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Terius Adamu Ya Gesteelde-Diamant, better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Atlanta, Georgia. He writes songs for artists in R&B and hip hop, often in tandem with production partner Tricky Stewart. Beginning with I Am... Sasha Fierce, he has been credited on each of American singer Beyoncé's subsequent albums.
His co-writing credits include "Me Against the Music" for Britney Spears, "Ride" for Ciara, "Umbrella" for Rihanna, "Single Ladies" and "Partition" for Beyoncé, "Touch My Body" for Mariah Carey, "16 @ War" for Karina Pasian, "Baby" for Justin Bieber, "All of the Lights" for Kanye West, and "No Church in the Wild" for Jay-Z and Kanye West. Such activity has earned him eight Grammy Awards from 21 nominations—including an inaugural nomination for Songwriter of the Year at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.
Following the success of "Umbrella", he signed with Def Jam Recordings as a recording artist to release five studio albums: Love/Hate, Love vs. Money, Love King, 1977 and IV Play. The former two albums yielded the Billboard Hot 100-top 20 singles "Shawty Is a 10" and "Rockin' That Shit", respectively.