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From Verizon Employee to Top 40 Pop Star: The TikTok Success Story of Tai Verdes
TLDR Tai Verdes rose to fame by leveraging TikTok to share his music, experimenting with various strategies to build an audience, and ultimately finding success with his relatable persona and catchy songs. His persistence and talent led to viral hits, collaborations with producers, and ambitions for breaking into the top 40 radio charts.
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Tai Verdes went from working at a Verizon store to becoming a top 40 pop star in just about a year by leveraging the TikTok algorithm to share his music with millions of people.
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Ty Verdez used TikTok as a platform to experiment with different strategies for building an audience, including paying people to use his songs in their videos, but ultimately learned the importance of hooking listeners in with the first two lines of a song.
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Ty Verdez found a beat on YouTube that he loved, used it to create a song that he enjoyed listening to in his car, and decided to share it on TikTok with the goal of eventually putting it on Spotify.
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Ty Verdez experienced a gradual rise in popularity on TikTok with his song "Stuck in the Middle," connecting with listeners who related to his music and day job at Verizon, ultimately leading to success on Spotify and catching the attention of major record labels.
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Ty Verdez leveraged his relatable persona and musical talent on TikTok, leading to collaborations with producers like Adam Friedman and the creation of successful songs like "Drugs."
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Ty Verdez's persistence on TikTok pays off as his next song, "Drugs," becomes a viral hit, leading to significant success and ambitions for breaking into the top 40 radio charts.
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Ty Verdez restructured a song to make it his own, leading to viral success on TikTok and beyond, highlighting the platform's impact on reaching new audiences in the music industry.
