Elijah Connor
Birth nameElijah Frederick Harry Connor
AliasEli Connor
Birth dateMM NaN, YYYY
Birth placeDetroit, Michigan, United States
InstrumentVocals, singer-songwriter,
GenreR&B, Pop, soul,
OccupationSinger, songwriter, television personality, actor, entrepreneur
Years active2013–present
LabelPurple Rain Entertainment, Blackground Records, CKI, AWAL
Associated actsPrince (musician), Sean Combs, Frank Ocean, Bruno Mars, Lucky Daye, DJ Khaled

Elijah Connor is an American pop singer and songwriter.[1] He is known for starring in season two of The Four: Battle for Stardom on Fox with Sean Combs.[2][3]

Career

Connor was born in Detroit, Michigan, and had a role on Donald Trump's reality television series The Ultimate Merger.[4] He landed a minor role in the movie Sparkle starring Whitney Houston, Mike Epps, and Jordin Sparks. He played himself in the NBC/Oxygen drama series Player Gets Played.[5][6]

In October 2021, Connor signed with Blackground Records 2.0.[7] In February 2022, Connor left Blackground Records 2.0. and legally ended their business relationship, after only being there for 5 months.

In 2023, Connor starred in the WE TV show Grown & Gospel which is described as a "reality TV docuseries" about six friends from Detroit who are children of successful preachers and gospel singers. Although they have prominent backgrounds, they are pursuing their own paths to success.[8][9]

Early life

Connor graduated from Oakland County's Farmington High School.[10] While majoring in medicine in college, he worked as a print and runway model for Sears and Armani.[11]

Connor is the younger cousin to musician Prince.[12]

Discography

Singles

YearSongU.S. Peak R&B Billboard
style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;|2013"This Christmas"style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;|
style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;|2018"Mill Ticket" (featuring Tee Grizzley)style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;|
2019"Reputation"
2020"Say The Word"
2021"Lemon & Lime"
2023"Appetite"style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;|
2024"Worth It"24[13]

References

  1. ^ "Kiss Spotlight: Detroit's R&B Singer, Elijah Connor". 105.9 Kiss-FM. April 18, 2013. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  2. ^ Marie, Erika (2019-09-14). "Diddy & Elijah Connor Attempt To Recreate Their Viral Stare Down Meme". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  3. ^ "'The Four' Season 2 Episode 3: All Four Chairs Defended!". American Top 40. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  4. ^ "Detroit's own Elijah Connor returns with release of 'This Christmas;". Michigan Chronicle. December 22, 2015. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  5. ^ Toby, Mekeisha Madden. "Metro Detroiters star in TV show 'Player Gets Played'". Detroit News. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  6. ^ "Spicing Up the Season with Singer Elijah Connor". BLAC Detroit magazine. December 2, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  7. ^ "We at Blackground Records 2.0 would like to officially welcome our newest artist @ElijahConnor to our record label family! Congratulations!!!". Twitter. October 13, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  8. ^ "'Grown & Gospel' Stars On The New WE tv Series, Being Detroit Royalty And The Gap That They Hope To Bridge". Yahoo News. 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  9. ^ "Detroit's gospel music scene takes center stage in new reality TV series 'Grown & Gospel'". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  10. ^ "Southfield 'Player' takes on new album, new love in TV show". The Oakland Press. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  11. ^ "Rising R&B Star Elijah Connor Star's in Oxygen/NBC new series "Player Gets Played"". OH SO RADIO. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  12. ^ "Being a player proves bankable for R&B artist Elijah Connor". Rolling Out. January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  13. ^ "Adult R&B Airplay Chart". Billboard