Olivia Rodrigo

**Olivia Isabel Rodrigo** (born February 20, 2003) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Paige Olvera on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark and [./https://oliviarodrigo.fandom.com/wiki/Nini\_Salazar-Roberts Nina Salazar-Roberts] on the Disney+ series High school musical: The musical: The series. She released her debut single, "Drivers License", in January 2021, which reached number one in multiple countries worldwide, including the United States.[1][2] Her critically acclaimed debut album, *Sour*, was released on May 21, 2021. It was preceded by two more singles, "Deja vu" and "Good for u", with the latter becoming her second single to debut at number one in both the US and UK.

## Early life

Olivia Isabel Rodrigo was born on February 20, 2003, in Temecula, California. She is of Filipino descent on her father's side, and German and Irish on her mother's side. Rodrigo began acting in theater productions at Lisa J. Mails Elementary School and Dorothy McElhinney Middle School. She moved from Murrieta to Los Angeles when she landed her role on Bizaardvark.

## Career

Rodrigo first appeared onscreen in an Old Navy commercial. Shortly after in 2015, she portrayed the lead role of Grace Thomas in direct-to-video film *[./https://oliviarodrigo.fandom.com/wiki/Grace\_Stirs\_Up\_Success An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success]*. In 2016, Rodrigo was cast as Paige Olvera in the Disney Channel series *Bizaardvark*, a role she played for three seasons. In February 2019 she was cast in the starring role of Nini Salazar-Roberts on the Disney+ series *High School Musical: The Musical: The Series*, which premiered that November. Rodrigo wrote "[./https://oliviarodrigo.fandom.com/wiki/All\_I\_Want All I Want]" and co-wrote "[./https://oliviarodrigo.fandom.com/wiki/Just\_For\_A\_Moment Just For A Moment]" with co-star [./https://oliviarodrigo.fandom.com/wiki/Joshua\_Bassett Joshua Bassett] for the show's soundtrack. Rodrigo is an institute speaker and panelist for the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. She has named Taylor Swift as her musical inspiration.

Rodrigo signed with [./https://oliviarodrigo.fandom.com/wiki/Interscope\_Records Interscope Records] and [./https://oliviarodrigo.fandom.com/wiki/Geffen\_Records Geffen Records] in 2020, and released her debut single, "Drivers License", on January 8, 2021.

## Discography

*Main article: [./https://oliviarodrigo.fandom.com/wiki/Olivia\_Rodrigo/Discography Discography]*
* *[./https://oliviarodrigo.fandom.com/wiki/Sour Sour]* (2021)

## Filmography

*Main article: [./https://oliviarodrigo.fandom.com/wiki/Olivia\_Rodrigo/Filmography Filmography]*
* *[./https://oliviarodrigo.fandom.com/wiki/Grace\_Stirs\_Up\_Success An American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success]* (2015)
* *[./https://oliviarodrigo.fandom.com/wiki/Bizaardvark Bizaardvark]* (2016-2019)
* *[./https://oliviarodrigo.fandom.com/wiki/High\_School\_Musical:\_The\_Musical:\_The\_Series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series]* (2019–present)

## Trivia

* Rodrigo became the youngest artist ever to debut atop of the US Billboard 100 chart.
* Rodrigo broke the record for most songs in the top 10 at one time by a woman on Billboard's Streaming Songs chart.
* Rodrigo's debut single, "[./https://oliviarodrigo.fandom.com/wiki/Drivers\_License Drivers License]" broke Rolling Stone's 100 history.
* Rodrigo broke the record for the most global Spotify streams in a single week.

## References

1. [1] *Music Feeds* - Olivia Rodrigo's Debut Single 'Drivers License' Has Already Made Streaming History
2. [2] *Variety* - Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' Hits No. 1 Across Major Streaming Platforms, Earns Praise From Taylor Swift

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