Lil' Eddie

Lil Eddie
Born
Edwin Serrano

(1988-07-12) 12 July 1988 (age 36)
New York, New York
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • reality television judge
Years active2003–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Labels
Websitewww.lileddie.com

Edwin Serrano (born July 12, 1988), better known by his stage name Lil' Eddie, is a Filipino-Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and a record producer.[1]

Life and career

2004–2009

Previously signed to Yellowman/Big 3 Records in 2004, he left the label the following year, leaving behind an unreleased album, Nobody's Fool. He later released an album, City of My Heart, in 2009. His third studio album, Already Yours, followed two years later.[2]

2009–2014

Lil Eddie joined the artist development team at The X Factor US. La Banda, America's Got Talent alongside Simon Cowell. There he helped bring together the ladies of Fifth Harmony as well as coaching the contestants season after season.The band BTS posted Lil Eddie his song "Statue" in 2013 and 2014 what made the song being Shazam top 100 song. Lil Eddie embraces his multicultural background and talents.[3] He has produced, and written for Latin superstars Maluma, Daddy Yankee, Prince Royce and once again lent his talents to Univision's reality competition series, La Banda, where he helped develop and launch the Latin boy band, CNCO.[citation needed]

2018–2022

Some of Lil Eddie's ventures are Charlie Wilson's "Chills" which was #1 for 3 weeks on Billboard's Urban AC chart, Maluma feat. Jason Derulo's "La Ex", Eleni Foureira's Eurovision hit song "Fuego", Boy bands RAK-SU smash single "Dimelo" and Disney records bands In Real Life single "How Badly".[citation needed]

In 2019 Lil Eddie wrote a poem with Leslie Grace for Hispanic Heritage Month on Spotify, which was nominated for Webby Awards.[citation needed]

Lil Eddie made an impressive impact in Japan especially – with five #1 albums[4] and the demand for a Greatest Hits release. In 2021 Lil Eddie has joined up with ONErpm and released his new single "Figura"[5] on October 29. In 2021 the singer RM (rapper) of BTS posted "Statue" again on social media what made the song hit 30 million streams on Spotify and over 250 million views on YouTube.[citation needed]

Lil Eddie started his own label "Broken Hearts Club" in 2020. He signed his first artist "Yung Raf"[6] and they released his first song "Outside" featuring Lil Eddie in October 17.[citation needed]

Discography

Albums

Title Details
JAP
  • 2004: Nobody's Fool
  • Released: 2004[7]
  • Label: Big 3 Records
  • Formats: CD
 1
  • 2009: City of My Heart
 1
  • 2010: City of My Heart (Deluxe)
 1
  • 2011: Already Yours
 1
  • 2013: Emotional
 1
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
JAP U.S.

100

U.S.

R&B

AUS NL SWI UK
Nobodys Fool 2004 1 #1 iTunes R&B Single Nobody's fool
"I'dont think I ever" (featuring Mario Winans) 1 33 11 17 13 24 #1 iTunes R&B Single
Searching for love 2009 1 #1 iTunes R&B Single City Of My Heart
Statue — #1 iTunes R&B Single
That one that got away 1 #1 iTunes R&B Single
Trouble sleeping 2010 1 #1 iTunes R&B Single City Of My heart (Deluxe)
Already Yours 2011 5 #1 iTunes R&B Single Already Yours
Bring Me Back To life 1 #1 iTunes R&B Single
I Die Everyday 2012 - Non-album singles
Miracles (feat. T-Boz) 2013 1 #1 iTunes R&B Single Emotional
Overlove 2018 — Non-album singles
Island 2018 — Non-album singles
Toma 2018 — Non-album singles
Ten Cuidado 2018 — Non-album singles
Outside (feat.Yung Raf) 2020 —
Still 2020 — Non-album singles
Figura 2021 — Non-album singles
All I Want For Christmas Is You

(Tu Amor Esta Navidad)

2021 — Non-album singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
NLD[8] BEL US[9] ROM ALB GR

Top 100[10]

USDance[11]
"We Made It"

(Yellow Claw featuring Lil' Eddie)

2015 27 48 187 - - - 1 Edison Pop – Best Dance Album[12] Blood for Mercy
"Gitana"

(Claydee feat. Lil Eddie)

2018 - - - 33 22 94 - - -
''This Time"

(James Doman feat. Lil Eddie)

2020 - - - - - - - - -
"Invisible"

(Andra feat. Lil Eddie)

2021 - - - 22 - - - - -
"Otro"

Boya feat. Lil Eddie)

2021 - - - - - - - - -
"These Days"

