The young woman is predestined to become the next big world star
Today is the 20th birthday of Olivia Rodrigo, a singer predetermined to be the next big pop star. Songwriter, singer, and actress, Olivia broke into music in a sensational way with her song Driver License. This story of heartbreak originates in High School Musical: The Musical. The series in which the young woman plays Nini Salazar-Roberts, a project in which she met Joshua Bassett with whom she maintained a relationship until the quarantine. The track is about how devastated she was after he turned the page in such a short time.
Before releasing this single, Olivia participated as an actress in High School Musical: The Series. From Hot 1039 we want to wish her the best possible birthday for her and below we leave you her artistic journey.
Origins and beginnings as an Actress
She was born in Temecula, California, although she grew up in Murrieta. Years later, she decided to move to Los Angeles to continue her acting career. Her origins come from around the world as she is of German and Irish ancestry through her mother and Filipino through her father. Her passion for acting began at an early age and she was already taking part in school performances. Her first job in the entertainment world was at the age of 12 in 2015 for an Old Navy ad.
Her first role came with the Disney series Bizaardvark, in 2019 when Olivia played Paige Olvera for three seasons. Although, her breakthrough as an actress was thanks to ‘High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’. She established herself as a young promise at just 17 years old.
Besides of acting, her other passion has always been music. It is true that she already had great support for her roles in the Disney series, nobody expected the support that she was going to receive with her first single Driver License. It is possibly one of the best premieres in the history of music. The song topped the music charts, becoming the first track of 2021 to surpass 1 billion global streams. Going quadruple platinum, Olivia became the youngest solo artist to debut at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Sour Album
With this song playing around the world, the singer released her debut album Sour. This was consolidated as one of the Best Albums of 2021 by The New York Times. In addition, TIME magazine recognized her as “Artist of the Year”. Thus, she closed her glory with three MTV awards. She was also named Billboard’s 2022 Woman of the Year for “being one of the most authentic and exciting new artists.” Finally, Olivia earned 7 Grammy Award nominations including Best New Artist.
On the musical level, Olivia offers a renewed pop-punk sound. Sour tries to express the emotions of a teenager who is discovering herself. The main theme is heartbreak, love, insecurities, jealousy, and disappointments.
The influences of this album are very marked in the bands that sounded in the nineties and the 2000s. Blink 182, Green Day, and Nirvana are very present in the drums and guitars of the project. It follows a bit of the musical line of Yungblud or Halsey, who try to renew this very particular sound from our childhood.
The songs on this album go through a process of anger, denial and acceptance. The lyrics along with the instrumentals and her incredible voice make it hard not to listen to Sour. With this album, Olivia established herself as one of the women with the most projection and is already one of the most recognized pop artists.
Future
Currently, there is not much information about the future of the artist. She’s appeared at past Grammys, but she didn’t want to comment on her music. On the contrary, for her birthday, the artist posted a photo on Instagram recording songs in the studio, which means that soon we will have more concrete news about new music.
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Andrea Esteban
