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Who is O’Ryan?

American R&B singer O’Ryan Omri Browner was born in Compton, California USA on 12 February 1987, making Aquarius his zodiac sign. He’s yet to make a breakthrough, and is perhaps known best for being the younger brother of American singer-songwriter Omari Ishmael ‘Omarion’ Grandberry; Omarion became popular while he was a member of the boy band B2K, and he’s been working on his solo career since they disbanded in 2004. Omarion’s debut album “O” topped the Billboard 200 Chart, as well as his second, “21”, released in 2006; he’s since released four more albums, and has also launched his acting career.

O’Ryan began singing wanting to follow in Omarion’s footsteps, and he’s steadily building a fanbase for himself on the internet.

Education and early life

O’Ryan and Omarion were raised in Inglewood, California by their father Trent Grandberry and mother Leslie Burrell; no other details have been disclosed about O’Ryan’s parents, because they prefer to be left out of media.

O’Ryan studied at a local elementary school in Inglewood, and was nine when he began singing for his friends and family members; he was also into sports while growing up, and was on his elementary school’s basketball team. O’Ryan progressed to a local high school in 2001 and then also became interested in acting, appearing in a number of school plays; he would later attend auditions for roles in TV series and movies, but hasn’t to this day been given an opportunity to launch his acting career.

O’Ryan matriculated in 2005, and it’s widely believed that he then enrolled at California University, and that he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 2009.

O’Ryan’s career

O’Ryan released his debut single “Take It Slow” in 2004, and it reached #110 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Chart; the same year saw him release his debut album “O’Ryan”, on 19 October under Universal Motown and TUG. The album peaked at #75 on the Billboard 200 Chart and #21 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart.

In 2010, he released his second single “America’s Most Wanted”, which featured Tank; it was to be featured on Ryan’s second album “Ocean’s O”, but which hasn’t been released to this day.

YouTube channel

O’Ryan’s YouTube channel “ORyanVevo” was launched on 12 May 2009, and there are today close to 400 people subscribed to it, while his one and only video – “O’Ryan – Take It Slow” – has been watched over 150,000 times.

As a comparison, O’Ryan’s brother Omarion’s self-titled YouTube channel is today subscribed to by over two million people, and all his 174 videos together have been viewed over 1.1 billion times; Omarion’s most popular video “Omarion Ft. Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko – Post To Be (Official Music Video)” was uploaded on 18 February 2015, and has since been watched more than 850 million times.

Presence on social media networks

O’Ryan’s active on various social media networks, and there are rumors circulating the internet claiming that he once also had an OnlyFans account, onto which he uploaded several videos which featured him nude, but this hasn’t been confirmed.

O’Ryan’s highly active on Instagram, as he’s posted more than 2,600 pictures and videos onto the network; most of his content shows him spending time with his friends, partying at nightclubs and travelling around the USA. He also uses Instagram to promote his work, as he often shares his e-mail address for job offers.

More than 40,000 people are following him on his Twitter account ‘O’Ryan O’Ryan’, which he launched in February 2009; O’Ryan’s tweeted close to 30,000 times, mostly about music and fashion.

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He isn’t active on TikTok, but is still quite popular on the network because many videos featuring him have been uploaded onto other people’s accounts, and all of these combined have been watched more than two million times.

O’Ryan’s also active on Facebook, but has made his profile private, as he only seems to be using this social media network to keep in touch with his family members and closest friends.

Love life and relationships

There’s only a single woman whom O’Ryan’s been with, that we know about. From 2005 through 2008, he was in a relationship with American singer-songwriter Jhene Aiko Efuru Chilombo; she’s a lot more popular in the music industry than O’Ryan, and was also once a member of the group B2K, just as his brother Omarion. Her debut extended play (EP) “Sail Out” was released in November 2013, and her debut album “Souled Out” followed on 9 September 2014. Jhene’s since released two albums: “Trip” on 22 September 2017 and “Chilombo” on 6 March 2020.

On 19 November 2008, Jhene gave birth to her and O’Ryan’s daughter, but they’d already broken up when the girl was born.

There are no other women whom O’Ryan’s perhaps been with, that we know about; he seems to be unattached as of July 2023, hasn’t married, but has a daughter with former girlfriend Jhene Aiko.

Interesting facts and hobbies

O’Ryan’s brother Omarion has two children with former girlfriend Apryl Jones, who’s an American reality TV star perhaps known best for appearing in the reality show “Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood”.

O’Ryan’s passionate about travelling and has been to a number of US states, mostly to perform music.

O’Ryan’s favorite season is summer, mostly because he enjoys being at the beach with his friends, and playing beach sports.

He’s passionate about fashion, and has collaborated with several fashion brands, including Fashion Nova.

O’Ryan’s physically quite active, and goes to the gym at least once a week, while he also pays attention to what he eats, avoiding sweets and fast food.

Morgan Freeman’s one of his favorite actors, and some of O’Ryan’s favorite movies include “The Lego Movie”, “Olympus Has Fallen” and “Along Came a Spider”.

Height, eyes and wealth

O’Ryan’s age is 36. He has long brown dreadlocks and brown hair, is 5ft 8ins (1.72m) tall and weighs around 145lbs (65kgs).

O’Ryan’s net worth’s been estimated at over $100,000, as of July 2023.

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Arica Deslauriers

Update: 2024-05-20