Setou & Senyo feat. Lil Eddie

2022 - - - - - - - - -
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Songwriting credits

Year Song Artist Album
2003 What Is Your Feeling Dream Reality
2004 She Is Carl Thomas Let's Talk About It
2004 You're the One Guerilla Black feat. Mario Winans Guerilla City
2004 In da Ghetto Urban Mystic The Ghetto Revelations
2004 Body Talk Mario Turning Point (demo)
2004 Last to Know Usher Confessions (demo)
2004 Shawty ATL feat. Cassidy The ATL Project
2005 Nobody B5 B5
2005 Have Your Way with Me Jennifer Lopez Rebirth
2005 Thug 2Nite Lil Rok Playaz feat. Joe n/a
2005 Last to Know 112 Pleasure & Pain
2005 Gotta Roll 4mula1 Let's Get It
2005 Where U At Girl 4mula1 Let's Get It
2006 Good Ol' JoJo The High Road
2006 Coming for You JoJo The High Road
2006 Rising Star Ruben Studdard The Return
2006 Beautiful Ruben Studdard The Return
2006 Looking at You P. Diddy Press Play
2006 Push Up on Me Monrose Temptation
2007 Missing Piece Joe Ain't Nothin' Like Me
2007 Ayo Trinity Stone n/a
2007 All I See Kylie Minogue X
2007 Push Up on Me Thara Thara
2007 MURDER Thara feat. Jay Sean Thara
2007 Break My Heart Thara Thara
2007 Outta My System Thara Thara
2007 Straight to da Floor Cheri Dennis In and Out of Love
2008 MURDER Jay Sean feat. Thara My Own Way
2008 I Used to Love Her Jay Sean My Own Way
2008 Let Your Hair Down Kidz in the Hall feat. Lil Eddie The in Crowd
2008 Gemini Israel feat. Fabolous The Legacy
2008 Dance Like There's No Tomorrow Paula Abdul Randy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1
2008 Certified Monrose I Am
2008 Step Aside Monrose I Am
2008 Save a Little Love Ironik No Point in Wasting Tears
2009 Night Life An-Ya feat.David banner An-Ya
2009 Pretty Brown Eyes Amerie feat. Trey Songz In Love & War
2009 Dangerous Amerie In Love & War
2009 Keep the Record on Play Outlandish Sound of a Rebel
2009 Always Remember Outlandish Sound of a Rebel
2009 Nok af dig Basim Befri dig selv
2009 My Way Alien Beat Club Diversity
2010 OH Yeah Jaicko feat. Snoop Dogg Can I
2010 Caribbean Girl Jaicko Can I
2010 Beautiful People Nina Sky Starting Today
2010 Taste My Tongue Lil Jon feat. Lil Eddie n/a
2010 Spiral w-inds. Another World
2010 Tear Jerker Che'Nelle Feel Good
2010 Beat Up by a Girl Son Dam-bi The Queen
2010 Dance Our Way Back (into love) Ehsan feat. Lil Eddie Genuine
2010 All Day Cody Simpson 4U
2010 Worldwide Big Time Rush BTR
2010 Alive Mýa Manhattan Records:
Exclusive 2000–2010 DECADE BEST
2010 Heart Full of Love El Debarge Second Chance
2010 Home for Christmas El Debarge Second Chance
2010 Life of the Party Charlie Wilson Just Charlie
2010 Homesick Stan Walker From the Inside Out
2010 Chandelier Stan Walker From the Inside Out
2010 Remember My Name Jordan Corey Truth (EP)
2010 Beat of My Drum Unique From Brooklyn To You
2010 You Me and the Dancefloor Unique From Brooklyn To You
2010 Do It for Love Unique From Brooklyn To You
2010 Only Forever Unique From Brooklyn To You
2010 Million Unique From Brooklyn To You
2010 Cliché Unique From Brooklyn To You
2010 Brooklyn to You Unique From Brooklyn To You
2010 Every Breath Unique From Brooklyn To You
2011 Rainbow Jessie J Who You Are
2011 Fabulous Life Mýa K.I.S.S.
2011 K.I.S.S. Mýa K.I.S.S.
2011 Before You Say Goodbye Mýa K.I.S.S.
2011 Alive Mýa K.I.S.S.
2011 Sound of Love DJ Komori featuring Cassie Manhattan Records:
The Exclusives R&B HITS Vol.4
2011 Paper Airplanes JoJo Jumping Trains (unreleased)
2011 Boom Boom (Tequila) Kat Deluna Inside Out (Japanese Version)
2011 Dat Good (prod. by Stereotypes) Bueno feat. Lil Eddie n/a
2011 All Day Cody Simpson Coast2Coast
2011 Crash Cody Simpson Coast2Coast
2011 Guitar Cry Cody Simpson Coast2Coast
2011 Besos Paula DeAnda n/a
2011 Lie to Me Lalah Hathaway Where It All Begins
2011 Live Your Life From Above Breaking From Above
2011 Puerto Rico Omarion feat. Lil Eddie The Awakening (mixtape)
2011 Rainbow Jessie J Who You Are
2011 Get So Crazy Lisa Yamaguchi Love & Pride
2012 Dance Alone Keke Palmer Keke Palmer
2012 Look at Me Now Queen of Hearts n/a
2012 Sexual Intension MIHIRO Cry for You
2012 Beautiful Eyes MIHIRO Cry for You
2012 Is Anybody Out There? K'Naan feat. Nelly Furtado More Beautiful Than Silence /
Country, God or the Girl
2012 The Seed K'naan Country, God or the Girl
2012 The Sound of my Breaking Heart K'naan Country, God or the Girl
2012 Sleep When We Die (featuring Keith Richards) K'naan Country, God or the Girl
2012 Gentlemen Cody Simpson Preview to Paradise
2012 Back in Her Future Julia Volkova & Dima Bilan Eurovision 2012
