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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Taylor Monét Parks |
| Born | September 16, 1993 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2006–present |
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Taylor Monét Parks (born September 16, 1990), known professionally as Tayla Parx, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. In 2018, Parks was credited as a co-writer on three Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles: "Love Lies" by Khalid and Normani, "Thank U, Next" by Ariana Grande, and "High Hopes" by Panic! at the Disco. Her writing contributions on Grande's album Thank U, Next, and Justin Bieber's Justice have earned her two nominations for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.[1]
Career
Taylor Monet Parks, was born on September 16, 1993, in Dallas, Texas, was a student at Debbie Allen’s dance academy in the city.[2] 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.[3]
Parks played the role of Little Inez in the 2007 musical movie Hairspray.[4] 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.[5][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
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Parks inside a recording studio in 2019
Albums
| Title | Details |
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| We Need to Talk[14] |
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| Coping Mechanisms[15] |
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Mixtapes
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Tayla Made |
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Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| A Blue State[16] |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Do Not Answer" | 2015 | Non-album singles |
| "I Love You" | 2016 | |
| "Bump That" | ||
| "Potential" | ||
| "Runaway" (featuring Khalid) | 2018 | Tayla Made |
| "Me vs. Us" | We Need to Talk | |
| "Slow Dancing" | ||
| "I Want You"[17] | 2019 | |
| "Fight" (with Florida Georgia Line)[18] |
Non-album single | |
| "Dance Alone" | 2020 | Coping Mechanisms |
| "Residue" | ||
| "Fixerupper" | ||
| "System" | ||
| "Sad" | 2021 | |
| "Rich" | 2022 | TBA |
| "Flowers" | ||
| "For What it’s Worth" | ||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Bub. [19] |
US R&B/ HH Dig. [20] | |||
| "Anyway" (Chris Brown featuring Tayla Parx) |
2015 | 7 | 25 | Royalty |
| "Your Eyes" (The Knocks featuring Tayla Parx) |
2017 | — | — | Testify |
Soundtrack appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "You Can't Stop the Beat" (with cast of Hairspray) |
2007 | Hairspray |
| "Run and Tell That" (with Elijah Kelley) | ||
| "Windows" | 2021 | Love, Victor: Season 2 |
Songwriting credits
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Call Me Crazy" | 2013 | Sevyn Streeter | Call Me Crazy, But... |
| "My Everything" | 2014 | Ariana Grande | My Everything |
| "All In A Day's Work" | Danity Kane | DK3 | |
| "Bye Baby" | |||
| "Boss" | Fifth Harmony | Reflection | |
| "So Good" | Jennifer Lopez | A.K.A. | |
| "Glass House" | Luke James | Luke James | |
| "Rick James" | Keyshia Cole | Point of No Return | |
| "Infinity" | 2015 | Mariah Carey | Number 1 to Infinity |
| "Diamond" | f(x) | 4 Walls | |
| "Dope" | Fifth Harmony | 7/27 | |
| "Birthday" | Elle Varner featuring 50 Cent | Non-album single | |
| "Love Me Down" | Jason Derulo | Everything is 4 | |
| "Lie to Me" | Prince Royce | Double Vision | |
| "Paris On a Sunny Day" | |||
| "Campfire" | Red Velvet | The Red | |
| "Don't U Wait No More" | |||
| "Dumb Dumb" | |||
| "Just Sayin/I Tried" | The Internet | Ego Death | |
| "Special Affair" | |||
| "Anyway" | Chris Brown featuring Tayla Parx | Royalty | |
| "Ref" | Pentatonix | Pentatonix | |
| "Na Na Na" | |||
| "Fuck Apologies" | 2016 | JoJo | Mad Love |
| "All the Time" | Chris Lane | Girl Problems | |
| "In Common" | Alicia Keys | Here | |
| "Set in Stone" | Guy Sebastian | Conscious | |
| "Your Eyes" (featuring Tayla Parx) |
The Knocks | Testify | |
| "Better" | Meghan Trainor | Thank You | |
| "Woman Up" | |||
| "Solo Yo" | 2017 | Sofia Reyes featuring Prince Royce | Louder |
| "Deliver" | Fifth Harmony | Fifth Harmony | |
| "Cry Baby" | Demi Lovato | Tell Me You Love Me | |
| "Just Like You" | Fergie | Double Dutchess | |
| "Asleep" | Majid Jordan | The Space Between | |
| "The Space Between" | |||
| "Island" (featuring Tayla Parx) |
Eric Bellinger | Eric B For President: Term 2 | |
| "Make You Mine" | Emma Jensen | Non-album single | |
| "Mic Drop" | BTS featuring Desiigner | Love Yourself: Her | |
| "Mic Jack" |
Big Boi featuring Adam Levine, Scar and Sleepy Brown | Boomiverse | |
| "AllSheWannaDo" | Travis Garland featuring Casey Veggies | Travis Garland | |
| "Motel Pool" | Travis Garland | ||
| "You Made Your Bed (So Lay In It)" | |||
| "Lolita" | Christina Aguilera | Unreleased; leaked in 2021[21] | |
| "Your Song" | 2018 | BoA featuring Junoflo | One Shot, Two Shot |
| "The Kids Are Alright" | Chloe x Halle | The Kids Are Alright | |
| "Love Lies" | Khalid, Normani | Love, Simon | |
| "Pynk" | Janelle Monáe featuring Grimes | Dirty Computer | |
| "I Like That" | Janelle Monáe | ||
| "I Got the Juice" | Janelle Monáe featuring Pharrell Williams | ||
| "Don't Judge Me" | Janelle Monáe | ||
| "Accelerate" | Christina Aguilera featuring 2 Chainz and Ty Dolla Sign | Liberation | |
| "Maria" | Christina Aguilera | ||
| "Right Moves" | Christina Aguilera featuring Keida and Shenseea | ||
