14 Facts About Giveon

Giveon rose to prominence with his 2020 song "Chicago Freestyle", which peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100.

That same year, Giveon signed with Epic Records to release two extended plays: the Grammy Award-nominated Take Time and When It's All Said and Done; the former was preceded by the single "Heartbreak Anniversary", which peaked at number 16 on the chart and received quintuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Giveon attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School, and took a music education program at the Grammy Museum at age 18, where he fell in love with Frank Sinatra, whose bellowing voice was inspiring to the teenager.

Giveon fell in love with Barry White and Frank Sinatra music through a Recording Academy program where kids got to learn about music history.

Giveon was inspired by 1960s jazz and wanted to modernize what he heard.

Giveon self-released his debut single "Garden Kisses" in August 2018.

In 2019, Giveon toured with Snoh Aalegra, where Giveon would often freestyle as he only had two songs out at the time.

Giveon's manager sent his freestyle performance from Chicago to Drake.

In September 2020, Giveon announced the release of his four track second extended play, When It's All Said and Done, and released its lead single, "Stuck on You".

On November 3,2023, Giveon released two Christmas songs that consisted of two covers, "O Christmas Tree" and "The First Noel".

Since then, Giveon has appeared as a feature on Arya Starr's "Last Heartbreak Song" which was released on May 31,2024, and on Teddy Swims's single "Are You Even Real" which was released on January 10,2025.

Giveon then kicked off his latest era by releasing the single "Twenties" on February 7th, 2025.

Giveon is inspired by jazz music from the 1960s and 1970s.

Giveon cites Frank Sinatra, Frank Ocean, Drake, Adele, and Sampha as some of his biggest influences.