Bridgit Claire Mendler was born on 18 December 1992 in Washington, D.C., moving with her family to Mill Valley, California, at the age of eight. It was there where she first expressed an interest in acting, and when she was eight years old she began taking part in local roles in both dramatic and musical theatre, becoming the youngest performer in the San Francisco Fringe Festival. In 2004 she got her first voice acting role in the animated Indian film 'The Legend Of Buddha', in which she portrayed young Buddha, and the next year she got her first acting role as a guest star on the soap opera 'General Hospital'. In 2007 she made her film debut in the film adaption of the Alice series, titled 'Alice Upside Down', starring alongside Disney Channel actress Alyson Stoner and Lucas Grabeel. In 2009 she became a recurring character in the Disney Channel series 'Wizards Of Waverly Place', appearing in a total of eleven episodes, spanning from 2009 to 2012, when the series ended. In 2011 she starred as Olivia White, the lead role in the Disney Channel Original Movie 'Lemonade Mouth', for which she performed numerous songs for the film's soundtrack, which was released on 12 April 2011 by Walt Disney Records. Two singles were released from the soundtrack, with 'Somebody' peaking at number 89 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and 'Determinate' managing to reach number 51. On 31 March 2011 it was confirmed that Mendler had signed with Hollywood Records, and had begun working on her debut album, while at the same time starring in the Disney Channel Original Movie 'Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!', featuring the song 'I'm Gonna Run To You', which was released as a promotional single on 12 November 2011. In Summer 2012, she confirmed that the title of her official debut single was her own co-write 'Ready Or Not', which peaked at number 49 in the United States, but which reached the top twenty of a number of European countries.
Mendler's debut album, 'Hello My Name Is...', was released on 22 October by Hollywood Records and all the songs were written by Mendler with collaborators, as well as her being involved in its production. The album charted in several countries including Poland, Australia, United Kingdom, France and Spain, and her vocals have been compared to Lily Allen, Cher Lloyd, and Jessie J. A second single was extracted from the album, with 'Hurricane' hitting the number 1 spot on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100. On 25 November 2014, Mendler was announced as a member of the main cast of the NBC comedy series 'Undateable' in season two, and she stayed with the show until its cancellation after the third series. Having left Hollywood Records in 2015 and signed to Black Box Records, she began working on new music the following year, and her 'Atlantis' single was released in August 2016, followed by the EP 'Nemesis' in November. In October she was was cast as Ashley Willerman on the fifth season of the CMT television series 'Nashville', and then the next year she landed the lead role in the Fox comedy television pilot 'Thin Ice', although the network ultimately passed on the pilot in May. Her acting work during this period didn't leave much time to work on her music, and so after one last single 'Diving' in August 2017, her second album was shelved, and her music career was put on hold. So for any fans who would like to hear more from her, here is her unusually titled shelved second album from 2016, with artwork that she says she wanted to represent some of the more soul-bearing songs on the album.
Track listing
01 How To Do
02 I Fought The Love
03 Deeper Shade Of Us
04 Catalyst
05 Dedication
06 Coins In The Air
07 Timeless
08 Flowers
09 Cold
10 Snap My Fingers
11 Library
12 While You Were Sleeping
