Terius Youngdell Gesteelde-Diamant, better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer.
19 Facts About The-Dream
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The-Dream moved with his mother to Atlanta, Georgia when he was two years old.
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The-Dream's mother died in 1992 when Nash was fifteen years old, an event which would inspire him to write songs.
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The-Dream moved in with his grandfather, a concrete mason who instilled a strong work ethic in Nash.
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Under the pen name "The-Dream", Nash began writing lyrics for popular artists.
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The-Dream co-wrote Britney Spears' hit "Me Against the Music" from her album In the Zone.
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The-Dream spent two years working on Nivea's second album Complicated, which he executive produced, and continued to write and produce with Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Laney's brother, which led to Rihanna's 2007 hit "Umbrella".
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In June 2008, The-Dream was named Best New Artist at the BET Awards.
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On March 10,2009, The-Dream released his second album Love vs Money.
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The-Dream re-teamed with Tricky Stewart, who produced most of the tracks on the album, and Los Da Mystro.
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In January 2010, The-Dream stated he was finished recording the album and he called it the best of his three albums.
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The-Dream followed with "Fruition" and "That's My Shit" to further introduce his new style of music and his upcoming album, Crown Jewel.
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On Instagram, The-Dream commented to fans that "Love Affair" will be released in March 2017.
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The-Dream has been a featured artist on singles by artists such as Plies, LL Cool J, Dear Jayne, Gym Class Heroes, Sterling Simms, Rick Ross, Fabolous, Jamie Foxx, and Snoop Dogg.
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In early 2009, The-Dream began working with Christina Milian on her fourth studio album Elope, which led to her signing a joint-deal with Radio Killa Records.
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The-Dream said that when he was building his label, he went looking for Milian because he believed she was a talented singer.
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Elope was never released and the material she recorded with The-Dream was scrapped after her marriage to Nash ended.
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In 2010, The-Dream was criticized for his cover of Aaliyah's song "One in a Million".
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The-Dream has been nominated nineteen times for the Grammy Awards, winning seven of these nominations.