About Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Isabel Rodrigo (born February 20, 2003) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She began her career as a child actress, appearing in commercials and the direct-to-video film An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success (2015). She rose to prominence with her leading roles in the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark (2016–2019) and the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019–2022). Rodrigo shifted her focus to music and signed with Geffen Records in 2020. Her debut studio album, Sour (2021), topped the US Billboard 200 and nine other charts worldwide. It was preceded by the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Drivers License" and "Good 4 U". She was the subject of a documentary, Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U (2022). Her next two studio albums, Guts (2023) and You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love (2026), produced the US number-one singles "Vampire" and "Drop Dead" respectively, making her the first artist to have each lead single from their first three albums debut atop the chart. Rodrigo's accolades include three Grammy Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, and seven Billboard Music Awards. She was named Time's Entertainer of the Year in 2021, Billboard's Woman of the Year in 2022, and ASCAP's Pop Music Songwriter of the Year in both 2022 and 2024. Rodrigo first became interested in songwriting after listening to country music songs by Taylor Swift, and she was playing guitar by age 12. She negotiated the record deal to secure for herself ownership of the masters of her music. Rodrigo signed with Geffen Records in 2020.
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