At 19 years old, Conor Maynard of Brighton, England has already acquired much fame as a pop singer. He’s currently signed to Parlophone, has won MTV’s Brand New for 2012 award and launched his debut single, “Can’t Say No”, back in April.
All this success could not have been accomplished if it weren’t for social media — in his case, YouTube. Maynard started out like Bieber and many others by uploading covers onto the popular video sharing site. After posting his cover of “Beautiful Monster” by Ne-Yo, he was eventually contacted by the American singer/songwriter himself.
Conor Maynard released his debut album ‘Contrast’ on July 30th, 2012. His album has already landed the #1 spot on the U.K. albums chart and is full of impressive collaborations. Frank Ocean co-wrote a song and the album features other huge superstars like Ne-Yo, Rita Ora and Pharrell. Conor will be performing his songs at U.K.’s V Festival, too.
Luckily, for the Mayniacs in Toronto, Conor will be celebrating his album success with an exciting performance at KiSS 92.5’s Wham Bam on August 16th, 2012 at the Molson Amphitheatre. Other guests at this year’s Wham Bam include The Wanted, Carly Rae Jepsen, B.o.B, Cher Lloyd, Karmin, Owl City and the Ready Set. Tickets are on sale and you can purchase them here.