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Dev
12+ albums
electronicfemale vocalistspoprapbreakcore
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There are at least four artists with this name: Devin Star Tailes (born July 2, 1989), better known by her stage name DEV, is an American recording artist. Dev was born in Tracy, California to Lisa, a real estate agent, and Riki Tailes, a painting contractor. Dev grew up in Manteca and is of Mexican and Portuguese descent. She has two younger sisters, Sierra Sol and Maezee Lua. At the age of four, she started swimming and was part of the U.S Olympic development program. She graduated from Sierra High School, where she was a member of a band and a choir. Soon, she attended San Joaquin Delta College, studying English and art history. She was discovered by The Cataracs when she made an Amy Winehouse cover and posted it onto MySpace back in 2008. Dev's song Booty Bounce was sampled in Far East Movement's hit single Like a G6 which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and sold over two million downloads in the country. Dev was signed to Universal Republic in October 2010 and released her first official single, Bass Down Low in December. The follow-up single, In The Dark, peaked at number 11 in the US, and was a success in some European countries and Brazil. Dev's debut album, The Night the Sun Came Up, was released on September 2, 2011 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, October 28, 2011 in Australia, March 23, 2012 in Brazil and March 27, 2012 in the US. It peaked at number 61 in the US. She made a cover of an Amy Winehouse song that she described as being "su
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