Zachary Lane Bryan (born April 2, 1996) is an American singer-songwriter from Oologah, Oklahoma. A U.S. Navy veteran, his major-label debut album American Heartbreak entered the U.S. Billboard 200 at number five.
Bryan was born in Okinawa, Japan, while his family was deployed in the Navy overseas, but grew up in Oologah, Oklahoma. He is the son of Dewayne Bryan and Annette DeAnn (Mullen) Bryan, and has a sister, Mackenzie. Continuing a family tradition, Bryan was an active-duty member of the U.S. Navy, enlisting at the age of 17. He had started writing songs at the age of 14 and used his spare time whilst in the Navy to write music for his enjoyment.
Bryan started uploading his music to YouTube in 2017, with his friends recording him performing using his iPhone. One of his songs, Heading South, eventually went viral.
His debut album, DeAnn, was dedicated to his late mother and released on August 24, 2019. It was written in two months and recorded with his friends in a Florida Airbnb. A second album, Elisabeth, was released on May 8, 2020. He recorded the album in a repurposed barn behind his home in Washington.
On April 10, 2021, Bryan made his Grand Ole Opry debut. He later signed a deal with Warner Records to release his music.
On October 14, 2021, Bryan announced that the U.S. Navy honorably discharged him after eight years of service to pursue his career in music just ahead of his nationwide Fall 2021 “Ain't For Tamin' Tour”. He said, “If it was my decision, I would never get out of the world's greatest Navy, but here I am and they kindly honorably discharged me to go play some music.”
On January 25, 2022, Bryan announced that he would release his major-label debut, a triple album, American Heartbreak, on May 20, 2022. It debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 with over 70,000 album-equivalent units, marking the biggest first week for a country album in 2022.
On October 11, 2022, Bryan released the single Starved, followed by the two singles Fifth of May and The Greatest Day of My Life.
On Christmas Day of 2022, he released a live album called All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster recorded at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
In April 2023, Bryan criticised the backlash by other country artists against Bud Light which followed that brand's sponsorship of transgender Internet influencer Dylan Mulvaney, tweeting: “I just think insulting transgender people is completely wrong because we live in a country where we can all just be who we want to be.”
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