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| '''Adam Nyerere Bahner''' (born May 21, 1982), 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/uberblog/b55872_The__amp_quot_Chocolate_amp_quot__Reign_of_Tay_Zonday_.html |work=E! Online |date=August 9, 2007 |accessdate=2008-11-24 }}</ref> or simply as "'''Chocolate Rain Guy'''",<ref name="IMDB">{{cite news |title=Canada on Strike (2008) |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1211261/quotes |work=South Park |accessdate=2018-01-05 }}</ref><ref name="Foxnews.com">Fox News report about Numa Numa also mentions: ...fellow viral video star, 'Chocolate Rain Guy', aka Tay Zonday (22 Sept 2010): </ref> |
'''Adam Nyerere Bahner''' (born May 21, 1982), 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/uberblog/b55872_The__amp_quot_Chocolate_amp_quot__Reign_of_Tay_Zonday_.html |work=E! Online |date=August 9, 2007 |accessdate=2008-11-24 }}</ref> or simply as "'''Chocolate Rain Guy'''",<ref name="IMDB">{{cite news |title=Canada on Strike (2008) |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1211261/quotes |work=South Park |accessdate=2018-01-05 }}</ref><ref name="Foxnews.com">Fox News report about Numa Numa also mentions: ...fellow viral video star, 'Chocolate Rain Guy', aka Tay Zonday (22 Sept 2010): </ref> is an American singer, musician, announcer, voice artist, actor, comedian, and ].<ref name="MyFox Phoenix">{{cite news |title=Chocolate Rain Singer Tay Zonday Still A Star; Chocolate Rain Has Gotten Almost 48M YouTube Views |url=http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/chocolate-rain-singer-tay-zonday1266590492270 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714142651/http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/chocolate-rain-singer-tay-zonday1266590492270 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=July 14, 2011 |work=MYfox Phoenix |date=February 17, 2010 |accessdate=2010-11-24 }}</ref> | ||
| He is known for his ]. He garnered mainstream exposure when his song "]" became a ]<ref name="Foxnews.com"/> in July 2007. As of January 2019, "Chocolate Rain" has over 120 million views.<ref>{{YouTube|EwTZ2xpQwpA|"Chocolate Rain" Original Song by Tay Zonday}}</ref> | He is known for his ]. He garnered mainstream exposure when his song "]" became a ]<ref name="Foxnews.com"/> in July 2007. As of January 2019, "Chocolate Rain" has over 120 million views.<ref>{{YouTube|EwTZ2xpQwpA|"Chocolate Rain" Original Song by Tay Zonday}}</ref> | ||
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| Zonday released "Chocolate Rain", a viral song on racism, on April 22, 2007.<ref name = "OpAnt">{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONpjOyzgnYY| title= Tay Zonday on the Opie & Anthony show|date=July 19, 2007|accessdate=July 20, 2007}}</ref> In July 2007, Zonday was a graduate student in ], ].<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128211642/http://www.citypages.com/2007-08-22/unknown/rain-man/ |date=2011-11-28 }}</ref> He was soon making appearances on national television. He appeared on the '']'',<ref>{{YouTube|ONpjOyzgnYY|Tay Zonday on the Opie & Anthony Show}}</ref> ] '']'', ]'s '']'',<ref>{{YouTube|ckWvAEQEWRw|Chocolate Rain on Best Week Ever}}</ref> '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''<ref>{{YouTube|aDe1TUa-XQE|Tay Zonday On Jimmy Kimmel}}</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 '']''<nowiki/>'s '']'', The '']''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/457/story/1468848.html|title=The latest from the StarTribune|publisher=|accessdate=13 August 2016}}</ref> and '']''<ref name=People/> and has appeared on ]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0708/18/cnr.01.html | work=CNN | title=CNN.com - Transcripts}}</ref> for a televised interview. On February 12, 2008, he appeared on the television show ''Lily Allen and Friends'' on BBC Three, and performed a cover of ]'s debut "]". In March 2008, the video won a YouTube |
