About Olivia Rodrigo's Life
Olivia Rodrigo grew up in California, where she demonstrated an early ability in music that included composing her own songs. A child actress, she landed starring roles on the TV series "Bizaardvark" and "High School Musical: The Musical: The Series." Rodrigo released the heartrending debut single "Drivers License" in January 2021. The song hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the first song with more than one billion streams in 2021. She followed that up with the acclaimed album "Sour" (2021). By the time she was 6, Rodrigo was taking acting classes. She had roles in school productions, but also started to audition for professional jobs. To do this, her parents would take her on a 90-mile trek to Los Angeles. Rodrigo wasn't an overnight success. Her parents, who hadn't pushed her to become a child actress, told their daughter she could stop auditioning. However, she was determined to continue. At 10, Rodrigo got the lead role in "An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success" (2015). A 12-year-old Rodrigo was cast as Paige Olvera on "Bizaardvark" (2016-19). She starred alongside Madison Hu, who remains a close friend. The role required Rodrigo to learn guitar. It also meant getting a place in Los Angeles with her family and leaving public school behind.
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With support from producer Dan Nigro, who first reached out to Rodrigo after seeing her sing on Instagram, "Drivers License" was recorded for release in January 2021. The breakup ballad debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Rodrigo, then 17, the youngest performer to accomplish this. It was also a success on radio, Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and Amazon Music. On TikTok, countless people lip-synched and created cover videos for the song. Rodrigo's confessional style has been compared with Taylor Swift, who is an idol of hers. The song's content also sparked rumors that it was about a breakup with Rodrigo's "HSM:TM:TS" costar Joshua Bassett. However, the song's appeal goes beyond Disney fans. Rodrigo told The New York Times, "The cool thing about "Drivers License" is I've seen so many videos of people being like, 'I have no idea who this girl is, but I really love this song.'" The tune's reach was reflected in a viral "Saturday Night Live" sketch in which a group of men rhapsodized about "Drivers License."
