Bonnie McKee

Bonnie Leigh McKee ( born January 20, 1984 in Vacaville, California) is an American singer and songwriter.

Biography

McKee grew up in California in a musical family and learned to play the piano. Later she moved to Seattle, where she sang in the Seattle Girl's Choir. At twelve, she made the first recordings and began writing his own songs. There followed a difficult youth and expulsion from high school before she found success with the music. The label Reprise took them under contract. Her song Somebody made it to the 2004 soundtrack to the film Total Tad Hamilton and came into the adult pop charts. In the same year, their debut album Trouble, which was a flop appeared.

Then it was quiet again Bonnie McKee; in 2010 she moved back into the spotlight. As a songwriter for Katy Perry, she was involved in a team with Dr. Luke and Max Martin to the same three number-one hits of pop singer: California Gurls, Teenage Dream and Last Friday Night ( TGIF ). In addition, they wrote together for Dynamite Taio Cruz and Hold It Against Me for Britney Spears, who also reached the top chart. The success continued during the following years. She wrote many other chart hits for prominent musicians, together with other songwriters. Roar again for Katy Perry, 2013 was the eighth number one hit with their participation.

This year, she again took on its own single. With American Girl, a pop song in the style of Katy Perry and Kesha, she made it in September 2013 on the Billboard Hot 100

Songwriting

Participation, among other things:

Taio Cruz: Dynamite
Rita Ora: How We Do (Party )
Katy Perry: Last Friday Night ( TGIF ), Part of Me, Roar, Teenage Dream, California Gurls, Wide Awake
Britney Spears: Hold It Against Me, Ooh La La
Kesha: C'mon