Zonday released "Chocolate Rain", a viral song on racism, on April 22, 2007.<ref name = "OpAnt">{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONpjOyzgnYY| title= Tay Zonday on the Opie & Anthony show|date=July 19, 2007|accessdate=July 20, 2007}}</ref> In July 2007, Zonday was a graduate student in ], ].<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128211642/http://www.citypages.com/2007-08-22/unknown/rain-man/ |date=2011-11-28 }}</ref> He was soon making appearances on national television. He appeared on the '']'',<ref>{{YouTube|ONpjOyzgnYY|Tay Zonday on the Opie & Anthony Show}}</ref> ] '']'', ]'s '']'',<ref>{{YouTube|ckWvAEQEWRw|Chocolate Rain on Best Week Ever}}</ref> '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''<ref>{{YouTube|aDe1TUa-XQE|Tay Zonday On Jimmy Kimmel}}</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 '']''<nowiki/>'s '']'', The '']''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/457/story/1468848.html|title=The latest from the StarTribune|publisher=|accessdate=13 August 2016}}</ref> and '']''<ref name=People/> and has appeared on ]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0708/18/cnr.01.html | work=CNN | title=CNN.com - Transcripts}}</ref> for a televised interview. On February 12, 2008, he appeared on the television show ''Lily Allen and Friends'' on BBC Three, and performed a cover of ]'s debut "]". In March 2008, the video won a YouTube award in the category "Music". | ||
| ⚫ | The Australian '']'' newspaper wrote: "Tay Zonday has written perhaps the most listened |
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| ⚫ | The Australian '']'' 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=August 1, 2007 |accessdate=2007-08-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070919091650/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22170787-5012327,00.html |archivedate=September 19, 2007 }}</ref> ''People'' said: "He's scored a YouTube hit with his repetitive, ]-driven 'Chocolate Rain', and after a recent appearance on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live'', 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=August 9, 2007 |accessdate=2007-08-09 }}</ref> The article also noted that celebrity musicians paid tribute to the song as its popularity rapidly peaked in August 2007. ] reportedly copied Zonday's keyboard riff with his guitar in concert,<ref name="Concert Review: John Mayer brings soul to Nashville">{{Cite news | last = Keiper | first = Nicole | title = Concert Review: John Mayer brings soul to Nashville | newspaper = The Tennessean | date= August 4, 2007 | url = http://www.ashlandcitytimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070804/ENTERTAINMENT0106/70804002 | postscript = <!--None-->}}</ref><ref name="Jennifer Lopez And Marc Anthony Roll Out">{{Cite news | 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 | date= August 6, 2007 | url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1566402/20070806/lopez_jennifer.jhtml | postscript = <!--None-->}}</ref> along with appearing on ''Best Week Ever'' improvising a parody to the tune of ]'s "]".<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927065157/http://www.bestweekever.tv/2007/08/03/bwe-exclusive-john-mayers-chocolate-rain-remix/ |date=September 27, 2007 }}</ref> ] drummer ] recorded a cover of "Chocolate Rain" which he posted on YouTube.<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=August 3, 2007 |accessdate=2007-08-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810150823/http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=2560 |archivedate=August 10, 2007 |df= }}</ref> Zonday also became the subject of thousands of other parodies and remixes on YouTube. A clip of his video was also shown on ]'s short-lived series, '']''.<ref>{{YouTube|fsdM2oMSUbM|Chocolate Rain Sung By McGruff The Crime Dog}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|IM4pM2wV8og}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|1oFS-q8BIps|Chocolate Rain McDonald's Spot / Tay Zonday}}</ref> Tay Zonday has also been interviewed twice on '']'', in March and November 2008.{{episode needed|date=August 2014}} | ||
