Dev (singer)
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Dev (born July 2, 1989 in Manteca , California ; real name Devin Star Tailes ) is an American singer and rapper . She became famous when The Cataracs and Far East Movement used a sample from Dev's commercially unsuccessful song Booty Bounce in the song Like a G6 and thus placed themselves at number one on the singles chart.
Life
Dev is from Manteca , California and is of Mexican and Portuguese descent. She was a professional US swimmer before starting her music career . In 2008 she uploaded her own songs to her MySpace page, where the band The Cataracs became aware of her. After their discovery, The Cataracs and Dev recorded songs together and went on tour. She sang in the band's songs 2Nite and Top of the World . Dev currently lives in Los Angeles , California, where she finished work on her debut album with The Cataracs .
On December 9, 2011, Dev gave birth to a daughter.
Discography
Albums
- 2011: The Night the Sun Came Up
- 2017: I Only See you When I'm Dreamin
Singles
- 2010: Booty Bounce
- 2010: Bass Down Low (feat. The Cataracs )
- 2011: Fireball
- 2011: In the Dark
- 2011: Take Her from You
- 2011: Naked ( feat.Enrique Iglesias )
- 2012: Dancing Shoes
- 2012: Kiss My Lips ( feat.Fabolous )
- 2012: Don't Hurt It ( feat.Timbaland )
- 2013: Kiss It (feat.Sage the Gemini )
- 2014: Honey Dip
- 2015: parade
- 2016: Lowkey
As a guest musician
- 2010: Like a G6 ( Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs & Dev)
- 2010: Mobbin ' (Bobby Brackins featuring Dev)
- 2010: Sunrise (The Cataracs featuring Dev)
- 2010: Top of the World (The Cataracs featuring Dev)
- 2011: Backseat ( New Boyz featuring The Cataracs & Dev)
- 2011: Knockin ' ( Travis Barker featuring Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, E-40 & Dev)
- 2011: We Came to Smash ( Martin Solveig featuring Dev)
- 2011: She Makes Me Wanna ( JLS featuring Dev)
- 2011: I Just Wanna F ( Afrojack & David Guetta featuring Timbaland & Dev)
- 2011: Who's That Boy? ( Demi Lovato featuring Dev)
- 2011: Hotter Than Fire ( Eric Saade featuring Dev)
- 2011: Hey Hey Hey (Pop Another Bottle) ( Laurent Wéry feat.Swift KID & Dev)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Chart sources: AT CH UK US1 US2
- ↑ a b Awards for music sales: DE , CH , UK , US
- ↑ Like a G6 (Far East Movement feat. Cataracs & Dev) in the German charts (GfK)
- ↑ Hey Hey Hey (Larent Wéry feat. Swiftkid & Dev) in the German charts (GfK)
- ↑ Dontcha Wanna See Dev's “Booty Bounce”? . In: Amp Radio 97.1fm . Archived from the original on November 8, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ↑ Dev - "Fireball"
- ^ Dev taking her singing on a spin around California . In: The Manteca Bulletin . April 1st, 2009. Archived from the original on October 17th, 2010. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ↑ Dev Welcomes Baby No. 1: Emilia Lovely . In: Celebritybabyscoop.com . Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
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SURNAME | Dev |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Star Tailes, Devin (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pop singer and rapper |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 2nd 1989 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Manteca , California , United States |