Happy 29th Birthday to Sam Sparro!

Between Brett Ratner resigning from the Oscars and Ellen DeGeneres being named a new global AIDS envoy, it’s been a mighty busy day here at Greg In Hollywood.

But before I watch Kurt and Blaine go all the way on tonight’s Glee and Teddy get hitched to some dude on tonight’s 90210 (don’t ya wish TV was always this gay?), I want to wish a very happy birthday to openly gay singer Sam Sparro.

He was born in Sydney and spent his childhood there then his family moved to Los Angeles when he was 10. Sparro’s debut single, Cottonmouth, was released in late 2007. His second single, Black and Gold, peaked on the UK Singles Chart at number two in April 2008 and at number four in Australia and has since been used in soundtracks and promotional campaigns for various television series, video games, and films.

Sparro’s self-titled debut album, Sam Sparro, was released in the UK in April 2008 and reached the top five on the UK Albums Chart. He was nominated for a Grammy and was named Outstanding Music Artist at the 2009 GLAAD Media Awards.