Rebecca Black, the singer of the infamous 2011 song "Friday," shares her story of how she became an overnight sensation at 13 years old. She initially recorded the song as a fun experience, but it unexpectedly went viral, garnering millions of views and harsh criticism. Despite the negative attention, Black's song landed her on talk shows, award ceremonies, and even a collaboration with Katy Perry. However, she struggled with the pressure and isolation that came with fame, eventually firing her team and taking a break from the music industry. At 16, Black started a YouTube channel, which gave her the creative freedom to express herself and connect with like-minded people. She has since released her own music, including the songs "Anyway" and "Do You," and is preparing to go on tour.
1. Rebecca Black's name is Rebecca Black.
2. She sang the song "Friday".
3. Rebecca Black was 13 years old in 2010.
4. She grew up being a huge musical theater kid.
5. Rebecca Black auditioned for everything she could.
6. She noticed a girl in her grade had done a music video.
7. The music video was done through a company that produced songs for teenagers.
8. Rebecca Black's mom emailed the company, and they met up with them.
9. The company said they could write her a song and put her in a music video.
10. The first song they sent her was called "Superwoman".
11. Rebecca Black didn't feel comfortable with "Superwoman", so she asked for another song.
12. The company sent her a song called "It's Friday".
13. Rebecca Black liked "It's Friday" and decided to go with it.
14. She recorded the song and did a music video.
15. The music video was shot at Rebecca Black's dad's house.
16. Rebecca Black invited her friends to be in the music video.
17. She got her outfit at Forever 21.
18. The music video was uploaded to the company's website.
19. Rebecca Black's mom got a notification that the video was live on February 10th, 2011.
20. Rebecca Black watched the video alone for the first time.
21. She showed the video to her dad and watched it with him.
22. Rebecca Black's friends at school made fun of the video.
23. The video got 3,000 views in the first month.
24. The video was featured on a website called Tosh.0.
25. Rebecca Black's name was trending worldwide.
26. Nick Jonas mentioned her song at one of his shows.
27. Rebecca Black went on Good Morning America and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
28. She was asked to do YouTube Rewind.
29. Rebecca Black won a Teen Choice Award.
30. She was the number one Googled thing in 2011.
31. Rebecca Black's grades were horrible due to her newfound fame.
32. She stopped going to public school and started homeschooling.
33. Rebecca Black worked with Katy Perry.
34. She went to award shows and met new friends.
35. Rebecca Black fired her team when she was 16.
36. She started a YouTube channel.
37. Rebecca Black released her own music in 2016.
38. She put out a song called "Anyway" and is working on a new song called "Do You".
39. Rebecca Black is going on tour this summer.