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Also known as Terius Adamu Ya Gesteelde-Diamant, Terius Youngdell Nash

Terius Adamu Ya Gesteelde-Diamant (né Youngdell Nash; born September 20, 1977), known professionally as The-Dream, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is known for having written or co-produced songs for artists in R&B and hip hop, often in tandem with production partner Tricky Stewart. Beginning with I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008), he has been credited on each of American singer Beyoncé's subsequent albums.

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  • Dream Journal : 100 Pages

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1960
Active to
1970-04-10
60sbeatbritishbritish invasionbritpopclassic rock

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The-Dream: Terius Youngdell Nash (born June 14, 1978 in Rockingham, North Carolina), better known by his stage name The-Dream, is is a Grammy Award winning American R&B singer-songwriter, producer and Executive Vice President of Island Def Jam Records. In 2007 he released his debut album Love Hate which spawned three top 20 singles. In 2009 he released his second album, Love vs. Money , which reached #2 on the Billboard 200 and features guest appearances from artists such as Kanye West. <a href=

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Key facts

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The-Dream
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The-Dream performing (cropped).jpg
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The-Dream performing in 2008
Person.birth_name
Terius Youngdell Nash
Person.birth_place
Rockingham, North Carolina, U.S.
Person.years_active
1995–present
Person.children
9
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Full list
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Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • Early life
  • Music career
  • 2001–2007: Beginnings
  • 2008–2010: The ''Love'' trilogy
  • 2011–2014: ''1977'' and ''IV Play''
  • 2015–17: ''Royalty: The Prequel (EP)'', ''Love You to Death EP'' and ''Love Affair''
  • 2018–present: ''Sextape'' series
  • Production and songwriting
  • Influence
  • Personal life
  • Legal issues
  • Discography
  • Filmography
  • Awards and nominations
  • Grammy Awards
  • References
  • External links

Terius Adamu Ya Gesteelde-Diamant (né Youngdell Nash; born September 20, 1977), known professionally as The-Dream, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is known for having written or co-produced songs for artists in R&B and hip hop, often in tandem with production partner Tricky Stewart. Beginning with I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008), he has been credited on each of American singer Beyoncé's subsequent albums.

His co-writing credits include "Me Against the Music" (2003) for Britney Spears, "Ride" (2010) for Ciara, "Umbrella" (2007) for Rihanna, "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (2008), "Cuff It" (2022), "Break My Soul" (2022) and "Partition" (2013) for Beyoncé, "Touch My Body" (2008) for Mariah Carey, "16 @ War" for Karina Pasian (2008), "Baby" (2010) for Justin Bieber, "All of the Lights" (2010) for Kanye West, "No Church in the Wild" (2013) for Jay-Z and Kanye West and "Savage (Remix)" (2020) for Megan Thee Stallion. His work has earned him eight Grammy Awards from 21 nominations—including an inaugural nomination for Songwriter of the Year at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “The-Dream” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.