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