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Beloved songwriter Talay Riley dead aged 35 after stabbing

Talay Riley has been mourned by family, friends and music industry figures after the acclaimed songwriter was killed aged 35 following a stabbing in east London

Talay Riley has been mourned by family, friends and music industry figures after the acclaimed songwriter was killed aged 35 following a stabbing in east London.

The musician, whose real name was Mark Orabiyi, was a British singer-songwriter and Grammy-winning hitmaker whose writing credits spanned some of the biggest names in contemporary music, including Dua Lipa, Usher, Craig David, Britney Spears, Chris Brown, Nick Jonas, Khalid, Kehlani and H.E.R..

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