| Zonday starred in a commercial for ]'s "Last Laugh 07", hosted by ].<ref>{{cite web|author=funnyguy1375 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STbQFlYaewM |title=Last Laugh 07 Chocolate Rain - Tay Zonday |publisher=YouTube |date=2007-11-15 |accessdate=2009-01-12}}</ref> He released a video called "]",<ref>{{YouTube|2x2W12A8Qow|"Cherry Chocolate Rain" Original Song by Tay Zonday}}</ref> in a promotion with ]. He starred alongside ] in a commercial for ] web browser singing a song called "Users Against Boredom" in a parody of "]". Zonday has said that his voice is often compared to ], ], ], and ] of the ].<ref>{{cite web|last=Riley |first=Duncan |url=https://techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/exclusive-mozilla-secretly-launches-a-viral-campaign-for-firefox/ |title=Exclusive: Mozilla Secretly Launches A Viral Campaign For Firefox |publisher=Techcrunch.com |date=2008-01-07 |accessdate=2009-01-12}}</ref> He appeared in-person at ]'s ] booth, rendering the source files of the "Chocolate Rain" YouTube video in ].<ref>{{cite web|author=channelintel |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFbI7POX8Wg |title=Chocolate Rain at CES |publisher=YouTube |date=2008-01-07 |accessdate=2009-01-12}}</ref> | Zonday starred in a commercial for ]'s "Last Laugh 07", hosted by ].<ref>{{cite web|author=funnyguy1375 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STbQFlYaewM |title=Last Laugh 07 Chocolate Rain - Tay Zonday |publisher=YouTube |date=2007-11-15 |accessdate=2009-01-12}}</ref> He released a video called "]",<ref>{{YouTube|2x2W12A8Qow|"Cherry Chocolate Rain" Original Song by Tay Zonday}}</ref> in a promotion with ]. He starred alongside ] in a commercial for ] web browser singing a song called "Users Against Boredom" in a parody of "]". Zonday has said that his voice is often compared to ], ], ], and ] of the ].<ref>{{cite web|last=Riley |first=Duncan |url=https://techcrunch.com/2008/01/07/exclusive-mozilla-secretly-launches-a-viral-campaign-for-firefox/ |title=Exclusive: Mozilla Secretly Launches A Viral Campaign For Firefox |publisher=Techcrunch.com |date=2008-01-07 |accessdate=2009-01-12}}</ref> He appeared in-person at ]'s ] booth, rendering the source files of the "Chocolate Rain" YouTube video in ].<ref>{{cite web|author=channelintel |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFbI7POX8Wg |title=Chocolate Rain at CES |publisher=YouTube |date=2008-01-07 |accessdate=2009-01-12}}</ref> | ||
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| As a voice actor, he voiced part of a multimedia presentation built to celebrate 50 years of ] history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/50th/index.html |title=50th Anniversary of NASA |publisher=Nasa.gov |date= |accessdate=2009-01-12}}</ref> He also voiced a role in ]'s '']'', spoofing his own song "Chocolate Rain".{{episode needed|date=August 2014}} | As a voice actor, he voiced part of a multimedia presentation built to celebrate 50 years of ] history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/50th/index.html |title=50th Anniversary of NASA |publisher=Nasa.gov |date= |accessdate=2009-01-12}}</ref> He also voiced a role in ]'s '']'', spoofing his own song "Chocolate Rain".{{episode needed|date=August 2014}} | ||
| Zonday was featured on the '']'', where he was comically interviewed at a famous Hollywood restaurant in a play on the dissonance between Internet |
Zonday was featured on the '']'', where he was comically interviewed at a famous Hollywood restaurant in a play on the dissonance between Internet fame and the traditional entertainment industry.<ref>{{cite web |author=Video: The Jace Hall Show with Tay Zonday, Gearbox |url=http://www.gameargus.com/2008/06/27/video-the-jace-hall-show-with-tay-zonday-gearbox/ |title=Video: The Jace Hall Show with Tay Zonday, Gearbox |publisher=GameArgus.com |date=2008-06-27 |accessdate=2009-01-12 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010135921/http://www.gameargus.com/2008/06/27/video-the-jace-hall-show-with-tay-zonday-gearbox/ |archivedate=2008-10-10 |df= }}</ref> | ||
