Answer the following question: Facts: - instrument: vocals , piano , guitar - years active: 2011 -- present - genre: pop rock , country , crossover - alias: steve chatham steve starchild - birth date: 28 february 1990 - name: steve grand - background: solo_singer - label: grand nation - birth place: lemont , illinois - occupation: model , musician , singer-songwriter Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of steve grand -lrb- singer -rrb- .
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steve grand -lrb- born february 28 , 1990 -rrb- is an american singer-songwriter and model from lemont , illinois , a chicago suburb .he became an overnight internet celebrity and was acclaimed by some to be the first openly gay male country musician to attract mainstream attention in the united states .the music video of his first hit '' all-american boy '' went viral on youtube in less than a week in july 2013 .this attention landed grand on '' good morning america '' , cnn and other national media .buzzfeed ranked the video on its list of the '' 24 most brilliant music videos from 2013 '' , and '' out '' magazine named grand to its annual '' out100 '' list of the year 's most compelling lgbt people .in addition to being a musician , grand has become an active figure in the lgbt equality movement .he released his debut album titled '' all american boy '' financed by a successful '' kickstarter '' public funding campaign .