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Tayla Parx

Taylor Monét Parks (born September 16, 1993), known professionally as Tayla Parx, is an American songwriter, singer, and actress. In 2018, Parks was credited as a co-writer on three Billboard Hot 100-top ten singles: "Love Lies" by Khalid and Normani, "Thank U, Next" by Ariana Grande, and "High Hopes" by Panic! at the Disco. Her writing contributions to Grande's album Thank U, Next (2019) and Justin Bieber's Justice (2021) have earned her two Grammy Award nominations for Album of the Year.[1]

Parks has released two studio albums: We Need to Talk (2019) and Coping Mechanisms (2020). As an actress, she appeared in the 2007 musical film Hairspray.

Parks is the founder of TaylaMade, Inc., an umbrella organization that houses Parx Publishing, 3020 Management, Parx Studios, a creative collective, and Trailer Parx, a lifestyle brand. [2]

Career

Taylor Monet Parks, was born on September 16, 1993, in Dallas, Texas. She was a student at Debbie Allen's dance academy in the city. [3]After obtaining permission from Parks's parents, Allen took the student to Washington, D.C., where she joined the professional cast at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.[4]

Parks played the role of Little Inez in the 2007 musical movie Hairspray.[5] She has also appeared in the television series Gilmore Girls, Everybody Hates Chris, Carpoolers, Bones, Victorious, and had a recurring role in the Nickelodeon sitcom True Jackson, VP starring Keke Palmer. Parks is also a personal friend of Palmer's.[6]

Parks was signed as a songwriter by Jon Platt at Warner Chappell Publishing at age 19.[7] She has contributed to albums by Ariana Grande, Khalid, Jennifer Lopez, BTS, Jason Derulo, Pentatonix, Mariah Carey, The Internet, Camila Cabello, Fifth Harmony, and Chris Brown (featured on the track "Anyway" from his Royalty album).[8] She has written with various artists/producers including Demi Lovato, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, LeAnn Rimes, DJ Mustard, Christina Aguilera, Usher, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Normani, Tyler Hubbard (of Florida Georgia Line), Meghan Trainor, and Marcus & Martinus.[9] Parks has also written hits for K-pop artists BTS, Red Velvet, f(x) and Tao.[10]

She also does voice acting for one of the voice types that can be given to Sims in The Sims 4, and has appeared as a judge on a Sims-based game show named The Sims Spark'd.[11]

Personal life

In an interview on the LGBTQ&A podcast, Parks said she identifies as bisexual.[12] Parks became engaged to Shirlene Quigley in January 2021.[13]

Discography

Albums

Mixtapes

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

Soundtrack appearances

Songwriting credits

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

  1. ^ "Tayla Parx". GRAMMY.com. The Recording Academy. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Tayla Parx's 'Who Is Tayla Parx?' Documentary Details Her Inspirations". UPROXX. March 31, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  3. ^ Coscarelli, Joe (April 10, 2019). "Tayla Parx Helped Ariana Grande Evolve. Now It's Her Turn". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "Tayla Parx is ready to talk about everything". The FADER. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Hairspray Diaries Taylor Parks shares secrets from the set". Scholastic.com. July 18, 2007. Archived from the original on September 24, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  6. ^ Bonds, Randy C. (May 27, 2011). "AWP Interviews Keke Palmer & Taylor Parks (Video Inside)". And We Present. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  7. ^ Reuter, Annie. "Tayla Parx Grows Her Music Empire With TaylaMade, Inc". Forbes. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  8. ^ "Tayla Parx Wrote 'Thank U, Next,' 'High Hopes' & More -- Then Dropped Her Own Album". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  9. ^ "Tayla Parx Talks Writing Songs With Janelle Monae & Christina Aguilera After Moving on From Acting". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  10. ^ "Tayla Parx's Industry Advice For Aspiring Artists". GRAMMY.com. March 18, 2021. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  11. ^ Gundacker, Kai (July 16, 2020). "New Reality Show featuring The Sims". eSports.com. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  12. ^ Masters, Jeffrey (September 8, 2020). "After Crafting Hits for Ariana, Tayla Parx Prepares for the Spotlight". www.advocate.com. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  13. ^ Drew, Stephen (January 15, 2021). "Tayla Parx Gets Engaged to Girlfriend Shirlene Quigley: See the Photos". Billboard.
  14. ^ "iTunes – Music – We Need To Talk by Tayla Parx". iTunes.apple.com (US). April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  15. ^ Coping Mechanisms by Tayla Parx, retrieved March 16, 2021
  16. ^ A Blue State - Single by Tayla Parx, retrieved March 16, 2021
  17. ^ @TAYLAPARX (February 19, 2019). "Guyssss! My first album is coming on April 5th and I'm hyped!! Pushed it back a bit because I added some new joints/shot more videos; you know I gotta do the most for my taylatotts💞The next single 'I Want You' is coming your way March 8th. You ready? Cause #WeNeedToTalk" (Tweet). Retrieved February 20, 2019 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ @TAYLAPARX (November 12, 2019). "New song "Fight" dropping this Friday on 15th with my boys @floridageorgialine !!" (Tweet). Retrieved November 13, 2019 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ "Tayla Parx: Chart History - Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  20. ^ "Tayla Parx: Chart History - R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  21. ^ "Jarina De Marco: #lolita is an unfinished demo from 2017 co-wrote by @xtina @jarinademarco and @taylaparx". Instagram. Facebook, Inc. February 26, 2021. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

External links

Media related to Tayla Parx at Wikimedia Commons

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