Mackenzie Ziegler

Mackenzie Frances Ziegler (born June 4, 2004; age 19) is an American singer, actress, former dancer, and internet personality.

She appeared as a child for six years on the Lifetime reality dance series Dance Moms together with her older sister, dancer and actress Maddie Ziegler.

Her parents divorced when she was 6 years old after a 2009 bankruptcy.

Ziegler first appeared on television in 2011 on Lifetime's reality dance show Dance Moms, alongside her mother and sister.

Her mother remarried Greg Gisoni in 2013.

Ziegler has an older sister, Maddie, who is also a dancer and actress, as well as two older paternal half-brothers, Ryan and Tyler, and two older step-siblings, Matthew and Michelle.

She began dancing at the Abby Lee Dance Company in Pittsburgh at the age of two.

With that company, she won titles in dance competitions.

Ziegler was homeschooled.

Ziegler's music career began with her 2014 studio album, Mack Z.

In 2014, Ziegler released her debut album titled Mack Z, which she also used as a stage name for singing appearances.

The album peaked at #1 on the iTunes pop charts, as well as #7 on iTunes' albums sales chart across all genres.

The music video for the album's lead single, "Girl Party", also reached #1 on the iTunes pop chart.

The video of the single has been viewed more than 80 million times.

Later that year, her videos for "Shine" and "Christmas All Year Long" premiered.

In 2014, Ziegler and her sister released a limited edition fashion line, The Maddie & Mackenzie Collection, through Mod Angel.

In addition to Dance Moms, Ziegler has appeared on other television series, including the sitcom Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn (2015 and 2017).

She continued to release singles and videos as Mack Z in 2015 and 2016.

In 2015, Ziegler made her acting debut on Nickelodeon's sitcom Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn and appeared in a WowWee commercial alongside her sister.

Also in 2015, she walked the Polo Ralph Lauren Runway in New York City and appeared in an ad campaign video for Glamour Magazine.

In 2016, the Zieglers left the show after six seasons to pursue other projects.

Ziegler also appeared on Dance Moms' sister shows Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition and Abby's Studio Rescue.

In November 2016, Ziegler released her first single under her full name, a duet with singer Johnny Orlando, titled "Day & Night".

The duet's music video was released on December 21, 2016, and has been viewed more than 24 million times.

In 2016, she and her sister were the faces of Clean & Clear's fall back-to-school campaign.

Ziegler was the face of Polo Ralph Lauren's children's spring 2016 collection and was named a brand ambassador for girls' fashion line Emily West in 2017.

In 2016, Ziegler collaborated with TurnBoard to release the Kenzie Ziegler TurnBoard, a turning practice tool for dancers.

In 2017 and 2018, Ziegler traveled in Australia and New Zealand on dance workshop tours with her sister.

She has also modeled for Polo Ralph Lauren.

She returned to Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn in January 2017 in the episode "Keeping Up with the Quadashians".

In 2017–2018, Ziegler and Orlando presented their Day & Night Tour throughout North America and the UK.

Her 2017 video "Breathe" has been viewed more than 45 million times, and the video of her 2018 duet with Orlando, "What If", has been viewed more than 60 million times.

In 2018 she released her second studio album, Phases.

She has joined singer Johnny Orlando in joint concert tours in North America and Europe and has released several other singles with Orlando and several solo releases.

From 2018 to 2020, she starred in the Brat TV high school drama series Total Eclipse.

She also competed on Dancing with the Stars: Juniors and starred as Dorothy in a holiday stage pantomime adaptation, The Wonderful Winter of Oz, in Pasadena, California.

As of February 2022, Ziegler has accumulated more than 14 million Instagram followers, 22 million TikTok followers, 3 million YouTube subscribers, and one million Twitter followers.

Ziegler was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Melissa Ziegler-Gisoni and Kurt Ziegler and grew up in Murrysville, Pennsylvania.

She is of Polish, Italian and German descent.

Since August 2020, Ziegler has been dating Tacoda Dubbs.