Conor Paul Maynard (born 21 November 1992) is an English singer, songwriter, actor and YouTuber. Born and raised in Brighton, he signed a recording contract with Warner Music Group in 2011. Maynard rose to fame in 2012 when he was nominated for, and subsequently won, MTV’s Brand New for 2012 award.[2] His debut album, Contrast, was released in July 2012 which produced the successful single “Can’t Say No”.
Conor Paul Maynard was born in Brighton, England, to Gary and Helen Maynard, a builder and office worker, respectively. He has a younger brother, Jack who is a YouTuber and he briefly appeared on the 2017 series of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!. Maynard has his own YouTube Channel as well. His younger sister Anna who is also a YouTuber has appeared in some of his covers on YouTube, including “Run” and “If I Were A Boy”[3]and she was the host of Got What It Takes?. He attended Cardinal Newman Catholic School in Hove. On 19 May 2006, he signed up to the online video-sharing website YouTube and in December 2008 uploaded his very first video of him singing “Breathe”, by fellow British musician Lee Carr.[4]
In 2006, Maynard starred as a young Casper Rose in the Sky 1 television series Dream Team.[5]
Since 2009, Maynard has uploaded cover versions of songs with rapper and close friend, Anthony “Anth” Melo, who resides in Virginia. Together they have covered a variety of songs, including: Taio Cruz (“Dynamite”) and Rihanna (“Only Girl (In the World)”). Maynard came to label attention when American singer/songwriter Ne-Yo watched a cover version of his track “Beautiful Monster” – who contacted the musician soon afterwards, and Ne-Yo became Maynard’s mentor.[6] He signed to EMI/Parlophone and Turn First management.[7]
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