From a cheerful and adorable “Disney Princess”, in just over a year of entering the singing field, Olivia Rodrigo has been dubbed the “Queen of Pop”. Success in a series of songs earned Rodrigo the title of “Young Artist of the Year”, one of the important categories of the 64th Grammy Awards.

Singer Olivia Rodrigo won 3 awards at the 64th Grammy Awards. Photo: AFP

Nominated in 7 categories, including 4 major categories including: “Record of the Year”, “Song of the Year”, “Album of the Year” and “Young Artist of the Year”, Olivia Rodrigo became a music icon of this year’s Grammy Awards. Even though she missed out on “Song of the Year”, this 64th Grammy was still a great victory for Rodrigo when she took home 3 awards, including “Young Artist of the Year”, “Best Pop Solo Performance” for her song. “Drivers license” and “Album of the year” with “Sour”. Speaking on stage when receiving these three prestigious awards, the 19-year-old female singer shared: “My dream has come true. Thank you to my parents, the production team and my best friend Dan.”

Although he did not surpass singer Billie Eilish to become the second person to win the “Big four”, Rodrigo was still considered by the jury to be a promising young star. In just 12 months, she quickly transformed her position from “Disney Princess” to “Queen of Pop”. According to the Los Angeles Times, Rodrigo was born in 2003 in Murrieta, California (USA), to a Filipino-American father and a German-Irish mother. Rodrigo started his career as an actor when he was 10 years old. First, she played the role of Paige Olvera in Disney’s Bizaardvark series, then in the hit series “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series”… “Disney Princess” is The name that fans love to give to Rodrigo after being satisfied with her excellent roles in the two above series.

However, escaping the image of a “Disney Princess” is no small challenge for child stars when they enter adulthood. Learning from the older generation like Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan or Miley Cyrus, Rodrigo turned to singing. The turning point in the young female singer’s life began in January 2021, when the song “Drivers license” she performed exploded on the charts. Just a few days after its release, the Spotify platform recorded 15 million streams of this song in one day, making “Drivers license” the most listened to song in 24 hours. “I have never witnessed this in my time working here,” said Becky Bass, Director of Global Hit at Spotify.

“Drivers license” topped Billboard’s hot 100 chart for 8 consecutive weeks last year and helped Rodrigo’s debut album “Sour” in May 2021 gain attention and become more successful. “Sour” ranks as the most listened to album of the year, according to Spotify, ahead of singer Dua Lipa’s “Future nostalgia” and “Justice” by male singer Justin Bieber. The album “Sour” was highly appreciated by experts and was a commercial success, selling 295,000 copies in the first week of release and holding the top position on Billboard for 5 weeks. Female singer Olivia Rodrigo was honored by Billboard magazine as “Woman of the Year” thanks to her breakthrough in the music industry with her debut album above.

The resounding success in 2021 has brought young female singer Rodrigo 3 golden gramophone symbols at the 64th Grammy Awards. A satisfactory start will be the motivation for “Disney Princess” to continue contributing. with the hope of becoming “Grammy Queen” like senior Billie Eilish.