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Talay Riley

1990–2026

United Kingdom

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Mark Olabanji A. Olayinka A. Orabiyi (10 July 1990 – 5 June 2026), known professionally as Tension and later as Talay Riley, was a Grammy Award-winning British singer-songwriter, who had a number of charting singles as a recording artist including his 2011 solo single "Make You Mine" and co-wrote hit singles for Chip, Wilkinson, Khalid and Kehlani among others. He was stabbed to death in June 2026 in Newham, London.

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