Tat Tong; born Tong Hong Tat; is a Singaporean record producer and songwriter who is based in

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. His discography has gone 80× platinum, with over 20 #1 hits out of over 60 Top 20 hits worldwide, and he is a member of production-writing duo

The Swaggernautz The Swaggernautz is a songwriting and production duo based in Los Angeles, composed of Singaporean songwriter-producer Tat Tong and American Idol Season 10 alumnus Jovany Javier. Their combined discography has gone 60× platinum, with over 20 #1 h ...

with

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Season 10 alumnus Jovany Javier. He is presently signed to

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Early life

Growing up in

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, Tong studied piano and composition at

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. In 2001, he accepted a scholarship from the

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to study

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Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to ...

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, and following that, served his scholarship bond in the

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for 6 years before transitioning into a full-time music career in 2011. At Cornell, Tong sang in the

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Current career

As a producer-songwriter, Tong's discography spans North America, Central/South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, including artists like

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CNCO CNCO is a Latin American boy band based in Miami, Florida. The group consists of Richard Camacho, Erick Brian Colón, Christopher Vélez and Zabdiel De Jesús; former member Joel Pimentel departed the band in May 2021. They won a five-year reco ...

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, and

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. Tong co-produced and co-wrote

's "

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" from his 2014

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album, which was certified Gold in Australia, charted at #1 on iTunes in 55 countries, and reached #5 on the

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chart, making him the first Singaporean to have an entry in the Top 10 of the

. He also cowrote American DJ

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's single "Age Of Innocence" featuring

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and

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which charted in the Top 20 on the Billboard Dance charts. In the Latin music space, Tong co-produced and co-wrote the Mandarin remix of "

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" by

featuring

. He also co-wrote "Apaga La Luz" from

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's 2019 album "

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" which was nominated for Best Latin Pop Album in the 62nd Grammy Awards, reached #1 on Billboard's US Top Latin Albums and US Latin Pop Albums, #18 on the Billboard 200, and was certified 22× platinum in the United States. He co-wrote and co-produced "Estoy Enamorado De Ti" from CNCO's self-titled 2018 album which reached #1 on Billboard's US Top Latin Albums, #33 on the Billboard 200, and was certified platinum in the United States. He also co-produced and co-wrote

's 2016 album "Evolution" with Jovany Javier as well as

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of The Dro1dz, which was certified platinum and charted at #1 in Mexico. Tong's global credits with

also include work with

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, and

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. Tong is also a speaker and co-host of the Gamechangers Music Seminar series, and is a noted producer in the contemporary a cappella community.

Awards

COMPASS (Composers and Authors Society of Singapore)
'Wings Of Excellence' Award for overseas achievements
COMPASS (Composers and Authors Society of Singapore)
'Top Local English Pop Song' Award for 'Happy Little Pill' (Troye Sivan)

Partial discography

: "Despacito (Mandarin Remix)",

Universal Music Latin Entertainment Universal Music Latin Entertainment, a division of Universal Music Group, is a record company specialized in producing and distributing Latin music in Mexico, the United States, and Puerto Rico. UMLE includes famous Latin music labels such as Uni ...

: "Apaga La Luz",

: "Estoy Enamorado De Ti",

Sony Music Latin Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC (often referred to as Sony Music Latin) is a record label owned by Sony Music. The label focuses on artists of Latin music. History In 1979, CBS Records (now Columbia Records) ended its partnership with ...

: "Magnetic",

: "Tell Me Your Name",

SM Entertainment SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. () is a South Korean multinational entertainment agency. It is one of South Korea's largest entertainment companies where it was established in 1995 by record executive and record producer Lee Soo-man. The company ha ...

: "Happy Little Pill",

: "Resurgence",

Warner Music Taiwan Warner Music Group's labels include the following. Flagship labels *Atlantic Records *Elektra Records *Parlophone Records *Warner Records Atlantic Records Group * 1st & 15th Entertainment * All Money In * Artist Partners Group * Asylum Reco ...

: "Sanctuary",

: "Rang Wo Geng Ai Wo",

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: "World Without Tears" *

: "Come Play With Me", Arkade *

feat.

and

: "Age of Innocence",

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: "Beautiful It Hurts",

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: "Intersection", "Splash", "Busy" *

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, Alvaro Soler: "Arte",

feat.

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: "Get Dumb",

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:"Deja Vu", "Guilty Pleasure"

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feat. Gente De Zona: "Arena Y Sol",

feat.

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: "Eres",

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: "Shrug" *

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: "Sweet Escape", / EEG Music Entertainment *

: "Triggered", / EEG Music Entertainment

References

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