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Tee Green
Birth nameTrevor 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 has been a session singer, solo artist and vocal coach for many years, singing for and coaching some of our biggest recording artists.

He has also made it into the Guinness book of World Records[1]by being the singer who held the longest vocal note in a studio recording, beating all his predecessors, Barbara Streisand, Melba Moore, Johnny Nash and Bill Withers. The note was featured on the Benard Ighner[2] classic 'Everything Must Change'[3]

Tee initially gained recognition with his backing vocals and arrangements with E17 [4]sharing the stage with Brian Harvey on the hit record 'If You Ever'[5]. This was later recorded by E17 with Gabrielle[6] and reached number 2 in the UK single chart.

Supporting most successful pop singers stands their vocal coach. Behind; Worlds Apart, Atomic Kitten, Mis Teeq, The Saturdays, Alexander O'Neil, Cilla Black, Peter Andre and countless others, Tee's vocals can be heard on albums with sales of over 120 million, backing artists such as; Kylie Minogue, Lighthouse Family, Lulu, Duece, Will Young, Chris de Berg, Daryl Hall to name a few.

SONG WRITING

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In 1997 Tee and Andy Reynolds wrote for American Boy Band NSYNC. Their 5th single 'Together Again'.

BACKING VOCALS LIVE
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Tee appeared with E17 on their 'Steam' tour. He is a also good friend of former page 3 girl and hit vocalist Samantha Fox. He appeared with her in Moscow in 2019.

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. Tee ventured out to sing on stage with local legendary band 'Deep Feeling[7]' who were the resident band at the Green Man, Leytonstone and pro musicians. Tee also fronted the. short lived, band 'Freeze Green' with guitarist Keith Waites, both went on to join Clem Curtis in 'The Foundations'.

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

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  • Truth & Faith (1992)
  • What Is Love (1993)
  • Love Will Come (1993)
  • Don't Hold Back (1994)
  • Love Will Come (Cult Mix) - 12" Of Pleasure - Various Artists (1994)
  • Yes I Wish (2001) V.D.I V's DJ Mystery ft. Tee Green
  • Ride Like The Wind (2002) V.D.I V's DJ Mystery ft. Tee Green
  1. ^ "Guinness World Records". Guinness World Records.
  2. ^ "Benard Ighner", Wikipedia, 2024-07-31, retrieved 2024-09-18
  3. ^ Tee Green (2020-04-15). Everything Must Change performed by Tee Green. Retrieved 2024-09-18 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ "East 17", Wikipedia, 2024-09-04, retrieved 2024-09-24
  5. ^ George Meszlényi (2013-03-03). Brian Harvey feat. Tee Green - If I Ever (live). Retrieved 2024-09-24 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ "Gabrielle (singer)", Wikipedia, 2024-09-09, retrieved 2024-09-18
  7. ^ "Guy Darrell", Wikipedia, 2024-08-04, retrieved 2024-09-23