| In February 2010, he cameoed in a ] ] commercial opened by ].<ref name="MyFox Phoenix"/> In October 2010, he appeared on ]'s Night of Too Many Stars autism charity event during a musical number with ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|author=Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert - "Everybody's Talking 'Bout Sully" |url=http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/night_of_too_many_stars/index.jhtml |title=Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert - "Everybody's Talking 'Bout Sully"|publisher=Comedy Central |date=2010-10-22 |accessdate=2010-10-30}}</ref> | In February 2010, he cameoed in a ] ] commercial opened by ].<ref name="MyFox Phoenix"/> In October 2010, he appeared on ]'s Night of Too Many Stars autism charity event during a musical number with ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|author=Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert - "Everybody's Talking 'Bout Sully" |url=http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/night_of_too_many_stars/index.jhtml |title=Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert - "Everybody's Talking 'Bout Sully"|publisher=Comedy Central |date=2010-10-22 |accessdate=2010-10-30}}</ref> | ||
| In August 2011, Zonday appeared on '']'' and performed 15 seconds of his song "Chocolate Rain". Zonday was also featured in ]' ] video spoof of ]'s song "]", which has over 16 million views. He had a cameo in ] episode 3 "Megagame-o-ramacon!", which aired on August 9, 2011. In November he uploaded "Mama Economy (The Economic Explained)" in response to an economic crisis in the ].<ref>{{cite web|title='Chocolate Rain' Creator Tay Zonday Explains The Economy In New Single 'Mama Economy'|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/14/chocolate-rain-creator-tay-zonday-explains-the-economy-in-mama-ecomony_n_1094068.html|website=Huffington Post|accessdate=4 December 2017|date=15 November 2011}}</ref> | In August 2011, Zonday appeared on '']'' and performed 15 seconds of his song "Chocolate Rain". Zonday was also featured in ]' ] video spoof of ]'s song "]", which has over 16 million views. He had a cameo in ] episode 3 "Megagame-o-ramacon!", which aired on August 9, 2011. In November he uploaded "Mama Economy (The Economic Explained)" in response to an economic crisis in the ].<ref>{{cite web|title='Chocolate Rain' Creator Tay Zonday Explains The Economy In New Single 'Mama Economy'|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/14/chocolate-rain-creator-tay-zonday-explains-the-economy-in-mama-ecomony_n_1094068.html|website=Huffington Post|accessdate=4 December 2017|date=15 November 2011}}</ref> | ||
| On June 22, 2012, Zonday uploaded a cover of ]'s number one single "]", which as of 2016 has reached over 6.5 million views.<ref>{{YouTube|5sruQJ12PsI}}</ref> It was featured on "The 10 Best 'Call Me Maybe' Covers" on Billboard.com. He is seen performing the single in front of a microphone in what he claimed to be "as low as I could ".<ref>Menyes, Carolyn (June 14, 2012). . Billboard</ref> | On June 22, 2012, Zonday uploaded a cover of ]'s number one single "]", which as of 2016 has reached over 6.5 million views.<ref>{{YouTube|5sruQJ12PsI}}</ref> It was featured on "The 10 Best 'Call Me Maybe' Covers" on Billboard.com. He is seen performing the single in front of a microphone in what he claimed to be "as low as I could ".<ref>Menyes, Carolyn (June 14, 2012). . Billboard</ref> | ||
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Adam Nyerere Bahner |
| Born | (1982-05-21) May 21, 1982 (age 42) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Genres | Outsider music, electronica, R&B, experimental music, spoken word |
| Occupations | Actor, singer, musician, announcer, voice artist, comedian, twitch.tv streamer YouTube personality |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals Keyboard |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Website | www |
Adam Nyerere Bahner (born May 21, 1982), better known by the pseudonym Tay Zonday, or simply as "Chocolate Rain Guy", is an American singer, musician, announcer, voice artist, actor, comedian, and YouTube personality.
He is known for his bass singing voice. He garnered mainstream exposure when his song "Chocolate Rain" became a viral video in July 2007. As of January 2019, "Chocolate Rain" has over 120 million views.
Early life
Zonday was born Adam Nyerere Bahner on May 21, 1982 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is of half African-American descent. He is the youngest of three children, and his parents are both teachers. Zonday graduated from The Evergreen State College in 2004. He attended the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, but dropped out before graduating. Early in his career, he regularly performed at Balls Cabaret at The Southern Theater in Minneapolis.
