Biography
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Born
21 May 1982 (age 43)
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Born In
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States
Tay Zonday’s unique voice is frequently compared to James Earl Jones, Barry White, Paul Robeson, and Brad Roberts. Hailing from Minneapolis, the artist continues to experiment with diverse musical-works and voice-works that he primarily shares on the internet. He is perhaps best known for the song 'Chocolate Rain', the accompanying video of which has racked up over a staggering 58 million views on YouTube as of November 2010.
Zonday has been featured in print media such as The Los Angeles Times, The Toronto Star, Yahoo! News, E! Online, The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune’s Redeye, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, and PEOPLE Magazine. His television appearances include VH1’s "Best Week Ever," G4TV’s "Attack Of The Show," ABC’s "Jimmy Kimmel Live," CNN’s "Saturday Newsroom" and CW's "Online Nation." His television features include NBC's "Last Call with Carson Daly" and ABC's "I-Caught." He has interviewed with radio’s "The Opie & Anthony Show," "The Playboy Morning Radio Show," and dozens of other regional broadcasts in the United States, Europe, and the Pacific.
Always looking for ways to grow as an artist, Tay Zonday moves a day at a time into a future filled with possibility.
Tay enjoys long walks on the beach, picnics in the shade, and moving away from the mic to breathe in.
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