Greyson Chance: 5 Things To Know About The Singer Who Called Ellen DeGeneres ‘Manipulative’

Greyson Chance shocked the satellite connected Thursday, September 22, erstwhile his comments successful a revealing Rolling Stone interrogation were published. He called his erstwhile mentor Ellen DeGeneres  “manipulative,” among different things, raising questions astir however overmuch the The Ellen DeGeneres Show host had really helped him oregon his philharmonic vocation successful the agelong run.

Greyson was calved successful Texas and raised arsenic a Catholic, and was conscionable 12 years aged erstwhile helium archetypal performed connected the wide syndicated speech show, and has parlayed that occurrence into a movie called Maybelline Prince. Now 25 years old, helium sees his “big break” overmuch differently. Here are 5 things to cognize astir the vocalist thrust into the spotlight during an quality connected Ellen.

1. He went viral with a Lady Gaga song

Greyson Chance (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP/Shutterstock )

In 2010, Greyson opted to perform Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” astatine an Oklahoma schoolhouse euphony festival — and it went implicit big. A video of the monumentally talented younker performing astatine the soft went viral with upwards of 70 cardinal views, and for bully reason. Not lone was the show spectacular, but according to Rolling Stone, it was his archetypal clip presenting earlier a crowd. It would surely beryllium not to beryllium his last, launching him into a glaring spotlight and catching the attraction of Ellen, who had invited him onto her amusement wrong a week.

2. He was dubbed the ‘next Justin Bieber’

An ABC report connected March 10, 2011, echoed the sentiments of fans everyplace with the headline: Greyson Chance: The Next Justin Bieber? For many, the reply was obvious. Then 13 twelvemonth aged Chance’s boy set bully looks, feathery hair, and soulful eyes were capable to punctual the question for months to come. “Move over, Justin Bieber,” the study read. “There’s a caller teenage popular sensation connected the rise.”

3. He lives successful Oklahoma

Oklahoma is wherever it each began, and Oklahoma remains location for the talented singer. According to Rolling Stone, he stays with shaper Brett McLaughlin astatine his Hollywood Hills spot erstwhile helium visits Los Angeles — but helium owns a location successful Oklahoma. It’s besides wherever helium reportedly returned to erstwhile Ellen’s euphony label, eleveneleven, dropped him aft his 2nd medium with her, Truth Be Told, Part 1, failed to execute well.

A person from his past said coming location to Oklahoma aft his brushwood with megastardom wasn’t casual connected him. “When helium got back, it was different,” puerility pal Madeline Goedecke said, according to Rolling Stone. “You could archer that it had been hard connected him coming backmost from each of that.”

4. He attended the University of Tulsa

Greyson reportedly semi retired from euphony erstwhile helium turned 18, trying his manus astatine assemblage life. He enrolled astatine the adjacent University of Tulsa, opting for a large successful history. He told RS that it was him figuratively giving the “middle digit to the industry.” He continued, “It was maine going, ‘You could person had an astonishing creator connected your hands, but f*** this. I’m not going to bash this anymore. I’m quitting.’“

5. He’s been nominated for respective precocious illustration awards

The philharmonic powerhouse didn’t simply make an awesome catalogue of singles, euphony videos, and workplace albums — helium was besides recognized for his accomplishments with ceremonial honors. In 2010, helium was nominated arsenic the Choice Web Star astatine the Teen Choice Awards, and that aforesaid twelvemonth was besides nominated arsenic the Icon of Tomorrow astatine the J-14 Teen Icon Awards. He won the Teen Pick: YouTube Artist Award astatine the Hollywood Teen TV Awards successful 2010.

The accolades continued successful 2011, astir notably with a People’s Choice Award information for Favorite Viral Video Star. Between 2011 and 2013, the emerging endowment had won respective awards, including the Most Popular New International Artist of the Year astatine the 2012 MTV-CCTV Mandarin Music Awards.