It seemed as if 18-year-old singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo came out of nowhere, leaving many people asking, “how did Olivia Rodrigo get famous?”
Her unforgettable year was the release of her first song, “Drivers License,” the single broke Spotify’s record for most streams for a non-holiday song in one day with over 15 million Spotify plays.
On May 21, 2021, Rodrigo released her debut album Sour to critical acclaim. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart and spent five weeks there.
Rodrigo has earned several Grammy nominations, including Best New Artist, Album of the Year for Sour, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year for “Drivers License.”
Rodrigo became an institute speaker and panelist for the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media.