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| {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Musicians --> | |||
| | Name = Byron colloguazo | |||
| | Img = TayZonday.jpg | |||
| | Img_capt = Tay Zonday, taken by Flickr user noodles2k50 | |||
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| | Background = solo_singer | |||
| | Birth_name = Adam Nyerere Bahner | |||
| | Born = July 6, 1982 | |||
| | Died = | |||
| | Origin = ], ], ] | |||
| | Instrument = ]<br />] | |||
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| | Occupation = ] | |||
| | Years_active = 2007—present <!-- no reference, but seems relevant --> | |||
| | Label = Unsigned | |||
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| '''Adam Nyerere Bahner''' (born ], ]), better known by the ] '''Tay Zonday''',<ref name=eonline>{{cite news |first=Joal |last=Ryan |title=The "Chocolate" Reign of Tay Zonday |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=151be882-67a1-443e-9a05-2eee53b2db58&page=2 |work=E! Online |date=], ] |accessdate=2007-08-11 }}</ref> is an ] ], ] and ]. | |||
| His composition "]" and accompanying video on became a popular ] in July ]. Within the course of a month, Zonday went from grad student in ]<ref></ref> to appearances on national television. He has appeared on the '']'',<ref></ref> ]'s ], '']’s ]'',<ref></ref> and '']'',<ref></ref><ref name=People/> where he performed ''Chocolate Rain'' on national television a little over three months after he posted his composition on YouTube. He made the front page of Sunday's ] on August 12, 2007 with additional features in The ], The ]'s ], The ]<ref>http://www.startribune.com/457/story/1468848.html</ref> and ]<ref name=People/> and has appeared on ]<ref>http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0708/18/cnr.01.html</ref> for a televised interview. Tay Zonday will also be appearing in the Intel booth at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on January 7, 2008. | |||
| ==Reactions== | |||
| The ]n '']'' newspaper wrote: "Tay Zonday has written perhaps the most listened to song in the world right now."<ref>{{cite news |first=Garth |last=Montgomery |title=Chocolate Rain goes huge |url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22170787-5012327,00.html |work=Daily Telegraph |publisher=News Limited. |date=], ] |accessdate=2007-08-09 }}</ref> '']'' said: “He's scored a YouTube hit with his repetitive, ]-driven "Chocolate Rain", and after a recent appearance on ], Tay Zonday's star is shining even brighter.”<ref Name=People>{{cite news |first=Brian |last=Orloff |title='Chocolate Rain' YouTube Sensation Makes TV Debut |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20050678,00.html |work=People |publisher=Time Inc. |date=] ] |accessdate=2007-08-09 }} </ref> The article also noted that celebrity musicians paid tribute to the song as its popularity rapidly peaked in August ]. Singer ] reportedly mimicked Zonday's keyboard riff with his guitar in concert,<ref name="Concert Review: John Mayer brings soul to Nashville">{{Citation | last = Keiper | first = Nicole | title = Concert Review: John Mayer brings soul to Nashville | newspaper = The Tennessean | year = 2007 | date= August 4, 2007 | url = http://www.ashlandcitytimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070804/ENTERTAINMENT0106/70804002}}</ref><ref name="Jennifer Lopez And Marc Anthony Roll Out">{{Citation | last = MTV News Staff | title = Jennifer Lopez And Marc Anthony Roll Out Tour Dates; Plus Lindsay Lohan, Gwen Stefani, Nas, Amy Winehouse & More, In For The Record | newspaper = MTV News | year = 2007 | date= August 6, 2007 | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1566402/20070806/lopez_jennifer.jhtml}}</ref> along with appearing on '']'' to the tune of ]'s "]".<ref></ref> ] drummer ] recorded a cover of "Chocolate Rain" which he .<ref name=Undercover>{{cite news |first=Tim |last=Cashmere |title=Green Day Drummer Tre Cool Covers Tay Zonday |url=http://undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=2560 |work=Undercover |publisher= |date=] ] |accessdate=2007-08-09 }}</ref> On tour, the ]'s horn section of LeRoi Moore (official member of the band; woodwinds) and Rashawn Ross (touring trumpeter) have been interpolating Chocolate Rain during the outro of The Dreaming Tree. Tay Zonday also became the subject of thousands of other parodies on YouTube. A clip of his video was also shown on ]'s ], a new series.<ref>http://youtube.com/watch?v=fsdM2oMSUbM</ref><ref>http://youtube.com/watch?v=IM4pM2wV8og</ref><ref>http://youtube.com/watch?v=1oFS-q8BIps</ref> | |||
| ==Biography== | |||
| Tay Zonday, who is of partial African-American descent, is a ] candidate in ] at the ] in ], ]. He attended the ] between 1997 and 1998, leaving after his sophomore year. He then went on to earn his undergraduate degree at ]. He has said that growing up, his parents did not allow him to listen to popular music. When music downloading services such as ] came around, he began to secretly build a small collection of popular music. Tay makes many references in interviews as to how much he loves his parents; despite the fact that many of his songs are dedicated to them, he describes himself as a "musical orphan", having no influences and not feeling particularly connected to any musicians or bands. <ref></ref> Tay says his voice is often compared to ], ], ], and ] of the ].<ref>http://www.bucketbros.com/text/transendient-interview-tayzonday.html</ref> | |||
| === Singles === | |||
| Tay's most notable single is titled "]". Other releases via YouTube, his website, and include "Internet Dream", "The Only Way", "Demons On the Dance Floor", "Do The Can't Dance", and "Say No To Nightmares". He has also performed covers of "]", "]", and "]" which were removed from YouTube when the artist chose to focus on original material. | |||
| Tay's singles, in chronological order, are: | |||
| *"Demons On The Dance Floor" | |||
| *"Love - feat Kooby" | |||
| *"]" | |||
| *"]" | |||
| *"Internet Dream" | |||
| *"The Only Way" | |||
| *"Do The Can't Dance" | |||
| *"Say No To Nightmares" | |||
| *"Someday" | |||
| *"Too Big for You" | |||
| *"Get it Back" thug remix | |||
| *"]" | |||
| ===Collaboration with Dr Pepper=== | |||
| On Wednesday, November 28th, 2007, Tay released a brand new video titled , which is, in his words, "a music video to celebrate ] new Cherry Chocolate beverage". Since its release the video has maintained a rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. Many inferred that Tay Zonday had been paid to take part in the video, supported by the lyrics of the song within which Tay sings that he was paid a "hefty fee". | |||
| Zonday's apparent endorsement led some to accuse him of having ]. In a ] interview with the ], Zonday responded to the accusation, stating, "I don't know what people mean by that....I still make my own videos. I still make my own music."<ref name=twincities2>{{cite news |first=Randy A. |last=Salas |title=Tay Zonday goes for the fizz |url=http://www.startribune.com/music/story/1581888.html |work=Star Tribune |date=], ] |accessdate=2007-12-02 }}</ref> | |||
| ==See also== | |||
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