Billen Ted is a British record production and songwriting duo based in

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, consisting of Tom Hollings and Sam Brennan.

History

They gained notoriety with the single "Satisfied" sampling from the

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1984 hit " I Feel for You". However their status was further raised with their remix of a

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song "

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" that had gone viral by the British singer Nathan Evans. The

220 Kid William Edward Graydon (born 8 May 1989), known professionally as 220 Kid (pronounced "two-twenty kid" and stylised in all caps), is an English record producer, DJ and remix artist. On the UK Singles Chart, his collaboration " Don't Need Love" w ...

x Billen Ted Remix of the song topped the

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in March 2021, and charted in other countries.

Clients

As a record producer, Billen Ted have helped produce records for a number of other artists, including 220 Kid, Becky Hill,

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, LANY, Rain Radio, RAYE, S1mba,

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and Gracey.

Discography

Singles

*2020: "Satisfied" *2021: "Got You Covered" with Gracey *2021: "When You're Out" featuring

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*2022: "24/7" featuring

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*2022: "Come Around Again" with

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featuring JC Stewart

Remixes

References

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