Clennon was born in Kingston, Jamaica, where he began taking piano lessons and writing songs in his youth.[2] At the age of 15, he was relocated to Florida with his family, before moving to Toronto to pursue his music career when he turned 21.[3]
Career
Music
Clennon began to release music on SoundCloud in the early 2010s, but upon signing a record deal with Montreal-based record label Moonshine, he deleted all of his music off the internet to "start from scratch".[8] In an interview with The Gleaner, Clennon said that he began to take his music career seriously in 2013.[8]
Clennon's first EP, When the Smoke Clears, which consists of four songs,[9] was released on August 19, 2016.[10]
His first official single was "Blood", which attracted acclaim from international music blogs.[11][12] A music video was released on January 18, 2017.[13] His second single, "Don't Die", was released later that year and was called "powerful" by Complex writer Katie Kelly,[10] and a "sombre pop masterpiece" by Entertainment Weekly's Joey Nolfi.[14] Another single, "Find You", was released with an accompanying music video on February 27, 2017, through Paper.[15]
Around this time, Clennon left Moonshine and signed with another Canadian record label, Bonsound.[16] He subsequently released his second EP, Passion, produced by Grammy Award-winning duo Rainer + Grimm, in 2019.[17]
His third EP, Foreign, was released in 2021 and featured the singles "Part of Your World", "Not Perfect", and "Don't Start a Fire".[18][19]
Clennon reprised the role of Benjamin in Murray's feature film I Don't Know Who You Are, which premiered in the Discovery program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.[6] Clennon also served as a story editor and a producer on the film. This marked Clennon's debut acting performance in a feature-length film.[26] Clennon was named as one of the festival's "Rising Stars",[27] and his performance in the film received acclaim from critics.[28][29][30]The Daily Beast dubbed his performance as one of the best of that year's TIFF.[31] The film was picked up for theatrical distribution in 2024.[32]
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