Olivia Rodrigo

Olivia Isabel Rodrigo (born February 20, 2003) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She gained recognition in the late 2010s with her lead roles on the Disney television programs Bizaardvark and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. After signing with Geffen and Interscope Records in 2020, Rodrigo released her debut single "Drivers License", which broke various records and became one of the best-selling songs of 2021, propelling her to mainstream fame. She followed it up that year with the singles "Deja Vu" and "Good 4 U".

   Rodrigo's debut studio album, Sour (2021), topped charts globally and was met with widespread critical acclaim, earning her a Brit Award and three Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist. Time named her the 2021 Entertainer of the Year and Billboard named her Woman of the Year in 2022.

Contents

1. Life and career

1.1 2003–2019: Early life and acting career

1.2 2020–present: Music breakthrough and Sour

2. Artistry and influences

3. Other activities

 

4.Discography

4.1 Albums

4.1.1 Studio albums

4.1.2 Compilation albums

4.2 Extended plays

4.3 Singles

 

4.3.1 Promotional singles

4.4 Other charted and certified songs

4.5 Music videos

 

5. Tours

6. Filmography

7. Awards and nominations

8. See also

9. Notes

10.References

11.External links

 

 

Life and career

 

2003–2019: Early life and acting career

 

   Olivia Isabel Rodrigo was born on February 20, 2003, at Rancho Springs Medical Center in Murrieta, California.[3][4][5] She lived and grew up in neighboring Temecula.[6] Rodrigo is biracial, with her father being a Filipino-American and her mother having German and Irish ancestry.[7][8][9] Her father works as a family therapist and her mother works as a school teacher.[7] She has stated that her paternal great-grandfather moved from the Philippines to the United States as a teenager and her family follows Filipino traditions and cuisine.[10] Rodrigo started taking vocal lessons in kindergarten and learned to play piano soon after.[11] She began taking acting and singing classes at age six and started acting in theater productions in elementary school.[5][12] Rodrigo was playing guitar by age 12.[11] She grew up listening to her parents' favorite alternative rock music, such as the bands No Doubt, Pearl Jam, the White Stripes, and Green Day. Rodrigo became interested in songwriting after listening to country music, especially American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift.[13] She moved to Los Angeles after landing her role on Bizaardvark.[12]

   Rodrigo first appeared onscreen in an Old Navy commercial.[14][15] Shortly after in 2015, at age twelve, she made her acting debut portraying the lead role of Grace Thomas in direct-to-video film An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success.[16] In 2016, Rodrigo received recognition for starring as Paige Olvera, a guitarist in the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark,[17][18][19] a role she played for three seasons.[citation needed]

   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 in November of that year;[20] for the show's soundtrack, Rodrigo wrote "All I Want" and co-wrote "Just for a Moment" with co-star Joshua Bassett.[21] Rodrigo was praised for her performance,[22][23] with Joel Keller from Decider describing her as "especially magnetic".[24]

 

2020–present: Music breakthrough and Sour

 

Rodrigo at the Sour Tour in April 2022

 

   Rodrigo signed with Interscope Records and Geffen Records in 2020. She negotiated the record deal to secure her the ownership of the masters of her music.[7] On January 8, 2021, she released her debut single, "Drivers License", which she co-wrote with producer Dan Nigro.[25][26][27] Within the week of its release, "Drivers License" was critically acclaimed,[28] and broke Spotify's record twice for most daily streams ever for a non-holiday song with over 15.7 million global streams on January 11 and over 17 million global streams the next day.[29][30] It went on to break another Spotify record for the first song in history to hit 80 million streams in 7 days.[31] The song debuted at number one on Billboard Hot 100,[32] and reached number-one in numerous other countries.[33][34] Rodrigo stated in an interview that "It's been the absolute craziest week of my life ... My entire life just, like, shifted in an instant."[35]

   On April 1, 2021, Rodrigo released her follow-up single, "Deja Vu", which debuted at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100,[36] making her the first artist to debut their first two releases in the top 10 of the Hot 100.[37] The third single preceding her debut album, "Good 4 U", followed on May 14, 2021, and became her second single to debut at number one on the Hot 100.[38][39] Sour, her debut studio album, was released on May 21, 2021, to critical acclaim.[40] Charlie Gunn of The Forty-Five called it "the greatest coming-of-age album since early Taylor Swift or Lorde".[41] Slate's Chris Molanphy said its first three singles alone established Rodrigo's "early status as Gen-Z's most versatile new artist".[42] According to Clash critic Robin Murray, Rodrigo is regarded as one of Generation Z's finest artists,[43] while Variety dubbed her "the Voice of her Generation" in its cover story of Rodrigo.[13] Sour debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart and spent a total of five weeks at the spot, becoming the longest reigning number-one album by a female artist in 2021.[44]

