Conor Maynard
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| Birth name | Conor Paul Maynard |
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21 November 1992 Brighton, England, UK |
| Genres | Pop, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actor |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Parlophone,EMI, Capitol Records |
| Associated acts | Ne-Yo, Rita Ora, Wiley, Craig David, Pharrell Williams The Vamps |
| Website | conor-maynard |
Conor Paul Maynard (born 21 November 1992) is an English singer-songwriter and actor from Brighton who is signed to EMI subsidiary, Parlophone. Maynard rose to success in 2012 when he was nominated for, and subsequently won, MTV's Brand New for 2012 award. His debut single, "Can't Say No", was released in the United Kingdom on
Conor Maynard was born in Brighton, England, to Gary and Helen Maynard, a builder and office worker, respectively. He has a younger brother, Jack, and a younger sister Anna. has appeared in some of Conor's covers on YouTube, including "Run" and "If I Were A boy". He attended Cardinal Newman Catholic School in Hove. On 19 May 2006, he signed up to the online video-sharing website YouTube and uploaded his very first video of him singing "Breathe", by fellow British musician Lee Carr.
In 2006, Maynard starred as a young Casper Rose in the Sky 1 television series Dream Team.
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"), 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. He signed to EMI/Parlophone and Turn First management.
Turn First were responsible for developing the artist. CEO Sarah Stennett told HitQuarters that rather than telling him what songs to sing, they guided him through the songwriting process, finding what music he was listening to and what was inspiring him, and then matched him up with producers The Invisible Men and songwriter Sophie Stern. These sessions eventually resulted in first single "Can't Say No". Stennett described the song as "a tastemaker track. It sounded like something he was listening to, which was urban radio."
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