21 Facts About Greg Holden

Greg Holden was born on 28 February 1983 and is a Scottish singer-songwriter based in the United States.

Greg Holden is best known for his hit charity single "The Lost Boy" and for co-writing "Home", the 2012 debut single for American Idol-winner Phillip Phillips.

Greg Holden went to St Patrick's Primary School, Heysham near Morecambe, then attended Leyland St Mary's Catholic Technology College and the University of Central Lancashire.

Greg Holden started learning to play the guitar when he was 18.

Greg Holden then moved to London in 2007 to attempt a career, before moving to New York City in 2009.

Greg Holden wrote his first song called "You Go Left, I'll Go Right" when he was 18.

Greg Holden won the Lancashire Evening Post Battle of the Bands in 2005.

Greg Holden first gained a large following by posting live videos of himself performing his songs on YouTube.

All of Greg Holden's albums were initially either self-released or released on his own label, Falling Art Recordings.

In 2009, Greg Holden moved to New York soon after the release of his first album.

Greg Holden's songs have been featured on several TV shows, for example a track from A Word in Edgeways, "Choking on the Concrete", was featured on an episode of the TV show Private Practice.

In late 2010 Greg Holden started recording his second studio album with producer Tony Berg in Los Angeles.

Greg Holden recorded it and released as a charity single on 20 December 2011, and it became a hit for him in the Netherlands, topping the Dutch iTunes singles chart on Christmas Day and reaching No 2 on the Dutch Top 40.

Greg Holden has toured throughout Europe and the United States as a headliner.

Greg Holden has toured with A Great Big World, BOY, The Lone Bellow, and Jukebox the Ghost.

In 2012, Greg Holden became known in the United States for "Home", a song he co-wrote with Drew Pearson.

In 2014, "Home" was named one of the most performed pop songs of 2013 by ASCAP, and Greg Holden performed "Home" at the 2014 ASCAP Award Ceremony.

Greg Holden signed a record deal with Warner Brothers, and the new album, Chase the Sun, was released on 14 April 2015.

Greg Holden co-wrote three songs on A Great Big World's sophomore album When The Morning Comes : All I Want Is Love, The Future's Right In Front Of Me and When The Morning Comes.

Greg Holden was dropped by Warner Bros Records in late 2017 just before he was due to record his fourth album.

Greg Holden decided to record the album himself in his home studio in Los Angeles, and the album World War Me was released in 2019.