Steve Grand is an American musician and singer-songwriter 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. In addition to being a musician, Grand has become an active figure in the LGBT equality movement. He is releasing his debut album All-American Boy after being financed by a successful Kickstarter campaign.