Terence DeCarlo Coles (born January 5, 1990), also known as T-Coles and De'Carlo, is a Brazilian-born American songwriter and recording artist who is credited with co-writing a number of successful songs by various artists.

Early life

Terence DeCarlo Coles was born on January 5, 1990, in

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, Brazil. His parents moved him and his family to the

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shortly after his birth. A very talented basketball player in high school, Coles received a full basketball

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. He later began studies at

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(UCLA).

Career

In 2008 Coles began collaborating with

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as a songwriter. The two had a

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#1 hit in 2012 with

's " Turn Up The Music". Around this time, Coles left the

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to pursue songwriting full time and has since then collaborated with a number of artists, including

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, and

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. He also co-wrote and performed "Rude" with Leon "RoccStar" Youngblood as the only unsigned artist on the 50 Shades of Gray soundtrack (as Terence Coles). Coles has also released three songs as a solo artist, "Lit Right Now", "Stand by Me" and "Mind Up".

Songwriting credits

- " Turn Up The Music" and "Won't Change" *

- " A. K. A." *

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-" All The Way Home" *Jenna Andrews - "Mourning Sickness" *

- "Sign Your Love" and "Lonely Island" *

- "No Ceilings" *

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- "With You" *

- "Underwater" and "Better Half" * P9 - "New York Minute" and "Just The Two of Us"

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coles, Terrence American male songwriters Living people 1990 births University of California, Los Angeles alumni Brazilian emigrants to the United States