Talay Riley

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Talay Riley
OriginUnited Kingdom
Genres
Occupation
  • Singer-songwriter
Years active2009–present
Labels Jive UK (2009–2012)
Sony
RCA
Island (2015–2017)
Website www.twitter.com/talayriley

Talay Riley is a British singer-songwriter.

Career

At the age of 18, Talay Riley signed his first major publishing deal with Global Publishing. His first appearance was in 2009, when he appeared on rapper Chipmunk's single which peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart. He then went on to sign with Major Label Jive/Sony Records. Talay has toured with many UK/US artists including Skepta, Usher's Arena tour, and Trey Songz. [1]

Contents

Discography

Mixtapes

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
UK
R&B
[2]
"Humanoid"2010Non-album singles
"Sergeant Smash"2011
"Good As Gold"
(featuring Scorcher)
Going to California
"Make You Mine"5717
"Not Enough"2016Non-album singles
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
UK
Dance
UK
R&B
"Look for Me"
(Chip featuring Talay Riley)
200973 I Am Chipmunk
"It's All Love"
(Scorcher featuring Talay Riley)
2012Non-album single
"Resonance"
(LuvBug featuring Talay Riley)
2014134TBA
"Dirty Love"
(Wilkinson featuring Talay Riley)
205 Lazers Not Included (Extended Edition)
"Harder"
(Tiësto and Kshmr featuring Talay Riley)
2017TBA

Writing discography

YearArtistAlbumSong
2009 Chipmunk I Am Chipmunk "Beast"
"Look for Me"
(featuring Talay Riley)
"Lose My Life"
(featuring N-Dubz)
"Oopsy Daisy"
2010 Tinie Tempah Disc-Overy "Snap"
2011 Jessie J Who You Are "Who's Laughing Now"
JLS Jukebox "Take You Down"
"Unstoppable"
JPM Moonwalk "Never Give Up"
2012 Ellie Goulding Halcyon "In My City"
Aleks Josh Cruise"Blue"
"Cruise"
"Young Fun & Foolish"
Lawson Chapman Square "Everywhere You Go"
Chris Rene I'm Right Here "Tidal Wave"
Scorcher Non-album single "It's All Love"
(featuring Talay Riley)
"It's All Love (Remix)"
(featuring Kano, Wretch 32, Bashy and Talay Riley)
2013
Big Time Rush 24/Seven "Love Me Again"
Misha B Non-album single "Here's to Everything (Ooh La La)"
Iggy Azalea The New Classic "Bounce"
RascalsNon-album single "Fire Blaze"
Wiley The Ascent "Reload"
2014 Wilkinson Lazers Not Included "Afterglow"
"Dirty Love"
(featuring Talay Riley)
Luke James Luke James"Exit Wounds"
"Time X (Interlude)"
LuvBug Non-album single "Resonance"
(featuring Talay Riley)
2015 Allen Stone Radius"Freedom"
"Barbwire"
Nathan Sykes Unfinished Business "More Than You'll Ever Know"
"Twist"
Austin Mahone Dirty Work "Dirty Work"
Timeflies Just for Fun "Worse Things Than Love"
(featuring Natalie La Rose)
Prince Royce Double Vision "Seal It With A Kiss"
Jess Glynne I Cry When I Laugh "You Can Find Me"
Trey Songz Intermission I & II "Do It Now"
Abraham Mateo Are You Ready?"Are You Ready?"
"Mueve"
Usher TBA"Miracles"
Nick Jonas Nick Jonas 2.0 "Levels"
Pentatonix Pentatonix"Cracked"
Chris Brown Royalty"Zero"
"Fine by Me"
Empire TBC"Powerful"
(Alicia Keys and Jussie Smollett)
2016 Britney Spears Glory "Clumsy"
Brooke Candy Daddy Issues "Happy Days"
Ella Mai Time"She Don't"
(featuring Ty Dolla Sign)
Kelela Hallucinogen "All The Way Down"
Jason Derulo TBC"If It Ain't Love"
Dua Lipa Dua Lipa "Last Dance"
Julian Perretta Karma"I Cry"
Clams Casino 32 Levels"A Breath Away"
(featuring Kelela)
Nathan Sykes Unfinished Business"Give It Up"
(featuring G-Eazy)
"Twist"
2017 Chris Blue TBA"Money on You"
Kelela Take Me Apart "Truth or Dare"
Jorge Blanco TBA"Risky Business"
"Summer Soul"
Ella Mai READY"Anymore"
Fitz and the Tantrums TBA"Fool"
Wilkinson Hypnotic"Flatline"
Chris Brown Heartbreak on a Full Moon "Rock Your Body"
Adrian Marcel GMFU"BLIND"
Khalid American Teen "Young Dumb & Broke"
Common Kings Lost In Paradise"I Want Your Body"
Isac Elliot Faith"She"
H.E.R H.E.R Vol 2"Lights On"
2018 David Guetta, Martin Garrix & Brooks 7 "Like I Do"
Pretty Much TBA"10,000 Hours"
Ethan YoungTBA"Giants"
Craig David The Time Is Now "Talk To Me"
"Armour"
"Talk To Me Pt. 2"
(featuring Ella Mai)
Calum Scott Only Human "Only Human"

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