Conor Maynard

About

Conor Paul Maynard (born 21 November 1992) is an English singer. 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. His debut album, Contrast, was released in July 2012 and produced the successful single “Can’t Say No”. Maynard released his second and third albums, Covers and +11 Hours, in 2016 and 2023, respectively.

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. 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, East Sussex. 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 Casper Rose in the Sky 1 television series Dream Team.