1993-2008: Early Life
BACKGROUND
- Born in Nantucket, Massachusetts
- Mother and father: Kelli and Gary Trainor
- Her parents were both jewellers
- elder brother: Ryan
- younger brother: Justin
- singing at age six
at church with her father
- was a music teacher
- was an organist
- interested in music (early age)
11 YEARS OLD
- told her father that she wanted to become a recording artist and began writing songs
- recording them
(using the digital audio workstation software GarageBand)
- started with her own arrangement of the popular song "Heart and Soul"
- Her mother said she picked up music without formal training
- Her father encouraged her to explore every musical genre
12 YEARS OLD
- with her aunt, younger brother, and father, performing soca music alongside her own compositions.
- was in the group for four years, singing, playing piano, guitar and bongo drums
13 YEARS OLD
- written her first original song, "Give Me a Chance".
- left Nantucket when she was in the eighth grade, temporarily relocating to Orleans, Massachusetts before moving to North Eastham
- attended Nauset Regional High School
studied guitar
played trumpet
sang in a jazz band for three years
was a substitute cheerleader
- While a teenager, Trainor's parents encouraged her
to attend songwriting conventions
taking her to venues where production companies were searching for new artists and songwriters
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