Taylor Parks
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Taylor Monet Parks September 16, 1993 Dallas, Texas, United States |
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Years active | 2006–present |
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Taylor Monet Parks (born September 16, 1993), also known by the stage name Tayla Parx, is an American singer-songwriter, and actress.
Taylor played the roll of Little Inez in the 2007 film Hairspray.[1] 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.[2][3]
Parks lives in Los Angeles. She has contributed to albums by Ariana Grande, Khalid, Jennifer Lopez, BTS, Jason Derulo, Pentatonix, Mariah Carey, The Internet, Camilla Cabello, Fifth Harmony, and Chris Brown (featured on the track "Anyway" from his Royalty album). She has written with various artists/producers including Demi Lovato, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Leanne Rimes, DJ Mustard, Christina Aguilera, Usher, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, and Meghan Trainor. Parks has also written hits for K-pop artists BTS, Red Velvet, f(x) and Tao. She also voices one of the characters for the SIms Olympus game (Electronic Arts). Parks was signed as a songwriter by Jon Platt at Warner Chappell Publishing at age 19.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Hairspray | Little Inez Stubbs | Won Critic's Choice Movie Awards for Best Acting Ensemble |
2007 | Beyond the Pretty Door | Angel Turner | |
2007 | Love... & Other 4 Letter Words | Young Stormy | |
2012–present | SIMS OLYMPUS | Various Roles (voice) | Video Game/EA Games |
2015 | Justice League: Gods and Monsters | Victor Stone (voice) | Direct to Video |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
Discography
Mixtapes
Title | Details |
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Tayla Made |
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Video Games
The Walking Dead: The Final Season | Alvin Junior | 2018
Singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"Do Not Answer" | 2015 | Non-album single |
"I Love You" | 2016 | |
"Bump That" | ||
"Potential" |
Featured appearances
Title | Year | Album | Extra Credits |
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"Anyway" (Chris Brown featuring Tayla Parx) |
2015 | Royalty | Co-writer |
"Your Eyes" (The Knocks featuring Tayla Parx) |
2017 | Testify EP |
Soundtrack appearances
Title | Year | Album |
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"You Can't Stop the Beat" (with cast of Hairspray) |
2007 | Hairspray |
"Run and Tell That" (with Elijah Kelley) |
Songwriting credits
Title | Year | Artist | Album |
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"My Everything"[4] | 2014 | Ariana Grande | My Everything |
"Call Me Crazy"[4] | Sevyn Streeter | Call Me Crazy, But... | |
"All In A Day's Work, Bye Baby" | Danity Kane | DK3 | |
"Boss"[4] | Fifth Harmony | Reflection | |
"So Good"[4] | Jennifer Lopez | A.K.A. | |
"Glass House" | Luke James | Luke James | |
"Point of No Return"[4] | Keyshia Cole | Point of No Return | |
"Infinity" | 2015 | Mariah Carey | #1 To Infinity |
"Diamond" | f(x) | 4 Walls | |
"Dope" | Fifth Harmony | 7/27 | |
"Birthday" | Elle Varner, 50 Cent | ||
"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" (featuring Tayla Parx) |
Chris Brown | 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, Tayla Parx | Testify - EP | |
"Better" | Meghan Trainor | Thank You | |
"Woman Up" | |||
"Solo Yo" (featuring Prince Royce) |
2017 | Sofia Reyes | 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" | Eric Bellinger, Tayla Parx | Eric B For President: Term 2 | |
"Make You Mine" | Emma Jensen | ||
"MIC Drop"
(featuring Desiigner) |
BTS | Love Yourself 承 'Her' | |
"Mic Jack" | Big Boi, Adam Levine, Scar, Sleepy Brown | Boomiverse | |
"AllSheWannaDo"
(featuring Casey Veggies) |
Travis Garland | Travis Garland | |
"Motel Pool" | |||
"You Made Your Bed (So Lay In It)" | |||
"Your Song"
(featuring Junoflo) |
2018 | BoA, Junoflo | One Shot, Two Shot |
"The Kids Are Alright" | Chloe x Halle | The Kids Are Alright | |
"Love Lies" | Khalid & Normani | Love, Simon soundtrack | |
"Pynk"
(featuring Grimes) |
Janelle Monáe | Dirty Computer[5] | |
"I Like That" | |||
"I Got the Juice"
(featuring Pharrell Williams) | |||
"Don't Judge Me" | |||
"Accelerate" (featuring 2 Chainz and Ty Dolla Sign) |
Christina Aguilera | Liberation | |
"Maria" | |||
"Right Moves" (featuring Keida and Shenseea) | |||
"Like I Do" (featuring GoldLink) | |||
"Out of Your Mind" (featuring Alison Wonderland) |
The Presets | Hi Viz | |
"High Hopes" | Panic! at the Disco | Pray For The Wicked | |
References
- ↑ "The Hairspray Diaries Taylor Parks shares secrets from the set". Scholastic.com. July 18, 2007. 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
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Taylor Parks | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ↑ https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/dirty-computer-janelle-monae/gukko5983415a
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