Evan Honer

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Evan Honer
Born2001or2002(age 23–24) [1]
Alma mater California Baptist University
Occupation
  • Musician
Musical career
Genres
Labels
  • Cloverdale Records
Website evanhoner.com

Evan Honer (born 2001or2002) is an American musician and former diver for the California Baptist Lancers.

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Early life and education

Honer is from Surprise, Arizona. [1] [2] Honer credits his father with influencing his taste in music, including the Eagles, Jim Croce and James Taylor. [1] [3] Honer competed in gymnastics from a young age; he was an Arizona regional champion at the age of 10, but stopped playing the sport by the age of 13. [2] Honer began playing the guitar at 13 years of age, [4] but quickly grew bored of doing so. [3] In 2019, while living in Southern California, Honer and his brother ran the YouTube channel HowToByBros, eventually reaching 200,000 subscribers. [4] Honer graduated from California Baptist University in 2022. [1]

Competitive diving

Honer began competing in diving in high school. [2] As a member of the California Baptist Lancers diving team, Honer was named Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Diver of the Year in 2021 and qualified for WAC's All-Academic Team. [2] Honer wished to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics, but missed the score cutoff during trials. [2] Honer became less interested in diving from that point on. [2]

Musical career

Honer began writing music during the COVID-19 pandemic, releasing an original song, "How Could I Ever". [3] In 2022, Honer auditioned for the singing competition television series American Idol . [3] [2] During his audition, Honer was told by judge Luke Bryan to "stick to diving". [3] [2] Honer released his debut album, West on I-10, in 2022 [1] or 2023. [4] His second album, Fighting For, was released on June 7, 2024. [4] Honer releases music on his self-published label Cloverdale Records. [1]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Charting singles

List of charting singles, with select chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
IRE
[6]
"Jersey Giant"
(with Julia DiGrazia)		202268Non-album single

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Crutchmer, Josh (February 1, 2025). "Evan Honer Had a Viral Smash With a Tyler Childers Cover. Now His Songs Are Blowing Up". Rolling Stone . Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tomko, Jeff (August 2, 2024). "Evan Honer Has Trained to Never Leave It to the Judges". Muscle & Fitness . Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Donahoe, Gemma (June 14, 2024). "Meet Evan Honer: The Viral Folk-Country Star With An Unorthodox Path to Musical Success". Holler Country Music. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Despres, Tricia (May 16, 2024). "Rising Star Evan Honer Proves His Artistic Worth on New Single 'Fighting For' (Exclusive)". People . Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  5. ↑ Edwards, Clayton (December 5, 2024). "Evan Honer Finds Himself Stuck Between Past Heartbreak and Future Fear in His New Single "High School Reunion" (Exclusive Premiere)". American Songwriter . Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  6. ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts (Week 39, 2025)". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved September 27, 2025.
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