Cyril Riley (born 1997), known
mononymously as Cyril (stylized as CYRIL), is an Australian DJ and record producer.
Career
In 2021, he began occasionally uploading remixes of well-known songs to various platforms. Among other things, he remixed "
Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" by
Rupert Holmes and "
Let Me Love You" by
Mario as deep house tracks.
In 2023, Cyril created a remix of the song "
Stumblin' In
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", originally performed by
Chris Norman
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and
Suzi Quatro. The song went viral on
TikTok. Among other things, the players from
Bayern Munich
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used the song for a TikTok video.
The song then also reached the charts in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Shortly afterwards, a remix of
Disturbed's cover of the
Simon & Garfunkel
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song "
The Sound of Silence" was released, which also made the charts.
Personal life
Riley grew up around
Lake Cargelligo in central New South Wales. He has First Nations heritage. He lived in
Townsville for a short time in his teens. He can play guitar, piano and drums and began producing music in his late teens.
Reflecting on his early adulthood, Riley told ''
The Music'' in 2024: "I went through a period of being homeless and a drug addict and whatnot, I went back home and I started working on the farm and did some fencing and cattle work and mustering.
utI knew that wasn't for me because I was still wanting to produce music."
Riley was accepted into
Charles Darwin University and relocated to
Darwin
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Common meanings
* Charles Darwin (1809–1882), English naturalist and writer, best known as the originator of the theory of biological evolution by natural selection
* Darwin, Northern Territory, a territorial capital city i ...
where he began
DJing.
As of 2024, Riley still lives in Darwin with his girlfriend and son.
Discography
Extended plays
Charted singles
Notes
References
External links
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Date of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Australian electronic dance music DJs
Australian house musicians
Australian electronic musicians
Australian record producers
Musicians from New South Wales
21st-century Australian male musicians
1997 births