Cyril Riley, known mononymously as Cyril, is an Australian DJ and record producer.
Cyril | |
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| Birth name | Cyril Riley |
| Born | New South Wales, Australia |
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Career
edit2021–2015:
editIn 2021, he began occasionally uploading remixes of well-known songs to various platforms. Among other things, he remixed "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes and "Let Me Love You" by Mario as deep house tracks.[1][2]
In 2023, Cyril created a remix of the song "Stumblin' In", originally performed by Chris Norman and Suzi Quatro. The song went viral on TikTok. Among other things, the players from Bayern Munich used the song for a TikTok video.[3] The song then also reached the charts in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Shortly afterwards, a remix of the Simon & Garfunkel classic "The Sound of Silence" was released in Disturbed's version, which also made it into the charts.[2]
Personal life
editRiley grew up around Lake Cargelligo in central New South Wales. He has First Nations heritage. He can play guitar, piano and drums and began producing music in his late teens and live in Townsville for a short time in his teens.[4]
Reflecting on his early adulthood, Riley told The Music in 2024 "I went through a period of being homeless and a drug addict and whatnot, I went back home and I started working on the farm and did some fencing and cattle work and mustering. [But] I knew that wasn't for me because I was still wanting to produce music."[4]
Riley was accepted into Charles Darwin University and relocated to Darwin where he began disc jockeying.[4] As of 2024, Riley still live in Darwin with his girlfriend and son.[2]
Discography
editCharted remixes
edit| Title | Original artist(s) | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album or EP | |||||||||
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| AUS [5] |
AUT [6] |
BEL (WA) [7] |
FRA [8] |
GER [9] |
NL [10] |
NZ [11] |
POL [12] |
SWI [13] |
UK [14] | |||||
| "Stumblin' In" | Chris Norman and Suzi Quatro | 2023 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 98 | Non-album singles | |
| "The Sound of Silence" | Disturbed | 2024 | — | 35 | 29 | 3 | 44 | — | —[A] | 7 | 11 | 47 | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory | ||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Radio Euskirchen. "Neu im besten Mix: CYRIL - Stumblin In" (in German). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ a b c WDR (12 January 2024). "CYRIL - "Stumblin' In"" (in German). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "CYRIL - Stumblin' In". Radio Gong (in German). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "From Darwin To Deutschland, CYRIL Eyes A Bright Future: 'There's A Lot Of New Music Coming'". the Music (magazine). 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Discography Ladyhawke". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Discographie Cyril". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Discographie Cyril". Ultratop. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Peak chart positions for remixes in France: "Top Singles (Week 16, 2024)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 April 2024. "Top Singles (Week 16, 2024)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Cyril Charts". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Top 40, Stichting Nederlandse. "Cyril | Top 40-artiesten". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Discography Ladyhawke". charts.nz. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:
- "Stumblin' In": "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie" (Select week 19.01.2024–25.01.2024.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- "The Sound of Silence": "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie" (Select week 19.04.2024–25.04.2024.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Cyril". hitparade.ch (in Swiss High German). Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Cyril". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Discographie Cyril". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Cyril – Stumblin' In". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 June 2024. Click "WYKONAWCA" and enter Cyril in the search box.
- ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
Notes
editExternal links
edit- Cyril discography at Discogs
- Cyril on SoundCloud
