Clinton Kane

Early life Clinton Kane Talabis Concon was born on 26 November 1999 to a Filipino father and a Norwegian mother. Kane's father, Lilioso Concon, was an aircraft mechanic of Royal Brunei Airlines and his mother, Edna Concon, was a Pentecostal pastor.

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 YouTube channel.

Career Kane was signed to Columbia Records in 2019, with the label declaring the artist a "huge talent" with "powerful vocals".

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 Columbia Records.

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

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

Discography Albums +List of studio album, with release date and label shown Title Details Maybe Someday It'll All Be OK Released: 22 July 2022 Label: Columbia Formats: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays +List of EPs, with release date and label shown Title Details This Is What It Feels Like Released: 2019 Label: Columbia Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles As lead artist

RMNZ: Gold Maybe Someday It'll All Be OK "I Guess I'm in Love" 25 50 15 61 27 70 22 90 61 ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold GLF: Gold — "14" 2022 — — — — — — — — — "Mexico" — — — — — — — — — "Avo Toast" — — — — — — — — — "Dancing All Alone" 2023 — — — — — — — — — And All I Loved, I Loved Alone "Bittersweet" — — — — — — — — — "Panic Attack" — — — — — — — — — "Disappear" — — — — — — — — — "Merry Go Round" — — — — — — — — — "Tied Up" 2024 — — — — — — — — — "I Don't Wanna Live in a World Without You" — — — — — — — — — "Make Me Your Monster" — — — — — — — — — "High Horse" — — — — — — — — — "Something's Wrong With The Moon" — — — — — — — — — "I Hate Who I Am in Love" — — — — — — — — — "25" — — — — — — — — — "Chinese in the Microwave" — — — — — — — — — "Watch Me Burn It All Down" 2025 — — — — — — — — — "Taller" — — — — — — — — — "Heartbeat for a Home" — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist +List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions, and album name shown Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album BEL NLD SWE "Drown" 2020 36 33 19 76 RMNZ: Gold "Keep It to Yourself" 2022 25 Maybe Someday It'll All Be OK

Awards and nominations ARIA Music Awards 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