Elijah Connor

Elijah Connor (born July 20, 1990 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American pop singer, songwriter and actor.[1] He is best known for starring in season two of The Four: Battle for Stardom on Fox with Sean Combs. He gained further exposure when a GIF of him went viral. He also had a role on Donald Trump's reality television series The Ultimate Merger.[2] 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.[3][4]

Elijah Connor
Background information
Birth nameElijah Frederick Harry Connor
Born (1990-07-20) July 20, 1990
Detroit, Michigan, United States
GenresPop, R&B, hip hop, soul, contemporary gospel
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, actor
Instrumentsvocals, singer-songwriter
Years active2009–present
LabelsCKI, AWAL
Associated actsPrince (musician), Sean Combs, Frank Ocean, Bruno Mars, August Alsina, DJ Khaled

His single “Reputation” was written by Grammy winning singer- songwriter Makeba Riddick. His single “Mill Ticket” feat. Tee Grizzley charted No. 69 on Billboard Indicator Charts in 2018 and No. 20 on the charts in South Africa.

Early life

Connor graduated from Oakland County's Farmington High school.[5] He was studying medicine in college, he began his career as a print and runway model for Sears and Armani.[6] He is the younger cousin to musician Prince.[7]

Singles and EPs
  • "Let Go"
  • "Playa Shit"
  • "We On"
  • "Don't U Wanna Man"
  • "This Christmas"[8][9]
  • "Mill Ticket"
  • ”Reputation”

References
  1. "Kiss Spotlight: Detroit's R&B Singer, Elijah Connor". 105.9 Kiss-FM. April 18, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  2. "Detroit's own Elijah Connor returns with release of 'This Christmas;". Michigan Chronicle. December 22, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  3. Toby, Mekeisha Madden. "Metro Detroiters star in TV show 'Player Gets Played'". Detroit News. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  4. "Spicing Up the Season with Singer Elijah Connor". BLAC Detroit magazine. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  5. "Southfield 'Player' takes on new album, new love in TV show". The Oakland Press. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  6. "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.
  7. "Being a player proves bankable for R&B artist Elijah Connor". Rolling Out. January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  8. Bembery, Taylor. "Spend 'This Christmas' with Elijah Connor". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  9. "Elijah Connor Melts Hearts with Release: "This Christmas"". Michigan Chronicle. November 21, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
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