Biography
Who is Ryan Tedder?
Early life and education
Ryan Benjamin Tedder was born on June 26, 1979, in Tulsa, United States, to his parents Gary Tedder and Marlene Watrous. He grew up in an extended family of missionaries and pastors in a Christian church. He began playing the piano at the age of three using the Suzuki method and started singing at the age of seven.
He attended schools in Jenks and Deer Creek in Oklahoma before transferring to Colorado Springs Christian School for his senior year. During his time there, he met future bandmate Zach Filkins on the soccer team. He later attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, graduating in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in public relations and advertising.
Early career and breakthrough
Before finding success in the music industry, Ryan Tedder worked as a waiter and a shop assistant at Pottery Barn. He secured an internship at DreamWorks SKG in Nashville, where he sang on multiple demos and produced tracks for other songwriters and labels.
At the age of twenty-one, he competed in a singer-songwriter competition hosted on MTV and selected by Lance Bass as one of five finalists. He won the competition by performing his original song titled The Look, receiving the highest number of votes from both judges and fans.
Music career and OneRepublic
Ryan Tedder is the co-founder and frontman of the pop rock band OneRepublic. Alongside his work with the band, he established a successful career as a songwriter and producer for numerous international artists across multiple musical genres.
He achieved big chart success with songs like Apologize performed by OneRepublic, Bleeding Love performed by Leona Lewis, and Halo performed by Beyonce. These tracks became among the best-selling singles of all time, breaking various radio airplay records in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Awards and production work
Ryan Tedder earned three Grammy Awards for Album of the Year for his production and songwriting credits on Adele albums 21 and 25, as well as Taylor Swift album 1989. The Recording Industry Association of America reported that his productions sold 450 million cumulative units worldwide.
In late 2009, he launched his own record company called Patriot Records and a publishing company named Patriot Games Publishing in alliance with Kobalt Music Publishing Worldwide. He also served as a co-producer for the 2019 reality competition series Songland.
Birthday and age
Ryan Tedder was born on June 26, 1979, which makes Ryan 47 years old today. That birthday falls under the Cancer sign. Ryan shares the date with 28 other famous people.
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