Tay Zonday

Tay Zonday
Zonday in 2010
Zonday in 2010
Background information
Birth nameAdam Nyerere Bahner[1]
Born (1982-05-21) May 21, 1982 (age 42)[2]
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Genres
OccupationsYouTube personality, singer, songwriter, voice actor
Years active2006–present
Websitetayzonday.com

Adam Nyerere Bahner (born May 21, 1982), better known by the pseudonym Tay Zonday[3][4][5] or as "Chocolate Rain Guy",[6][7] is an American YouTube personality, singer-songwriter, and voice actor.[8] He is known for his bass singing voice.

Zonday garnered mainstream exposure when his song "Chocolate Rain" became a viral video[7] in July 2007. As of October 2024, "Chocolate Rain" has over 139 million views on YouTube.[9]

  1. ^ Profile on official site[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Tweet from May 21, 2017". Twitter. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  3. ^ Ryan, Joal (August 9, 2007). "The "Chocolate" Reign of Tay Zonday". E! Online. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2008.
  4. ^ Sweat, Zach (July 2, 2021). "Tay Zonday Opens Up About 'Chocolate Rain' Going Viral And The Struggles Of Internet Fame As We Look Back On The Last 14 Years". KnowYourMeme. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "Tay Zonday Of 'Chocolate Rain' Fame Shares Brilliant Observation On The Dilemma Of Being Poor In America". Archived from the original on July 21, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "Canada on Strike (2008)". South Park. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  7. ^ a b Fox News report about Numa Numa also mentions: ...fellow viral video star, 'Chocolate Rain Guy', aka Tay Zonday (Sep 22, 2010): Foxnews.com Archived April 8, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Chocolate Rain Singer Tay Zonday Still A Star; Chocolate Rain Has Gotten Almost 48M YouTube Views". MYfox Phoenix. February 17, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
  9. ^ "Chocolate Rain" Original Song by Tay Zonday on YouTube