Elijah Connor

Elijah Connor is an American r&b singer, songwriter and actor from Detroit, Michigan. Connor graduated from Oakland County's Farmington High School. He began his career as a print and runway model for Sears and Armani. He is the younger cousin to musician Prince. He is best known for appearing in season two of The Four: Battle for Stardom on Fox with Sean Combs. His national TV crowd stirring performance, led to a stare down between him and Sean "Diddy' Combs which instantly took over the internet going viral. After it was shared by Will Smith and Ellen DeGeneres on their social media accounts Connor's rise to fame skyrocketed overnight. To date his infamous stare down has garnered over five billion impressions leading him to be one of the most popular Memes/ GIFS in the world. Connor had a role on Donald Trump's reality television series The Ultimate Merger. He landed a minor role in the movie Sparkle starring Whitney Houston, Omari Hardwick, and Jordin Sparks. He played himself in the NBC drama series Player Gets Played. Connor's voice is described to resemble soul with a dash of Gospel Influence. He has shared the stage with Barry Manilow, John Legend, Frank Ocean, DJ Khaled, Chance The Rapper, H.E.R. ,SWV, Maroon 5, and Swae Lee.