Tinrit - The Unsigned Hype

THINESH ANDRE THILLAINADARAJAH

Andre Thillai is an authentic triple threat of talent. As a songwriter, composer and singer of serious skill and freshness, he excels in all three roles on "Heart Shaped Hand Grenades". Separating himself from his past work, this showcases his song writing skills as a shining new star. As he sings on the buzz track, "your with the Prince of LK", and this is one remarkable introduction.

The Toronto-based Andre Thillai is certainly not a musical novice. As a composer and songwriter in the South Asian community, he has been responsible for many successful songs and shows. It is now his time to take centre-stage and let his creative juices flow, and he claims his moment with true authority.

The emergence of R&B's Andre Thillai looks to set and redefine Canada's urban music rulebook. But what makes Thillai such an exciting musical gift is that as a Tamil, Flemingdon Park bred writer, his unique appeal is that he fuses cultural melodies with a credible R&B sensibility to produce a thoroughly authentic sound. However, he isn't your run of the mill urban music artist. Having given up a promising law career in favor of his first love, music, Thillai's story begins in 1986.

Thinesh Andre Thillainadarajah, a descendent of the war torn country of Sri Lanka, has had many challenges in life. He was born with a birth defect known as a cleft lip and palate which left parts of his face underdeveloped. Doctors informed his family that he would never be able to speak.