Talay Riley

Talay Riley (born 10 July 1990) is a Nigerian/ British singer signed to record label Sony Music and RCA Music Group. Riley began his musical career after featuring on rapper Chipmunk's single "Look for Me". He released his fourth single, Make You Mine on 28 August 2011.

Personal life

Talay Riley first remembers singing when he was four. As a boy growing up in East London, music was always around him, and he was first exposed to the music of the early 1990s by his older brother and sister. He doesn’t remember it, but he’s constantly reminded of moments in front of the bathroom mirror singing along to their MC Hammer CDs. Talay's brother Mike 'Scribz' Riley is a producer also signed to Sony Music Entertainment.

Talay's aim is for nothing lower than the stars, naming Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Beyoncé and James Brown as his greatest inspirations. But he has always been a talent hungry for a twist, and he proudly claims a strong country influence from artists like Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts in album tracks like 'Missing You'. But he also went further, going out and studying the biggest names in indie and rock from Coldplay to The Beatles in the hope of stitching together a truly universal sound. "I knew I wanted to branch over."

Career

At the age of 18 Talay Riley signed his first major publishing deal with Global Publishing due to his No1 co-written UK single "Oopsy Daisy". His first artist appearance in 2009, when he appeared on rapper Chipmunk's single "Look for Me" which peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart. He then went on to sign with Major Label Jive/Sony Records. Talay has toured with many UK/US artists including N-Dubz, Chipmunk, Skepta, Usher's sold out Arena tour & Trey Songz. Talay's YouTube and VEVO videos have amassed over 5 million views.

Discography

Mixtapes

• Going to California (2011)

Singles

Featured singles

Writing discography

References