   In June 2021, Rodrigo premiered Sour Prom, a prom-themed concert film on YouTube.[45] On December 6, 2021, Rodrigo announced a world tour, including tour stops in the United States, Canada, and Europe.[46] Three days later, she was named Entertainer of the Year by Time.[47] In an Instagram post on December 24, 2021, Rodrigo uploaded a snippet of a Christmas song called "The Bels" that she wrote and recorded at age five.[48][49] According to Billboard, Rodrigo closed 2021 as the best-selling singles artist worldwide,[50] placing eight songs on the year-end Global 200 chart, including "Drivers License" at number four, "Good 4 U" at number nine, and "Deja Vu" at number 27.[51] In the US and UK, Sour was respectively the third and fourth best-selling album of 2021.[52][53] Sour and "Drivers License" were also respectively Spotify's most streamed album and song globally.[54] The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) ranked Rodrigo as the tenth best selling artist of 2021 and Sour as the second best selling album of 2021.[55]

   On February 17, 2022, Rodrigo announced and released the trailer of her Disney+ documentary film Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U, which was released on March 25, 2022.[56] Rodrigo received seven nominations at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, Album of the Year for Sour, and Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "Drivers License".[57] She won the awards for Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album for Sour, and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Drivers License".[58]

 

Artistry and influences

 

   Rodrigo has been described as a pop,[59] pop rock,[60] teen pop,[61] indie pop,[62] alternative pop,[63] and bubblegum pop artist.[64] She cites Taylor Swift and Lorde as her idols and main musical inspirations,[65] and also dubbed herself Swift's biggest fan "in the whole world".[66] Her other influences include Alanis Morissette, Kacey Musgraves,[67] Fiona Apple, St. Vincent,[68] Cardi B,[69] Gwen Stefani[70] and Avril Lavigne.[71] Rodrigo has stated that she wants to be a songwriter and not "the biggest pop star that ever lived". She revealed that she chose to sign with Interscope/Geffen Records because its CEO praised her songwriting, not her "potential star quality".[7] Music journalist Laura Snapes called Rodrigo a "flag-bearer" for a new wave of songwriters who incline towards power ballads "that are as emotional as ever, but project that emotion inward, trading bombast for hush", and described her musical style as rooted in heartache, mental health, and sadness, without being melodramatic, expressing more realistic perspectives than resilient.[72] Rodrigo's voice type is identified as soprano.[73][74]

 

Other activities

 

   Rodrigo posing with U.S. President Joe Biden as part of a campaign promoting COVID-19 vaccinations to youth

   On July 13, 2021, Rodrigo was involved in a White House effort to promote COVID-19 vaccinations among young people in the US. She met with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Chief Medical Advisor Anthony Fauci, to discuss her efforts.[75][76][77] CNN reported that Rodrigo would record videos about the importance of young people getting vaccinated, including answering questions the youth have regarding the vaccination.[75] She became Glossier's first ever celebrity-partner in 2022.[78] Rodrigo is also an institute speaker and panelist for the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.[79]

 

Discography

 

·       Albums

·       Studio albums

 

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positionsTitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertificationsUS

 

·       [80]AUS

 

·       [81]CAN

 

·       [82]DEN

 

·       [83]IRE

 

·       [84]NLD

 

·       [85]NOR

 

·       [86]NZ

 

·       [87]SWE

 

·       [88]UK

 

·       [89]Sour

 

Released: May 21, 2021

Label: Geffen

Format: LP, CD, cassette, digital download, streaming, box set

 

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US: 557,000 (2021)[52]

 

UK: 395,000 (2021)[53]

 

RIAA: 3× Platinum[90]

 

ARIA: Platinum[91]

 

BPI: Platinum[92]

 

IFPI DEN: Platinum[93]

 

IFPI NOR: 3× Platinum[94]

 

MC: 3× Platinum[95]

 

RMNZ: 2× Platinum[96]

 

Compilation albums

 

List of compilation albums, with release date and label shownTitleDetailsBest of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series

 

Released: July 18, 2021[97]

 

Label: Walt Disney

 

Format: Digital download, streaming

 

Extended plays

 

List of extended plays, with release date and label shownTitleDetailsBizaardvark (Music from the TV Series)

 

(with Madison Hu)

 

Released: October 7, 2016[98]

 

Label: Walt Disney

 

Format: Digital download, streaming

 

Singles

 

List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions, certifications, and album name shownTitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbumUS

 

[99]AUS

 

[81]CAN

 

[100]DEN

 

[83]IRE

 

[84]NLD

 

[85]NOR

 

[86]NZ

 

[101]SWE

 

[88]UK

 

[89]"Drivers License"20211111111111

 

RIAA: 5× Platinum[90]

 

ARIA: 6× Platinum[102]

 

BPI: 2× Platinum[92]

 

