Ryan Tedder

Ryan Tedder
General information
Name	Ryan Benjamin Tedder
Born	June 26, 1979 (age 41) (Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.)
Gender	Male
Occupation	Singer · songwriter · musician · record producer
Musical Career
Years active	1996 – present

Ryan Benjamin Tedder (born June 26, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. As well as being the lead vocalist of the pop-rock band OneRepublic, he has an independent career as a songwriter and producer for various artists, including Adele, Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran, Jennifer Lopez, Camila Cabello, Lady Gaga, Maroon 5, MØ, One Direction, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Ariana Grande, Logic, Paul McCartney and BlackPink.

Tedder's production and songwriting work has proven commercially successful. "Apologize", performed by OneRepublic, "Bleeding Love", performed by Leona Lewis, and "Halo", performed by Beyoncé, all made the list of best-selling singles of all time. In early 2014, Billboard named him "The Undercover King of Pop" and featured him on the magazine's cover. He is one of the producers of the reality show Songland. He is a three-time recipient of the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, due to his production credits on Adele's 21 and 25, and Taylor Swift's 1989.

Early life and education

Ryan Benjamin Tedder was born on June 26, 1979, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Gary Tedder. He was raised by an extended family of missionaries and pastors in a Christian church. He began learning to play the piano at the age of three via the Suzuki method. He practiced piano in exchange for candy corn from his musician father and schoolteacher mother. Tedder started singing at the age of seven. Tedder was a self-taught vocalist who began imitating his favorite artists such as The Beatles, Peter Gabriel, Stevie Wonder and Sting at the age of twelve. He has commented, "I sang for two hours a day every day of my life until I was eighteen." He continued to perform musically during his adolescence through the church, school, and personally formed groups.

He attended schools in Jenks, Oklahoma, a Tulsa suburb, until his senior year, when he moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado. There he met and became friends with future OneRepublic bandmate Zach Filkins on their soccer team at the Colorado Springs Christian School. He attended Oral Roberts University in Tulsa and graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in public relations and advertising.

Discography

Studio albums with OneRepublic

• Dreaming Out Loud (2007)
• Waking Up (2009)
• Native (2013)
• Oh My My (2016)
• Human (2020)

Credits

Shawn Mendes

• "Particular Taste" - writer, producer