Travie McCoy

Travie McCoy in Binghamton, 2007

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Lazarus   UK 69 08/21/2010 (1 week)   US 25th  gold 06/26/2010 (5 weeks)

Singles

Daylight (with Kelly Rowland )   UK 14th 05/10/2008 (7 weeks) Open Happiness ( Green, Urie, Stump, Monae & McCoy )   AT 11 October 02, 2009 (2 weeks) Billionaire (with Bruno Mars )   DE 16 09/17/2010 (20 weeks)   AT 11 09/17/2010 (15 weeks)   CH 14th 09/19/2010 (18 weeks)   UK 3  platinum 08/07/2010 (26 weeks)   US 4th  × 4 Quadruple platinum 04/17/2010 (27 weeks) Higher (with Taio Cruz )   US 24  platinum 01/01/2011 (15 weeks) Pretty Girls (with Iyaz )   US 43 07/16/2011 (14 weeks) Love Me (with Stooshe )   UK 5 03/17/2012 (5 weeks) Rough Water (with Jason Mraz )   US 82 11/09/2013 (5 weeks) Wrapped Up (with Olly Murs )   DE 11 11/21/2014 (22 weeks)   AT 21st 11/21/2014 (17 weeks)   CH 18th 11/16/2014 (13 weeks)   UK 3  platinum 11/29/2014 (20 weeks)

Travis Lazarus "Travie" McCoy (born August 6, 1981 in Geneva , New York ) is an American singer . He is the front man of the alternative hip-hop band Gym Class Heroes .

Career

McCoy was born the son of a Haitian . His mother is of Irish, Filipino and Native American descent. He grew up in Geneva. At high school in 1997 he met his future bandmate Matt McGinley in physical education. The two began to make music with other things. From these activities in 2001 the band Gym Class Heroes formed. After six albums together, he released his solo debut in the summer of 2010. McCoy is the ex-boyfriend of US singer Katy Perry and the cousin of US rapper Tyga . In 2012 McCoy made a guest appearance on the sitcom Malibu Country .

Discography

Albums

• 2010: Lazarus

Singles

• 2010: Billionaire (with Bruno Mars )
• 2010: Need You
• 2010: We'll Be Alright
• 2010: Superbad [11:34]
• 2010: Higher (with Taio Cruz )
• 2011: Pretty Girls (with Iyaz )
• 2012: Love Me (with Stooshe )
• 2013: Rough Water (with Jason Mraz )
• 2014: Keep On Keeping On (with Brendon Urie )
• 2014: Wrapped Up (with Olly Murs )
• 2015: Golden (with Sia )

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1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: UK US
3. ↑ Allmusic.com: Travie McCoy's biography accessed on September 16, 2010 (English).
4. ↑ Tv.com: Travis McCoy's biography, accessed September 16, 2010.
5. ↑ Matt Diehl: Gym Class Heroes: High Rollers on spin.com from September 2, 2008.
6. ↑ Allmusic.com: Gym Class Heroes Biography from July 15, 2007 (English).

Web links

• traviemccoy.com