What was zendayas first official song

And she knows that having a strong debut is important in making this transition successful. To show just how strong her debut is, MTV News listened Zendaya to pick out its four standout tracks. Zendaya's debut single sets the tone for the album as she leaves her sweetly polished Disney image behind for a grittier club-ready pop track. She revealed via Twitter that this song was originally written for another artist, but after months of persuasion was finally given the OK to record the track.

This up-tempo '90s throwback seems like it could have been taken out of a page of the late Aaliyah's songbook. MTV News was in the studio with Zendaya when she recorded the track, which she wanted to be "perfect. When I was 8 years old, I was in a hip-hop troupe," she said. According to J , one of Zendaya's first professional jobs was as a backup dancer for Selena Gomez in a Sears commercial. She acted and danced alongside fellow rising star Bella Thorne until the series ended in In , when she was around 16 years old, she signed with Hollywood Records — previously the label of artists such as Gomez and the Jonas Brothers.

Her debut self-titled album was released a year later and peaked at 51 on the Billboard The album featured the hit single "Replay. While she was starring on Disney Channel, Zendaya was inspired to write an advice book for her audience of tween fans.

There's a lot of drama in relationships with other girls, parents, siblings, teachers, and boys. I hope this book will help girls through the tougher parts of the tween years and help them appreciate the fun parts. It's hard as a young person of a different ethnicity or background to look at the TV and not see anyone who looks like you.

Representation is very important. That she wasn't artistically inclined There are other things that a girl can be," Zendaya told Vogue in I want her to be able to do everything that a guy can do But I also want her to be socially awkward, not a cool kid. I want her to be normal with an extraordinary life. Zendaya wore her hair in dreadlocks to the Oscars, and the celebrity faced negative comments from E!

News reporter Giuliana Rancic. Rancic said her dreadlocks must have smelled of "patchouli" and "weed," and the teen responded with a widely applauded Instagram post. My wearing my hair in locs on an Oscar red carpet was to showcase them in a positive light, to remind people of color that our hair is good enough.

To me, locs are a symbol of strength and beauty Later that year, Mattel created a Barbie that matched her red-carpet look to honor the young star for being a role model.

Literally down to my pinkie ring," she told Vogue after the doll was released. In , Zendaya posed for the cover of Modeliste magazine, but she wasn't happy when she saw the photos come back with heavy touch-ups.

These are the things that make women self-conscious, that create the unrealistic ideals of beauty that we have," she wrote on Instagram. The caption continued, "Anyone who knows who I am knows I stand for honest and pure self-love. So I took it upon myself to release the real pic right side and I love it. Thank you modelistemagazine for pulling down the images and fixing this retouch issue.

Modeliste pulled the photos before the issue was published, and it also released a letter from the editor thanking Zendaya for addressing the situation.

She made the announcement via Instagram , and she later told Teen Vogue , "Covergirl celebrates powerful, beautiful, and strong women of different races and ethnicities. It's inspiring. I'm thrilled to be part of the diversity and expansion of beauty. It was so empowering as a black woman to watch it and be a part of it. Zendaya first launched the line in , and, the next year, she released her second collection. She also said that she worked to make the line "gender fluid" and affordable so it was more accessible for everyone.

Zendaya joined the star-studded cast of the highly praised musical "The Greatest Showman. The production was nominated for best original song at the Oscars for "This Is Me. She joined other actresses, including Lupita Nyong'o and Julia Roberts, as a global ambassador for the beauty brand. Zendaya is set to star as Anita Hemmings in the film, which is based on the novel "The Gilded Years" by Karin Tanabe, and she's set to produce it alongside Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine production company.

Zendaya told Paper magazine in that she was stepping away from music to focus on her acting career. What I thought I wanted, it's not what I want anymore, [especially] when I think about what I had to deal with in the music industry. Their Tommy x Zendaya runway show featured Black models who ranged in age from 18 to