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Olivia Rodrigo
Born
Olivia Isabel Rodrigo

(2003-02-20) February 20, 2003 (age 21)
Temecula, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2015–present
Musical career
GenresPop
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels
Websiteoliviarodrigo.com

Olivia Isabel Rodrigo (born February 20, 2003[3][4]) is an American actress and singer.[5] She is known for her roles as Paige Olvera on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark and Nini Salazar-Roberts on the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. She released her debut single, "Drivers License", in January 2021.[6][7] The song reached number one in several major territories including the UK and Norway, and broke several streaming records.

Early life

Olivia Isabel Rodrigo[8] was born on February 20, 2003,[3][4] in Temecula, California.[9] She is of Filipino descent on her father's side,[10] and German and Irish on her mother's side.[11] Rodrigo began taking acting and singing classes at the age of six,[9] and started acting in theater productions at Lisa J. Mails Elementary School and Dorothy McElhinney Middle School.[12] She moved from Murrieta to Los Angeles when she landed her role on Bizaardvark.[12]

Career

Rodrigo first appeared onscreen in an Old Navy commercial.[13][14] Shortly after in 2015, she portrayed the lead role of Grace Thomas in direct-to-video film An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success.[15] In 2016, Rodrigo was cast as Paige Olvera in the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark,[16][17] a role she played for three seasons. In February 2019, she was cast in the starring role of Nini Salazar-Roberts on the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, which premiered that November.[18] Rodrigo wrote "All I Want" and co-wrote "Just For A Moment" with co-star Joshua Bassett for the show's soundtrack.[19]

Rodrigo signed with Interscope Records and Geffen Records in 2020. On January 8, 2021, she released her debut single, "Drivers License", which she co-wrote with producer Dan Nigro.[20][21][22] Within the week of its release, "Drivers License" broke Spotify's record twice for most daily streams ever for a non-holiday song: on January 11, Rodrigo's song had over 15.7 million global streams on Spotify, which she surpassed the next day with over 17 million global streams of the song.[23][24]

Rodrigo has named Taylor Swift and Lorde as her idols and the biggest inspirations.[25][26][27] She labelled herself "the biggest Swiftie in the whole world".[28] Rodrigo is an institute speaker and panelist for the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.[29]

Filmography

Television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2015 An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success Grace Thomas Direct-to-video film
2016–2019 Bizaardvark Paige Olvera Main role
2017 New Girl Terrinea Episode: "Young Adult"
2019–present High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Nini Salazar-Roberts Main role[18]

Discography

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, showing selected chart positions, year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
BEL
(FL)
[30] 		GER
[31] 		IRE
[32] 		NLD
[33] 		NOR
[34] 		SWE
[35] 		UK
[36]
"Drivers License"[21] 2021 23 4 1 1 1 6 1 TBA

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[39] 		CAN
[39] 		IRE
[32] 		NZ
Hot
[40] 		SWE
[41] 		UK
[36]
"I Think I Kinda, You Know"[42]
(with Joshua Bassett) 		2019 — — — — — — High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
"Wondering"[43]
(with Julia Lester) 		2019 — — — — — —
"All I Want" 2019 90 83 40 19 88 72
"Out of the Old"[46] 2019 — — — — — —
"Just for a Moment"
(with Joshua Bassett) 		2019 — — — 32 — —

