Grentperez

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Grentperez
Birth nameGrant Perez
Born (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 (age 22)
Sydney, Australia
Genres
LabelsFast Friends
Website grentperez.komi.io

Grant Perez (born 4 December 2001), [1] known professionally as Grentperez, is an Australian singer and songwriter. He is widely known for his 2021 single, "Cherry Wine". Perez records on the Fast Friends record label. [2]

Contents

At the APRA Music Awards of 2024, Grentperez won the APRA for Emerging Songwriter of the Year. [3]

Early life and education

Perez grew up as the youngest of three children in Sydney, Australia and is of partial Chinese Filipino descent. [4] [5] [6] He listened to The Eagles, The Beatles, and Queen with his dad before moving on to the likes of Musiq Soulchild. [5]

He completed his HSC at St Marys Senior High School. [7] Perez found his audience on YouTube playing guitar and singing covers and original songs from age five. [8] At the end of 2013, he launched his YouTube channel. In 2020, Perez uploaded original tracks "Wait for You", "Dreams" and "In My Heart", [5] which all featured on his 2021 EP Demo(s) About Love.

Career

On 10 September 2021, Perez released his debut single "Cherry Wine". [9] It was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for selling

In 2022, Perez released the EPs Conversations with the Moon and Trail Mix Tape EP and a Christmas single called "When Christmas Comes Again". [9]

In June 2023, Perez released his fourth EP, When We Were Younger. [10] [4] When We Were Younger is a seven-track song cycle centered around the concept of nostalgia. [11]

In September 2023, Perez released "Op Shop Lover" with Lime Cordiale. [12]

In November 2023, Grentperez released the Christmas single "Christmas Starts Tonight". [13]

Discography

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details
TitleDetails
Demo(s) About Love
Conversations with the Moon
  • Released: 14 February 2022 [4]
  • Label: Fast Friends
  • Formats: digital download, streaming, LP
Trail Mix Tape EP
  • Released: 30 September 2022 [4]
  • Label: Fast Friends, AWAL
  • Formats: digital download, streaming,
When We Were Younger
(with Cavetown)
  • Released: 2 June 2023 [11]
  • Label: Fast Friends (FF0032), AWAL (GPLP01CD)
  • Formats: digital download, streaming, CD, LP

Certified singles

List of certified singles.
TitleYearCertificationAlbum
"Cherry Wine"2021Conversations with the Moon

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2024 GrentperezEmerging Songwriter of the YearWon [15] [3]

ARIA Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual award ceremony event celebrating the Australian music industry.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2023 When We Were Younger Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist Nominated [16]

J Awards

The J Awards are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's youth-focused radio station Triple J. They commenced in 2005.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2022 HimselfUnearthed Artist of the YearNominated [17] [18]

Rolling Stone Australia Awards

The Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually y by the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2024HimselfBest New ArtistNominated [19]

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