Terry Ilous was born the son of a French mother and a Spanish father, in Europe. His father, who played guitar, imbued Terry with the love of music he nurtures to this day. He settled in Los Angeles, and then became the lead singer for XYZ, a melodic metal rock band that was promptly signed with Capitol Records to enormous fanfare. With XYZ, he toured the world in the early 1990's and received 2 gold albums.

He has recorded with members of such diverse rock bands as Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Peter Gabriel, Sting, Whitesnake, Stevie Wonder, AC/DC, Maria Cary and many others.

Shortly after, Terry's father passed away and getting in touch with his Spanish roots again, He decided to work on a Latin rock CD, due out early next year.

Terry stays busy by appearing on soap operas (specifically NBC's Passions), television commercials and actively participating in the voiceover field (Rug Rats, Stuart Little 2) and doing jingles.  His main love, however, is music and anyone who hears his recordings with XYZ or his Latin group can hear the love, pain and passion, with which all of his songs are filled with.