References

  1. ^ Unterberger, Andrew (January 12, 2021). "Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Is on Its Way to Being the First Runaway Hit of 2021". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Disney+ Actress Olivia Rodrigo Signs to Geffen Records". Music Connection. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Olivia Rodrigo [@Olivia_Rodrigo] (February 20, 2017). "Thank you for all the birthday wishes! Fourteen is looking pretty good" (Tweet). Retrieved 2019-02-18 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ a b Olivia Rodrigo [@Olivia_Rodrigo] (February 20, 2020). "I AM 17 YEARS OLD TODAY BUT I STILL DO NOT KNOW THE DIFFERENT STYLES OF EGGS. ONLY SCRAMBLED" (Tweet). Retrieved January 11, 2021 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Olivia Rodrigo reassesses the meaning of forever on stunning piano-led debut "drivers license"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  6. ^ Langford, Jackson (January 13, 2021). "Olivia Rodrigo's Debut Single 'Drivers License' Has Already Made Streaming History". Music Feeds. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  7. ^ Shafer, Ellise (January 11, 2021). "Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Hits No. 1 Across Major Streaming Platforms, Earns Praise From Taylor Swift". Variety. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  8. ^ "Chi è Olivia Rodrigo, la cantante di Drivers License di cui tutti parlano". Sky TG24 (in Italian). January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Olivia Rodrigo". Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  10. ^ "Olivia Rodrigo of Disney's Bizaardvark chats with about singing, acting, her Filipino family and skateboarding". Center for Asian American Media. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  11. ^ "Olivia Rodrigo: 19 facts about the Drivers License singer you need to know". PopBuzz. January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  12. ^ a b Kleine, Rachel (December 28, 2015). "Murrieta's Olivia Rodrigo: An American Girl Success Story". IE Sports & News. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  13. ^ Rick Bentley (June 20, 2016). "Disney Channel launches new comedy series 'Bizaardvark'". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  14. ^ "Young stars' real friendship drives Disney's new 'Bizaardvark'". The Columbus Dispatch. July 5, 2016. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  15. ^ Todd Spangler (February 1, 2016). "Amazon Orders 4 'American Girl' Live-Action Specials". Variety. Retrieved 2017-02-05. Last year's "An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success," based on the 2015 Girl of the Year, Grace Thomas, starred Olivia Rodrigo.
  16. ^ Elizabeth Wagmeister (October 16, 2015). "Disney Channel Greenlights Tween Music Comedy Series 'Bizaardvark' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  17. ^ Denise Petski (December 15, 2016). "'Bizaardvark' Renewed For Second Season By Disney Channel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  18. ^ a b Nick Romano (February 15, 2019). "High School Musical series assembles a main cast ready to 'Bop to the Top'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2019-02-16. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
  19. ^ Martha Sorren (November 12, 2019). "Olivia Rodrigo From 'High School Musical' Wrote Her Own Songs For The Show". Bustle. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  20. ^ "Olivia Rodrigo". Interscope Records. 2021-01-08. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
  21. ^ a b @Olivia_Rodrigo (January 4, 2021). "my debut new single "drivers license" comes out this friday. presave link in my bio. OH MY GOD IM SO EXCITED IM GONNA PEE MY PANTS" (Tweet). Retrieved January 4, 2021 – via Twitter.
  22. ^ "Olivia Rodrigo reassesses the meaning of forever on stunning piano-led debut "drivers license"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  23. ^ "Olivia Rodrigo's "Driver's License" Broke A Huge Spotify Streaming Record Twice This Week". Genius. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  24. ^ "How "Drivers License" Became The Perfect Song For Teen Sadness In 2021". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  25. ^ "5 Things You Need to Know About Olivia Rodrigo". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  26. ^ "Olivia Rodrigo, Actress". Project for Women. November 16, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  27. ^ Dunn, Frankie (2021-01-14). "Olivia Rodrigo on heartbreak, Taylor Swift and her TV obsession". i-D. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  28. ^ "Olivia Rodrigo Woke Up to Taylor Swift's Comment About 'Drivers License': 'I Just About Died'". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  29. ^ "Olivia Rodrigo". Geena Davis Institute. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  30. ^ "Discografie Olivia Rodrigo". Ultratop. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  31. ^ "Discographie Olivia Rodrigo". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  32. ^ a b "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  33. ^ "Discografie Olivia Rodrigo". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  34. ^ "Singel 2021-W02". VG-lista. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  35. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 2". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  36. ^ a b "Olivia Rodrigo | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  37. ^ https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9510236/olivia-rodrigo-drivers-license-hit-song-2021/
  38. ^ https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/olivia-rodrigo-makes-uk-official-chart-history-as-drivers-license-debuts-at-number-1__32132/
  39. ^ a b "Olivia Rodrigo's "High School Musical" Song "All I Want" Debuts On US & Canadian Billboard Hot 100 Charts". Headline Planet. Retrieved January 13, 2020.
  40. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 13, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  41. ^ "Discography Olivia Rodrigo". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  42. ^ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZS6T7JB/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk6
  43. ^ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZS82GRJ/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk7
  44. ^ Cantor, Brian (May 1, 2020). "Olivia Rodrigo's "All I Want" Earns Gold Certification In United States". Headline Planet. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  45. ^ "Certified Awards" (enter "Olivia Rodrigo" into the "Keywords" box, then select "Search"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  46. ^ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZS7GDCJ/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk17
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