GLF: 2× Platinum[103]

 

IFPI DEN: Platinum[104]

 

IFPI NOR: 3× Platinum[94]

 

MC: 5× Platinum[95]

 

RMNZ: 2× Platinum[105]

 

Sour"Deja Vu"33424233173464

 

RIAA: 3× Platinum[90]

 

ARIA: 3× Platinum[102]

 

BPI: Platinum[92]

 

GLF: Gold[103]

 

IFPI DEN: Gold[106]

 

IFPI NOR: Platinum[94]

 

MC: 3× Platinum[95]

 

RMNZ: Platinum[107]

 

"Good 4 U"1111111121

 

RIAA: 4× Platinum[90]

 

ARIA: 5× Platinum[102]

 

BPI: 2× Platinum[92]

 

GLF: 2× Platinum[103]

 

IFPI DEN: Platinum[108]

 

IFPI NOR: 2× Platinum[94]

 

MC: 7× Platinum[95]

 

RMNZ: 3× Platinum[109]

 

"Traitor"95938353165565

 

RIAA: 2× Platinum[90]

 

ARIA: 2× Platinum[102]

 

BPI: Platinum[92]

 

GLF: Gold[103]

 

IFPI DEN: Gold[110]

 

IFPI NOR: Platinum[94]

 

MC: 3× Platinum[95]

 

RMNZ: Platinum[111]

 

"Brutal"121213————8—[a]—[b]

 

RIAA: Platinum[90]

 

ARIA: Gold[91]

 

BPI: Silver[92]

 

MC: Platinum[95]

 

"—" denotes songs which were not released in that country or did not chart.

 

Promotional singles

 

List of promotional singles, with year released, selected chart positions, certifications, and album name shownTitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbumUS

 

[114]US

 

Kid

 

[115]CAN

 

[116]IRE

 

[84]NZ

 

Hot

 

[117]POR

 

[118]SWE

 

[88]UK

 

[89]WW

 

[119]"Let It Glow"[120]

 

(with Madison Hu)2016—————————Non-album promotional single"I Think I Kinda, You Know"[121]

 

(with Joshua Bassett)2019—————————High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Soundtrack"Wondering"[122]

 

(with Julia Lester)—10—77—————"All I Want"9047816191118832119

 

RIAA: Platinum[90]

 

ARIA: Platinum[91]

 

BPI: Gold[92]

 

GLF: Gold[103]

 

MC: Platinum[95]

 

"Out of the Old"[123]—————————"Just for a Moment"[124]2020————32————"Even When/The Best Part"[125]

 

(with Joshua Bassett)2021—*——33————High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Season 2)"YAC Alma Mater"[126]————————"Granted"[127]————————"The Rose Song"[128]———11————"—" denotes songs which were not released in that country or did not chart.

 

"*" denotes the chart did not exist at that time.

 

Other charted and certified songs

List of other charted songs, with year released, selected chart positions, and album name shownTitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbumUS

 

[99]AUS

 

[81]CAN

 

[100]IRE

 

[84]NOR

 

[86]NZ

 

[101]SPA

 

[129]SWE

 

[88]UK

 

[89]WW

 

[130]"1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back"2021191817——26——[c]—[d]17

 

RIAA: Gold[90]

 

BPI: Silver[92]

 

MC: Platinum[95]

 

Sour"Enough for You"141414——218989—[e]13

 

RIAA: Gold[90]

 

BPI: Silver[92]

 

MC: Platinum[95]

 

"Happier"151515—281492—[f]—[g]14

 

RIAA: Platinum[90]

 

ARIA: Gold[91]

 

BPI: Silver[92]

 

IFPI NOR: Gold[94]

 

MC: Platinum[95]

 

"Jealousy, Jealousy"24222132—33——[h]3619

 

RIAA: Gold[90]

 

ARIA: Gold[91]

 

BPI: Silver[92]

 

MC: Platinum[95]

 

"Favorite Crime"1613148216—761714

 

RIAA: Platinum[90]

 

ARIA: Gold[91]

 

BPI: Silver[92]

 

IFPI NOR: Gold[94]

 

MC: Platinum[95]

 

RMNZ: Gold[133]

 

"Hope Ur OK"292323——————[i]22

 

RIAA: Gold[90]

 

MC: Gold[95]

 

"—" denotes songs which were not released in that country or did not chart.

