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American singer, songwriter, and actress from Texas

Tayla Parx
Parks in 2019

Parks in 2019
Birth name Taylor Monét Parks
Born (1993-09-16) September 16, 1993 (age 29)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active 2006–present
Labels

Musical artist

Taylor Monét Parks (born September 16, 1993), 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]

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Taylor Monet Parks, was born on 16 September 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[edit]

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[edit]

Parks inside a recording studio in 2019

Albums[edit]

Mixtapes[edit]

Extended plays[edit]

Singles[edit]

As lead artist[edit]

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Soundtrack appearances[edit]

Songwriting credits[edit]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Television[edit]

Video games[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Tayla Parx”. GRAMMY.com. The Recording Academy. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  2. ^ “Tayla Parx Says Debbie Allen Taught Her What It Means To Be A Triple Threat”. Bustle. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  3. ^ “Tayla Parx is ready to talk about everything”. The FADER. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  4. ^ “The Hairspray Diaries Taylor Parks shares secrets from the set”. Scholastic.com. July 18, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  5. ^ Bonds, Randy C. (May 27, 2011). “AWP Interviews Keke Palmer & Taylor Parks (Video Inside)”. And We Present. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  6. ^ 7 Secrets episode with Keke Palmer, dat
    Nickelodeon
  7. ^ Reuter, Annie. “Tayla Parx Grows Her Music Empire With TaylaMade, Inc”. Forbes. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  8. ^ “Tayla Parx Wrote ‘Thank U, Next,’ ‘High Hopes’ & More — Then Dropped Her Own Album”. Billboard. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  9. ^ “Tayla Parx Talks Writing Songs With Janelle Monae & Christina Aguilera After Moving on From Acting”. Billboard. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  10. ^ “Tayla Parx’s Industry Advice For Aspiring Artists”. GRAMMY.com. 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  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 2021-03-16
  16. ^ A Blue State – Single by Tayla Parx, retrieved 2021-03-16
  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.

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