Initially choosing the name Republic, the group eventually settled on the name One Republic. The band underwent a number of lineup changes early on, but eventually it was determined that Ryan would do vocals, Zach would play guitar and do back-up vocals, and Eddie Fisher, Brent Kutzle, and Drew Brown joined the group.įisher plays drums for the group, while Kutzle is featured on bass and cello, with Brown on guitar.
Within nine months of moving to Los Angeles the pair had signed a deal with Columbia Records. After deciding to give it another shot, the pair moved to Los Angeles. In 2003, both men found themselves back in Colorado and ready to give their musical career another shot as a duo. It wouldn’t be long before these two men would find themselves back in Colorado and ready to take the world by storm. Zach, on the other hand, had stayed in school to study aerospace engineering at a college in Illinois. Rapper Timbaland had seen Ryan on MTV and offered him the chance to collaborate in Miami. He wasn’t convinced that this opportunity was deep enough spiritually, nor a valuable enough learning opportunity, so Ryan turned down the offer.Īfter turning down the record deal following the MTV contest, Ryan set out for Nashville, Tennessee to improve his skills as a songwriter. In the summer between his junior and senior year of college, Ryan earned a record deal as the result of winning a songwriting contest on MTV. From there, the duo devoted themselves to spending time as a team sharpening their skills as both musicians and songwriters. The group originally performed its music under the name This Beautiful Mess, but the group performed at one talent show and disbanded after about a week. Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins formed One Republic in 2002 when they were seniors in high school in Colorado Springs. The members of One Republic met as students in high school, and continue to collaborate today on some of hottest music on the airwaves. The formation of One Republic is, like that of every other group, is truly unique. Labeled a rock band, One Republic is one of the hottest bands on the Top 40 charts today. Turn on a radio or listen to Pandora today, and you are no doubt going to hear a song from the group One Republic. We’ll look at things they did and how they made it. 6.Every once in awhile, Music Gorilla features the rise of a signed band. He also added that "Already Gone" had become a bigger hit than "Halo" ever was. "I'm working on stuff for her next album and am personally over any of the drama between the two of us," Tedder said. Nonetheless, Tedder and America's first Idol agreed to get over their differences. Already Gone, Kelly ClarksonĪccording to Hollywood Gossiper, Perez Hilton, Kelly Clarkson was furious that she thought her hit, "Already Gone," sounded strikingly similar to "Halo," which Tedder wrote for Beyonce. The hit was the only song to be released in the U.S before the complete album. This catchy single off of JLo's Brave album.
Just a week after Lewis debuted the song in October 2007 on X Factor, it became a number one hit.
The song was incredibly popular according to, of the 123 million selling singles in the 60 years of the Official Singles Chart has existed, "Bleeding Love" reached the exclusive category. After Leona Lewis won season three of the U.K.'s X-Factor, Ryan Tedder co-wrote "Bleeding Love," with the artist, helping her rise to stardom in the U.S.