Megan | |
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| Born | Megan Meiyok Skiendiel February 10, 2006 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. |
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| Musical career | |
| Genres | Pop |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2024–present |
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| Member of | Katseye |
Megan Meiyok Skiendiel (born February 10, 2006), known as Megan, is an American singer, dancer, and actress. She is a member of the girl group Katseye, which was formed in 2023 through the reality show The Debut: Dream Academy by Hybe Corporation and Geffen Records.
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Megan Skiendiel was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her mother is Chinese Singaporean and her father is of Lithuanian, Swedish, German, Irish, Scottish and English ancestry. Her Chinese name, Meiyok (美玉), means “beautiful jade.” She has one older brother named Tyler.
Megan’s paternal grandfather was Algrid (also spelled Algred or Algerd) William Skiendiel, born in Brockton, Massachusetts. His parents were Algrid William Skiendiel, born in Massachusetts to Lithuanian parents Joseph W. Skiendiel (Juozapas Skendelis) and Domicella Makauskas, and Dorothy May Emberg, born in Massachusetts to Swedish parents John (Jack) C. Emberg and Anna Vesterlund.
Megan's paternal grandmother was Judith E. Grant, born in Brockton, Massachusetts. Her parents were James Gordon Grant, born in Easton, Massachusetts, the son of Scottish-born John Gordon Grant and Annie Amelia Garvie from Nova Scotia, Canada, and Rita M. Engel (later Peters), born in North Easton, Massachusetts. Rita was the daughter of Bernard Hugo Engel and Mary Ann Clonan, whose family had Irish roots in Aghabullogue, County Cork, Ireland, and she was later raised by Andrew Peters and Bridget Agnes Michan.
Skiendiel began dancing when she was a year old and started singing lessons when she was six. She has spoken about having dyslexia, psoriasis, and being pre-diabetic when she was young. Because of these conditions, she studied online from the fourth grade.
Skiendiel speaks English, basic Cantonese, and some basic French.
Before joining Katseye, Skiendiel worked as a child actress and model. She appeared in small roles in television shows like Sydney to the Max and Bosch: Legacy. She was also in the short movie Ripple Effect and had an uncredited part in Jurassic World.
She worked as a model in the Paris and Los Angeles fashion weeks and appeared in TV commercials, including a campaign for U.S. Bank called “Say It, Do It.”
Early In 2023, Skiendiel joined the show Dream Academy, a global competition to form a new girl group. She finished fifth in the final rankings and became one of six members of Katseye. The group’s first single, "Debut", came out on June 28, 2024. It was part of their first EP, SIS (Soft Is Strong).
In September 2024, Skiendiel took a short break from Katseye’s Asia tour because of a back injury caused by scoliosis. She returned to perform later that year at iHeartRadio’s Jingle Ball in Boston.. Megan has won 1 VMA and 3 AMAS.
On June 6, 2025, Skiendiel came out as bisexual during a live broadcast with her bandmate Lara Raj on a Weverse live.
Skiendiel is allergic to cinnamon, cats, and grass. She has also talked about living with psoriasis and has encouraged others to be open about health and self-acceptance. She has scoliosis.
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