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|Origin = [[Anaheim Hills, California]], [[United States|U.S.]] |
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Rebecca Black | |
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| Died | March 27, 2011 (aged 13) |
Rebecca Black (born June 21, 1997) is an American pop singer who gained widespread attention with her 2011 single "Friday" through the vanity label Ark Music Factory. The song received negative critical response, with some critics calling it the "worst song ever."[1] The music video uploaded to YouTube has received over 57 million views, as of March 27, 2011.
Early life and career
Rebecca Black was born on June 21, 1997,[2][3] in Anaheim Hills, a neighborhood in northeast Orange County, California.[3] She is the daughter of John Black and Georgina Marquez Kelly, both veterinarians.[4][5] An honor student,[3] Black studied dance, auditioned for school shows, attended music summer camps, and began singing publicly in 2008 after joining the patriotic group Celebration USA.[3]
In late 2010, a classmate of Black and music-video client of Ark Music Factory, a Los Angeles vanity record label, told her about the company.[6] Black received popular attention in March 2011 after a single she recorded and produced with the ARK Music Factory, "Friday", was released on YouTube and iTunes. The song's video was uploaded to YouTube on February 10, 2011, and received approximately 1,000 views in the first month.[3] The video went viral on March 11, 2011, acquiring millions of views on YouTube in a matter of days, becoming the most-talked-about topic on social networking site Twitter,[7] and garnering mostly negative media coverage.[8] As of March 22, 2011, first-week sales of her digital single were estimated to be around 40,000 by Billboard, and the video attracted over 53 million views on YouTube as of March 24, 2011.[9] Black appeared on the March 22, 2011 episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, during which she performed the single and discussed the negative reaction to it.[10] The song has debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 and the New Zealand Singles Chart at number 72 and 33, respectively.[11][12] In the UK, the song debuted at number ten on the indie singles chart.[13]
By March 25, Black had hired a publicist and a manager. Her manager says he has been contacted by songwriters and "real record labels" with ideas for more songs and an album.[14]
Discography
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
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| US [15] |
US Heat [16] |
CAN [17] |
NZ [18] |
UK [19] | |||||||
| "Friday" | 2011 | 72 | 2 | 88 | 33 | 61 | |||||
References
- ^ Parker, Lyndsey (2011-3-14). "Is YouTube Sensation Rebecca Black's "Friday" The Worst Song Ever?". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 2011-03-19.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Black, Rebecca (March 21, 2011). "Twitter: Rebecca Black (verified account)". Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Larsen, Peter (March 17, 2011). "O.C.'s Rebecca Black Talks About Friday". Orange County Register. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2011/03/as_friday_finally_fades_a_look.html
- ^ http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/an-internet-stars-mom-responds/
- ^ Lee, Chris (17 March 2011). "Rebecca Black: 'I'm Being Cyberbullied'". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ "Rebecca Black Friday Song Is Top Twitter Trending Topic Youtube". March 15, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help); Unknown parameter|Last=ignored (|last=suggested) (help); Unknown parameter|Publisher=ignored (|publisher=suggested) (help) - ^ Why Rebecca Black's Much Mocked Viral Hit Is Actually Good. Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Rebecca Black's First Week Sales High But Not In Millions", Billboard, March 22, 2011
- ^ The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, March 22, 2011
- ^ Trust, Gary (2011-03-23). "Lady Gaga, 'Glee' Songs Dominate Hot 100". Billboard. New York: Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ "Rebecca Black in New Zealand charts". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
- ^ Rebecca Black: Friday YouTube comments 'made me cry'. BBC.
- ^ Mitchell, Gail; Peoples, Glenn (March 25, 2011). "Rebecca Black Looks To Move Beyond 'Friday'". Billboard. New York: Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- ^ "Top 100 Music Hits, 71-80". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ "Friday on Heatseekers". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011-03-23. Retrieved 2011-03-23.
- ^ "Canadian -Hot 100 Biggest Jump". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ "Official UK Singles Top 100 – 2nd April 2011". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
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