Greyson Michael Chance, born in 1997, is a 12-year-old child singer from Edmond, Oklahoma, who catapulted to Internet popularity in May of 2010 with his live interpretation of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi". His performance, which was held at a local choir festival, won the attention of the producers of The Ellen DeGeneres show, who invited him to perform on the show on May 13, 2010. On the show, Greyson revealed he had received piano lessons for the past 3 years, but had not undergone any formal vocal training.