After the song “Drivers License”, Olivia Rodrigo’s music career exploded when she was only 17 years old. The female singer immediately became a global music phenomenon when she released her debut album “Sour” (2021) and received 3 prestigious Grammy awards. After 2 years of silence, Olivia recently returned to the music race with the song “Vampire”, included in her second album titled “Guts” – where she poured her heart out about the brokenness and hurt in love. along a journey of self-discovery through nostalgic melodies and authentic, feminine storytelling.

Perhaps we are no longer strangers to the “new generation Pop princess” Olivia Rodrigo with a series of impressive achievements: breaking countless records on Spotify with her debut hit “Drivers License”; became the first artist in history to have his first three singles reach the top 10 of “Billboard’s Hot 100” (Chart of the 100 most popular songs); owns the first album in his singing career to achieve more than 40 billion streams globally; took home three prestigious Grammy golden trumpets; won the title of “Woman of the Year” – a special award for female artists who have made great contributions in the music field of Billboard…

From Disney actors to pop singers

Born and raised in California, although not a “progeny” in the field of art, Olivia’s passion for music was nurtured from vocal and piano classes in kindergarten. At the age of eight, she also began participating in school performances through talent competitions as well as participating in choirs.

From here, Olivia’s love for music and acting grew over the years. At the age of 12, when she knew how to play the guitar, she began to practice composing music. 12-year-old Olivia is a girl who loves country music, especially the songs of Taylor Swift – who has greatly influenced Olivia’s musical style until now.

Growing up, Los Angeles called Olivia. To realize her dream of becoming a singer and actress, she begged her parents to take her to auditions and castings in the city, etc. “Olivia was a very stubborn and strong girl from a young age. especially when it comes to acting,” Olivia’s mother shared. However, success does not come easily to anyone. After about 50 auditions, she had a small role. However, she is still not discouraged but determined on the path she has chosen and constantly making efforts to pursue her passion.

Fortunately, Olivia’s perseverance and persistence were finally rewarded. Right before Christmas when she was 12 years old, Olivia Rodrigo had a leading role in the movie “An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success”. Immediately after that, she continued to conquer the “mouse house” Disney with her debut role in the movie “Bizaardvark”.

In 2019, the actress impressed with the main role in “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” – an important stepping stone that made Olivia’s name. She wrote a song in the movie called “All I Want” – a catchy ballad that attracted millions of views and exploded on TikTok – this is also considered an important milestone in the female singer’s music career. 20 years old.

With the spread of “All I Want” on social platforms combined with self-composed demo music, Olivia officially entered the sights of many record labels. Daniel Nigro – famous music producer – also discovered the natural talent of this “raw gem” and then approached Olivia with a cooperation agreement. After that, the hit song “Drivers License” was officially released, and the young female artist’s career also began to turn a new page from here.

The journey to conquer the title “new generation Pop princess”

After a week of release, Olivia’s first single achieved 60,000 streams, holding the number one position on the “Billboard Hot 100” for 8 consecutive weeks. This made Olivia Rodrigo the youngest artist to have a debut song enter the Billboard chart in history. “Drivers License” also broke many records of digital music platforms, as well as becoming the song that topped the list of favorite songs in more than 25 countries around the world.

Thanks to the honest narratives about lost love, “Driver License” has “touched” the emotions of many fans. Taking advantage of the victory, Olivia officially released her debut album called “Sour” (2021). The 11 songs in the album revolve around stories of broken love, pain, and adulthood in the style of pop-punk or bedroom pop (DIY music often recorded at home).

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Sour” brought many miracles to Olivia’s career when it climbed straight to the top of the Billboard 200 chart in the first week of its release, especially holding the top position for 5 consecutive weeks, becoming the most successful album of the group. a female artist in 2021. Since then, Olivia Rodrigo is the fourth best-selling female artist of the year, behind seniors like Taylor Swift, Adele and Billie Eilish. In particular, “Sour” affirmed Olivia as a talented Gen Z pop star, bringing her three wins at the 2022 Grammy Awards.

Olivia’s brilliant success also helped her break the curse of female artists coming from the “mouse house” of Disney; Similar to Ariana Grande, Olivia Rodrigo has broken through the huge shadow of being a Disney actress to become an independent artist. Her success comes from her unique musical thinking and always being honest with her emotions.

Opening a new era with the second album “Guts”

Turning 20 years old, Olivia officially opened her new musical era with the song “Vampire” in collaboration with producer Dan Nigro – the first shot for her second studio album titled “Guts”. Vampire begins with a gentle piano sound, but makes an impression with the strong pop rock color that is well integrated in the latter part of the song. Continuing to exploit her own strengths, Olivia takes listeners into each narrative verse and a past love story about a lover who only knew how to take advantage of her reputation.

In each verse of the song, Olivia compares her ex-lover to a “bloodsucker” who “only shows his true form at night”, he exhausted her with lies that made her doubt herself; and then closed with accusations: “Bloodsucker, fame f**ker. Bleedin’ me dry like a goddamn vampire” (temporarily translated: Bloodsucker, fame-hungry, only knows how to drain me like a vampire). When it was first released, “Vampire” quickly topped the Spotify chart and sat at No. 1 on the “Billboard Hot 100.”

Olivia’s new album will be very different from her first album. If “Sour” is like the diary of a teenage girl, “Guts” will revolve around her journey to find herself and her concerns about adulthood. Even though she encountered pain or brokenness, the girl in “Guts” understood that it was necessary to cherish happy moments, instead of forever complaining. Olivia shares, “Guts is like a journey that helps me discover myself, cherish moments of success and even times of making mistakes.”

With a soft, feminine voice combined with a captivating narrative style of storytelling, along with the way of transforming personal experiences and broken journeys, “Guts” will definitely make fans admire each other. can be disappointed in new works as well as new milestones in the next era of Olivia Rodrigo.

It is known that the album “Guts” will be officially released on September 8, 2023.