Tay Zonday

Tay Zonday
Zonday in March 2009
Background information
Birth name	Adam Nyerere Bahner
Born	(1982-07-06) July 6, 1982 (age 34) Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Genres	Outsider music, electronica, R&B, experimental music, spoken word
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer, musician, announcer, voice artist, comedian, YouTube personality
Instruments	Vocals Keyboard
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Big Frame
Website	www.TayZonday.com

Adam Nyerere Bahner (born July 6, 1982), better known by the pseudonym Tay Zonday, is an American singer, musician, announcer, voice artist, actor, comedian and YouTube personality.

He is known for his bass singing voice. He garnered mainstream exposure when his song "Chocolate Rain" became a viral video in July 2007. As of January 2017^[update] "Chocolate Rain" has over 111 million views.

Zonday was born Adam Nyerere Bahner in Minneapolis, Minnesota on July 6, 1982 and graduated from The Evergreen State College in 2004. He attended the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, but dropped out before graduating. Early in his career, Zonday regularly performed at Balls Cabaret at The Southern Theater in Minneapolis.

In July 2007, Zonday was a graduate student in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was soon making appearances on national television. He appeared on the Opie & Anthony Show,G4TV's Attack of the Show!, VH1's Best Week Ever,Lily Allen and Friends, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Tosh.0 and Maury where he performed "Chocolate Rain" on national television a little over three months after he posted his composition on YouTube. He made the front page of Sunday's Los Angeles Times on August 12, 2007 with additional features in The Toronto Star, The Chicago Tribune's RedEye, The Star Tribune and People and has appeared on CNN for a televised interview. On February 12, 2008, he appeared on the television show Lily Allen and Friends on BBC Three, and performed a cover of Lily Allen's debut "Smile". In March 2008, the video won a YouTube-award in the category "Music".