The American artist achieved with this record production following nominations for the next Grammy Awards.
“Sour” from Olivia rodrigo It is the most commercially successful album of 2021 in the world according to the statistics collected by the specialized website Media Traffic, which attributes about 4.1 million units between sales and their equivalent in reproductions.
Behind the first album by this young American artist, which was released in May and has earned her 7 nominations for the next Grammy Awards, appears “30″, the best-selling album Adele published in November, half a year later but with about 3.7 million copies.
But who is Olivia Rodrigo, the young artist who has not only monopolized sales but has been among the favorite audios on digital platforms and social networks such as TikTok and Instagram?
Rodrigo is a true Californian girl. His father is of Filipino descent and his mother comes from a German family. He grew up in a home that combined both cultures in his upbringing and where it was common to listen to music by artists such as No Doubt, Pearl Jam, Green Day and The White Stripes. Since she was little, the interpreter of good 4 u took singing, piano and acting classes.
With sporadic interventions and appearances in commercials and music videos, it was in 2019 that he began to enter the artistic path in a professional way. Rodrigo was chosen as one of the protagonists of the series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Disney +) that was released at the end of that year. For this production, she wrote the theme All I want and collaborated in the composition of Just for a moment.
The beginning of your successes
Drivers License it was her debut single. With this theme, the currently 18-year-old girl came out on the market after signing her first musical contract. The single, which talks about broken hearts and – you may have heard it in a video on social networks if you are not from the centennial generation, achieved on January 11 of the previous year a total of 15.7 million global reproductions, a figure that increased to the 17 million the next day. The song was positioned as the first to reach 80 million views in 7 days.
The queen of the new generations
Sour It is his first studio album. It was written entirely by Rodrigo together with his producer Dan Nigro. This production responds to the work carried out during confinement as a result of COVID-19. Broken hearts, relationships that end, new beginnings, heartbreak, the illusion of a new one are the recurring themes in the lyrics of the 11 songs that make up this powerful album, which has connected with a whole new generation of multiplatform audience.
The previous year it had 60 million monthly listeners on Spotify while on Instagram it registers 21.1 million followers and on its YouTube channel it has 8.36 M subscribers.
Precisely because of the song good 4 u, the Paramore band accused her of alleged plagiarism by ensuring that the production in question was based on Misery business, authored by the group. According to Infobae, to avoid legal complications, the Disney Channel star agreed to give the corresponding credits, in addition to making a payment.
Rodrigo is nominated in the main categories of the American Music Awards (Best Artist of the Year, Best New Artist of the Year, Best Music Video of the Year).
Her musical success has even taken her to the White House, chosen by US President Joe Biden who has declared himself a fan of her proposal, to promote vaccination among young people. “I have had the honor of visiting the White House today and speaking with the President about the importance of getting vaccinated! Even if you are young and your immune system is working well, getting the COVID vaccine is the best thing you can do for your health and that of your loved ones. You have the power to save life, “he wrote in the selfie he took with Biden to record the time of his visit.
His first anniversary
Three days ago, the young interpreter celebrated with a post the first year of the premiere of Drivers License. “Happy first birthday to the little song that changed my whole life. I made this video a day or two after writing Drivers License in my living room (with a very squeaky pedal lol). It’s crazy to think how quickly life changes. Thanks to all who have supported me so tenderly. Music is the most magical thing in the world ???????????? “, wrote the singer next to the video that records 7,895,760 reproductions until the closing of this edition.
Another of the Disney productions in which Rodrigo participated was on Disney Channel’s Bizaardvark, which aired between 2016 and 2019. His character was that of Paige Olvera, an expert guitarist. (AND)
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