He was born on December 5, 1998, in San Diego, California.

In 2013, he created a YouTube channel where he uploaded vlogs and covers as a teenager from Georgetown, Texas.

As of July 19, 2022, he has over four million subscribers on his channel.

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Who are Conan Gray's parents?

Gray's father is of Irish descent and worked as a military officer, while his mother is of Japanese descent and is a housewife.

His parents got divorced when he was just three years old.

As an infant, his family moved to Japan because his grandfather needed medical care.

After living there for two years, the family moved back to California.

In a 'Draw My Life' video on YouTube, he reflects on his experiences with divorce as a young child.

As recalled in the video, he said: "I like to think of my life in pieces. It's been picked up and moved and rearranged, so many times, that you can barely even tell it's been lived in the same lifetime."

As his father was in the military, Gray moved 12 times throughout his childhood - moving three times during sixth grade.

What is he famous for?

In 2018, he signed a record deal with Republic Records and released his debut EP, Sunset Season, which gained over 300million streams online.

The following year, he was awarded the 2019 Shorty Award for Best YouTube Musician and nominated for Breakthrough Artist at the 2019 Streamy Awards.

His debut studio album, Kid Krow, was released in March 2020 and reached number five on the Billboard 200, which made him the biggest US new artist debut of that year.

Gray's breakthrough single, Maniac, accumulated over 100million streams on Spotify and has been certified Platinum in Australia and Gold in the US and Canada.

Who is Conan Gray dating?

It is unclear if Gray is dating anyone at the moment.

Although he's written songs about love - including one released earlier this year - he's more private about his actual relationships.

His song, Astronomy, is about that "slow, painful, often denial-inducing process of growing apart from somebody," he said in a May interview with .

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"That moment when all of a sudden you look at that person you've loved for years and realize you no longer know them.

He added: "That you two exist on two different worlds now."

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