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Tay Zonday

1982 - Today

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Adam Nyerere Bahner (born May 21, 1982), known professionally as Tay Zonday or as "Chocolate Rain Guy", is an American YouTube personality, singer-songwriter, and voice actor. He is known for his bass singing voice. Zonday garnered mainstream exposure when his song "Chocolate Rain" became a viral video in July 2007. As of November 2025, "Chocolate Rain" has over 141 million views on YouTube. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Tay Zonday is the 3,289th most popular musician (down from 3,082nd in 2024), the 20,081st most popular biography from United States (down from 18,899th in 2019) and the 1,377th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Tay Zonday ranks 3,289 out of 3,175. Before him are Lianne La Havas, Deorro, Lusine Gevorkyan, Kaytranada, U. Srinivas, and Kevin Parker. After him are Kjartan Sveinsson, Charlie Hunter, Adam Young, Canibus, Borgore, and Richard Christy.

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Among people born in 1982, Tay Zonday ranks 1,497. Before him are Alecko Eskandarian, Kazuhiro Kawata, Sierra Boggess, Akihiro Hyodo, Taisei Fujita, and Amy Nuttall. After him are Blythe Hartley, Taikai Uemoto, Radosław Matusiak, Francesco Reda, Petr Koukal, and Wes Hoolahan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tay Zonday ranks 20,089 out of 20,380. Before him are Al Thornton (1983), Chris Ahrens (1976), Isis King (1985), Bianca Ryan (1994), Anthony Washington (1966), and Tanner Tessmann (2001). After him are Brad Wanamaker (1989), Brad Oleson (1983), Michael Waltrip (1963), Izabela Vidovic (2001), Edward Moss (1977), and Peter Vanderkaay (1984).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Tay Zonday ranks 1,377. Before him are Ski Mask the Slump God (1996), DJ Qbert (1969), Zach Blair (1974), Taylor York (1989), Jade Puget (1973), and Deorro (1991). After him are Charlie Hunter (1967), Adam Young (1986), Richard Christy (1974), Fernando Garibay (1982), PJ Morton (1981), and Paolo Gregoletto (1985).

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