| "Like I Do" | Christina Aguilera featuring GoldLink | ||
| "Out of Your Mind" | The Presets featuring Alison Wonderland | Hi Viz | |
| "High Hopes" | Panic! at the Disco | Pray for the Wicked | |
| "Invited" | Marcus & Martinus | Soon | |
| "Tints" | Anderson .Paak featuring Kendrick Lamar | Oxnard | |
| "Swing" | Quavo featuring Davido and Normani | Quavo Huncho | |
| "Thank U, Next" | Ariana Grande | Thank U, Next | |
| "7 Rings" | 2019 | ||
| "Needy" | |||
| "NASA" | |||
| "Make Up" | |||
| "Ghostin" | |||
| "Got Her Own" | Ariana Grande and Victoria Monét | Charlie's Angels: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
| "Pocket Dial" | Marcus & Martinus | Soon | |
| "Let Me Go" | |||
| "Coffee" | Tori Kelly | Inspired by True Events | |
| "2 Places" | |||
| "Honey" | 2020 | Kesha | High Road |
| "Summer" | |||
| "Diamonds" | Megan Thee Stallion and Normani | Birds of Prey: The Album | |
| "Overshare" | Kelsea Ballerini | Kelsea | |
| "Easy To Love" | Fleur East | Fearless | |
| "I'm Ready" | John Legend | Bigger Love | |
| "Take Yourself Home" | Troye Sivan | In a Dream | |
| "Not a Pop Song" | Little Mix | Confetti | |
| "Sweet Melody" | |||
| "Rendezvous" | |||
| "Shut Up" | Ariana Grande | Positions | |
| "34+35" | |||
| "My Hair" | |||
| "Love Language" | |||
| "POV" | |||
| "Worst Behavior" | |||
| "test drive" | |||
| "If It Ain't Me" | 2021 | Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia: The Moonlight Edition |
| "For Ya" | Paloma Mami | Sueños de Dalí | |
| "Step Back" | 2022 | Got the Beat | Non-album single |
| "Take A Chance" | Domi and JD Beck | Not Tight | |
| "Stamp on It" | 2023 | Got the Beat | Stamp on It |
| "Deserve Me" | Kali Uchis | Red Moon in Venus | |
| "Better Man" | Ellie Goulding | Higher Than Heaven | |
| "Water Slide" | Janelle Monáe | The Age of Pleasure | |
| "Got Me Started" | Troye Sivan | Something to Give Each Other |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Hairspray | Little Inez Stubbs | Critic's Choice Movie Awards for Best Acting Ensemble |
| 2007 | Beyond the Pretty Door | Angel Turner | |
| 2007 | Love... & Other 4 Letter Words | Young Stormy | |
| 2015 | Justice League: Gods and Monsters | Victor Stone (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2023 | Spinning Gold | Donna Summer |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Gilmore Girls | Singing Kid #3 | Season 6, episode 18, "The Real Paul Anka" |
| 2006 | Everybody Hates Chris | Girl #2 | Season 2, episode 1, "Everybody Hates Rejection" |
| 2007 | Carpoolers | Aubrey's daughter | Season 1, pilot episode, "The Toaster" |
| 2009–2010 | True Jackson, VP | Shelley | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | Bones | Jill MacIntosh | Season 6, episode 8, "The Twisted Bones in the Melted Truck" |
| 2012 | Victorious | Kara | Season 3, episode 6, "Tori & Jade's Playdate" |
| 2020 | The Sims Spark'd | Herself | Judge; 4 episodes |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014–present | The Sims 4 | Sim (voice) |
| 2018–2019 | The Walking Dead: The Final Season | Alvin "AJ" Jr. (voice) |
References
- ↑ "Tayla Parx". GRAMMY.com. The Recording Academy. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ↑ "Tayla Parx Says Debbie Allen Taught Her What It Means To Be A Triple Threat". Bustle. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ↑ "Tayla Parx is ready to talk about everything". The FADER. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Bonds, Randy C. (May 27, 2011). "AWP Interviews Keke Palmer & Taylor Parks (Video Inside)". And We Present. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
- ↑ 7 Secrets episode with Keke Palmer, dat Nickelodeon
- ↑ Reuter, Annie. "Tayla Parx Grows Her Music Empire With TaylaMade, Inc". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ↑ "Tayla Parx Wrote 'Thank U, Next,' 'High Hopes' & More -- Then Dropped Her Own Album". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ↑ "Tayla Parx Talks Writing Songs With Janelle Monae & Christina Aguilera After Moving on From Acting". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ↑ "Tayla Parx's Industry Advice For Aspiring Artists". GRAMMY.com. 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ↑ Gundacker, Kai (July 16, 2020). "New Reality Show featuring The Sims". eSports.com. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- ↑ Masters, Jeffrey (September 8, 2020). "After Crafting Hits for Ariana, Tayla Parx Prepares for the Spotlight". www.advocate.com. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ↑ Drew, Stephen (January 15, 2021). "Tayla Parx Gets Engaged to Girlfriend Shirlene Quigley: See the Photos". Billboard.
- ↑ "iTunes – Music – We Need To Talk by Tayla Parx". iTunes.apple.com (US). April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ↑ Coping Mechanisms by Tayla Parx, retrieved 2021-03-16
- ↑ A Blue State - Single by Tayla Parx, retrieved 2021-03-16
- ↑ @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.
- ↑ @TAYLAPARX (November 12, 2019). "New song "Fight" dropping this Friday on 15th with my boys @floridageorgialine !!" (Tweet). Retrieved November 13, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Tayla Parx: Chart History - Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Tayla Parx: Chart History - R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ↑ "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.
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