Talay Riley

Talay Riley is a British singer-songwriter of Nubian heritage.

Talay Riley
Origin	United Kingdom
Genres	R&B, Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, Artist, Actor
Years active	2009–present
Labels	Jive UK (2009–2012) Sony Music Entertainment RCA Music Group Island Records (2015–2017)
Associated acts	Miguel, Usher, Grades, H.E.R, Frank Ocean,
Website	www.twitter.com/talayriley

Career

At the age of 18, Talay Riley signed his first major publishing deal with Global Publishing due to his No. 1 co-written UK single. His first artist appearance 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 sold out Arena tour & Trey Songz.[1]

Personal life

Talay Riley first remembers singing when he was four. As a boy growing up in East London, music was always around him, and he was first exposed to the music of the early 1990s by his older brother and sister. He doesn’t remember it, but he’s constantly reminded of moments in front of the bathroom mirror singing along to their MC Hammer CDs.

Talay's aim is for nothing lower than the stars, naming Nat King Cole, Kim Burrell, Stevie Wonder, Brandy and James Brown as his greatest inspirations. But he has always been a talent hungry for a twist, studying the biggest names in a number of genres: Blues, Country, Indie, Reggae, Bossa Nova & Rock to name a few. He aims to stitch together a truly universal & unique sound, in his own words, "i love music, i can listen to anything as long as its good, HIP HOP and R&B will always have my heart though, so for the kids! gotta keep the torch super lit! lets go! always a student. Pull up!"

Discography

Mixtapes

• Going to California (2011)

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		UK	UK R&B[2]
"Humanoid"	2010	—	—	Non-album singles
"Sergeant Smash"	2011	—	—
"Good As Gold" (featuring Scorcher)		—	—	Going to California
"Make You Mine"		57	17
"Not Enough"	2016	—	—	Non-album singles

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
		UK	UK Dance	UK R&B
"Look for Me" (Chip featuring Talay Riley)	2009	7	—	3	I Am Chipmunk
"It's All Love" (Scorcher featuring Talay Riley)	2012	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Resonance" (LuvBug featuring Talay Riley)	2014	13	4	—	TBA
"Dirty Love" (Wilkinson featuring Talay Riley)		20	5	—	Lazers Not Included (Extended Edition)
"Harder" (Tiësto and Kshmr featuring Talay Riley)	2017	—	—	—	TBA

Writing discography

Year	Artist	Album	Song
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	rowspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | 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	data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | non-album single	"Here's to Everything (Ooh La La)"
	Iggy Azalea	The New Classic	"Bounce"
	Rascals	data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | non-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	data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | 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"
		N/A	"Summer Soul"
	Ella Mai	READY	"Anymore"
	Fitz & 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 Young	TBA	"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"

References

2. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. 4 September 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2020.