Conan Gray: 15 facts about the 'Comfort Crowd' singer you probably never knew
Meet Conan Gray, the 21-year-old musician and YouTube personality who has released popular songs like 'The Other Side', 'Crush Culture' and 'Comfort Crowd'. Find out Conan Gray's height, hometown, UCLA major and other details.
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1. Meet Conan Gray: The 20 year-old musician, YouTube personality and rising star.
Conan Gray is an American musician and YouTuber with nearly 1.9 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.
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2. How old is Conan Gray?
Conan Gray is 21-years-old. He was born on 5 December 1998. His birth date makes him a Sagittarius. [Photo via Instagram, Conan Gray]
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3. How tall is Conan Gray?
Conan Gray is 5 foot 9 inches tall, or 175cm.
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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]
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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]
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7. 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]
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8. 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.
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9. Conan Gray has 1.4 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]
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10. 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]
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11. You can follow Conan Gray on Instagram and Twitter.
You can follow Conan Gray on social media. His Twitter and Instagram handles are both @conangray. [Photo via Instagram, Conan Gray]
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12. 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'.
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13. What is Conan Gray's net worth?
Conan Gray's current net worth is estimated at $750,000.
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14. 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.
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15. 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."
