Ryan Benjamin Tedder is an American singer-songwriter and producer. He is best known as the frontman of the pop rock band OneRepublic, though he has an independent career as songwriter and producer for various artists such as U2, Adele, Beyonc�, Birdy, Maroon 5, Demi Lovato, Ellie Goulding, B.o.B, Ariana Grande, Kelly Clarkson, K'naan, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Lopez, Jordin Sparks, Leona Lewis, Gavin DeGraw, Sebastian Ingrosso, Gym Class Heroes, One Direction, James Blunt, Far East Movement, Paul Oakenfold, and Ella Henderson. Tedder's production and songwriting work has proven successful commercially. "Apologize," "Bleeding Love," "Halo" and "Counting Stars" all made it to the list of best-selling singles of all time. In early 2014, Billboard Magazine named him "The Undercover King of Pop" and featured him on the magazine's cover. During the last quarter of 2013, and the first of 2014, he charted four Top 40 hits. [More at Wikipedia]

June 26th, 1979 in Tulsa (Age 45)