Riley Green (born October 18, 1988) is an American

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. He saw his first success with the single " There Was This Girl" in 2018. He released an album, ''

Different 'Round Here ''Different 'Round Here'' is the debut studio album by American country music singer Riley Green. It was released on September 20, 2019 via BMLG Records. Content The album includes three singles: " There Was This Girl", "In Love by Now", and "I ...

'', in September 2019. Born and raised in Jacksonville, Alabama. His songs reflect the influences of his life growing up in a small town in the

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Music career

Before he was a recording artist, Green was a Division 1 FCS Quarterback on the

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football team. Green was also a contestant on the CMT reality show ''Redneck Island''. He released a self-titled EP in 2013, followed by additional EPs in 2015, 2016, and 2017. In 2018, he signed to the

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. Billy Dukes of ''

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'' reviewed "There Was This Girl" favorably, comparing its theme to "

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" by

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and noting the more

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influence compared to Green's peers. The song charted on

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, and a music video was shot in October 2018. In April 2019, Green announced the release of his second single, "In Love by Now", co-written with

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, and

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, and released an accompanying music video shot in Belize. "

I Wish Grandpas Never Died "I Wish Grandpas Never Died" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Riley Green. It is the third single from his debut studio album '' Different 'Round Here''. History Green had written the song and performed it on tou ...

" was released in August 2019 as the third single from Green's debut album, ''

'', which was released on September 20, 2019. The Academy of Country Music presented Riley Green with the New Male Artist of the Year Award for 2019.web, url= https://www.acmcountry.com/winners?awardTitle=&awardCategory=New+Male+Artist+of+the+Year&awardYear=2019&actionButton=Submit

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Featured singles

Music videos

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Riley American country singer-songwriters American male singer-songwriters Big Machine Records artists Living people Participants in American reality television series People from Calhoun County, Alabama Country musicians from Alabama 1988 births Singer-songwriters from Alabama