He practiced piano in exchange for candy corn from his musician father and schoolteacher mother.
Tedder began learning to play the piano at the age of three via the Suzuki method. He was raised by an extended family of missionaries and pastors in a Christian church. He is a three-time recipient of the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, due to his production credits on Adele's 21 and 25, and Taylor Swift's 1989. He is one of the producers on the reality show Songland. In early 2014, Billboard named him "The Undercover King of Pop" and featured him on the magazine's cover. " Apologize", performed by OneRepublic, " Bleeding Love", performed by Leona Lewis, and " Halo", performed by Beyoncé, all made the list of best-selling singles of all time. Tedder's production and songwriting work has proven commercially successful. As well as being the lead vocalist of the pop rock band OneRepublic, he has an independent career as a songwriter and producer for various artists since the mid-2000s, including Adele, Beyoncé, Leona Lewis, Miley Cyrus, Ed Sheeran, Jonas Brothers, Jennifer Lopez, Camila Cabello, Lady Gaga, Maroon 5, MØ, One Direction, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Ariana Grande, Logic, Paul McCartney, Blackpink, Twice and Anitta. Ryan Tedder (born June 26, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer.