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| Born | Loren Gray Beech[1] (2002-04-19)April 19, 2002 (age 22)[2] Pottstown,Pennsylvania, U.S. | |||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||
| Other names | Loren Beech[3] | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2015–present | |||||||||
| Known for | TikTok | |||||||||
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| Location | Los Angeles,California, U.S. | |||||||||
| Genre(s) | Music, beauty, fashion | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 3.66 million[4] | |||||||||
| Total views | 151 million[4] | |||||||||
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Last updated: September 19, 2024 | ||||||||||
Loren Gray Beech (born April 19, 2002) is an Americansocial media personality, singer, and songwriter. Gray rose to prominence in 2015 on the video sharing app,Musical.ly. In 2018, she released her debut single "My Story" underVirgin Records, whom she was signed to until February 2021, when she became an independent artist.[1][5]Forbes reported she earned $2.4 million in 2019, making her the fourth highest-earningTikTok star. In 2020,Billboard ranked her among TikTok's top 10 music influencers with over 50 million followers.
Loren Gray joinedmusical.ly (now known asTikTok)[1] in 2015. After gaining a large following on musical.ly in the 8th grade, she began to get bullied at school.[6] She eventually moved toLos Angeles,California and grew her other social media platforms. As of September 2022, she has more than 54.6 million TikTok followers,[7] 23.4 millionInstagram followers,[8] 3.86 millionYouTube subscribers,[9] and over 1.5 millionTwitter followers.[10] On her backupInstagram, she has over 4.7 million followers.[11] Gray is theseventeenth most-followed individual on TikTok and had been themost-followed TikTok individual from March 31, 2019 to March 25, 2020.[12]
In 2017, Gray appeared in English pop singerHRVY’s music video for "Personal".[13]
In March 2018, Gray signed a record deal withVirgin Records before releasing her debut single "My Story" in August,[14] which she says is based on a friend who "kept falling in love with the wrong people".[15] In November 2018, she released her second single, "Kick You Out",[16][17] which was written and produced by herself andIdo Zmishlany, and was described byBillboard as showing "the true highs and lows that come from being in love".[18] Her third single, "Queen", an empowering anthem produced by herself andCaptain Cuts,[5] was released in December 2018.[19][5] The video for the song, released the following month, received more than 18 million views as of July 2021.[20]
Gray was featured onLost Kings' single "Anti-Everything", released on January 11, 2019.[21][22][23] She citesEminem[15] andJustin Bieber[24][25] among her favorite artists. On April 4, 2019, Loren Gray released two new singles – "Options"[26] and "Lie Like That".[26] She teamed up with Captain Cuts (Walk the Moon,Halsey,The Chainsmokers) to write and produce both tracks, bringing in collaborators Nija (Jason Derulo,Chris Brown) on "Options" and Australian artistIvy Adara on "Lie Like That". On May 17, 2019, Loren Gray released a new single titled "Can't Do It" featuring American rapperSaweetie. It marks her first single as a lead artist to feature another artist.[27] After taking almost a year break from releasing songs, she released a new single titled "Cake" on May 13, 2020. She released her final solo single withVirgin Records andCapitol Records titled “Alone” on July 21, 2020. She departed from her music label in February 2021 and became an independent artist. She released her first independent song with TELYKast on March 12, 2021. She released her first solo independent song titled “Piece of Work” on July 9, 2021. On November 17, 2023 she released a collaboration with musicianHayes Warner titled "Breadcrumbs". The single premiered exclusively on NYLON.[28] According toBillboard, she is one of the top 10 music influencers onTikTok, with over 50 million followers.[29]
On December 3, 2020, Gray launched her own jewelry brand, &always.[30] Her Instagram run business has a follower count of 23.4K followers as of March 2024.[31] She had been working on the brand a year prior to release. When first launched, the brand released two editions: The Starlet Mirror Edition and Otherworld Edition.[32]
According to aForbes report published in August 2020, Gray earned $2.4 million in 2019 from her numerous sponsorship deals and merchandise, making her the fourth highest-earningTikTok star.[33]
Gray was nominated for Choice Muser at the 2016Teen Choice Awards[34] and Muser of the Year at the 9th AnnualShorty Awards in 2017.[35] In 2018, she was nominated for Choice Muser a second time at the2018 Teen Choice Awards.[36] She was nominated for the Social Star Award, a socially voted award, at the2019 iHeart Radio Music Awards.[37]
| Year | Song | Artist(s) | Director(s) | Ref. |
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| 2017 | "Personal" | Hrvy | Ivanna Borin | [13] |
| 2019 | "Million Ways" | Hrvy | Kenny Wormald | |
| 2020 | "The Man" | Taylor Swift | Taylor Swift | |
| "Malibu"(At Home Edition) | Kim Petras | Kim Petras | [38] | |
| “Follow Me” | Jamie Lynn Spears andChantel Jeffries | N/A | ||
| 2022 | “Beauty & The Beast” | Grace Gaustad | Van Alpert | [39] |
| 2024 | "Days of Girlhood" | Dylan Mulvaney | Kajal | |
| 2024 | "Make The Angels Cry" | Chris Grey | The.97 & Chris Grey |
| Year | Title | Role | Show Length | Service | Ref. |
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| 2019 | Glow Up With Loren Gray | Herself | 2 Seasons | Snapchat | [40] |
| 2021 | LGTV | 1 Season | IGTV | ||
| 2021 | Honestly Loren | TBA | Snapchat | [41] |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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| 2024 | Incoming[42] | Katrina Aurienna |
| Title | Album details |
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| Guilty |
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| Title | Year | Album |
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| "My Story" | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "Kick You Out" | ||
| "Queen" | ||
| "Anti-Everything"(with Lost Kings) | 2019 | Paper Crowns |
| "Options" | Non-album singles | |
| "Lie Like That" | ||
| "Can't Do It"(feat.Saweetie) | ||
| "Cake" | 2020 | |
| "Alone" | ||
| "Dumb Bitchitis"(with yung cxreal) | ||
| "Nobody To Love"(with TELYKast) | 2021 | |
| "Piece of Work" | ||
| "Guilty" | 2022 | Guilty |
| "Told You So" | 2023 | |
| "Never Be Perfect" | ||
| "Enough For You" |
| Title | Artist | Year | Album |
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| "Love For The Summer"(feat. Loren Gray) | Deacon | 2020 | Non-album single |
| "No More One More"(feat. Loren Gray &Casey Veggies) | Rock Mafia | 2020 | Song for The Eternal Optimist, Vol. 2 |
| "Feelings (Can I Be Honest?)"(feat. Loren Gray) | Hunter Hayes | 2023 | Non-album single |
| "Breadcrumbs"(feat. Loren Gray) | Haynes Warner | 2023 | Non-album single |
