Miranda Cosgrove: Difference between revisions

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An American [[Teen Idol|teen actress, singer and songwriter]], mainly known as the manipulative and grade-conscious Summer Hathaway in ''[[School of Rock]]'' opposite [[Jack Black]]. She later gained more recognition in the [[Dan Schneider]]-produced [[Nickelodeon]] sitcoms ''[[Drake and Josh]]'' as Megan Parker and ''[[iCarly]]'' as the lead character Carly Shay. Miranda also starred in a few films like ''Keeping Up with the Steins'', ''The Wild Stallion'' and the 2005 remake of ''Yours, Mine and Ours''. She also lends her voice as Margo in ''[[Despicable Me]]''.

Currently one of Nick's flagship teens and has entered the pop-rock music genre under Columbia Records.

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* 2004-2007: ''[[Drake and Josh]]'' (TV Series) -- Megan Parker

* 2005: ''Yours, Mine and Ours'' -- Joni North

* 2006: ''Keeping Up with the Steins'' -- Karen Sussman

* 2007-present: ''[[iCarly]]'' (TV Series) -- Carly Shay

* 2009: ''The Wild Stallion'' (direct to DVD) -- Hannah Mills

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* [[Celebrity Crush]]: [[Shia LaBeouf]], James Franco, [[Ryan Gosling]], and [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]].

* [[Cover Version]]: ''About You Now'' ([[Sugababes]]), ''Christmas Wrapping'' (The Waitresses), ''Shakespeare'' (Susan Cagle), ''Kiss You Up'' (Shontelle Layne) and ''All Kinds of Wrong'' (Claude Kelly). Miranda also sings a lot of cover songs during live performances.

** ''Disgusting'' was originally written/sung by [[~~Kesha|~~Ke$ha]] but the song was scrapped, so a [[Lyric Swap|toned-down version]] was later written for Miranda's album. Outside Europe, ''[[Covered Up|Stay My Baby]]'' had also been identified as Miranda's over its original Scandinavian artist Amy Diamond.

** ''Disgusting'' was originally written/sung by [[Ke$ha]] but the song was scrapped, so a [[Lyric Swap|toned-down version]] was later written for Miranda's album. Outside Europe, ''[[Covered Up|Stay My Baby]]'' had also been identified as Miranda's over its original Scandinavian artist Amy Diamond.

* [[Dancing Is Serious Business]]: The video of ''Dancing Crazy'' focuses Cosgrove spending all midnight out with friends, dancing in a football field, finding romance, and coming back home just in time for her alarm clock to ring.

{{quote|"Everybody's dancing, dancing crazy and we never stop, we never stop..."}}

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** Her obscure tracks ''Party Girl'' and ''FYI'' have adult-like lyrics, with the latter stepping on [[Darker and Edgier]]. And these were released prior to both her well-known albums.

** Her photoshoots for ''Kurv'' and ''Block'' magazines exemplify her gradual rise to full [[She's All Grown Up]] status.

* [[Intercourse with You]]: ''Sayonara'' is definitely not just a dance song.

** ''What Are You Waiting For'' gives strong [[Their First Time]] implications before parting with her lover/unrequited friend for good.

* [[Irony as She Is Cast]]: Summer had a [[Hollywood Tone Deaf]] singing voice, while Carly lacked skill in drawing and playing the guitar. Miranda is quite proficient in all three talents.

* [[Love Martyr]]: ''Beautiful Mess'' sings this trope, while ''Brand New You'' averts this.

* [[Lyrical Dissonance]]: The seemingly fluffy/peppy titles ''Hey You'' and ''What Are You Waiting For'' have extremely depressing themes.

** The break-up songs mentioned above involve bad break-ups and heartaches but set into lively upbeat music, and the songs are about being perfectly fine with the separation and moving on. In ''Brand New You,'' she's searching for someone new to prove that she won't miss him. ''Oh Oh'' has her going out with her friends and having a good time instead of being miserable, and ''There Will Be Tears'' has her reflecting on the break-up and saying "there will be tears, but they're not gonna be mine!"

* [[Lyric Swap]]: Being under Nickelodeon's wing, it's not a surprise with regards to her song lyrics.