Megan Nicole Green (née Flores, born September 1, 1993), simply known as Megan Nicole, is an American singer-songwriter and actress who debuted on YouTube in 2009.
Early life Megan Nicole was born in Houston, Texas to parents Tammy and Frankie Flores. She has a sister named Maddie Taylor. Her mother is of German and Native American descent and her father is Mexican American. She was raised in Katy, Texas and became interested in music around age 10, when her father purchased a karaoke machine for her. Nicole also participated in her church's music programs, taking part in a church band during high school and choir during middle school.
Career In 2009, Nicole uploaded her first video to YouTube, her cover of "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon. She followed with more covers on her YouTube channel, including songs by Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, One Direction, Echosmith and other artists. She has several collaborations with 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. Written by Nicole, Lairs Johnston, Stephen Folden, and Tom Mgrdichian, the "pop ditty" received one million hits after two days and had 27 million hits by November 2013.
In August 2012, Nicole signed with Bad Boy Records. In September 2012, Nicole reached number 29 on the Billboard Social 50 in her fourth week on the popularity chart.
An April 2014 article in The News Tribune said that on YouTube, Nicole had 1.5 million subscribers and 350 million video views. She also performed at the Pre-Show Party for the 2014 Radio Disney Music Awards.
On August 19, 2014, Nicole released her single "Electrified". This was her first single off her debut album Escape, an independent release on Hume Records following her departure from Bad Boy Records. With five new, original songs, all co-written by Nicole and Mgrdichian, Escape was released on October 14, 2014. EP released on Hume Records. The ‘80s-inspired music video for "Electrified" premiered on People.com on September 16, 2014.
Nicole starred in her first feature film, Summer Forever, alongside Alyson Stoner and Anna Grace Barlow. It was released through video on demand on September 4, 2015.Watch 'Summer Forever' Trailer: The Movie Releases On iTunes Friday, September 4. RedCarpetCrash.com (August 26, 2015). Retrieved on October 17, 2015. In 2017, Nicole performed "Get Your Cape On", a cover of the theme song from the animated web series DC Super Hero Girls, originally performed by Jordyn Kane.
Personal life In March 2017, Nicole became engaged to Cooper Green. They were married on July 1, 2017.
Discography
EP EP and studio album Information Escape Released: October 14, 2014 (U.S.) Label: Hume Records Produced by: Tom Mgrdichian Album Type: Studio Album Track listing: 1. Electrified 2. Fun 3. Alright 4. Escape 5. CourageousMy Kind of Party Released: February 9, 2018 (U.S.) Label: Megan Nicole Music Album Type: Studio Album Track listing: 1. Checklist 2. My Kind of Party 3. Take Me Back 4. Nothing 5. Clueless 6. Favorite One
Singles Title Year Album/EP "B-e-a-utiful" 2011 rowspan=4 "Summer Forever" 2013 "Never Wanna Let You Go" 2014 "Never Have I Ever" "Electrified" Escape "Fun" "Escape" "Look at Whatcha Done" 2015 rowspan=7 "Into the Fire" "Silver Medal" "Safe with Me" "Fever" "Mascara" 2016 "Play It Cool"
Soundtrack appearances Year Title Album2015"Legendary" Summer Forever (soundtrack)"Never Say Never" with Alyson Stoner and Anna Grace Barlow"Lovesick Undercover""Weekend Warriors" with Alyson Stoner and Anna Grace Barlow"Ours To Lose" with Alyson Stoner, Anna Grace Barlow and Ryan McCartan"About Tonight" with Ryan McCartan"Make An X" with Alyson Stoner and Anna Grace Barlow"Summer Forever" (2015 version)
Videography
Title Year Director"B-e-a-utiful"2011Kurt Hugo Schneider"Summer Forever" 2013Joseph 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" 2015Young Astronauts"Look At Whatcha Done""Silver Medal"Joseph Levi"Weekend Warriors"from Summer Forever Movie"Safe with Me"Joseph Levi"Fever"Sean Willis"Mascara" 2016Joseph Levi"My Kind Of Party" 2018Joseph Levi"Checklist"Joseph Levi
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2015 Summer Forever Sydney Lead role 2020 Emerson Heights Gracie
Web Year Title Role Notes 2014 10 Days of Megan Nicole Herself 10 episodes 2014–present Let's Be Friends with Megan Nicole Herself 5 episodes 2016 Roommates Megan 5 episodes 2017 Versus Gamboa 6 episodes
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