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Gallant is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of THEY., Tablo, Sufjan Stevens, Seal and Janet Jackson. Those roots explain a lot about how Gallant arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as dvsn, VanJess, Emotional Oranges, Snoh Aalegra and Lucky Daye, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Zhu, Jhené Aiko, Tablo, Sabrina Claudio and 6lack, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around Gallant, reaching back through THEY. and forward to Zhu. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Christopher Joseph Gallant III, known professionally as Gallant, is an American singer and songwriter from Columbia, Maryland, signed to Mind of a Genius Records and Warner Bros. Records. He first began to gain recognition after self-releasing his debut EP, Zebra in 2014. His debut studio album, Ology, was released worldwide in April 2016 to critical acclaim, earning him a Grammy Award nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album.
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Gallant connections
Gallant grew out of THEY., Tablo, Sufjan Stevens and Seal, shares an orbit with dvsn, VanJess, Emotional Oranges and Snoh Aalegra, went on to shape Zhu, Jhené Aiko, Tablo and Sabrina Claudio. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Gallant
Sounds and acts that shaped Gallant.
Artists similar to Gallant
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Gallant.
- dvsnartist
- VanJessartist
- Emotional Orangesartist
- Snoh Aalegraartist
- Lucky Dayeartist
- Sabrina Claudioartist
- Mac Ayresartist
- THEY.artist
- Mahaliaartist
- Cautious Clayartist
- Kiana Ledéartist
- Musiqartist
- Raveenaartist
- Chloe x Halleartist
- BJ The Chicago Kidartist
- Alex Isleyartist
- Luke Jamesartist
- Pink Sweat$artist
- UMIartist
- Leon Bridgesartist
- Amber Markartist
- Sevyn Streeterartist
- Joyce Wriceartist
- Usherartist
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