Rodrigo Isabela Rodrigo has achieved two Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles, one Billboard 200 number-one album, and five multi-Platinum certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In addition to other recognitions, she is a singer who has won an American Music Award, seven Billboard Music Awards, and four MTV Video Music Awards. Time named her the 2021 Entertainer of the Year and Billboard named her Woman of the Year in 2022.
Profile Summary
| Full Name | Olivia Isabel Rodrigo |
| Date of Birth | February 20, 2003 (20 years) |
| Nationality | Filipino American |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Pop Singer and Actress |
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
Who is Olivia Rodrigo?
Olivia Isabel Rodrigo is an American pop singer and actress who 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 with singles “Deja Vu” and “Good 4 U”, and released her debut solo studio album, Sour (2021), which was met with critical and commercial success, winning various accolades including three Grammy Awards. A Disney+ documentary, Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U, chronicling her creative process with Sour, followed in 2022.
Early Life of Olivia Rodrigo
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Olivia Isabel Rodrigo was born on February 20, 2003, at Rancho Springs Medical Center in Murrieta, California, to schoolteacher Jennifer and family therapist Chris Rodrigo. She lived and grew up in neighboring Temecula. Rodrigo is Filipino American; her father is Filipino while her mother has German and Irish ancestry. 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. Rodrigo started taking vocal lessons in kindergarten and learned to play piano soon after. She began taking acting and singing classes at age six and started acting in theatre productions in elementary school. Rodrigo was playing guitar by age 12. 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. She moved to Los Angeles after landing her role on Bizaardvark.
Career Path of Olivia Rodrigo
Rodrigo first appeared onscreen in an Old Navy commercial. Shortly after in 2015, at age twelve, she made her acting debut portraying the lead role of Grace Thomas in the direct-to-video film An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success. In 2016, Rodrigo received recognition for starring as Paige Olvera, a guitarist in the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark, 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 in November of that year. For the show’s soundtrack, Rodrigo wrote “All I Want” and co-wrote “Just for a Moment” with co-star Joshua Bassett. Rodrigo was praised for her performance, with Joel Keller from Decider describing her as “especially magnetic”. In 2022, she left the show at the end of its third season to focus on her music career.
Rodrigo signed with Interscope Records and Geffen Records in 2020. She negotiated the record deal to secure for herself ownership of the masters of her music. On January 8, 2021, she released her debut single, “Driver’s License”, which she co-wrote with producer Dan Nigro. Within the week of its release, “Driver’s License” was critically acclaimed, 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. It went on to break another Spotify record for the first song in history to hit 80 million streams in 7 days. The song debuted at number one on Billboard Hot 100 and reached number one in numerous other countries. 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.”
Rodrigo cites Taylor Swift and Lorde as her idols and main musical inspirations, and also dubbed herself Swift’s biggest fan “in the whole world”. She dubs The White Stripes band member Jack White her “hero of all heroes”. Her other influences include Alanis Morissette, Kacey Musgraves, Fiona Apple, St. Vincent, Cardi B, Gwen Stefani, and Avril Lavigne.
Olivia’s Music/Voice Type
Rodrigo’s voice type is identified as a soprano. Media outlets generally describe Rodrigo as a pop artist, musically rendering pop-rock, teen pop, and indie pop styles. Rodrigo has stated that she wants to be a songwriter and not “the biggest pop star that ever lived” and chose to sign with Interscope/Geffen Records because its CEO praised her songwriting, not her “potential star quality”. 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 a 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.
Rodrigo became consumer beauty brand Glossier’s first-ever celebrity partner in April 2022.
Olivia’s Humanitarian Services
On July 13, 2021, Rodrigo was involved in a White House effort to promote COVID-19 vaccinations among young people in the U.S. She met with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Chief Medical Advisor Anthony Fauci, to discuss her efforts. CNN reported that Rodrigo would record videos about the importance of young people getting vaccinated, including answering questions the youth have regarding the vaccination.
Rodrigo has shown support to several charities and causes. In January 2017, she encouraged her fans to support LoveYourMelon to help children fight against pediatric cancer. She and Madison Hu teamed up with Instagram #KindComments to encourage their fans to spread kindness and foster positivity on social media in October 2017. The following year, Rodrigo became the face of the She Can STEM campaign. In 2018, Rodrigo was an institute speaker and panelist for the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.
In February 2021, she released her merchandise “Spicy Pisces T-shirts” on her website and all the proceeds went to Plus1 benefitting She’s The First dedicated to sponsoring young girls’ scholarships and education. In April, Sour Patch Kids and Rodrigo collaborated in creating a limited-edition Sour Patch Kids x Sour Candy mix and 100% of the sales went to the Rainforest Foundation which supports the indigenous people in protecting the rainforests. In December 2021, she joined Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry, and more on Musicians on Call in “Hope for the Holidays” to bring Christmas cheer to hospital patients via a virtual concert
Olivia Rodrigo Net Worth
According to Detectmind, Olivia Rodrigo’s net worth is $5 million as of 2022.
Conclusion
Olivia is believed to be extremely friendly and carries a pleasant aura wherever she goes. She has often been spotted along the hallways singing or humming the latest fast numbers, spreading her infectious happy vibes to everyone around. It’s always a joy to meet someone who accepts you for who you are, and that’s exactly who Olivia is. Her best friends recall several moments of Olivia’s generosity. The social media star apparently would share the last cookie with someone (who does that?!), and even times when she would let another person get in line before her during lunch. This kind of maturity and humility at 13 is astounding. Her generous persona has been adored by both her younger and older co-stars alike.
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