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'', he released his debut EP ''Chemical'' in 2015. Rilan grew up in New Orleans. As a child, he studied ballet and piano, and acted in his first play at 6. He attended

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, and performed in community, high school, and regional theater productions. Influenced by

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, he also sang and wrote songs. Rilan graduated from high school in 2013 and moved to Los Angeles, Calif. in 2014. Within a year, he was cast as a Warbler on ''Glee.'' At the same time, he focused on developing a career in music. He released his first single, "Chemical," in July 2014. The video for the song premiered on ''Popcrush'' and as of January 2021 had been viewed on

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more than 2.2 million times. In describing the video, Rilan said: "Being from New Orleans, I am inspired by mysticism, old science, alchemy and magic, and although we wanted to give the video modernity to fit the song structure, it has a classic editorial feel mixed with some dark twisted fantasies. The video is what the world looks like when I close my eyes." On Halloween, he released the song and video "RIP." It was followed by "Hotel" in April 2015. Produced by

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, Rilan's debut EP, ''Chemical'', was released in November 2015. He released the single "Blindfolds" featuring singer

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in the spring of 2016, which peaked at #22 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs Chart. In 2017 Rilan released the single "Moneytalk." His most recent single, "Love or Drugs," was released in March 2019.

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Official website
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