Maegan Cottone

American songwriter

Maegan Cottone

Also known as| Megatron
Born| Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Genres| Pop, R&B, Dance
Occupation(s)| Songwriter, singer, vocal producer, vocal arranger
Instrument(s)| Vocals, piano

Musical artist

Maegan Cottone is an American songwriter, singer, vocal producer and vocal arranger. In 2012, Cottone 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" (#1 UK) and "Move", Jax Jones' "This is Real", Sigala's "Wish You Well", Olly Murs' "Up".

## Early life[edit]

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]

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 credits[edit]

Year  | Title  | Artist  | Album

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2023  | "React"  | Switch Disco and Ella Henderson | —
2021  | "I Choose You"  | AJ Mitchell | SKYVIEW
"Confetti"  | Little Mix featuring Saweetie | Confetti
2020  | "Monday Blues"  | Kylie Minogue | Disco
"Supernova"
"Last Chance"
"Dance Floor Darling"
"Celebrate You"
"Fine Wine"
"Hey Lonely"
2019  | "This Is Real"[12] | Jax Jones and Ella Henderson | Snacks
"Wish You Well"[13] | Sigala and Becky Hill | Get to Know
2018  | "Only You"[14] | Cheat Codes and Little Mix | LM5
"Monday Blues"[15] | EXO-CBX | Blooming Days
2016  | "F.U."  | Little Mix | Glory Days
"Down & Dirty"
"Private Show"
2015  | "Pretty Girls"  | Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea | —
"Lightning"  | Little Mix | Get Weird
"A.D.I.D.A.S."
"OMG"
2014  | "Up"  | Olly Murs featuring Demi Lovato | Never Been Better
"Competition"  | Little Mix | Salute
"Word Up!"  | —
"Red Light"  | f(x) | Red Light
"R.E.D."  | Kongsted | —
2013  | "Salute"  | Little Mix | Salute
"Move"
"Shooting Star"  | Tara McDonald featuring Zaho | Contagieuse
"The Greatest"  | Mell Tierra featuring Maegan Cottone  | —
2012  | "8 Days a Week"  | Jean Roch featuring Timati | Music Saved My Life
"Fly"  | Mark With A K featuring Maegan Cottone  | —
2012  | "Give Me More"  | Tara McDonald | —

## See also[edit]

* "Word Up!" Little Mix cover
* "Red Light" by f(x)
* "Salute" album credits

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Maegan Cottone". PhrasedDifferently.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
2. ^ "OLLY MURS FEATURING DEMI LOVATO (Epic/Syco Music GBARL1401280)". OfficialCharts.com. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
3. ^ "LITTLE MIX". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
4. ^ "Red Light at no.2". 12 July 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.[dead link]
5. ^ "K-pop Chart Report". PopDust.com. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
6. ^ "Kongsted R.E.D." Top40-charts.com. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
7. ^ Runcie, Charlotte (17 January 2014). "Little Mix to cover Word Up as Sport Relief single". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
8. ^ "Little Mix to record Cameo's Word Up as Sport Relief song". BBC.co.uk. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
9. ^ "LP & JC The Humblest Start". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
10. ^ "StreetDance 3D". IMDB.com. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
11. ^ "Writer / Vocalist". MaeganCottone.com. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
12. ^ "This Is Real / Jax Jones". Tidal. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
13. ^ "Wish You Well / Sigala". Tidal. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
14. ^ "Only You / Cheat Codes". Tidal. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
15. ^ "Blooming Days - The 2nd Mini Album EXO-CBX (첸백시)". MelOn. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

## External links[edit]

* Phrased Differently

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List of Junior Eurovision Song Contest winners

Winning countries

| 2000s|

* Croatia
* Spain
* Belarus
* Russia
* Belarus
* Georgia
* Netherlands

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2010s|

* Armenia
* Georgia
* Ukraine
* Malta
* Italy
* Malta
* Georgia
* Russia
* Poland
* Poland

2020s|

* France
* Armenia
* France

Winning performers

| 2000s|

* Dino Jelusić
* María Isabel
* Ksenia Sitnik
* Tolmachevy Sisters
* Alexey Zhigalkovich
* Bzikebi
* Ralf Mackenbach

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2010s|

* Vladimir Arzumanyan
* Candy
* Anastasiya Petryk
* Gaia Cauchi
* Vincenzo Cantiello
* Destiny Chukunyere
* Mariam Mamadashvili
* Polina Bogusevich
* Roksana Węgiel
* Viki Gabor

2020s|

* Valentina
* Maléna
* Lissandro
* Zoé Clauzure

Winning songs

| 2000s|

* "Ti si moja prva ljubav"
* "Antes muerta que sencilla"
* "My vmeste"
* "Vesenniy jazz"
* "S druz'yami"
* "Bzz.."
* "Click Clack"

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2010s|

* "Mama"
* "Candy Music"
* "Nebo"
* "The Start"
* "Tu primo grande amore"
* "Not My Soul"
* "Mzeo"
* "Wings"
* "Anyone I Want to Be"
* "Superhero"

2020s|

* "J'imagine"
* "Qami Qami"
* "Oh maman!"
* "Cœur"

Winning songwriters

| 2000s|

* Dino Jelusić
* María Isabel
* Ksenia Sitnik
* Tolmachevy Sisters
* Alexey Zhigalkovich
* Giorgi Shiolashvili / Mariam Kikuashvili / Mariam Tatulashvili
* Ralf Mackenbach

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2010s|

* Vladimir Arzumanyan
* George Kukhianidze
* Anastasiya Petryk
* Gaia Cauchi / Matt Muxu
* Vincenzo Cantiello
* Destiny Chukunyere / Elton Zarb / Matt Muxu
* Maka Davitaia / Giga Kukhianidze
* Taras Demchuk
* Maegan Cottone / Nathan Duvall / Cutfather / Peter Wallevik / Daniel Davidsen / Małgorzata Uściłowska / Patryk Kumór [pl]
* Małgorzata Uściłowska / Patryk Kumór [pl] / Dominic Buczkowski-Wojtaszek [pl]

2020s|

* Igit / Barbara Pravi
* Tokionine / Vahram Petrosyan / Maléna / David Tserunyan
* Barbara Pravi / Frédéric Château [fr] / Nico Staff

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