Tai Verdes
{{short description|American singer (born 1995)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Tai Verdes
| image = Tai Verdes 2020.jpg
| caption = Verdes in 2020
| birth_name = Tyler James Colon
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|12|6}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| instruments = {{flatlist|
- Vocals
- guitar
- ukulele
}}
| genre = Pop{{Cite web|title=Tai Verdes Biography, Songs, & Albums|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tai-verdes-mn0004005730/biography/|access-date=November 13, 2021|website=AllMusic}}
| occupations = {{flatlist|
- Singer
- songwriter
- record producer
}}
| years_active = 2020–present
| label = Arista
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
}}
| website = {{url|taiverdes.com}}
}}
Tyler James Colon{{Cite web |title=Tyler James Colon, Born 12/06/1995 in California {{!}} CaliforniaBirthIndex.org |url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/tyler_james_colon_born_1995_23538644 |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=www.californiabirthindex.org}} (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. 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."{{Cite web|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=July 3, 2021|title=Meet Tai Verdes, the rising star who funded his career by winning a dating show|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-57685161.amp/|access-date=November 13, 2021|website=BBC}}
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.{{Cite web|last=Zellner|first=Xander|date=October 13, 2021|title=Even Better Than 'A-O-K': Tai Verdes Tops Emerging Artists Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9644552/tai-verdes-tops-emerging-artists-chart-aok/|access-date=November 13, 2021|website=Billboard}}
Career
Verdes 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".{{Cite web|last=Kato|first=Brooke|date=July 13, 2021|title=From Verizon worker to star: Tai Verdes' TikTok fairytale|url=https://www.nypost.com/2021/07/13/tai-verdes-rise-to-fame-from-verizon-worker-to-tiktok-star/amp/|access-date=November 13, 2021|website=New York Post}}
In January 2022, Verdes signed a global publishing deal with Kobalt Music Group, citing "artist-friendly" contract terms.{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=2022-01-13 |title=Music Industry Moves: Tai Verdes Signs Global Publishing Deal With Kobalt (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/tai-verdes-publishing-kobalt-1235153344/ |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} 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
=Studio albums=
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|+ List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Certifications |
scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2021-09-04|title=Billboard 200 Chart: Week of September 4, 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 20, 2021}} ! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| CAN |
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scope="row"| TV
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| 168 || 62 | |
scope="row"| HDTV
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=Singles=
Notes
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