Biography
Who is Dev?
Early life and background
Devin Star Tailes was born on July 2, 1989, in Tracy, California. Her parents are Lisa, who worked as a real estate agent, and Riki Tailes, who worked as a painting contractor. She grew up with two younger sisters named Sierra Sol and Maezee Lua. Her family background includes Costa Rican, Portuguese, and Mexican ancestry. She spent her childhood years growing up in the city of Manteca.
During her youth, she participated in swimming and was part of the United States Olympic development program starting at age four. She attended Brock Elliott Elementary School and later graduated from Sierra High School in the year 2007. While in high school, she participated in the school band and choir. Following her graduation, she enrolled at San Joaquin Delta College to study English and art history.
Career beginnings
In the year 2009, Dev recorded a cover version of a song by Amy Winehouse. A friend posted this cover along with an original track on MySpace. The production team known as the Cataracs discovered her music through that platform and reached out to collaborate. She chose to leave college during her first year to focus entirely on her music career.
Following this discovery, she signed with Indie-Pop, a Los Angeles-based record label and management team. She moved to Los Angeles in 2009 to work directly with the Cataracs and Indie-Pop. Her early musical collaborations began to gain attention on radio broadcasts and music video channels.
Breakthrough and chart success
In 2010, the Cataracs produced a track with Far East Movement and incorporated a vocal verse from Dev's song Booty Bounce into the chorus. The resulting single, titled Like a G6, reached the number one position on the United States Billboard Hot 100 chart. The track achieved significant commercial success by selling over four million downloads within the country.
Later in 2010, Dev signed a recording contract with Universal Republic. She released her official single, Bass Down Low, which reached the top ten on charts in the United Kingdom. Her debut studio album, titled The Night the Sun Came Up, was released in March 2012 and featured the single In the Dark, which peaked at number 11 on the United States chart.
Independent releases and later projects
In mid-2014, Dev ended her relationship with Universal Republic and transitioned to releasing music independently. She released an extended play titled Bittersweet July through her own label, Rica Lyfe Records, in September 2014. She followed this release with a second part titled Bittersweet July, Pt. 2 in December of the same year.
She also worked as a radio host for Beats 1 by Apple Inc. After its founding in 2015. She continued promoting new material, including her second full-length studio album, I Only See You When I'm Dreamin', which became available for pre-order in July 2017.
Birthday and age
Dev was born on July 2, 1989, which makes Dev 37 years old today. That birthday falls under the Cancer sign. Dev shares the date with 29 other famous people.
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