Tyler Medeiros (born July 11, 1995) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and dancer.

Personal life

Medeiros was born and grew up in

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, to a

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father and an

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mother. Tyler Medeiros attended St. Anthony's Catholic Elementary School located in

from Junior Kindergarten until he graduated grade 8 in 2009. Tyler Medeiros is the cousin of singers

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and

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. In 2012 Tyler was signed by Flo Rida, also he went on a Canadian Tour with Victoria Duffield, Cody Simpson and Big Time Rush. He began taking dancing lessons at the age of ten. He was signed to CP Records in 2010. Today, he sometimes resides in

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to further his career.

Musical career

Medeiros' first single was "

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" featuring labelmate and cousin Danny Fernandes. The video premiered on Family Channel and also

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. It was followed up with his second single "Say I Love You (Please Don't Go)" that features rapper

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song. Both videos were directed by Marc André Debruyne. Medeiros also appeared on the cover of July–August 2011 issue of the Canadian teen magazine ''

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''. Tyler was chosen my Family Channel to sing and perform the theme song to their 2011

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Stand Up! campaign. The song, called "What's Up, Stand Up," was written by

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members Ryan Kowarsky and Dan Kowarsky as well as Maks Gabriel. The video premiered on the Family Channel on November 15, 2011.Family Stand UP! campaign release
/ref> In 2012 Medeiros signed with

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's IMG Label in a joint project with CP Records. Shortly after the signing, he joined Flo Rida and

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for the Planet Pit Tour across Canada. On June 1, 2012, it was announced that Medeiros would be a main performer at the ''Big Ticket Summer Concert'' put on by Family Channel on August 26 along with

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, R5, Veronica and

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. In June 2012 it was also announced that Tyler would join

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and

Cody Simpson Cody Robert Simpson (born 11 January 1997) is an Australian swimmer and singer-songwriter. Since his debut, he has released four solo studio albums: ''Paradise'' (2012), ''Surfers Paradise'' (2013), ''Free'' (2015), and ''Cody Simpson'' (2022 ...

on a cross Canada tour in September. September 4, the tour kick off in Montreal coincided with Medeiros release of ''TM'' – his debut EP. The first song off ''TM'' was "#QTEEs" and the second was "Radio" ft.

Discography

EPs

*2012: ''TM'' (EP)

Singles

Videography

*2010: "Girlfriend" (feat. Danny Fernandes) *2011: "Say I Love You (Please Don't Go)" (feat. Lil Twist)

References

External links

Tyler Medeiros Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Medeiros, Tyler 1995 births Living people 21st-century Canadian male singers Canadian male dancers Canadian male singers Canadian people of Italian descent Canadian people of Portuguese descent Musicians from Toronto