Greyson, who was discovered by Ellen DeGeneres after posting a YouTube video singing Lady Gaga, took to Vevo “Area Codes” last week to give his fans a personal video tour of his hometown Edmond Oklahoma.
His tour started inside his house where he shows us his two pianos – his childhood piano and the one that Ellen bought him.
Chance also talks about his discovery by Ellen, and shows us the very Church in Henderson Hills where he played the now famous “Paparazzi” by Lady Gaga that started it all and propelled him into the limelight.
Greyson says he is an avid collector of old school vinyl records and takes about 50 of them on the road with him while on tour.
Watch Greyson Chance Hometown Tour on Area Codes
Greyson also visits the Children’s Miracle Network hospital where he makes a donation of $10,000 and talks to several patients and doctors.
He gives us a view of the Ford Center where he was asked to perform the National Anthem and says he always listens to “Escape” by Journey before he goes on stage.
Chance has a new album coming out in August called “Hold on till the Night” and has recently released a new music video for his single “Unfriend You”.
This comes on the success of his first single “Waiting Outside the Lines”.
Greyson is currently on tour with Miranda Cosgrove and Cody Simpson and frequently calls in to the Ellen show to give his fans an update on what he is doing.
It has also been announced that he will be taking a recurring role on the television series "Raising Hope" next season - his first journey into the world of TV.
It may take more than a teen idol music career to make singer Greyson Chance happy.
And we know it takes a village to raise a baby these days...
Just ask the cast of “Raising Hope”.
And next season the show will get a little help from the 13-year-old singer.
Greyson is slated to appear as a semi-recurring cast member in at least three episodes of the Fox sitcom that follows the “Chance” family as they find themselves adding an unexpected new member into their household.
“Raising Hope” creator Greg Garcia took to twitter saying,
"Looking forward to having Greyson Chance on a few episodes of Raising Hope next season."
The show stars Lucas Neff, Martha Plimpton and Garret Dillahunt – but the runaway comedic relief falls squarely on veteran actress Cloris Leachman who plays Maw Maw.
Lucas Neff plays Jimmy Chance, whose life takes a radical turn when a casual romantic encounter with a woman goes wrong after he learns she is a wanted criminal and ends up on death row.
When Jimmy visits her in prison he learns she is pregnant with their baby, and after she gives birth is tasked with raising their daughter.
No word yet as to what role Greyson will play but it’s interesting that his last name is the same as the fictional family.
Greyson was discovered after singing Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” on YouTube and was quickly snatched up by Ellen DeGeneres’ eleveneleven record label.
He has since gone on to produce several hit singles including “Waiting Outside the Lines”, and more recently “Unfriend You”.
Chance is upfront about his journey into TV land saying,
“Music is my first love but I feel like there should be a backup plan. So many kid musicians don’t last long after turning 18 and I want to build other sets of experiences while my career is growing.”
Smart kid.
We think his music career is doing just fine under the care of Ellen, but the world of being a teen music idol can be a fickle place. One day you’re in, and the next day you’re out.
We’re excited about seeing Greyson on TV and can’t wait to watch next seasons “Raising Hope”.
Life is pretty good for 13-year-old Greyson Chance these days.
After being discovered on YouTube after singing Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” at a school function, his singing career has taken off and he is starting to crank out the hits.
After signing a record deal with Ellen DeGeneres’s ElevenEleven label, she is helping to produce his first full length album "Hold On 'Til The Night" due out later this year.
Greyson’s first hit was “Waiting Outside The Lines” and it gave us a little insight as to what style the young singer was going to unveil to the World.
Today he released his latest music video for “Unfriend You”, and our first impression was it was more than just another pop rock kind of song.
It is really good!
Do I dare say this – it sounded a lot like something Lady Gaga would sing and it fit is style perfectly.
Watch Greyson Chance “Unfriend You” Music Video
Time will tell how his fans react, but we’re sure his young teen girl fans will love it.
And if "Unfriend You" is any indication of the type and style of music we can expect from Greyson Chance down the road - then this kid is going to be a star.
Move over Justin Bieber - there may be a new kid on the block.
