Bambi Monroe

{{Infobox person
| name = Bambi Monroe
| image =
| caption =
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Taylor Ashley Horn
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|10|12}}
| birth_place = [[Redlands, California|Redlands]], [[California]], [[United States]]
| spouse = Timothy "Tim" Bennett Smith
| children = Luca Smith
Bella Smith
| relatives = Lesley Jones (grandmother)<br>Ronald Jones (grandfather)
| occupation = {{flatlist|
*Singer-songwriter
*musician
*actress
*blogger
*vlogger
}}
| years_active = 2002–present
| website = {{url|www.reverbnation.com/thetrending}}
| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes
| background = solo_singer
| genre = {{flatlist|
*[[Pop music|Pop]]
*[[Rock music|rock]]
*[[Country music|country]]
}}
| instrument= {{flatlist|
*Vocals
*guitar
}}
| website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
}}
}}

'''Bambi Monroe Smith'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vixely.com/2012/05/24/girl-crush-princess-bambi-monroe/|title=Vixely - Girl Crush: Princess Bambi Monroe|publisher=|accessdate=18 September 2014}}</ref> (born '''Taylor Ashley Horn''' on October 12, 1992 in Redlands, California) is an American singer-songwriter, actress and vlogger/blogger. Monroe is also one-half of the English-American alternative punk duo [[The Trending]] (formerly Civlized Tears). Monroe was formerly referred to '''Princess Bambi Monroe''' briefly. She was once compared to fellow Kentwood native and singer [[Britney Spears]] by various media sources early on in her career; she was dubbed by English media as somewhat of a Britney wannabe or clone by the British media.<ref>{{cite news
|title = Backwards belle
|first = Andrew
|last = Billen
|year = 2005
|work = New Statesman
|accessdate = 2007
|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/200508220035}}</ref><ref name="Mangan">{{cite news
|title = Only here for the jeers
|first = Lucy
|last = Mangan
|work = The Guardian
|accessdate = 2007
|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,5264115-103689,00.html
| location=London
| date=August 17, 2005}}</ref><ref name="Mangan"/><ref>{{cite news
|title = Britney's home town jilted for her clone, 14
|first = Tony
|last = Allen-Mills
|work = Sunday Times
|accessdate = 2007
|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article1909875.ece
| location=London
| date=June 10, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|title = Village life appeals to rising US singing star
|first = Nione
|last = Meakin
|year = 2003
|work = Reprint of Malvern Gaz
|accessdate = 2007
|url=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/thecoolchip03/malverngaz.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|title = Hometown Hero?
|first =
|last =
|year = 2007
|work = ABC26 News
|accessdate = 2007
|url=http://www.nola.com/abc26/video/?/abc26/video/content.ssf/1114meredith10}}</ref>

Throughout her singing career, Monroe has transitioned from performing country-western music to bubblegum pop to alternative punk rock music. Monroe is an occasional actress, having appeared in an unaired [[PBS]] made-for-TV movie and two music videos for the band Civlized Tears, which she shot before she joined the band. In addition to music, Monroe also films videos as a makeup guru and works as a baby photographer. She married The Trending founder Tim Bennett Smith in 2009 and joined the band in 2011.

==Biography==
Monroe was born in [[Redlands, California]] in 1992 and lived there until the age of six, when she moved with her grandparents Ronald and Lesley Jones on their [[Kentwood, Louisiana]] farm. She took an interest in singing after being gifted with an old karaoke machine by her aunt. Monroe began singing locally in nursing homes, fairs, festivals and beauty pageants. She began writing songs at the age of nine and recorded her first album, ''taylor-made'', a cover album of mostly country-western songs, in 2002. ''taylor-made'' became a minor hit in Great Britain.<ref>{{cite news
|title = Singer, 10, makes 2nd trip to Nashville
|first = Katie
|last = Wainwright
|year = 2003
|work = Reprint of The Sunday Star
|accessdate = 2006
|url=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/thecoolchip03/sundaystar.htm }}</ref> By 2004, she had written a [[country music]] single "There’s Somethin’ Wrong Here" and had recorded it in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]. During the same year, Horn made her first national television appearance on ''[[Access Hollywood]]''.<ref>{{cite news
|title = Horn appears on Access Hollywood
|first = Cathy
|last = Chapman
|year = 2004
|work = Reprint of The Kentwood News-Ledger
|accessdate = 2006
|url=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/thecoolchip03/accesshollywood.htm }}</ref> In 2004, she made a small appearance on ''[[Access Hollywood]]'' and released her first self-written single titled "There's Somethin' Wrong Here".She also filmed for the unaired PBS television film ''Artists in the Forest'.

