Tayla Parx
Tayla Parx | |
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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, 1993), known professionally as Tayla Parx, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. In 2018, Parks was credited as a co-writer on three
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.[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
Parks was signed as a songwriter by Jon Platt at
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
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 |
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Tayla Made |
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Extended plays
Title | Details |
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A Blue State[16] |
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Album |
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"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 | |
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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 |
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"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 |
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"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)
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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 "
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"Solo Yo" | 2017 | Sofia Reyes featuring Prince Royce
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Louder |
" Deliver "
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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
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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
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"Love Lies" | Khalid, Normani | Love, Simon | |
"Pynk" | Grimes
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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 "
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"Make Up" | |||
" Ghostin "
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"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
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"Overshare" | Kelsea Ballerini | Kelsea
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"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 "
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"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
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"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 |
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2007 | Hairspray | Little Inez Stubbs | Critic's Choice Movie Awards for Best Acting Ensemble
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2007 | Beyond the Pretty Door | Angel Turner | |
2007 | Love... & Other 4 Letter Words | Young Stormy | |
2015 | Justice League: Gods and Monsters | Victor Stone (voice)
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Direct-to-video |
2023 | Spinning Gold | Donna Summer |
Television
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" |
2020 | The Sims Spark'd | Herself | Judge; 4 episodes |
Video games
Year | Title | Role |
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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.
- Facebook, Inc. February 26, 2021. Archived from the originalon February 27, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
External links
- Tayla Parx at IMDb
- Tayla Parx's channel on YouTube