Conor Maynard

Conor Paul Maynard (born 21 November 1992) is an English singer.

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.

In 2006, Maynard starred as a young annoying Casper Rose in the Sky 1 television series Dream Team.

Maynard signed to Parlophone in late 2010.

Born and raised in Brighton, he signed a recording contract with Warner Music Group in 2011.

In November 2011, Maynard received a nomination for MTV's Brand New for 2012 award, competing alongside Delilah, Michael Kiwanuka, Lana Del Rey, and Lianne La Havas.

Maynard rose to fame in 2012 when he was nominated for, and subsequently won, MTV's Brand New for 2012 award.

His debut album, Contrast, was released in July 2012 which produced the successful single "Can't Say No".

He released the music video for his debut single "Can't Say No" on 1 March 2012, which by September 2012 had already surpassed fourteen million views.

The single was met with positive reviews, with Lewis Corner (of Digital Spy) describing it as "playful, fun and immediately leaves you wanting another go", while others compared Maynard to singer Justin Bieber.

Maynard largely disputed this comparison, stating "I'm not like Justin Bieber", but allowed that both gained popularity from being young and from being found through YouTube.

Maynard's debut single, "Can't Say No", was released in the United Kingdom on 15 April 2012 – debuting at number two on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending 28 April with 74,792 copies sold.

The track also saw chart success in Ireland, where it peaked at number thirteen.

On 1 May, Maynard released the album track "Drowning" as a free download for any fans who pre-ordered the upcoming studio album Contrast.

On 5 May, he performed "Can't Say No" at the 7th annual edition of the TRL Awards in Italy.

On 9 June 2012, Maynard performed "Can't Say No" at the Capital Summertime Ball in front of an 80,000 strong crowd.

Maynard released his second single, "Vegas Girl", on 21 July 2012 in the UK – it debuted and peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart.

On 30 July, he released Contrast, which debuted at number 1 on the UK Album Chart on 11 August 2012.

The album sold only 17,000 copies in its debut week.

He released the third single from the album "Turn Around", featuring Ne-Yo.

It peaked at number 8 on the UK singles chart.

It was announced on 31 January 2012 that Maynard had been crowned winner of the award, having received approximately 48% of the public vote.

It was revealed in June 2013 that Maynard would release a book offering fans an insight into his rise to fame, entitled Take Off; it was released in October 2013.

Maynard is currently preparing for the release of his second studio album.

He has promised a new sound for the album and has confirmed that he has worked with Labrinth and Travie McCoy on the album.

On 23 August, Maynard confirmed that his new single would be called "R U Crazy", which was produced by Labrinth.

The song premiered on radio on 25 August, as well as the music video appearing on 27 August.

In March 2014, Maynard took part in recording England's 2014 World Cup song.

He collaborated with the likes of fellow pop stars Melanie C, Eliza Doolittle, Emma Bunton, Katy B, Kimberley Walsh, and Pixie Lott, on "Greatest Day", a track originally performed by a British band, Take That.

The track was produced by Gary Barlow and recorded at Sarm Studios in London.

The track also featured past footballers such as Gary Lineker, Michael Owen, Geoff Hurst, David Seaman, Peter Shilton, Glenn Hoddle, and Dion Dublin on backing vocals.

On 1 March 2015, Conor released his new single "Talking About", the second single from the upcoming album.

The single debuted at number 44 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming not only Maynard's first single to miss the top-ten, but also his first to miss the top-forty altogether.

Within a month Conor released his third single called "Royalty".

Maynard released his second and third albums, Covers and +11 Hours, in 2016 and 2023, respectively.

Conor Paul Maynard was born in Torquay, England to Gary and Helen Maynard, a builder and office worker, respectively.

He has a younger brother, Jack who is a YouTuber.

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" and she was the host of Got What It Takes?.

He attended Cardinal Newman Catholic School in Hove.

The single is extracted from his second upcoming album, which is predicted to be released at the beginning of 2016.