Edward Theodore Riley was born on October 8,1967 and is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer credited with the creation of the new jack swing genre.
17 Facts About Teddy Riley
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Teddy Riley was raised in St Nicholas Houses in Harlem, New York City.
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Under the guidance of local music producer Gene Griffin, Teddy Riley formed the short-lived group Kids at Work.
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In 1989, Teddy Riley produced Big Daddy Kane's "I Get the Job Done", as well as other work for the Jacksons, the Winans and James Ingram.
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Teddy Riley created the highly successful remix of Jane Child's "Don't Wanna Fall in Love", which became a crossover pop smash.
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Teddy Riley worked on an album with Outsiderz 4 Life, producing "Wil' Out" and other songs.
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In May 2006, Teddy Riley announced that he would be working on two key projects: a new Blackstreet album and a new Guy album.
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In 2008, Teddy Riley was the victim of a Ponzi scheme that left him bankrupt.
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In 2009, Teddy Riley performed with Guy at the BET Awards.
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Teddy Riley produced and co-wrote the song "Teeth" with Lady Gaga for her EP The Fame Monster.
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Teddy Riley said that the current line-up of Blackstreet consisted of himself, Chauncey Hannibal, Dave Hollister and Sherman 'J-Stylz' Tisdale.
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Teddy Riley insisted all of the songs were sung by Jackson and claimed that vocal artifacts were added from overprocessing Jackson's voice.
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However, Teddy Riley made comments in an interview with Dan Dodds in which he stated that there were some elements of his voice in the music.
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Teddy Riley produced a mini album for the Korean girl group Rania.
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Teddy Riley is one of the producers part of the production team QDT, with DJ Quik and Snoop Dogg.
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Teddy Riley has produced Korean girl group Girls' Generation's single "The Boys" for the group's first international release.
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Teddy Riley has produced songs for Girls' Generation's labelmates SHINee and EXO.