Greyson Michael Chance is an American singer, songwriter and pianist
whose April 2010 performance of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" at a
sixth-grade music festival became a hit on YouTube, gaining over 36
million views. Two of his original compositions, "Stars" and "Broken
Hearts", gained over 4 and 6 million views respectively on his YouTube
channel. His debut single, "Waiting Outside the Lines," was released in
October 2010.
Chance was born in Wichita Falls, Texas and now resides in Edmond,
Oklahoma. He has English, German, 1/8th Bohemian (Czech), and 1/8th
Polish, ancestry.
He is the youngest child of Scott and Lisa Chance; he has an older
sister, Alexa, and an older brother, Tanner, both of whom also play
music.
Chance began playing the piano at the age of 8 and has had three years
of piano lessons, but no formal vocal training. His inspiration comes
from Lady Gaga; after seeing her performance of "Paparazzi" at the 2009
MTV Video Music Awards, he said: "I was awestruck by her performance.
Chance also admires Christina Aguilera, the rock band Augustana, R&B
singer John Legend, singer-songwriter Elton John and late Beatle John
Lennon.
Greyson Chance: Hellboy(2021)
Greyson Chance: Bad to Myself(2020)
Greyson Chance: White Roses(2019)
Greyson Chance: Back on the Wall(2016)
Maybelline Prince(2025)as Danie King
Greyson Chance: Honeysuckle(2020)as Greyson Chance
Greyson Chance: Dancing Next to Me(2020)as Greyson Chance
Love, Victor(2020)
Dirty Dancing(2017)
A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise(2012)
Raising Hope(2010)
So You Think You Can Dance(2005)
Dark Side of Comedy(2022)as Self - Singer, Songwriter
Zach Sang: Just the Interviews Podcast(2015)as Self
Any Gabrielly Convida(2020)as Self
OUTLOUD: Raising Voices(2020)as Self - Special Appearance
Pop5(2020)as Self
