Tyler James Colon[2] (born December 6, 1995), known professionally as Tai Verdes, is an American singer. He grew up in Southern California where he played guitar, piano, and ukulele. Playing on the basketball team during his attendance at Babson College, he maintained his love for music and eventually dropped out. He was also featured on and won season 6 of Are You the One?. He worked at a phone store during the COVID-19 pandemic, but this still helped further his musical passion and during the same time, he released his breakout single "Stuck in the Middle" in June 2020. The song went viral on TikTok.[1] He responded to his newfound success saying the song "doesn't just turn into a million dollars and a nice car. It turns into waiting-which I think I've gotten pretty good at."[3]
Tai Verdes | |
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 Verdes in 2020 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tyler James Colon |
| Born | December 6, 1995 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop[1] |
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| Years active | 2020–present |
| Labels | Arista |
| Website | taiverdes |
In May 2021, he released his debut full-length studio album, TV. The album featured the single "A-O-K", which peaked at No. 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and achieved 24.7 million radio plays.[4]
Career
editVerdes released his first single "Stuck in the Middle" in mid-2020, which picked up millions of views on multiple streaming services. At the time, he was sleeping on a friend's couch and working at a Verizon phone service store. Before then he auditioned for shows including The Voice and American Idol, but to no avail. However, he won an MTV dating series when he starred on season 6 of Are You the One?.
"Stuck in the Middle" went viral on TikTok. This success carried to other singles such as "Sheesh!" and "Drugs".[4][5]
In January 2022, Verdes signed a global publishing deal with Kobalt Music Group, citing "artist-friendly" contract terms.[6] He had previously signed with Arista Records, a record label owned by Sony Music.
On September 16, 2022, Verdes released his second studio album HDTV.
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [7] |
CAN [8] | ||
| TV |
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168 | 62 |
| HDTV |
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— | — |
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [9] |
US Rock [10] |
AUS [11] |
CAN [12] |
IRE [13] |
NZ [14] |
SWE Heat. [15] |
UK [16] | |||||||
| "Stuck in the Middle" (original or "Pt. II" version featuring Kiana Ledé)[17] |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TV | ||||
| "Drugs"[20] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Bad Bad News"[21] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "We Would Have Some Cute Kids."[22] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "A-O-K" (original or remix with 24kGoldn) |
34 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 59 | 26 | 2 | 92 | ||||||
| "Feeling This Bad (v2)"[26] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "Sheesh!" (with Surfaces)[27] |
— | — | — | — | — | —[A] | — | — |
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Pacifico (Deluxe) | ||||
| "Let's Go to Hell"[29] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | HDTV | |||||
| "Last Day on Earth"[30] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | —[B] | — | — | |||||
| "3 Outfits"[32] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "100sadsongs"[33] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Sheluvme"[34] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "How Deep"[35] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Sandman"[36] | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||||
| "All White" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Sunset" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Stars" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Pipe Down" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Tai Verdes Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ "Tyler James Colon, Born 12/06/1995 in California | CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". www.californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ Savage, Mark (July 3, 2021). "Meet Tai Verdes, the rising star who funded his career by winning a dating show". BBC. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ a b Zellner, Xander (October 13, 2021). "Even Better Than 'A-O-K': Tai Verdes Tops Emerging Artists Chart". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ Kato, Brooke (July 13, 2021). "From Verizon worker to star: Tai Verdes' TikTok fairytale". New York Post. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ Aswad, Jem (January 13, 2022). "Music Industry Moves: Tai Verdes Signs Global Publishing Deal With Kobalt (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ^ "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of September 4, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums Chart: Week of September 4, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ "Hot 100 Chart: Week of October 16, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs: Week of September 18, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. October 25, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of September 4, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 18, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 38". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "Stuck In The Middle – Single by Tai Verdes on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "American certifications – Tai Verdes". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Canadian certifications – Tai Verdes". Music Canada. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ^ "DRUGS – Single by Tai Verdes on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ "BAD BAD News – Single by Tai Verdes on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ "we would have some cute kids. – Single by Tai Verdes on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ "British certifications – Tai Verdes". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 23, 2023. Type Tai Verdes in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Tai Verdes – A-O-K". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ^ "feeling this bad (v2) – Single by Tai Verdes on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ "Sheesh! – Single by Surfaces & Tai Verdes on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Let's go to Hell – Single by Tai Verdes on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "LAst dAy oN EaRTh - Single by Tai Verdes on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "3 outfits – Single by Tai Verdes on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ "100sadsongs – Single by Tai Verdes on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
- ^ "Tai Verdes performs 'sheluvme' live on TODAY". TODAY.com. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Tai Verdes Shares New Single, "How Deep?" — HDTV Due Out 9/16". substream magazine. August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "Tai Verdes talks new single 'Sandman,' teases new album". movin 925. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2023.