| Clinton Kane | |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Native Name: | Clinton Kane Talabis Concon |
| Native Name Lang: | fil |
| Birth Name: | Clinton Kane Talabis Concon |
| Birth Date: | November 26, 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Philippines |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Years Active: | 2019–present |
| Label: | Columbia |
Clinton Kane Talabis Concon is a Filipino-American[1] [2] [3] singer-songwriter, signed to Columbia Records. His 2021 singles "Chicken Tendies" and "I Guess I'm in Love" reached numbers 88 and 90, respectively, on the US Billboard Hot 100, with the latter song also peaking at number 25 in Australia and number 22 in the UK.
Clinton Kane Talabis Concon was born on 26 November 1999 to a Filipino father and Norwegian mother.[4] [5] [6] Kane's father, Lilioso Concon, was an aircraft mechanic of Royal Brunei Airlines and his mother, Edna Concon, was a Pentecostal pastor. Due to his mother's occupation, Kane has lived in Greece, Brunei, England and Las Vegas.[7]
Kane is a self-taught singer and multi-instrumentalist, and grew up singing in church. He qualified to study medicine in 'A' Level College, but pursued a path that blended music and travel. Kane quelled growing anxiety and stress into song and in 2016, began uploading covers and subsequently original songs onto his YouTube channel.[8] [9]
Kane was signed to Columbia Records in 2019, with the label declaring the artist a "huge talent" with "powerful vocals".[5] Kane relocated to Los Angeles and released the 5-track EP This Is What It Feels Like.[5]
In December 2019, Kane released "So I Don't Let Me Down". Upon its release, Kane said that song is about having to accept the fact that life is constantly changing – for better or worse.[9]
In 2020, Kane provided vocals for Dutch DJ Martin Garrix's single "Drown".
On 19 February 2021, Kane released "Chicken Tendies", which peaked at number 83 on the UK Singles Chart and 88 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Kane told Billboard that the song is "about accepting things and relationships I can't change".[5] [10]
On 20 August 2021, Kane released "I Guess I'm in Love", which peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart and 90 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.[11] [12]
On 26 June 2024, Brooke Schofield, co-host of the Cancelled podcast with Tana Mongeau, alleged in 13-part TikTok series[13] that Kane was an "extreme pathological liar"[14] during their three-month relationship in 2021. Among a list of other allegations, Schofield alleged that Kane lied about the deaths of his mother and brother, of which were the subject of the lyrical themes in many songs in his discography.[15] Schofield also alleged that Kane was never born in Australia, but is in fact from Brunei, and provided audio of him speaking privately with Schofield, notably with his Australian accent being missing. The TikTok series garnered over 50 million views in its first 24 hours.[16]
In a statement to J-14, Kane's representatives refuted Schofield's allegations, claiming: [17]
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| Maybe Someday It'll All Be OK |
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| And All I Loved, I Loved Alone |
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| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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| AUS [20] | CAN [21] | IRE [22] | NLD [23] | NZ [24] | SWE [25] | UK [26] | US [27] | WW [28] | |||||
| "So I Don't Let Me Down"[29] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="6" | ||
| "Fix It to Break It" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Don't Want to Watch the World End with Someone Else"[30] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Hopeless" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Remember the Mornings"[31] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Change Ur Mind" [32] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Chicken Tendies" | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | 83 | 88 | 156 | Maybe Someday It'll All Be OK | |||
| "I Guess I'm in Love" | 25 | 50 | 15 | 61 | 27 | 70 | 22 | 90 | 61 | ||||
| "Go to Hell" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "14"[37] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Mexico"[38] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="2" | |||
| "Avo Toast"[39] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Dancing All Alone"[40] | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | And All I Loved, I Loved Alone | ||
| "Bittersweet"[41] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Panic Attack"[42] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Disappear"[43] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Merry Go Round"[44] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Tied Up"[45] | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="3" | ||
| "I Don't Wanna Live in a World Without You"[46] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Make Me Your Monster"[47] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
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| BEL [48] | NLD | NZ Hot [49] | SWE [50] | ||||
| "Drown" | 2020 | 36 | 33 | 19 | 76 | ||
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| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| NZ Hot [51] | ||||
| "Keep It to Yourself" | 2022 | 25 | Maybe Someday It'll All Be OK |
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia.
! |-| 2022| "I Guess I'm in Love"| Song of the Year| | [52] |-