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Tee Green
Birth nameTee Green
Born (1958-07-27) July 27, 1958 (age 66)
London, U.K.
OriginLeyton, London, U.K.
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • percussion
Years active1974–present

TEE GREEN - Vocalist

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Tee Green, with a four and a half octave vocal range, is a session singer, solo artist and vocal coach working with charting recording artists and record producers in the business including Stock, Aitkin & Waterman.

Tee Green initially gained recognition with his backing vocals and arrangements with East 17 on their first three albums and sharing the stage with Brian Harvey on the hit record 'If You Ever'.[1]. This was later recorded by East 17 and Gabrielle which reached number 2 in the UK single chart.

Behind most successful pop singers stands their vocal coach, He has worked with Worlds Apart, Atomic Kitten, Mis Teeq, The Saturdays, Alexander O'Neil, Kenny Thomas, Cilla Black, Peter Andre and countless others, his vocals can be heard on albums with sales of over 170 million, backing artists such as; Kylie Minogue, Lighthouse Family, Lulu, Deuce, Will Young, Emma Bunton, Gareth Gates, Steps, Chris de Berg, Daryl Hall to name a few.

SONG WRITING

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He has written for himself and others. Alongside Andy Reynolds, he wrote the 5th single for American Boy Band NSYNC 'Together Again[2]'.

AWARDS

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He has made it into the Guinness book of World Records[3]by being the singer who held the longest vocal note in studio recording history, beating all his predecessors, Barbara Streisand, Melba Moore, Johnny Nash and Bill Withers. The note was featured on the Benard Ighner classic 'Everything Must Change'[4]

British Fashion Week THIS IS ICON winner 2024 for his contribution to Music and Philanthropy, other 2024 winners include; Sir Alan Sugar, Heather Small, James Whale MBE

BACKING VOCALS LIVE
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Appeared with East 17 on their 'Steam' tour, provided vocals with the James Taylor Quartet and also worked with former page 3 girl vocalist Samantha Fox. He appeared with her in Moscow in 2019.

FILM & TV
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The movie Rise of the Footsoldier (2007) one of his earlier film roles. He also was appeared in Dead Cert (2010) and ''Harry Hill's TV Burp (2012) in a special episode.

EARLY LIFE

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Tee Green grew up in Leyton, London attending Leyton County High School for Boys and was a friend of Glen Adams, Glen's older brother Clive invited Tee to join the school band he was a member of named 'Island Rox' as their new front man. He ventured out to sing on stage with local band 'Deep Feeling' who were the resident band at the Green Man, Leytonstone, pro musicians with some chart success. He fronted the short lived band 'Freeze Green' with guitarist Keith Waites, both went on to join Clem Curtis in 'The Foundations'.

PERSONAL LIFE
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He was to follow in his late father's footsteps as a professional Bookbinder, his father's customers included British Royalty. His passion for music governed his own career choice. He is a dog lover a family man and an advocate for Mental Health openly discussing this with the music press[5][6][7]

Backing singer discography

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Known for his powerful and versatile voice, the following list gives an overview of Tee's recorded output as a backing vocalist.

Solo discography

There are various Mixes and Record Labels not included in the below i.e. : EuroHouse[8] versions.

References

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  1. ^ George Meszlényi (2013-03-03). Brian Harvey feat. Tee Green - If I Ever (live). Retrieved 2024-09-24 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ ""N Sync - Together Again (1997, CD) - Discogs". Discogs.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ ""Longest-held vocal note in a song (studio recording) Guinness World Records)"". Guinness World Records. 27 March 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Tee Green (2020-04-15). Everything Must Change performed by Tee Green. Retrieved 2024-09-18 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Tee Green steps out on his own with mental health anthem 'When Love Ain't Enough'". Voice Magazine. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  6. ^ Havelock, Polly (2021-06-04). "Tee Green goes solo". OriginalRock.net. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  7. ^ Havelock, Polly (2021-06-09). "Vocal Coach To The Stars: Tee Green Steps Out On His Own". Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  8. ^ Apho and Abelito (6 January 2021). "THe Eurodance Encyclopaedia".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Ward, Michelle (2021-06-04). "TEE GREEN - When Love ain't Enough". Phoenix FM. Retrieved 2024-10-31.