Clinton Kane Talabis Concon is a Filipino-American singer-songwriter, signed to

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. 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.

Early life

Clinton Kane Talabis Concon was born on 26 November 1999 to a Filipino father and mother."CLINTON KANE: TORNA DAL 17 DICEMBRE CON IL SINGOLO “GO TO HELL”"
''iWebRadio''. 16 December 2021. Kane's father, Lilioso Concon, was an aircraft mechanic of Royal Brunei Airlines and his mother, Edna Concon, was a

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. Due to his mother's occupation, Kane has lived in

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. Kane is a self-taught singer and multi-instrumentalist, and grew up singing in church. He 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

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channel.

Career

Kane was signed to

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in 2019, with the label declaring the artist a "huge talent" with "powerful vocals". Kane relocated to Los Angeles and released the 5-track EP ''This Is What It Feels Like''. 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. In 2020, Kane provided vocals for Dutch DJ

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's single "

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". 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 ''

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'' that the song is "about accepting things and relationships I can't change". 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. In August 2024, Clinton Kane became an independent artist, parting ways with

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Controversy

On 26 June 2024, Brooke Schofield, co-host of the ''Cancelled'' podcast with Tana Mongeau, alleged in 13-part

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series that Kane was an "extreme pathological liar" during their six-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. Schofield also alleged that Kane was never born in Australia, but is in fact from

, 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.

Response

In a statement to J-14, Kane's representatives refuted Schofield's allegations, claiming:

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Notes

Other charted songs

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

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References

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