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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=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ 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
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums/2021-09-04|title=Billboard Canadian Albums Chart: Week of September 4, 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 20, 2021}}

scope="row"| TV

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| 168 || 62

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  • RIAA: Gold{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Tai Verdes|access-date=September 8, 2024}}
  • MC: Gold{{cite certification|region=Canada|artist=Tai Verdes|access-date=May 31, 2025}}
scope="row"| HDTV

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  • Released: September 16, 2022
  • Label: Fourth Wall, Last Nite, Arista
  • Formats: CD, Digital download, streaming

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=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ List of singles as lead artist, with year released, selected chart positions, and album name shown

! rowspan="2"| Title

! rowspan="2"| Year

! colspan="8"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Certifications

! rowspan="2"| Album

scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US
{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2021-10-16|title=Hot 100 Chart: Week of October 16, 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 6, 2021}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| US
Rock
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-songs/2021-09-18|title=Hot Rock & Alternative Songs: Week of September 18, 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 6, 2021|url-access=subscription}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| AUS
{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2021-10-25|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=October 25, 2021|access-date=November 6, 2021}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| CAN
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2021-09-04|title=Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of September 4, 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 6, 2021|url-access=subscription}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| IRE
{{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|title=IRMA – Irish Charts|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|access-date=November 6, 2021}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| NZ
{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2021-10-15|title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=October 18, 2021|access-date=November 6, 2021}}

! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| SWE
Heat.
{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2021&dspp=38|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 38|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=November 6, 2021}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK
{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20211001/7501/|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=November 6, 2021}}

scope="row"| "Stuck in the Middle"
{{small|(original or "Pt. II" version featuring Kiana Ledé)}}{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/stuck-in-the-middle-single/1533874836 |title=Stuck In The Middle – Single by Tai Verdes on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |access-date=October 6, 2021}}

| rowspan="2"| 2020

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|

  • RIAA: Gold
  • MC: Platinum
  • RMNZ: Gold{{cite certification|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Tai Verdes|source=radioscope|access-date=May 31, 2025}}

| rowspan="5"| TV

scope="row"| "Drugs"{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/drugs-single/1537013885 |title=DRUGS – Single by Tai Verdes on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |access-date=October 6, 2021}}

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|

  • RIAA: Gold
  • MC: Platinum
scope="row"| "Bad Bad News"{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/bad-bad-news-single/1549497789 |title=BAD BAD News – Single by Tai Verdes on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |access-date=October 6, 2021}}

| rowspan="6"| 2021

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scope="row"| "We Would Have Some Cute Kids."{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/we-would-have-some-cute-kids-single/1554958918 |title=we would have some cute kids. – Single by Tai Verdes on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |access-date=October 6, 2021}}

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scope="row"| "A-O-K"
{{small|(original or remix with 24kGoldn)}}

| 34 || 4 || 24 || 20 || 59 || 26 || 2 || 92

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  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA: Platinum{{cite certification|region=Australia|type=single|certyear=2022|access-date=July 25, 2022}}
  • BPI: Silver{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Tai Verdes|access-date=April 23, 2023}}
  • MC: 4× Platinum
  • RMNZ: Platinum
scope="row"| "Feeling This Bad (v2)"{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/feeling-this-bad-v2-single/1578595335 |title=feeling this bad (v2) – Single by Tai Verdes on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |access-date=October 6, 2021}}

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| {{n/a|Non-album single}}

scope="row"| "Sheesh!"
{{small|(with Surfaces)}}{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/sheesh-single/1579987318 |title=Sheesh! – Single by Surfaces & Tai Verdes on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |access-date=October 6, 2021}}

| — || — || — || — || — || —{{efn-ua|"Sheesh!" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 30 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2021-09-24|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=August 30, 2021|access-date=August 28, 2021}}}} || — || —

|

  • RIAA: Gold

| Pacifico (Deluxe)

scope="row"| "Let's Go to Hell"{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/38XLUjlR84JEwK0SOvX77a?si=6c3c0d4fccdf4a4b |title=Let's go to Hell – Single by Tai Verdes on Spotify |website=Spotify |access-date=January 3, 2022}}

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| rowspan="6"| HDTV

scope="row"| "Last Day on Earth"{{cite web|url= https://open.spotify.com/album/1979ERApWz1wTn3AgY3Wcz?si=iPCocBudSzuIXKVjnQzpsQ|title= LAst dAy oN EaRTh - Single by Tai Verdes on Spotify |website=Spotify|access-date=January 14, 2022}}

| rowspan="5"| 2022

| — || — || — || — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Last Day on Earth" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 22 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2022-01-21|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=January 24, 2022|access-date=January 22, 2022}}}} || — || —

|

scope="row"| "3 Outfits"{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/3-outfits-single/1614260972 |title=3 outfits – Single by Tai Verdes on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |access-date=April 21, 2022}}

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scope="row"| "100sadsongs"{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/100sadsongs-single/1623668174 |title=100sadsongs – Single by Tai Verdes on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |access-date=October 23, 2022}}

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scope="row"| "Sheluvme"{{Cite web |title=Tai Verdes performs 'sheluvme' live on TODAY |url=https://www.today.com/video/tai-verdes-performs-sheluvme-live-on-today-142605893507 |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}}

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scope="row"| "How Deep"{{Cite web |url=https://substreammagazine.com/2022/08/tai-verdes-shares-new-single-how-deep-hdtv-due-out-9-16/|title=Tai Verdes Shares New Single, "How Deep?" — HDTV Due Out 9/16|website=substream magazine |date=August 26, 2022|access-date=August 27, 2022}}

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scope="row"| "Sandman"{{cite web|url=https://www.movin925.com/tai-verdes-talks-new-single-sandman-teases-new-album/|title= Tai Verdes talks new single 'Sandman,' teases new album|website=movin 925|date=June 23, 2023|access-date=June 24, 2023}}

| rowspan="4"| 2023

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| rowspan="5" {{tba}}

scope="row"| "All White"

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scope="row"| "Sunset"

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scope="row"| "Stars"

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scope="row"| "Pipe Down"

| 2024

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colspan="15" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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References

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Category:1995 births

Category:Living people

Category:American male singer-songwriters

Category:Musicians from California

Category:Arista Records artists

Category:American indie pop musicians

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Category:American alternative rock musicians