Cyril (DJ)

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Cyril
Birth nameCyril Riley
Born1997
New South Wales, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • record producer
Years active2021-present

Cyril Riley (born 1997), known mononymously as Cyril, is an Australian DJ and record producer.

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Career

2021–2015

In 2021, he began occasionally uploading remixes of well-known songs to various platforms. Among other things, he remixed "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes and "Let Me Love You" by Mario as deep house tracks. [1] [2]

In 2023, Cyril created a remix of the song "Stumblin' In", originally performed by Chris Norman and Suzi Quatro. The song went viral on TikTok. Among other things, the players from Bayern Munich used the song for a TikTok video. [3] The song then also reached the charts in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Shortly afterwards, a remix of the Simon & Garfunkel classic "The Sound of Silence" was released in Disturbed's version, which also made it into the charts. [2]

Personal life

Riley grew up around Lake Cargelligo in central New South Wales. He has First Nations heritage. He can play guitar, piano and drums and began producing music in his late teens and live in Townsville for a short time in his teens. [4]

Reflecting on his early adulthood, Riley told The Music in 2024 "I went through a period of being homeless and a drug addict and whatnot, I went back home and I started working on the farm and did some fencing and cattle work and mustering. [But] I knew that wasn't for me because I was still wanting to produce music." [4]

Riley was accepted into Charles Darwin University and relocated to Darwin where he began disc jockeying. [4] As of 2024, Riley still live in Darwin with his girlfriend and son. [2]

Discography

Charted remixes

List of remixes, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleOriginal artist(s)YearPeak chart positions Certifications Album or EP
AUS
[5] 		AUT
[6] 		BEL
(WA)
[7] 		FRA
[8] 		GER
[9] 		NL
[10] 		NZ
[11] 		POL
[12] 		SWI
[13] 		UK
[14]
"Stumblin' In" Chris Norman and Suzi Quatro 202315282021119789Non-album singles
"The Sound of Silence" Disturbed 2024—3529344—— [upper-alpha 1] 71147
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory

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References

  1. ↑ Radio Euskirchen. "Neu im besten Mix: CYRIL - Stumblin In" (in German). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 WDR (12 January 2024). "CYRIL - "Stumblin' In"" (in German). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "CYRIL - Stumblin' In". Radio Gong (in German). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "From Darwin To Deutschland, CYRIL Eyes A Bright Future: 'There's A Lot Of New Music Coming'". the Music . 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Discography Ladyhawke". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Discographie Cyril". Ö3 Austria Top 40 . Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "Discographie Cyril". Ultratop . Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  8. ↑ Peak chart positions for remixes in France: "Top Singles (Week 16, 2024)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 April 2024. "Top Singles (Week 16, 2024)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Cyril Charts". GfK Entertainment . Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  10. ↑ Top 40, Stichting Nederlandse. "Cyril | Top 40-artiesten". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ "Discography Ladyhawke". charts.nz. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  12. ↑ Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:
  13. ↑ "Cyril". hitparade.ch (in Swiss High German). Swiss Hitparade . Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  14. ↑ "Cyril". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  15. ↑ "Discographie Cyril". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  16. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Cyril – Stumblin' In". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  17. ↑ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 19 June 2024. Click "WYKONAWCA" and enter Cyril in the search box.
  18. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

Notes

  1. ↑ "The Sound of Silence" did not enter the Official New Zealand Music Chart, but peaked at number 23 on the New Zealand Hot Singles chart. [18]
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