 

Music videos

List of music videos, with year released and directors shownTitleYearArtist(s)Director(s)Note(s)Ref."All I Want"2020HerselfStephen Wayne Mallett[134][135]"Drivers License"2021Matthew Dillon Cohen[136][137]"Deja Vu"Allie AvitalCo-starred alongside Talia Ryder[138]"Good 4 U"Petra Collins[139]"Brutal"[140]"Traitor"Olivia Bee[141][142]"Monday"2021The RegrettesDillon DowdellMusic video cameo[143]

 

Tours

Sour Tour (2022)

 

Filmography

   List of rolesYearTitleRoleNotes2015An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up SuccessGrace ThomasDirect-to-video film2016–2019BizaardvarkPaige OlveraMain role2017New Girl[citation needed]TerrineaEpisode: "Young Adult"2019–presentHigh School Musical: The Musical: The SeriesNini Salazar-RobertsMain role[20] (seasons 1–2); recurring in season 3[144]2021Saturday Night LiveHerselfMusical guest; episode: "Keegan-Michael Key/Olivia Rodrigo"2022Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 UHerselfDocumentary on Disney+

 

Awards and nominations

 

   AwardYear[j]Recipient(s) and nominee(s)CategoryResultRef.American Music Awards2021HerselfArtist of the YearNominated[145]New Artist of the YearWonFavorite Female Pop ArtistNominated"Drivers License"Favorite Trending SongNominatedFavorite Music VideoNominatedFavorite Pop SongNominatedSourFavorite Pop AlbumNominatedApple Music Awards2021HerselfBreakthrough Artist of the YearWon[146]SourAlbum of the YearWon"Drivers License"Song of the YearWonARIA Music Awards2021SourBest International ArtistNominated[147]ASCAP Pop Music Awards2022HerselfSongwriter of the YearWon[148]Billboard Women in Music2022HerselfWoman of the YearWon[149]Billboard Music Awards2022HerselfTop ArtistNominated[150]Top New ArtistWonTop Female ArtistWonTop Hot 100 ArtistWonTop Streaming Songs ArtistWonTop Radio Songs ArtistWonTop Billboard Global 200 ArtistWonTop Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) ArtistNominated"Good 4 U"Top Hot 100 SongNominatedTop Streaming SongNominatedTop Radio SongNominatedTop Billboard Global 200 SongNominatedSourTop Billboard 200 AlbumWonBrit Awards2022HerselfInternational ArtistNominated[151]"Good 4 U"Best International SongWonDanish Music Awards2021SourInternational Album of the YearWon[152]GAFFA Awards2022HerselfNew International Name of the YearNominated[153]Global Awards2022HerselfBest FemaleNominated[154]Rising StarNominatedGrammy Awards2022SourAlbum of the YearNominated[58]Best Pop Vocal AlbumWon"Drivers License"Record of the YearNominatedSong of the YearNominatedBest Pop Solo PerformanceWon"Good 4 U"Best Music VideoNominatedHerselfBest New ArtistWoniHeartRadio Music Awards2021Social Star AwardWon[155]2022Female Artist of the YearWon[156]Best New Pop ArtistWonBest Fan ArmyNominated"Drivers License"Song of the YearNominatedBest Music VideoNominatedBest LyricsNominated"Deja Vu"Nominated"Good 4 U"TikTok Bop of the YearWonJuno Awards2022SourInternational Album of the YearWon[157]LOS40 Music Awards2021HerselfBest International New ActNominated[158]"Drivers License"Best International SongNominatedSourBest International AlbumWonMeus Prêmios Nick2021"Good 4 U"Challenge Hits of the YearNominated[159]Video of the YearNominatedMTV Europe Music Awards2021HerselfBest US ActNominated[160]Best PopNominatedBest NewNominatedBest PushWon"Drivers License"Best SongNominatedMTV Millennial Awards2021Global Hit of the YearNominated[161]MTV Millennial Awards Brazil2021"Good 4 U"Global HitNominated[162]MTV Video Music Awards2021HerselfBest New ArtistWon[163]Artist of the YearNominated"Drivers License"Song of the YearWonPush Performance of the YearWon"Good 4 U"Best PopNominatedSong of SummerNominated[164]Myx Music Awards2021HerselfGlobal Achievement AwardWon[165]Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards2022High School Musical: The Musical: The Series as NiniFavorite Female TV Star (Kids)Won[166]HerselfFavorite Breakout ArtistWonFavorite Global Music Star

 

(North America nominee)NominatedNickelodeon Mexico Kids' Choice Awards2021"Good 4 U"Global HitNominated[167]NME Awards2022HerselfBest New Act in the WorldWon[168]

[169]"Good 4 U"Best Song in the WorldNominatedPeople's Choice Awards2021HerselfFemale Artist of the YearNominated[170]New Artist of the YearWon"Good 4 U"Song of the YearNominatedMusic Video of the YearNominatedSourAlbum of the YearWonRockbjörnen2021"Drivers License"Foreign Song of the YearNominated[171]RTHK International Pop Poll Awards2021Top Ten International Gold SongsWon[172]Time 100 Next2021HerselfPhenomsWon[173]UK Music Video Awards2021Sour PromBest Special Video ProjectNominated[174]Variety Hitmakers2021HerselfSongwriter of the YearWon[175]