Vorlage:Use mdy dates Vorlage:Infobox musical artist Megan Nicole Flores (born September 1, 1993), simply known as Megan Nicole, is an American singer-songwriter who debuted on YouTube in 2009.[1]
Early life
Megan Nicole was born in Houston, Texas to parents Tammy and Frankie Flores, she has a sister named Maddie Taylor.[1] She was raised in Katy, Texas and became interested in music around age 10, when her father purchased a karaoke machine for her.[1] Nicole also participated in her church's music programs, taking part in a church band during high school and choir during middle school.[1]
Career
In 2009, Nicole uploaded her first video to YouTube, her cover of "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon.[2] She followed with more covers on her YouTube channel, which includes songs by Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Lorde and other artists.[1][2] She has several collaborations from fellow YouTube artists such as Tiffany Alvord, Alyssa Bernal, Madilyn Bailey, Tyler Ward, Dave Days, Conor Maynard and Lindsey Stirling.
Nicole released her first original song, "B-e-a-utiful", on July 15, 2011.[2] Written by Nicole, Lairs Johnston, Stephen Folden, and Tom Mgrdichian,[3] the "pop ditty" received one million hits after two days and had 27 million hits by November 2013.[2]
In August 2012, Nicole signed with Bad Boy Records.[2][4] In September 2012, Nicole reached number 29 on the Billboard Social 50 in her fourth week on the popularity chart.[5]
An April 2014 article in The News Tribune said that on YouTube, Nicole had 1.5 million subscribers and 350 million video views.[6] She also performed at the Pre-Show Party for the 2014 Radio Disney Music Awards.[7]
On August 19, 2014 Megan Nicole released her single "Electrified". This was her first single off of her debut album Escape,[8] which is an independent release on Hume Records, following her departure from Bad Boy Records. Escape has 5 new, original songs all co-written by Nicole and Mgrdichian and is released on October 14, 2014.[9] The 80's-inspired music video for "Electrified" premiered on People.com on September 16, 2014.[10]
As of October 2014, Megan Nicole has released an EP called "Escape" and has over 2.5 million subscribers and over 521 million views.
Nicole released the music video of "FUN" from her EP "Escape" on November 21, 2014, for the 2015 YTMAs and featured as a YouTube Music Moment. The video received 1.4 million hits after a week.
Nicole started a show called "Let's Be Friends" featuring Megan Batoon , her sister Maddie Taylor and Ashley Tisdale.
She is currently filming her new movie ,"Summer Forever" which is coming out August 1.
Discography
EP
| EP and studio album Information |
|---|
ESCAPE
|
Singles
| Title | Year | Album/EP |
|---|---|---|
| "B-e-a-utiful"[11] | 2011 | Non-album singles |
| "Summer Forever"[12] | 2013 | |
| "Never Wanna Let You Go"[13] | 2014 | |
| "Never Have I Ever"[14] | Escape | |
| "Electrified"[15][16] | ||
| "Fun"[17] |
Videography
| Title | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| "B-e-a-utiful" | 2011 | Kurt Schneider |
| "Summer Forever" | 2013 | Joseph Levi |
| "Snapshots (Best Days of Our Lives)" | ||
| "Never Wanna Let You Go" | 2014 | |
| "Never Have I Ever" | Joseph Levi | |
| "Electrified" | ||
| "Alright" | ||
| "Fun" | Hannah Lux Davis | |
| "Escape" | 2015 | Young Astronauts |
| "Look At Whatcha Done" |
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Summer Forever | Sydney |
Web
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014- | Let's Be Friends with Megan Nicole | herself | 3 episodes |
References
External links
- ↑ a b c d e Kimberly Piña: Katy teen breaks into music industry ( des vom July 15, 2014 auf WebCite) In: Houston Chronicle, August 16, 2011. Abgerufen im July 15, 2014
- ↑ a b c d e Eddino Abdul Hadi: YouTube pop princess goes unplugged ( des vom July 15, 2014 auf WebCite) In: The Straits Times, November 14, 2013. Abgerufen im July 15, 2014
- ↑ B-e-a-utiful - Megan Nicole - Credits - AllMusic. In: AllMusic. Abgerufen am 24. Juli 2014.
- ↑ Niki McGloster: YouTube Sensation Megan Nicole Signs to Bad Boy ( des vom July 15, 2014 auf WebCite) In: VIBE Vixen, August 29, 2012. Abgerufen im July 15, 2014
- ↑ William Gruger: Psy Still No. 1 on Social 50 Chart, 50 Cent Makes 'Sexy' Return ( des vom July 22, 2014 auf WebCite) In: Billboard, September 14, 2012. Abgerufen im July 22, 2014
- ↑ Craig Sailor: YouTube sensation Megan Nicole to appear at NW Family Expo in Tacoma ( des vom July 15, 2014 auf WebCite) In: The News Tribune, April 9, 2014. Abgerufen im July 15, 2014
- ↑ ARDY's Pre-Show Party - RDMA 2014 - Disney Video. In: Disney.com. Abgerufen am 10. Oktober 2014.
- ↑ Megan Nicole Releases Electrified AND Its Lyric Video. In: Fanlala.com. 19. August 2014, abgerufen am 10. Oktober 2014.
- ↑ iTunes - Music - Escape - EP by Megan Nicole. In: iTunes. 14. Oktober 2014, abgerufen am 10. Oktober 2014. EP released on Hume Records.
- ↑ Michele Corriston: Megan Nicole Premieres '80s-Inspired Music Video for 'Electrified'. In: People.com. 16. September 2014, abgerufen am 10. Oktober 2014.
- ↑ iTunes - Music - B-E-A-Utiful - Single by Megan Nicole. In: iTunes. 21. August 2012, abgerufen am 21. Juli 2014.
- ↑ iTunes - Music - Summer Forever - Single by Megan Nicole. In: iTunes. 28. Mai 2013, abgerufen am 21. Juli 2014.
- ↑ iTunes - Music - Never Wanna Let You Go - Single by Megan Nicole. In: iTunes. 18. März 2014, abgerufen am 21. Juli 2014.
- ↑ iTunes - Music - Never Have I Ever - Single by Megan Nicole. In: iTunes. 10. Juni 2014, abgerufen am 21. Juli 2014.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/megannicole/status/501746637782282240
- ↑ iTunes - Music - Electrified - Single by Megan Nicole. In: iTunes. 19. August 2014, abgerufen am 24. August 2014.
- ↑ iTunes - Music - Fun - Single by Megan Nicole.