Bonnie McKee(I)
- Composer
- Actress
- Producer
Bonnie Leigh McKee (born January 20th, 1984) is an American singer, Grammy nominated songwriter, actress, screenwriter, and director. She released her first album, Trouble, with Reprise records in 2004.
After leaving Reprise, Bonnie went on to write 10 #1 songs for other artists. Songs that Bonnie has co-written have amassed over 35 million sales world wide, and garnered over 5 Billion streams. Since 2013, she's been releasing her own songs as an artist again, and continues releasing music independently today. In 2020, Bonnie starred in a short film she wrote, directed, edited, and scored, called April Kills The Vibe.
Bonnie is best known for her collaborations with pop artist Katy Perry, co-writing "California Gurls", "Teenage Dream", "Last Friday Night", "Part of Me", "Wide Awake", and "Roar", which earned her a Grammy nomination for Song Of The Year in 2013. She has also collaborated with and written for Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, Jason Derulo, KYGO, Kesha, Carly Rae Jepson, Cher, Charlie Puth, Ellie Goulding, Christina Aguilera, Adam Lambert, 5 Seconds Of Summer, Steve Aoki, Armin Van Buuren, The Chainsmokers, Cheryl Cole, Rita Ora, Taio Cruz, and many more.
While Bonnie is best known for her musical career, she has also worked as an actor, appearing as a supporting role in the Oscar nominated film August Rush, guest starring on NBC's American Dreams as Janis Joplin, guest starring on CSI: NY as Eleanor Ravelle, guest starring as Kimmy Kelly on Darren Chris's original show Royalties, and starring in two different roles for her own self written and directed short film, April Kills The Vibe, for which she's won 10 awards for, including Best Actress, Best Women's Short, Best First Time Director, and Best Score.
After leaving Reprise, Bonnie went on to write 10 #1 songs for other artists. Songs that Bonnie has co-written have amassed over 35 million sales world wide, and garnered over 5 Billion streams. Since 2013, she's been releasing her own songs as an artist again, and continues releasing music independently today. In 2020, Bonnie starred in a short film she wrote, directed, edited, and scored, called April Kills The Vibe.
Bonnie is best known for her collaborations with pop artist Katy Perry, co-writing "California Gurls", "Teenage Dream", "Last Friday Night", "Part of Me", "Wide Awake", and "Roar", which earned her a Grammy nomination for Song Of The Year in 2013. She has also collaborated with and written for Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, Jason Derulo, KYGO, Kesha, Carly Rae Jepson, Cher, Charlie Puth, Ellie Goulding, Christina Aguilera, Adam Lambert, 5 Seconds Of Summer, Steve Aoki, Armin Van Buuren, The Chainsmokers, Cheryl Cole, Rita Ora, Taio Cruz, and many more.
While Bonnie is best known for her musical career, she has also worked as an actor, appearing as a supporting role in the Oscar nominated film August Rush, guest starring on NBC's American Dreams as Janis Joplin, guest starring on CSI: NY as Eleanor Ravelle, guest starring as Kimmy Kelly on Darren Chris's original show Royalties, and starring in two different roles for her own self written and directed short film, April Kills The Vibe, for which she's won 10 awards for, including Best Actress, Best Women's Short, Best First Time Director, and Best Score.
