Conan Gray: 17 facts about the 'Heather' singer you probably never knew

1. Meet Conan Gray: The 22 year-old musician, YouTube personality and rising star.

Conan Gray is an American musician and YouTuber with almost 4 million subscribers on the site. Conan is best known for his original songs, including 'The Other Side', 'Crush Culture' and 'Comfort Crowd'. At just 21, Conan has released a successful EP, Sunset Season, through Republic Records and even opened for Panic! At The Disco. It’s clear that Conan's fame is rising fast, so here’s everything you need to know about the musician and internet star.

2. How old is Conan Gray? When is his birthday?

Conan Gray is 22-years-old. He was born on 5 December 1998. His birth date makes him a Sagittarius. [Photo via Instagram, Conan Gray]

3. How tall is Conan Gray?

Conan Gray is 5 foot 9 inches tall, or 175cm.

4. Where is Conan Gray from? He grew up in Georgetown, Texas.

Conan Gray is American. He spent his teen years in Georgetown, Texas. In an interview with Billboard, Conan described the town as having “a lot of old people” and “a lot of cows and gas stations”. He previously lived in Hiroshima, Japan, and in California when he was a very small child. Conan returned to California to attend UCLA and now lives in Los Angeles. [Photo via Instagram, Conan Gray]

5. What is Conan Gray's ethnicity? He is half Japanese and half Irish.

Conan Gray is half Japanese and half Irish. As a baby, he and his family moved to Hiroshima, Japan, to care for his grandfather. His family returned to the States when he was three-and-a-half. Conan has stated that he spoke Japanese as a young child.

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6. Is Conan Gray related to Loren Gray?

Conan Gray is not related to fellow musician Loren Gray – but he does have siblings and step-siblings. [Photo via Instagram, Conan Gray/Loren Gray]

7. Is Conan Gray gay?

Conan Gray has used both men and women as love interests in his music videos, however, he's not confirmed how he identifies. He tweeted: "Y’all are so annoying all y’all ever wanna do is place a label on me just let me fuckin exist what the fuck." He added: "If labels on sexuality and gender and beliefs and all that great stuff are helpful for u, I’m all for it. But the second you start trying to shove everyone else into a neat little easy to understand box, I get mad. Stop!" [via Getty]

8. Where does Conan Gray go to college? UCLA.

Conan Gray relocated to Los Angeles to attend ULCA. When he got in, Conan called UCLA his “dream school”, but he was initially waitlisted – something he discussed on his YouTube channel. He attributes his acceptance to writing a deeply personal supplemental essay. Conan is a film studies major at UCLA. [Photo via Instagram, Conan Gray]

9. Conan Gray has almost 4 million subscribers on YouTube.

Conan started making YouTube videos from an early age. He says this was due to him being a “nostalgic kid.” By 12, he had started putting up videos of himself singing. On his channel, he usually uploads a mix of original songs, covers, cooking videos with friends, and sit down straight to camera conversations. [Photo via Instagram, Conan Gray]

10. What is Conan Gray's net worth?

Conan Gray's current net worth is estimated at $750,000.

11. Conan Gray's debut album, Kid Krow, was released in March 2020

Conan Gray's first studio album, Kid Krow, was released in March 2020, and was inspired by his "pretty rough" childhood in Texas. It reached number five in the Billboard chart, and number two in the Rolling Stone chart. Title track 'Maniac' has 115,841,000 streams on Spotify.

12. What is Heather by Conan Gray about and when was it released?

Conan Gray released his viral track Heather on 4 September 2020 but fans will know it was on his debut album Kid Krow before its official release. On Apple Music Editor's Notes Conan explained what the song is actually about. He said: "It's about a girl named Heather – I think everyone has a Heather in their life. The person that I really, really liked was in love with Heather. They were not in love with me, and because of that, I fucking hated Heather." [via YouTube]

13. Conan Gray has been making music since he was 12.

Conan Gray began songwriting at the age of 12. He is currently signed to Republic Records and released his EP, Sunset Season, through the label in 2018. Conan has said that he began work on the EP when he moved to California to attend UCLA. Shortly after the move, he was signed to his label.

14. Conan Gray opened for Panic! At The Disco in 2019.

Conan Gray opened up for Panic! At the Disco for several tour dates in 2019. He called it a "massive learning experience" and hailed Brendon Urie as "down to earth" and "hardworking". Prior to touring with with Panic, Conan had only played 10 live shows. [Photo via Instagram, Conan Gray]

15. Conan Gray is a huge Taylor Swift fan

His musical influences include The Dixie Chicks, Lana del Rey and Adele, but his number one lyricist is Taylor Swift - he even consider himself to be 'the biggest swiftie'.

16. Conan Gray and Billie Eilish were friends before they got famous

Conan Gray and Billie Eilish have been friends for a number of years, even before they both found fame, and he credits her for helping him to navigate stardom: "I think we both just kind of joke about how crazy it is. Like, it's just ridiculous - all of this is just ridiculous," he said. "It's mostly just trying to find a little bit of normalness in all this crazy stuff."