Meet Selena Gomez’s Fiancee, Pop Singer Benny Blanco!

You probably know pop-queen star Selena Gomez – if you haven’t, you need to Google her right now! For those of you who have heard of her, you might also know that she has recently gotten engaged to singer Benny Blanco. Now, the thing is that he is pretty renowned as well, especially for songs like ‘I Can’t Get Enough’ with Gomez, ‘Eastside’ with Halsey, ‘Lonely’ with Justin Bieber and much more. This article will cover details about Benny Blanco height, age, career, net worth, and personal life.

Benny Blanco Biography Overview

Benjamin Joseph Levin, professionally known as just Benny Blanco is an American record producer, songwriter, singer, and author. He has been renowned for his work and has also received several awards including the 2013 Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In addition to this, he has won five BMI Songwriter of the Year Awards and several others while casually receiving 11 Grammy Award nominations. He recently got engaged to Selena Gomez. 

Benny Blanco Age And Physical Appearance

Benny was Born on 8th March 1988, Benny is currently 37 years old as his birthday just passed this month. His zodiac sign is Pisces.Over the years, Benny Blanco height has been in the spotlight not just because of his tall, appearance but because he has a decent height of 5 feet 8 inches. He has curly brown hair and hazel brown eyes.

Benjamin Joseph’s Early Life

Borb in Reston, Virginia, Benjamin grew up and was raised a Jewish by his family. His father is Andrew Mark Levin and his mother is Sandra Beth. He also has an older brother and was interested in music and producing hip-hop instrumentals from a young age – starting from his bedroom and he recorded his vocals as well. As a child, his first serious exposure to music was in 1994 when he was just 6 years old. As he grew older, he started experimenting on beat making and would record himself on his boombox. 

Benjamin Joseph Education

During his childhood, Benjamin attended Camp Airy for several years which was located in Thurmont, Maryland. During his time here, he would routinely perform and host radio shows under the name ‘Ebba Ebba’. Eventually, he was able to secure an apprenticeship with the producer Disco D after several trips made to New York City from his home in Virginia. In terms of education, Benny is an alumnus of the  Insitute of Audio Research (IAR) in New York.

Benny Blanco Professional Career

Benny had been under the tutelage and mentorship of Dr. Luke, a songwriter and producer who had mentored him for several years. Eventually, it was Dr. Luke who signed Blanco to his production company Kasz Money Productions. During his tutelage period, he was able to co-produce and co-write several songs including blockbuster hits like Katy Perry’s ‘Teenage Dream’, Kesha’s ‘TiK ToK’ and of course, Taio Cruz’s ‘Dynamite’.

Back in 2008, he took part in writing and also producing Britney Spears’ ever-famous ‘Circus’ song, and the song reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2011, he wrote and produced his first charting hits without the help of Dr. Luke, with songs like ‘Moves Like Jagger’, ‘Stereo Hearts’, ‘Don’t Trust Me’, and ‘Payphone’. 

During this time, he was able to showcase a talent for songwriting and it became a turning point in his songwriting career. In 2013, He was presented with the Hal David Starlight Award at the 44th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony – this was an honor that was awarded to young artists who had managed to make an impact on the music industry.

Over the years, Benny has since amassed over 29 number-one songs is actually recognized for his achievements with top artists including BTS, Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Britney Spears, Lana Del Rey, Halsey, Camilla Cabello and much much more.Thanks to his immense dedication and amazing skillset, he was named the Producer of The Year at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards.

Media

Benny paired up with Matty Matheson in 2020 and they debuted a collaborative cooking show called ‘Matty and Benny Eat Out America’ which featured on Blanco’s YouTube channel. In April 2020, he made his TV debut playing a fictionalized version of himself on the first and second seasons of the FXX series ‘Dave’ with Lil Dicky.

Record Labels

In 2014, Benny founded two labels under the Interscope, Mad Love Records and Friends Keep Secrets. The former label included several artists such as.

• Tory Lanez
• Cashmere Cat
• Ryn Weaver
• Jessie Ware

As of 2024, Interscope had managed to relaunch a new record label named ‘A&M Records’ which is operated by Blanco.

Discography

Singles

Benny Blanco Relationship And Personal Life

It was reported that Benny had been dating actress and model Elsie Hewitt during 2019 but their official relationship period is not disclosed. Not much is known about Benny Blanco’s personal life but we do know that he has been dating singer Selena Gomez since June 2023 and since then, they have been inseparable. That being said, it is a known fact that they have been working together as far back as 2015 and he was working with her for many of her music albums starting with ‘Revival’ in 2015 and going as far as her albums in 2021 and 2023. Recently, Gomez took to social media on 11th December 2024 to formally announce her engagement to Blanco. She posted a cozy picture and showed off the beautiful diamond engagement ring and she looked extremely happy and giggling with glee. 

Benjamin Joseph’s (Benny Blanco) Social Media

Benny Blanco is very active on social media and he has a current following list of 2.1 million his Instagram handle is ‘itsbennyblanco’.

Benny Blanco Net Worth

It might be surprising but Benny Blanco Net Worth as of 2025 is approximately expected to be around $50 million according to reported sources. His whopping net worth comes from the fact that in 2019 he was able to sell over 93 songs for a great amount of money. In the same year, he bought a mansion worth $9 million which is probably just the tip of the iceberg where his wealth is concerned.

In theory, however, it shows that his millions are somewhat connected to his relationship with Selena which just goes on to say that the couple is currently a powerful one. 

Interesting Facts about Benny Blanco

• Benny is of Jewish descent and his father is a businessman in the apparel department whereas his mother used to work in assisted living.
• From childhood, Benny knew that he wanted to become a musician.
• Blanco’s first ever single was with Halsey and it was named ‘Eastside’ which was released in 2018. The song made its way to the 27th list into the Top Ten. The song also gained international acclaim and topped the charts in four countries.
• He is known to have a close friendship with singer Ed Sheeran.
• He was seen smoking cigars and consuming alcohol on several occasions.

Conclusion

Benny Blanco has come a long way from being just a songwriter in his bedroom and recording his voice on his boombox. He has now become one of the top singers, and songwriters and is currently one of the most popular. Despite the fame and popularity, he maintains order and is a private person. He has known Selena Gomez, his fiancee for 10 years and has dated her for a year before getting engaged. We wish them all the best, and are eagerly waiting for their new album together ‘I Said I Love You First’. 

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