Does Greyson Chance Still Sing? A Look at Everything That Has Happened Since 'Ellen'

Nov. 9 2023, Published 5:31 p.m. ET

The Gist:

• In 2010, Greyson Chance went viral for his efficiency of "Paparazzi" by Lady Gaga.
• He seemed on the former communicate show, Ellen, where Ellen DeGeneres signed him to her music label, but later dropped him in 2012.
• After taking a smash from music, Greyson returned to the business in 2019 and has since seen massive good fortune.
• In November 2023, Greyson made a TikTok video that referenced his upward push to popularity.

How did you first be informed of Greyson Chance? Because I bear in mind coming house from faculty in 2010 to my mom raving about some then-12-year-old boy who performed a Lady Gaga song on Ellen.

I’m not going to lie, I used to be slightly jealous of this kid. I imply, any other kid truly got to go on Ellen? Meanwhile, I simply spent eight hours at school studying P.E.M.D.A.S. This all appeared insane to me because all the way through the 2000s and early 2010s, the web was once nonetheless a novelty.

Everyone my age would use their circle of relatives laptop to do homework and speedy message each other. Nobody used to be posting movies and being discovered on-line back then. It was a very different time indeed — and one TikTok video just introduced us again to that wild time.

Below, we do a refresh of who Greyson is and his upward thrust to fame. Plus, what Greyson's as much as now.

Who is Greyson Chance and the way did he develop into famous?

In 2010, a video of Greyson Chance acting "Paparazzi" at his sixth-grade music competition went viral on YouTube. Not too lengthy after, the 12-year-old from Edmond, Okla. used to be tapped to appear on Ellen where host Ellen DeGeneres proficient him $10,000, a new piano, and signed him to her music label Eleveneleven. Five months later, Greyson launched his debut single, "Waiting Outside the Lines" and began touring within the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

From afar, it gave the impression that Ellen used to be serving to Greyson live out his desires. But as he revealed to Rolling Stone in 2022, she wasn't the most efficient mentor and that used to be a dismal part of his life. "I’ve never met someone more manipulative, more self-centered, and more blatantly opportunistic than her," he said, including that on the time he was once operating 14 to 16 hour days below her tutelage.

Greyson's debut album, "Hold On 'Til the Night" dropped in 2011 and Ellen continued to micromanage each and every facet of his career, including what he wore. "She would come in and look at a rack, yell at stylists, and berate people in front of me," he mentioned, noting that "she was just degrading to people," he mentioned.

In 2012 when his 2nd album took a dip in gross sales, Ellen after all went quiet. "I couldn’t get ahold of her. Couldn’t talk to her,” he said, claiming she “completely abandoned” him during a difficult time. Greyson later learned that Eleveneleven dropped him.

After that, Greyson moved back home to Oklahoma, having been living in L.A. at the time, and took a hiatus from music. He went on to attend the University of Tulsa. In 2017, he came out as gay on Instagram.

Where is Greyson Chance today? He's released two albums since parting ways with Ellen.

After taking a three-year spoil from music, Greyson signed with Arista Records & Sony Music in 2019 and launched his third album "Portraits" followed by "Palladium" in 2022.

Greyson is currently working on his fifth album as of October 2023 according to Instagram, but it's unclear when it will be released.

In November 2023, Greyson shared a TikTok video that referenced his past. TikTok creator @dasilvadakid had asked in a video, "Remember the days when going viral got you on Ellen?"

Greyson stitched her video and shared his reaction. In the clip, he didn't say a word, but took a deep breath, put his phone down on the bathroom sink, and slowly lowered himself to the floor until he was out of sight.

"This man remembers!" someone teasingly wrote in the comments.

However, most of the comments came from users who remembered Greyson's glory days. "Your efficiency of "Paparazzi" changed the trajectory of my lifestyles," wrote one user.

Another person claimed that they listen to Greyson's version of "Paparazzi" more than Lady Gaga's version.

One comment just read: "Greyson Chance is my Roman empire. I take into consideration that 'Ellen' interview greater than I must."

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