Career
Zonday released "Chocolate Rain", a viral song on racism, on April 22, 2007. In July 2007, Zonday was a graduate student in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was soon making appearances on national television. He appeared on the Opie & Anthony Show, G4TV's Attack of the Show!, VH1's Best Week Ever, Lily Allen and Friends, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Tosh.0 and Maury 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 Los Angeles Times on August 12, 2007 with additional features in The Toronto Star, The Chicago Tribune's RedEye, The Star Tribune and People and has appeared on CNN for a televised interview. On February 12, 2008, he appeared on the television show Lily Allen and Friends on BBC Three, and performed a cover of Lily Allen's debut "Smile". In March 2008, the video won a YouTube award in the category "Music".
The Australian Daily Telegraph newspaper wrote: "Tay Zonday has written perhaps the most listened-to song in the world right now". People said: "He's scored a YouTube hit with his repetitive, keyboard-driven 'Chocolate Rain', and after a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Tay Zonday's star is shining even brighter". The article also noted that celebrity musicians paid tribute to the song as its popularity rapidly peaked in August 2007. John Mayer reportedly copied Zonday's keyboard riff with his guitar in concert, along with appearing on Best Week Ever improvising a parody to the tune of Nelly Furtado's "Say It Right". Green Day drummer Tré Cool recorded a cover of "Chocolate Rain" which he posted on YouTube. Zonday also became the subject of thousands of other parodies and remixes on YouTube. A clip of his video was also shown on The CW's short-lived series, Online Nation. Tay Zonday has also been interviewed twice on Good Morning America, in March and November 2008.
Zonday starred in a commercial for Comedy Central's "Last Laugh 07", hosted by Lewis Black. He released a video called "Cherry Chocolate Rain", in a promotion with Dr Pepper. He starred alongside Leslie Hall in a commercial for Firefox web browser singing a song called "Users Against Boredom" in a parody of "We Are the World". Zonday has said that his voice is often compared to Paul Robeson, Barry White, James Earl Jones, and Brad Roberts of the Crash Test Dummies. He appeared in-person at Intel's Consumer Electronics Show booth, rendering the source files of the "Chocolate Rain" YouTube video in Sony Vegas.
The Grammy Award-winning music video for rock band Weezer's single "Pork and Beans" featured Zonday, along with other YouTube celebrities. As well, in May 2008, Zonday performed an acoustic version of the song with Brian Bell of Weezer, spoofing his own performance in "Chocolate Rain".
As a voice actor, he voiced part of a multimedia presentation built to celebrate 50 years of NASA history. He also voiced a role in Adult Swim's Robot Chicken, spoofing his own song "Chocolate Rain".
Zonday was featured on the Jace Hall Show, where he was comically interviewed at a famous Hollywood restaurant in a play on the dissonance between Internet fame and the traditional entertainment industry.
In February 2010, he cameoed in a Vizio Super Bowl commercial opened by Beyoncé. In October 2010, he appeared on Comedy Central's Night of Too Many Stars autism charity event during a musical number with Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert.
In August 2011, Zonday appeared on America's Got Talent and performed 15 seconds of his song "Chocolate Rain". Zonday was also featured in Dave Days' YouTube video spoof of Justin Bieber's song "Baby", which has over 16 million views. He had a cameo in The Guild season 5 episode 3 "Megagame-o-ramacon!", which aired on August 9, 2011. In November he uploaded "Mama Economy (The Economic Explained)" in response to an economic crisis in the United States.
On June 22, 2012, Zonday uploaded a cover of Carly Rae Jepsen's number one single "Call Me Maybe", which as of 2016 has reached over 6.5 million views. It was featured on "The 10 Best 'Call Me Maybe' Covers" on Billboard.com. He is seen performing the single in front of a microphone in what he claimed to be "as low as I could ".
In 2015, Tay Zonday co-starred in the sitcom The Jack and Triumph Show on Adult Swim.
In 2016, he appeared in the movies Internet Famous and Laid in America. He also voiced a character in an animated series for the video game Happy Wheels.
In 2017, Tay Zonday was announced as a voice in an animated series based on the Transformers franchise. He also appeared on Steve Harvey to celebrate the tenth anniversary of "Chocolate Rain".
