Table of Biography
Benny Blanco is a popular American record producer and songwriter. Benny Blanco is the recipient of the “Hal David Starlight Award” from the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2013.
Early Life and Childhood
Benny Blanco was born on March 8, 1988, in the city of Reston, Virginia, United States. His age is 35 years as of 2024 and his full name is Benjamin Joseph Levin.
Similarly, he is American by nationality and Judaism by religion. Moreover, he belongs to the Jewish ethnicity and his zodiac sign is Pisces.
He was born to a businessman Andrew Mark Levin (father) and a housewife Sandra Beth (mother). Likewise, he has one brother named Jeremy Levin.
Education
In terms of his educational background, he has done his schooling at South Lakes High School in Reston, Virginia. Later, he earned a bachelor’s degree in audio engineering from the Institute for Audio Research in New York. However, his additional academic credentials are unavailable on the web.
Career and Professional Life
Moving on to his career, he started his music career at an early age. He was mentored for several years by songwriter and producer Dr. Luke, who signed him to his production company Kasz Money Productions.
Under the guidelines of Dr. Luke, he co-produced and co-wrote many songs, including hit songs such as “Teenage Dream”, “TiK ToK”, and “Dynamite”. In 2007, he also teamed up with Baltimore rapper Spank Rock.
In 2008, he wrote and produced Britney Spear’s song “Circus”. The song reached number three on the Billboard Top Hot 100 and number one on the American pop radio show. In 2011, he wrote and produced his first hit songs like “Moves Like Jagger”, and “Don’t Trust Me” without the help of Dr. Luke.
The same year, he worked on Maroon 5’s album Overexposed and its lead single “Payphone” featuring Wiz Khalifa. He rose to fame quickly as his songs were loved by many of his fans. Due to his great effort, he was presented with the Hal David Starlight Award at the 44th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony on June 13, 2013.
In addition, he was also named Producer of the Year at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards. In July 2018, he released his debut song “Eastside” featuring Khalid and Halsey. Similarly, in February 2019, he released “I Can’t Get Enough” with Selena Gomez, Tainy, and J Balvin.
Also, in October 2020, he released his first artist collaboration with singer Justin Bieber titled “Lonely”. Recently, on August 5, 2022, he released his first artist collaboration with BTS members Jin, V, Jimin, Jung Kook, and Snoop Dogg titled “Bad Decisions”.
Caption: Benny Blanco giving a pose. Source: Cindy Ord
Brand Endorsements
Benny has not endorsed any brand till now. Also, he is not promoting anything or collaborating with any brands. No information is available on the web regarding the products he has supported or not.
Also, he has not disclosed any information about the brands or companies he has endorsed. Moreover, in the coming days, we may see him being associated with some brands and supporting their products.
Awards and Nomination
Benny was nominated and has won several awards in his career. He won BMI Awards five times from 2011 to 2015. Similarly, he won iHeartRadio Music Awards two times from 2017 to 2018l. Also, he won the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2013 in the Hal David Starlight Award category.
Following that, he won the Spotify Secret Genius Awards in 2018. Besides that, he also won the Gold for Clio Awards in 2019. Likewise, he was nominated for Golden Globe Awards, Grammy Awards, Ivor Novello Awards, and many more.
Caption: Benny Blanco getting an award. Source: BMI
Benny Blanco – Net Worth 2024
Benny has an estimated net worth of around $16 million and his annual salary is $140k. Similarly, his source of income is mainly his record producer profession. However, his weekly and monthly wages are unknown.
He has also worked very hard since childhood to achieve this fame. Also, he is active in his career and is on the way to raising his net worth in the future.
Relationship Status
Benny may be single and not dating anyone right now. Moreover, it is seen that he is happy being single at the moment. There has been much interest in who he might be dating, but he has never disclosed any information about this.
Similarly, there is no indication on his social media that he is in a relationship. However, in the past, he was in a relationship with Ashley and Elsie Hewitt.
Scandal
Benny has been criticizing singer-songwriter Charlie Puth publicly on TikTok for several weeks insulting his appearance and music. He has chosen Puth as the target for all of his anger. However, he always tries to avoid the media and tries to avoid engaging in situations that can damage his reputation.
Body Measurements
Talking about his height he is 5 Feet 8 inches tall and weighs 81kg. Similarly, he has a good physique that measures 39-34-37 inches and has beautiful green eyes and black hair.
Also, his suitable dress size is 6 and his shoe size is 9.5(US). Moreover, he follows a solid workout and diet plan and a balanced lifestyle to maintain his body measurements.
Caption: Benny Blanco taking a pic. Source: Instagram
Benny Blanco – Social Media
Benny Blanco is very popular on social media and his fans love him for his positive influence on them. He is active on Instagram, where he likes to post snaps of his latest photo shoots with his friends.
Benny Blanco has 954k followers on Instagram and owns an Insta account @itsbennyblanco. Similarly, his Twitter handle is @itsbennyblanco with 192.7k followers. His Facebook account is @itsbennyblanco and he has 216k followers.