2012 All Night Long J.Burney feat. Lil Eddie J.Burney
2012 Been Lying Rita Ora Ora
2012 Drink My Love Away Tino Coury This One's For
2012 Lego hearts Tino Coury This One's For
2012 Take Another Shot Tino Coury n/a
2012 Its A New Day Tino Coury n/a
2012 Left, Right, Left Tino Coury n/a
2012 First to make u smile Tino Coury n/a
2012 Our Anniversary Charlie Wilson Love, Charlie
2012 A Million Ways to Love You Charlie Wilson Love, Charlie
2012 I Still Have You Charlie Wilson The Best Man Holiday soundtrack
2012 Bombs Away Kayla Brianna n/a
2013 Heaven DJ KOMORI & Lil' Eddie Heaven EP
2013 Legacy Fefe Dobson Firebird
2013 Paint a smile Jasmine Forever Charlie
2013 Better Hands Fefe Dobson Firebird
2013 Celebrate Fefe Dobson Firebird
2014 Touched by an Angel Charlie Wilson Forever Charlie
2014 Sugar.Honey.Ice.Tea Charlie Wilson Forever Charlie
2014 Birthday Dress Charlie Wilson Forever Charlie
2014 Me and You Forever Charlie Wilson Forever Charlie
2014 Count on My Love Tessanne Chin Count on My Love
2014 People Change Tessanne Chin Count on My Love
2014 Never Die (featuring Lil' Eddie) Yellow Claw Mad Decent Amsterdam Trap Music, Vol. 2
2014 Perdóname Prince Royce Soy El Mismo
2014 Habla Blah Blah ft. Shy Carter Gloria Trevi De Película
2014 Muévelo ft. Wisin Sofia Reyes Louder
2014 Conmigo [Rest of Your Life] Sofia Reyes Louder
2014 Give Me Something Alex & Sierra It's About Us
2014 First Kiss Sean Kingston & Macy Kate First Single Single
2015 We Made it (featuring Lil' Eddie) Yellow Claw Blood for Mercy
2015 Higher (featuring Lil' Eddie) Yellow Claw Blood for Mercy
2015 Sexual (featuring Smiley) Dorian n/a
2015 Belong Hilary Duff n/a
2015 Feelings Radio Killer n/a
2015 Headphones Radio Killer n/a
2015 Latin Love (featuring Lil' Eddie) Sore n/a
2015 My Angel Prince Royce Furious 7 soundtrack
2015 Don't Wanna Dance Alone Fifth Harmony Better Together
2015 Love on My Mind Sly and Robbie and Spicy Chocolate & Crystal Kay & Beenie Man The Reggae Power
2016 El Barrio Eden xo n/a
2016 A Puro Dolor MIX5 n/a
2016 Lovecation TP4Y n/a
2016 Take It Like a Man TP4Y Kisses
2016 Sniper (featuring R. City) Sigourney K n/a
2016 Years without Sunlight (feat. Lil' Eddie) Tom Geiss, Mike Anton Years Without Sunlight
2016 #FWYH (feat. Lil' Eddie) J Sutta Feline Resurrection
2016 Spotlight (feat. Latifa Tee) Redfoo, DJ KOMORI Manhattan Records The Exclusives R&B Hits Vol.7
2017 El Perdón (Forgiveness) Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias Fenix
2017 I Can't Forget You Nicky Jam Fenix
2017 Bingo Jacob Sartorius The Last Text EP
2017 Jordans Jacob Sartorius The Last Text EP
2017 Chills Charlie Wilson In It To Win It
2017 Satisfaction LOS 5 n/a
2017 Girls Sofia Reyes Louder
2017 Vuelo a París Johann Vera n/a
2017 Pretty Girl (Tu Cancion) Johann Vera n/a
2017 Pretty Girl (This Ones For You) Johann Vera n/a
2017 Tiralo Johann Vera n/a
2017 Ella Alex Hoyer n/a
2017 U Here Tonight (featuring Dinah Jane, French Montana & Fetty Wap) RedOne n/a
2017 When a Women Breaks a Mans Heart Aston Merrygold n/a
2017 One Night in Paris Aston Merrygold n/a
2017 Distraction Aston Merrygold n/a
2017 Forever Mine (feat. Lil'Eddie) Jose De Mara & Steve Powers n/a
2017 No Matter What Liam Smith & Steve Powers n/a
2017 Last Flight To Paris Johann Vera n/a
2017 Dimelo (feat. Wyclef Jean & Naughty Boy) Rak-Su Rak-Su
2017 Mona Lisa Rak-Su n/a
2017 Ojo Por Ojo Johann Vera n/a
2017 Boom Boom (feat. Daddy Yankee, French Montana & Dinah Jane) Red One, Daddy Yankee, French Montana, Dinah Jane n/a
2018 Fuego (Spanish) Eleni Foureira n/a
2018 How Badly In Real Life n/a
2018 Nervioso Johann Vera n/a
2018 La Ex (feat. Jason Derulo) Maluma F.A.M.E
2018 Nervioso Aston Merrygold n/a
2018 Bon appetit Aston Merrygold n/a
2018 Poison ivy Aston Merrygold n/a
2018 Can't escape feat. Lil Eddie Mike Anton n/a
2018 Dirty blonde Eden xo n/a
2019 How Badly in real life n/a
2019 thunder Raksu n/a
2019 Into it Raksu n/a
2019 La Bomba Raksu n/a
2019 My love Smiley n/a
2019 Cry Dalton Harris n/a
2019 Mamacita (feat. Farruko) Jasón Derulo n/a
2019 Bandera Claudia Leitte n/a
2019 Whine Up Aston Merrygold n/a
2019 Loco Sigourney K n/a
2019 Merry kissmas Robbie Williams n/a
2019 Up to you Pretty much n/a
2019 All or nothing No love lost n/a
2019 Money where your mouth is No love lost n/a
2019 Mojados Willie Gómez n/a
2020 Naturally (feat. Beanie man) Alexandra Burke n/a
2021 Lavandia feat. Arash Marshmallow n/a
2021 Overboard Aston Merrygold n/a
2021 Baila Eva Simons n/a
2021 Don't make me miss you Ray Dalton n/a

