Meghan Trainor
An established professional songwriter before she'd even hit her 20s, Meghan Trainor became a star in her own right with a doo-wop throwback which promoted body acceptance in an impossibly infectious manner. Born on the island of Nantucket, MA in 1993, Trainor first began performing alongside her father, younger brother, aunt and uncle, the latter of whom also introduced her to the Trinidadian soca music which would later help to shape her sound. Trainor also played the trumpet in her high school jazz band and was taught guitar by Johnny Spampinato of The Incredible Casuals and NRBQ. But it was the songwriting skills she first started to develop on GarageBand at the age of 11 which would make the music industry sit up and take notice. While still in high school, Trainor attended the Berklee College of Music's five-week Performance Program in both 2009 and 2010, and then the Durango Songwriters' Expo where she was offered a publishing deal with Big Yellow Dog Music. In 2011, she independently released her debut album as a performer, "I'll Sing With You," and after moving to Nashville with her family, she penned tracks for the likes of country music trio Rascal Flatts ("DJ Tonight," "I Like The Sound Of That"), "Girl Meets World" (Disney Channel, 2014-17) actress Sabrina Carpenter ("Can't Blame A Girl For Trying"), YouTube star Macy Kate ("You Gave Me Love") and Polynesian musicians The Common Kings ("24/7"). However, it was "All About That Bass," a song she co-wrote with Grammy-nominated producer Kevin Kadish (Jason Mraz, Stacie Orrico) without any particular artist in mind, that changed the course of her career. Impressed by the demo recording, record company mogul L.A. Reid ignored the attempt to pass on the ode to bodies of all shapes and sizes to a big-name act and instead offered Trainor a solo deal with Epic Records. Accompanied by a striking pastel-colored video directed by Fatima Robinson, its infectious blend of doo-wop, country-pop and rock 'n' roll reached No. 1 in New Zealand, Australia and Canada in 2014, hit the US Top 10 and propelled Trainor from behind the studio desk into the global spotlight.
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Meghan Trainor
Filmography
Movies
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18% |
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Playmobil: The Movie | Fairy Godmother (Voice) | $1.1M | 2019 |
41% |
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Smurfs: The Lost Village | SmurfMelody (Voice) | $45.0M | 2017 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Family Feud | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 35% | Password | Guest | 2022-2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2016 2020 2023-2024 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon |
Music Performer, Guest |
2015-2016 2018 2020-2022 2024 |
No Score Yet | 28% | The Drew Barrymore Show | Guest | 2022-2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Guest | 2022-2024 |
68% | 54% | American Idol |
Music Performer, Guest |
2024 |
No Score Yet | 55% | The Kelly Clarkson Show |
Music Performer, Guest |
2019-2024 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Music Performer | 2015-2016 2018 2022-2023 |
No Score Yet | 12% | The View | Guest | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? | Guest | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 18% | The Late Late Show With James Corden |
Music Performer, Guest |
2016 2018 2020-2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2015 2018 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show |
Music Performer, Guest |
2014-2019 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Clash of the Cover Bands | Judge | 2021 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Top Chef Family Style | Host | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Kids Tonight Show | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Home & Family | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Game Face | Self | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ellen's Game of Games | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Watch Party | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Price Is Right | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 59% | The Voice |
Music Performer, Guest |
2015 2019 |
82% | 16% | A Little Late With Lilly Singh | Guest | 2019 |
57% | 84% | Songland | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Martha & Snoop's Potluck Party Challenge | Guest | 2019 |
17% | 33% | The Four: Battle for Stardom | Judge | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 50% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Music Performer | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Drop the Mic | Contestant | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rupaul's Drag Race: RuVealed | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2017 |
84% | 74% | RuPaul's Drag Race | Guest | 2017 |
41% | 61% | Chelsea | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Greatest Hits | Music Performer | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show | Music Performer | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dancing With the Stars | Music Performer | 2014-2015 |
60% | 89% | Undateable | Music Performer | 2015 |