See also
References
- Profile on official site
- "Tweet from May 21, 2017". Twitter. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- Ryan, Joal (August 9, 2007). "The "Chocolate" Reign of Tay Zonday". E! Online. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
- "Canada on Strike (2008)". South Park. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- ^ Fox News report about Numa Numa also mentions: ...fellow viral video star, 'Chocolate Rain Guy', aka Tay Zonday (22 Sept 2010): Foxnews.com
- ^ "Chocolate Rain Singer Tay Zonday Still A Star; Chocolate Rain Has Gotten Almost 48M YouTube Views". MYfox Phoenix. February 17, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - "Chocolate Rain" Original Song by Tay Zonday on YouTube
- "Ep. 67 Tay Zonday - Ear Biscuits". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- "Tay Zonday on the Opie & Anthony show". July 19, 2007. Retrieved July 20, 2007.
- Minneapolis City Pages: Rain Man Archived 2011-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Tay Zonday on the Opie & Anthony Show on YouTube
- Chocolate Rain on Best Week Ever on YouTube
- Tay Zonday On Jimmy Kimmel on YouTube
- ^ Orloff, Brian (August 9, 2007). "'Chocolate Rain' YouTube Sensation Makes TV Debut". People. Time Inc. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
- "The latest from the StarTribune". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- "CNN.com - Transcripts". CNN.
- Montgomery, Garth (August 1, 2007). "Chocolate Rain goes huge". Daily Telegraph. News Limited. Archived from the original on September 19, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - Keiper, Nicole (August 4, 2007). "Concert Review: John Mayer brings soul to Nashville". The Tennessean.
- MTV News Staff (August 6, 2007). "Jennifer Lopez And Marc Anthony Roll Out Tour Dates; Plus Lindsay Lohan, Gwen Stefani, Nas, Amy Winehouse & More, In For The Record". MTV News.
- John Mayer on Best Week Ever Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- Cashmere, Tim (August 3, 2007). "Green Day Drummer Tre Cool Covers Tay Zonday". Undercover. Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-09.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - Chocolate Rain Sung By McGruff The Crime Dog on YouTube
- Video on YouTube
- Chocolate Rain McDonald's Spot / Tay Zonday on YouTube
- funnyguy1375 (2007-11-15). "Last Laugh 07 Chocolate Rain - Tay Zonday". YouTube. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "Cherry Chocolate Rain" Original Song by Tay Zonday on YouTube
- Riley, Duncan (2008-01-07). "Exclusive: Mozilla Secretly Launches A Viral Campaign For Firefox". Techcrunch.com. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- channelintel (2008-01-07). "Chocolate Rain at CES". YouTube. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- Pork & Beans Acoustic - Tay Zonday and Brian Bell on YouTube
- "50th Anniversary of NASA". Nasa.gov. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
- Video: The Jace Hall Show with Tay Zonday, Gearbox (2008-06-27). "Video: The Jace Hall Show with Tay Zonday, Gearbox". GameArgus.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert - "Everybody's Talking 'Bout Sully" (2010-10-22). "Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert - "Everybody's Talking 'Bout Sully"". Comedy Central. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- "'Chocolate Rain' Creator Tay Zonday Explains The Economy In New Single 'Mama Economy'". Huffington Post. 15 November 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- Video on YouTube
- Menyes, Carolyn (June 14, 2012). "The 10 Best 'Call Me Maybe' Covers". Billboard
- "IMDB Page for Internet Famous". IMDB.
- "IMDb page for Laid In America". IMDb.
- "HAPPY WHEELS GAME GETS ANIMATED SERIES". IGN. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- "Transformers: Titans Return' Series Casts Peter Cullen, Judd Nelson, Wil Wheaton". Variety Magazine. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ""Chocolate Rain" 10 years later!". Youtube. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
External links
Media related to Tay Zonday at Wikimedia Commons
Quotations related to Tay Zonday at Wikiquote- Official website
- Tay Zonday's channel on YouTube
- 1982 births
- African-American singer-songwriters
- American singer-songwriters
- American basses
- American male comedians
- 21st-century American comedians
- American Internet celebrities
- American male voice actors
- American male singers
- Living people
- Male actors from Minneapolis
- Midwest hip hop musicians
- Musicians from Minneapolis
- Songwriters from Minnesota
- Singers from Minnesota
- The Evergreen State College alumni
- University of Minnesota alumni
- Viral videos
- Outsider musicians
- 21st-century American singers
- 21st-century male singers