Filmography

Television

Show
2011 The X Factor US Vocal Coach/Casting
2012 The X Factor US Vocal Coach/Casting
2015 La Banda (TV series) Vocal Coach/Head of Music
2016 La Banda (TV series) Vocal Coach/Head of Music
2018 The X Factor UK Vocal Coach/Head of Music
2019 The X Factor (The Band) Industry expert
2019 The X Factor (Malta) Guest Judge
2019 America's Got Talent Senior A&R/SYCO music team
2019 British Got Talent Senior A&R/SYCO music team
2020 British Got Talent Senior A&R/SYCO music team
2020 America's Got Talent Senior A&R/SYCO music team

References

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  2. ^ "Interview: Lil' Eddie Discusses "Already Yours" Album, JoJo's Upcoming CD & Huge International Following – YouKnowIGotSoul.com". YouKnowIGotSoul.com | New R&B Music, Songs, Podcast, Interviews. 2011-10-19. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  3. ^ Leigh, Cyan. "X Factor Judge and Grammy Nominee: Lil Eddie Talks About Going Solo, Simon Cowell, Yung Raf, and His New Upcoming Project". British Thoughts. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  4. ^ "On Point Music: LIL EDDIE HITS #1 ON JAPAN CHARTS!!". On Point Music. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  5. ^ "Grammy Award Winning Global Star Lil Eddie Signs With ONErpm". ONErpm. 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  6. ^ Leigh, Cyan. "X Factor Judge and Grammy Nominee: Lil Eddie Talks About Going Solo, Simon Cowell, Yung Raf, and His New Upcoming Project". British Thoughts. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
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  9. ^ "Yellow Claw". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
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