American musician

Greyson Chance

Greyson Michael Chance is an American singer-songwriter. He rose to national attention in 2010 as a child singer after his performance of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" went viral on YouTube and gained over 72 million views. Two of his original songs, "Stars" and "Broken Hearts", gained over six and eight million views, respectively, on his channel the following year. He signed a joint-venture recording contract with Ellen DeGeneres' eleveneleven – an imprint of Maverick, Streamline, and Geffen Records – to release his debut commercial single, "Waiting Outside the Lines", in October 2010.

Born

1997

August 16

Died

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1990s

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1997 Born

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942 Start of the four-day Battle of al-Mada'in, between the Hamdanids of Mosul and the Baridis of Basra over control of the Abbasid capital, Baghdad.
963 Nikephoros II Phokas is crowned emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
1328 The House of Gonzaga seizes power in the Duchy of Mantua, and will rule until 1708.

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The world in 1997

When Greyson arrived

april 1 Comet Hale–Bopp is seen passing at perihelion.
april 13 Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament.
april 14 Pai Hsiao-yen, daughter of Taiwanese artiste Pai Bing-bing, is kidnapped on her way to school, preceding her murder.
april 29 The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on August 16

Caeleb Dressel 1996– American swimmer Christian Okoye 1961– American football player James Reilly 1955– Irish surgeon and politician, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Julie Newmar 1933– American actress Karl-Heinz Euling 1919– German captain (died 2014) Kevin Ayers 1944– English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013) Louis 1682–1686 Duke of Burgundy (died 1712) Paul Callaway 1909– American organist and conductor (died 1995) Robert Culp 1930–2010 American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2010)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1997

Arike Ogunbowale 1997– American basketball player Asa Butterfield 1997– English actor Ashleigh Gardner 1997– Australian cricketer Brittany Broski 1997– American comedian and singer Cha Eun-woo 1997– South Korean singer, actor, and model Daniel Sprong 1997– Dutch ice hockey player Duncan Scott 1997– Scottish swimmer Holly Taylor 1997– Canadian-American actress Keira Walsh 1997– English footballer

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