Maegan Cottone
Maegan Cottone | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Megatron |
| Born | Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop, R&B, Dance |
| Occupations | Songwriter, singer, vocal producer, vocal arranger |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
Maegan Cottone (born July, 1981) is an American songwriter, singer, vocal producer and vocal arranger. In 2012, she signed to British publishing company Phrased Differently and managed by Wide Awake Music. She achieved international songwriting success in the US, France, UK, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands. Four of her songs have been top ten singles in the UK.[1]
She is best known for her work on Little Mix's "Confetti", "Salute" and "Move", Jax Jones' "This is Real", Sigala's "Wish You Well", Olly Murs' "Up".
Early life
[edit | edit source]Inspired by her mother's vinyl collection of Tamla Motown hits, Queen and Stevie Wonder songs, she began composing and writing at the piano from an early age. Maegan studied piano and classical voice after moving to London with her mother and sister from America at the age of nine.[1]
Musical career
[edit | edit source]Cottone has written three UK top ten singles: "Up" (No. 4 -Gold) for Olly Murs, "Move" (No. 3 -Gold) and "Salute" (No. 6 -Silver) for Little Mix.[2][3] She also scored a Korean (No. 2) with "Red Light" for Kpop girl group f(x); and a Danish (No. 2 - double platinum) with "R.E.D." for Kongsted.[4][5][6]
In 2014, Cottone arranged and vocal produced a cover of Cameo's "Word Up!" (produced by TMS), the official Sport Relief Single of 2014.[7][8] The song features vocals from Little Mix, who Cottone has worked with several times - including appointments as vocal director and musical director of the group's Radio 1 Live Lounge, and vocal director on their Salute Tour.
Cottone also wrote the song "The Humblest Start" for the Street Dance 3D soundtrack.[9][10] Performed by LP & JC, her vocals are also featured.[11]
Cottone has worked with artists and producers worldwide such as Ella Henderson, DJ Mustard, Babyface, Chase & Status, TMS, Cutfather, White N3rd, Melissa Steel, Tamera Foster, Shea Taylor, Tara McDonald, Wayne Wilkins, Red Triangle and Komi.[1]
Songwriting and vocal production credits
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| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "8 Days a Week" | Jean Roch featuring Timati | Music Saved My Life |
| "Fly" | Mark With A K featuring Maegan Cottone | — | |
| "Give Me More" | Tara McDonald | — | |
| 2013 | "Salute" ^ | Little Mix | Salute [12] |
| "Move" ^ | |||
| "Little Me" | |||
| "Nothing Feels Like You" | |||
| "Towers" | |||
| "Competition" ^ | |||
| "These Four Walls" | |||
| "About the Boy" | |||
| "Boy" | |||
| "Good Enough" | |||
| "Mr. Loverboy" | |||
| "A Different Beat" | |||
| "See Me Now" | |||
| "They Just Don't Know You" | |||
| "Stand Down" | |||
| "Little Me (Unplugged)" | |||
| "Shooting Star" | Tara McDonald featuring Zaho | Contagieuse | |
| "The Greatest" | Mell Tierra featuring Maegan Cottone | — | |
| 2014 | "Up" | Olly Murs featuring Demi Lovato | Never Been Better |
| "Word Up!" | Little Mix | — | |
| "Red Light" | f(x) | Red Light | |
| "R.E.D." | Kongsted | — | |
| 2015 | "Pretty Girls" | Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea | — |
| "Black Magic" | Little Mix | Get Weird | |
| "Weird People" | |||
| "Secret Love Song ft. Jason Derulo" | |||
| "Hair" | |||
| "Grown" | |||
| "I Love You" | |||
| "OMG" ^ | |||
| "Lightning" ^ | |||
| "A.D.I.D.A.S." ^ | |||
| "I Won't" | |||
| "Secret Love Song, Pt. II" | |||
| "Clued Up" | |||
| 2016 | "Write Our Names (ft. Post Malone)" | Moxie Raia | 931 Reloaded |
| "Shout Out to My Ex" | Little Mix | Glory Days | |
| "Touch" | |||
| "F.U" ^ | |||
| "Power (ft. Stormzy)" | |||
| "Oops (ft. Charlie Puth)" | |||
| "Down & Dirty" ^ | |||
| "Your Love" | |||
| "Private Show" | |||
| "Freak" | |||
| "Touch (Acoustic)" | |||
| 2017 | "Reggaetón Lento (Remix)" | Little Mix | Glory Days: The Platinum Edition |
| 2018 | "Strip (ft. Sharaya J)" | Little Mix | LM5 |
| "Monster in Me" | |||
| "Woman's World" | |||
| "Only You (with Cheat Codes)" | |||
| "Monday Blues" | EXO-CBX | Blooming Days | |
| 2019 | "This Is Real" | Jax Jones and Ella Henderson | Snacks |
| "Wish You Well" | Sigala and Becky Hill | Get to Know | |
| 2020 | "Confetti ft. Saweetie" ^ | Little Mix | Confetti |
| "Happiness" | |||
| "Not a Pop Song" | |||
| "Gloves Up" | |||
| "Monday Blues" | Kylie Minogue | Disco | |
| "Supernova" | |||
| "Last Chance" | |||
| "Dance Floor Darling" | |||
| "Celebrate You" | |||
| "Fine Wine" | |||
| "Hey Lonely" | |||
| 2021 | "I Choose You" | AJ Mitchell | SKYVIEW |
| 2022 | "21 Reasons" ^ | Nathan Dawe (ft. Ella Henderson) | n/a |
| 2023 | "React" ^ | Switch Disco and Ella Henderson | n/a |
| "0800 Heaven" ^ | Ella Henderson, Joel Corry and Nathan Dawe | n/a | |
| 2024 | "Under the Sun" ^ | Switch Disco and Ella Henderson | n/a |
| 2025 | "Real Friends" | XO | Fashionably Late |
| "Ibelongiiu" | G-Dragon | Übermensch |
See also
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