In 2005, Monroe recorded her debut EP titled ''[[A Taylor Horn Christmas]]'' and made a brief appearance on ''[[Access Hollywood]].'' Monroe went on appear in the documentary ''Britney's Redneck Roots'', a documentary aired in the United Kingdom, focusing on Britney Spears and the inhabitants of her hometown of Kentwood. Monroe appeared alongside her grandmother Lesley and her then vocal coach, Bob Westbrook, Spears' former vocal coach.<ref>{{cite news
|title = Television: Britney's Redneck Roots, Britney and Kevin, E=MC2
|first = Kathryn
|last = Flett
|work = The Observer
|accessdate = 2007
|url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/screen/story/0,6903,1553246,00.html
| location=London
| date=August 21, 2005}}</ref> 2006 saw the first musical transition Monroe made with her second album, ''Changes'', a teen pop album. She and her grandmother Lesley Jones were detained for three hours in 2009 at [[John Lennon Airport]] while Monroe and Jones were traveling together from [[Nimes, France]] to the UK to visit friends and proceed with a promotional tour. Monroe and her grandmother were later deported from the country.<ref name="globalvisas.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.globalvisas.com/news/americas__new_britney__deported_by_uk_visa_officials1293.html |title=America's 'new Britney' deported by UK visa officials - Immigration News |publisher=Global Visas |date=2009-07-10 |accessdate=2010-11-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Luke Traynor |url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2009/07/10/teen-singer-taylor-horn-furious-at-being-deported-after-john-lennon-airport-detention-100252-24122193/ |title=News - Liverpool Local News - Teen singer Taylor Horn furious at being deported after John Lennon Airport detention |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date= |accessdate=2010-11-28}}</ref> Monroe's last solo recording before her name change was the charity single "Lily's Lullaby", a song she wrote and dedicated to a young girl living with cancer. She transitioned to punk rock and changed her name from Taylor Horn to Bambi Monroe in 2011, recording the EP, ''Rock is a [...]'', showcasing her new transition. She appeared in the music videos "Unamerican" and "Anybody" for the band The Trending and later joined the band as a duo with English singer-songwriter Tim Bennett.

In addition to music, Monroe is also a fashion and beauty vlogger and blogger. Monroe reviews makeup products on [[YouTube]] and her makeup blog, BambiGirlBeauty. She was named ambassdor for Belleboo, a line of natural beauty products.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naturalwww.bellaboobabe.com/blog/meet-our-new-real-girl-brand-ambassador-bambi|title=Meet Our New Real Girl Brand Ambassador: Bambi! - Bellaboo|work=Bellaboo|accessdate=18 September 2014}}</ref> Monroe also writes blogs for the website as a "Chatterchick".<ref>http://www.bellaboobabe.com/blog/chatterchick/bambi</ref>

Monroe started her own baby photography company called Bella Bambina Photography in 2015.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/bellabambinaphotos</ref>

==Personal life==
Monroe met English singer-songwriter Tim Bennett Smith on a trip to England to a photoshoot with photographer Alan Strutt and later began dating him.<ref>http://www.linkedin.com/pub/bambi-monroe-smith/43/676/541</ref> Monroe married Smith on August 11, 2009 and gave birth to her firstborn; son Luca Benjamin Bennett on April 14, 2014. She later gave birth to her second child; daughter Bella Lina Rose, on June 11, 2015. Monroe is also stepmother to her husband's firstborn daughter from a previous relationship; CoCo.<ref>http://iconosquare.com/p/624894066752656106_50945675</ref> Monroe currently lives in Tennessee with her family.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable" class="sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 2004
| ''Artists in the Forest''
| Lilly Rose Walker
| [[Made-for-television]] film; unaired.
|-
| 2005
| ''Britney's Redneck Roots''
| Herself
| [[Documentary film|Documentary]]; aired in the [[United Kingdom]].
|}

==Discography==
{{Infobox artist discography
| Artist = Bambi Monroe
| Image =
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| Alt =
| Studio = 2
| Live =
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| Video =
| Music videos = 1
| Tribute =
| EP = 2
| Singles = 3
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}}

===Albums===
*''taylor-made'' (2002) (as Taylor Horn)
*''Changes'' (2006) (as Taylor Horn)

===EPs===
*''[[A Taylor Horn Christmas]]'' (2005) (as Taylor Horn)
*''Rock is a [...]'' (2011) (as Bambi Monroe)

===Solo singles===
*"There's Somethin' Wrong Here" (2004) (as Taylor Horn)
*"Sunlight in Your Eyes" (2009) (as Taylor Horn)
*"Lily's Lullaby" (2010) (as Taylor Horn)

===Singles with The Trending===
*"Tears in Your Eyes" (2010)
*"Stars" (2014)
*"Glitter Eyes" (2015)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*{{Official website|http://www.reverbnation.com/thetrending}}
*{{IMDb name|id=2745101}}
*[http://bambigirlbeauty.blogspot.com/ BambiGirlBeauty]
*[http://www.taylor.jpmarkey.co.uk Taylor Horn Official UK Website]

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{{Persondata
| NAME= Monroe, Bambi
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Monroe, Bambi
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American singer
| DATE OF BIRTH = October 12, 1992
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Redlands, California]], U.S.
}}
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