Tai Verdes

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Tai Verdes
Birth nameTyler Colon
Also known asTylersemicolon
Born (1995-12-06) December 6, 1995 (age 26)
California, United States
Occupation(s)
  • Guitarist
  • producer
  • singer-songwriter
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • ukulele
  • vocals
Years active2020–present
LabelsArista
Associated acts
Websitewww.taiverdes.com

Tyler Colon (born December 6, 1995), known professionally as Tai Verdes, is an American singer-songwriter. He grew up in California and 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 worked at a phone store during the coronavirus outbreak, but this still helped further his musical passion and during the same time, he released his breakout single "Stuck in the Middle" in August 2020. The song went viral on TikTok.[1] He responded to his newfound success by 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."[2]

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 has achieved 24.7 million radio plays.[3]

Career[]

Tai released his first single "Stuck In the Middle" in mid-2020, which picked up millions of views on multiple streaming services. During this time, he was sleeping on a friend's couch and working at a Verizon phone service store. Before this, he auditioned for shows like The Voice and American Idol, but to no avail. However, he did end up winning 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".[3][4]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[5] 		CAN
[6]
TV 168 62

Singles[]

List of singles as lead artist, with year released, selected chart positions, and album name shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[7] 		US
Rock
[8] 		AUS
[9] 		CAN
[10] 		IRE
[11] 		NZ
[12] 		SWE
Heat.
[13] 		UK
[14]
"Stuck in the Middle"
(original or "Pt. II" version featuring Kiana Ledé)[15] 		2020 — — — — — — — — TV
"Drugs"[16] — — — — — — — —
"Bad Bad News"[17] 2021 — — — — — — — —
"We Would Have Some Cute Kids."[18] — — — — — — — —
"A-O-K"
(original or remix with 24kGoldn) 		34 4 24 20 59 26 2 92
"Feeling This Bad (v2)"[20] — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Sheesh!"
(with Surfaces)[21] 		— — — — — —[A] — —
"Let's Go to Hell"[23] — — — — — — — —
"Last Day on Earth"[24] 2022 — — — — — —[B] — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Sheesh!" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 30 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[22]
  2. ^ "Last Day on Earth" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 22 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[25]

References[]

  1. ^ "Tai Verdes Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b Zellner, Xander (October 13, 2021). "Even Better Than 'A-O-K': Tai Verdes Tops Emerging Artists Chart". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Kato, Brooke (July 13, 2021). "From Verizon worker to star: Tai Verdes' TikTok fairytale". New York Post. Retrieved November 13, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of September 4, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums Chart: Week of September 4, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  7. ^ "Hot 100 Chart: Week of October 16, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs: Week of September 18, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  9. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. October 25, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  10. ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of September 4, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  11. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  12. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 18, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  13. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 38". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  15. ^ "Stuck In The Middle – Single by Tai Verdes on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  16. ^ "DRUGS – Single by Tai Verdes on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  17. ^ "BAD BAD News – Single by Tai Verdes on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  18. ^ "we would have some cute kids. – Single by Tai Verdes on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  19. ^ "American single certifications – Tai Verdes – A-O-K". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  20. ^ "feeling this bad (v2) – Single by Tai Verdes on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  21. ^ "Sheesh! – Single by Surfaces & Tai Verdes on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  22. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. August 30, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  23. ^ "Let's go to Hell – Single by Tai Verdes on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  24. ^ "LAst dAy oN EaRTh - Single by Tai Verdes on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  25. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
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